SKOO [GAVEL] >> GOOD MORNING. WE NEED LAURA MELLEM IN THE ROOM. I SEE HER JUST OUTSIDE THE CHAMBER HERE. GARFIELD, COULD YOU HELP ME GET
LAURA IN THE ROOM? >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ELLIOTT PAYNE, THE PRESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. BEFORE WE CONVENE OUR MEETING, WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF HONORARY RESOLUTIONS. I WILL INVITE
COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO TO GIVE THE FIRST PRESENTATION TO OUR DEPARTING -- >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. YOU HAVE AN ENTOURAGE. I KNOW YOU
DO. COME ON IN. WE'RE HERE THIS MORNING TO HONOR LAURA MELLEM WHO IS ONE OF THE FIRST DCOO'S, AND IT WAS DEFINED E WAY IT WAS DEFINED BY THE ADMINISTRATION, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU REALLY NECESSARILY
KNOW HOW IT FUNCTIONS AND WHAT YOU DO AND AS THE FIRST PERSON IN IT, YOU SORT OF DEFINE AND CHARGE INTO THAT TERRITORY AND FIGURE IT OUT. AND WE THINK YOU DID AN ESPECIALLY THOUGHTFUL JOB IN FIGURING IT OUT. AND SO THIS RESOLUTION IS FOR YOU. OH MY,
YOU HAVE QUITE THE ENTOURAGE. HERE, I'M GOING TO MOVE DOWN A LITTLE. THIS IS TO HONOR YOU, LAURA, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND CITY OF NNEAPOLIS. I WILL READ IT AND
MAYBE A FEW PEOPLE WANT TO STAY A FEW WORDS. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WHEREAS: LAURA MELLEM SERVED THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WITH DISTINCTION AS DEPUTY CITY OPERATIONS OFFICER, PROVIDING STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP OVER COMMUNICATIONS, 311 SERVICES, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD & COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND OTHER KEY
FUNCTIONS THAT HAVE STRENGTHENED THE CITY'S ABILITY TO DELIVER RESPONSIVE PUBLIC SERVICE; AND WHEREAS: THROUGHOUT HER TENURE, LAURADVANCED THE MODERNIZATION AND CENTRALIZATION OF CITY COMMUNICATIONS, HELPING TRANSFORHISTORICALLY DISCONNECTED COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTIONS INTO A MORE STRATEGIC,
COORDINATED, AND RESIDENT-CENTRIC MODEL DESIGNED TO BETTER INFORM, ENGAGE, AND BUILD TRUST WITH THE PUBLIC; AND WHEREAS: LAURA HELPED STRENGTHEN THE CITY'S OPERATIONAL CAPACITY BY ADVANCING STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENTS TO MINNEAPOLIS 311,
SUPPORTING ENHANCEMENTS AND UPGRADES AT THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER, AND GUIDING COMPLEX CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVED COORDINATION, EFFICIENCY, AND TANGIBLE IMPACT FOR THOSE WE SERVE; AND WHEREAS: LAURA DROVE THE CITY TO SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCE ITS COORDINATED PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EMERGENCY MMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES, AS
DEMONSTRATED IN THE CITY'S EFFECTIVE RESPONSE DURING MULTIPLE MOMENTS OF EXTRAORDINARY CONSEQUENCE IN MINNEAPOLIS HISTORY - INCLUDING THE TRAGIC ANNUNCIATION PARISH SHOOTING AND OPERATION METRO SURGE; AND WHEREAS: LAURA'S LEADERSHIP WAS MARKED BY STRATEGIC VISION,
PROFESSIONALISM, THOUGHTFUL COLLABORATION, AND AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE, LEAVING A LASTING INSTITUTIONAL LEGACY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WELL INTO THE FUTURE; AND WHEREAS: LAU MELLEM NOW DEPARTS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO PURSUE A NEW EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
OPPORTUNITY, CARRYINWITH HER THE SINCERE GRATITUDE, ADMIRATION, AND BEST WISHES OF COLLEAGUES, PARTNERS, AND THE BROADER MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DO HEREBY HONOR LAURA MELLEM FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE, STEADFAST LEADERSHIP, AND MEANINGFUL
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY ENTERPRISE, D EXTEND SINCERE THANKS AND BEST WISHES FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS IN HER NEXT CHAPTER. THAT'S A LOT OF WORDS, LAURA. BUT I THINK THAT WHAT I FIND AND
WHAT OTHERS DO IS, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE OUR THOUGHTFUL APPROACH. AND A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE ARE PRETTY INVISIBLE BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY MORE THESE
DIRECTORSF DEPARTMENTS, BUT THAT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY YOUR ABILITY TO CONNECT THE DOTS FROM BEHIND THE SCENES AND PUSHING US FORWARD. AND WE HAVE BEEN STRONGER AT COMMUNICATIONS BECAUSE OF YOU IN EVERYWAY, AND THAT IS ABOUT HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC IN GOOD TIMES AND IN BAD. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. DID YOU WANT TO SAY
A COUPLE WORDS, AND THEN I'LL HAND IT OFF TO A COUPLE OTHERS? >> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER. AND THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL. IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST HONORS OF MY CAREER TO SERVE IN
THIS LEADERSHIP ROLE AND HELP THE CITY IN WHAT HAS BEEN A PIVOTAL MOMENT FOR MINNEAPOLIS. IN MY TIME HERE, WE HAVE UNDERTAKEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CHANGE IN JUST A FEW SHORT YEARS, FROM THE OUTSIDE WE ESTABLISHED A SHARED VISION FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM, MANY OF WHOM
ARE HERE TODAY. AND THAT FISSION INCLUDED TO OPERATE AS A COORDINATED AND A UNIFIED TEAM, TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS RECEIVE CRITICAL INFORMATION THAT MATTERS THE MOST TO THEM. AND TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE TO MATTER THE PLATFORM AND NO MTER THE LANGUAGE. IT TOOK
A LOT TO MAKE THAT VISION INTO A REALITY. WE RESTRUCTURED DEPARTMENTS. WE REALIGNED TEAMS, CREATED NEW PROCESSES. WE RECRUITED NEW TEAM MEMBERS AND SOME NEW LEADERS, TOO. WE ASKED RESIDENTS HOW THEY WANTED TO CONNECT TO THEIR CITY, AND WE TOOK THAT FEEDBACK VERY SERIOUSLY. WE STUDIED THE
LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST SHORTCOMINGS HERE AND IN OTHER PLACE, AROUND WE TRAINED TOGETHER OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. AND BECAUSE OF THAT PREPARATION, WHEN OUR CITY FACED THE UNIMAGINABLE, THE DAY OF THE THE ANNUNCIATION SHOOTING AND LATER THE HORRIFIC AIONS OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD TAKE AGAINST OUR OWN PEOPLE, THIS TEAM WASREADY. THEY KNEW WHAT TO DO. THEY HAD BUILT THE MUSCLE MEMORY. THEY UNDERSTOOD THEIR ROLES. AND THEY SPOKE WITH ONE VOICE. AND THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD KNEW
EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO ALL OF YOU, TO OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, TO OUR INCREDIBLY DEDICATED CITY STAFF, TO THE CITY COUNCIL, AND TO THE MAYOR FOR BELIEVING IN THIS VISION AND SUPPORTG IT, AND FOR THAT I'M SO FOREVER
GRATEFUL. AND IN CLOSING, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT CITY STAFF AND OUR ELECTED LEADERS HAVE ENDURED MORE IN RECENT YEARS THAN MANY WILL EVER FACE IN THEIR ENTIRE CAREER, AROUND THAT TAKES A
TOLL. BUT MINNEAPOLIS IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE ALL OF YOU AND YOUR EXPERIENCE THAT YOU'RE BRINGING EVERY DAY. I'M PROFOUNDLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE WORKED ALONGSIDE YOU. I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM ALL OF YOU. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. AS I STEP AWAY, I DO SO WITH TREMENDOUS PRIDE
ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED TOGETHER AND WITH HOPE IN MY HEART FOR WHAT COMES NEXT FOR THE CITY BECAUSE OF THE EXCELLENT TEAM, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THIS. >> WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT TO ONE
SPEAKER IF THAT IS OKAY, EVERYBODY, SINCE THEY HAVE 10 RESOLUTION THIS IS MORNING AND THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES TO TALK ABOUT LAURA MORE IN THE COMING DAYS. I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT HER BECAUSE I KNOW I MIGHT GET WEEPPY AT LOOKING AT HER. LAURA IS RUN OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO BATS
ABOVE THE AVERAGE FOR SURE. WHEN SHE CAME IN HERE, WE ACTUALLY WERE VYING WITH ANOTHER DEPARTMENT FOR HER WHEN O.P.S. WAS ABLE TO SNATCH HER UP, AND I'M GLAD WE DID. HER ABILITY TO
HAVE VISION AND HER ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE. HER ABILITY TO THINK ABOUT RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES IS EXTRAORDINARY. AND AS THE C.O.O. OF THE CITY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT
ALL THE TIME IS NO SURPRISES. ANDERSON KELLIHER NO SURPRISES AS WE MOVE ALONG FROM DAY-TO-DAY. I DO WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL AS WELL. THESE POSITIONS WERE NEW POSITIONS AND FIGURING IT OUT TOGETHER OF HOW
THE STRUCTURAL WORK WAS REALLY IMPORTANT, AND I THINK WE'VE GOT ON THE A VERY GOOD PLACE. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO TRY TO MAKE SOMEONE FIT INTO YOUR SHOES. WE'RE GNG TO HAVE TO FIND SOMEBODY ELSE WITH SOME DIFFERENT SHOES BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.
I DEEPLY, DEEPLY, AND YOUR TEAM AND YOUR TEAMMATES REALLY APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED ALL THE WAY THROUGH T STEADINESS, THE GE GENTLENESS AND THE KINDNESS THAT U YO BRING TO THIS ROLE. WE ARE
EXCITED THAT YOU ARE STAYING AS A RESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND MIGHT BE ABLE TO SERVE IN DIFFERENT WAYS NOW THAT YOU'RE NOT A CITY EMPLOYEE. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, LAURA. THANK YOU. EVERY BEST WISH FOR SUCCESS AS YOU MOVE FORWARD.
[APPLAUSE] >> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK PICTURE, BUT I WILL NEED ALL OF YOU TO COME AROUND AND MAKE A DOUBLE OR TRIPLE LINE HERE REAL QUICKLY HERE. LAURA, WE'RE GIVING YOU THIS RESOLUTION TO
HOLD. PUT YOU IN THE MIDDLE.
ALL RIGHT. COME ON, COME ON.
NEXT UP, COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> NEXT WE WILL WELCOME UP COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN TO
RECOGNIZE KIRK WASHINGTON, JR.
>> GOOD MORNING. TODAY I WILL HAVE THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF PRESENTING A RESOLUTION TO HONOR THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF KIRK WASHINGTON, JR., AFFECTIONATELY
KNOWN IN OUR POET COMMUNITY AS THE BROTHER OF SUN AND LIGHT. SO THIS IS BEAUTIFUL TO BE STANDING HERE WITH HIS WIFE AND TO PRESENT THIS IN HIS HONOR. WHEREAS: KIRK WASHINGTON, JR.
WAS A POET OF UNCOMMON VISION, A PAINTER OF TRUTH ACROSS WALLS AND PAGES, AN ACTOR OF GRACE, A TEACHER OF FIERCE LOVE, AN AUTHORF INSIGHT, AND AN ACTIVIST WHOSE EVERY STEP WAS A
WORK OF ART; AND WHEREAS: HE WALKED THIS WORLD HAND IN HAND WITH HIS BELOVED WIFE, ASTER NEBRO, AND WAS A DEVOTED FATHER TO TWO RADIANT DAUGHTERS, AZALEA AND KEAH, WHO CARRY FORWARD HIS
FIRE AND HIS TENDERNESS; AND FIRE AND HIS TENDERNESS; AND AND WHEREAS: KIRK WASHINGTON, JR. WAS A WEAVER OF PEOPLE, A THREAD THAT BOUND STRANGERS INTO COMMUNITY, BELIEVING THAT BUILDING BONDS WAS ITSELF A
SACRED CREATIVE ACT; AND WHEREAS: HE WAS A BRIDGE BETWEEN PEOPLE, BETWEEN CULTURES, BETWEEN GENERATIONS, GUIDING OTHERS ACROSS DIVIDES WITH COURAGE AND COMPASSION, ALWAYS POINTING TOWARD JUSTICE AND POSSIBILITY; AND WHEREAS: HIS
GATHERINGS WERE MORE THAN EVENTS; THEY WERE LIVING, BREATHING INSTALLATIONS OF THOUGHT, HEART, AND TRANSFORMATION, WHERE DIALOGUE FLOWED LIKE MUSIC AND EVERYONE HAD A PLACE IN THE CIRCLE; AND
WHEREAS: KIRK LEFT HIS FINGERPRINTS ON THE VERY SOUL OF MINNEAPOLIS AS A GRAFFITI ARTIST PAINTING THE UNSEEN, A SPOKEN
WORD PROPHET LIFTING STORIES FROM SILENCE, AND A STORYTELLER WHO COULD TURN MEMORY INTO MOVEMENT; AND WHEREAS: HE TAUGHT NOT FROM BEHD A PODIUM ALONE, BUT FROM THE SIDEWALKS AND COFFEE SHOPS, OM CORNERS AND CLASSROOMS, REMINDING US ALL THAT LEARNING IS A LIFE-LONG
UNFOLDING AND WISDOM LIVES IN COMMUNITY; AND WHEREAS: KIRK KNEW HIS VOICE, AND SANG WITH IT; HE KNEW HIS POWER, AND SHARED IT; HE KNEW HIS WORTH, AND HELPED OTHERS FIND THEIRS. KIRK WAS A MIRROR, A BEACON, A SOURCE OF UNSHAKABLE
INSPIRATION; AND WHEREAS: THOUGH THE WORLD MAY NO LONGER SEE HIM IN FORM, KIRK WASHINGTON JR. REMAINS EVER-PRESENT IN THE RHYTHM OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS; IN
ITS MURALS, IN ITS MOVEMENTS, IN THE HEARTS OF ALL WHO KNEW HIM, AND HIS LEGACY CONTINUES TO GROW LIKE ROOTS BENEATH OUR FEET; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY 9, 2026, AS KIRK WASHINGTON, JR. DAY, IN CELEBRATION OF HIS ENDURING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY HE LOVED, ESPECIALLY HIS TRANSFORMATIVE SERVICE TO THE ARTS AND THE NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY HE CALLED HOME.
[APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU! I'M JUST INVITING ALL OF YOU TO COME ON NORTHSIDE,
MAY 9. WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE. I'M COOKING FOOD. COME ON AND JOIN ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. >> SO IN DECEMBER THERE WAS A
STREET NAMING IN HIS HONOR, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THEPPORTUNITY TO PROPERLY CELEBRATE IT THE WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANTED TO WITH THE FAMILY, SO WE ARE GOING TO TAKE TOMORROW FROM 11:00 TO 3:00. SATURDAY, SATURDAY FROM
11:00 TO 3:00, MAY 9, TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR OUR BELOVED BROTHER, BRO-SUN, AND CELEBRATE WITH HIS FAMILY AND HIS WIFE AND HIS DAUGHTERS TO REALLY UPLIFT HIS LEGACY AND ALL THE COMMUNITY
IS WELCOME TO BE THERE. OH, 350 LOGAN AVENUE NORTH, YEAH.
WE'LL GATHER FOR A PHOTO.
>> EVERYONE FROM COUNCIL CAN JOIN US FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH ONE. >> NEXT WE WILL WELCOME UP COUNCIL MEMBER TRAVIS FOR MENTAL
HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.
>> WHAT WE'LL DO FIRST IS READ THIS RESOLUTION QUICKLY, AND THEN WE'LL PASS IT ON TO THE INCREDIBLE HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF TO SAY SOME WORDS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS DAY. WE'RE ALL WEARING GREEN AND STAFF WILL EXPLAIN WHY GREEN IS REALLY IMPORTANT TODAY. TODAY WE'RE HONORING 2026 MENTAL
HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. WHEREAS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IS OBSERVED EVERY MAY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, REDUCE STIGMA, AND PROMOTE WELL-BEING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES; AND USING DATA FROM HEALTH TRENDS ACROSS COMMUNITIES, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT IN 2025, MINNEAPOLIS HAD 123,120 RESIDENTS LIVING WITH A
DIAGNOSED MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING ANXIETY DISORDER, BIPOLAR DISORDER, DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS, PTSD, PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS, AND SUICIDAL IDEATION, AND THESE DATA UNDERSCORES THE ONGOING NEED FOR ACCESSIBLE, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORTS; AND WHEREAS, REGARDING CHILDREN, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT IN 2025, 6,240 YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IN MINNEAPOLIS WERE LIVING WITH A DIAGNOSED MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION, HIGHLIGHTING THE
IMPORTANCE OF EARLY INTERVENTION AND SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORT; AND WHEREAS RECENT NATIONAL AND LOCAL EVENTS, SUCH AS OPERATION METRO SURGE AND SUBSEQUENT COMMUNITY STRESSORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO INCREASED ANXIETY, DISRUPTED CARE, AND
POTENTIAL LONG-TERM TRAUMA FOR MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS; AND WHEREAS THE MINNEAPOLIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
WITH THE THEME "IT'S TIME TO CHECK IN WITH YOUR MENTAL HEALTH; NO JUDGEMENT. JUST SUPPORT"; AND WHEREAS THE MINNEAPOLIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO REACH ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THIS MESSAGE, WITH INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED BY MENTAL HEALTH INEQUITIES, INCLUDING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR (BIPOC), AND LGBTQ+ YOUTH; AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS
IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL BASED CLINIC PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES IN-SCHOOL THERAPY TO THOUSANDS OF MINNEAPOLIS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND THE 988 SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE WHICH PRIORITIZES MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH, TO ENSURE ALL RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO LEAD HEALTHY, FULFILLING LIVES; AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH LOCAL
ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, SCHOOLS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, ARE VITAL IN CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF CARE THAT ADDRESSES THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF ALL MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS; AND CITY EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED RESOURCES
TO IROVE THEIR MENTAL WELLBEING SUCH AS THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, TEN MENTAL HEALTH VISITS COVERED BY INSURANCE AT 100%, ACCESS TO GROUP AND PRIVATE SESSIONS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS THAT IMPACT MENTAL WELLBEING, ONLINE SUPPORT, AND VARIOUS MENTAL
HEALTH RESOURCES IN THE MY HEALTH REWARDS BY MEDICA PROGRAM, REINFORCING THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING AS A CORE COMPONENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH AND
SERVICE DELIVERY; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY 2026 AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH AND CALLS UPON ALL RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES TO JOIN IN PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, AND COMPASSION
WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO EXPAND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND RESOURCES ACROSS OUR CITY. >> AND WEAR GREEN. [APPLAUSE] I'LL PASS I TO OUR COMMISSIONER IF YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND MAYBE SOME STAFF AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL, AND ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT. ALL OF YOU KNOW FROM THE LIST OF DATA THAT WAS LISTED IN THE RESOLUTION, MENTAL HEALTH IS ONE
OF THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE WORK WE DO BOTH WITHIN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND WITHIN THE CITY. THIS STRETCHES ACROSS OUR KIDS, OUR COMMUNITIES, FROM OLD TO YOUNG AND SO WE APPRECIE THIS TIME THAT YOU HAVE TAKE ON THE RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT WE
HAVE DONE. I WOULD BE REMISWITHOUT SAYING CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO MY OUTSTANDING TEAM HERE FOR THE SUPPORT THEY GIVE US THROUGHOUT SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS AND THE MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT. THANK YOU
GIVE US THROUGHOUT SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS AND THE MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, ALL. WE'LL POSE FOR A PHOTO AND THEN WE'LL GET
GOING.
>> A NEXT WE WILL RECOGNIZE ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE, HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY AND COUNCIL
MEMBER CHUGHTAI.
>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS HONORING ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHEREAS ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
(AANHPI) HERITAGE MONTH IS A MONTH-LONG CELEBRATION IMAY THAT CELEBRATES THE RICH AND DIVERSE CULTURES, TRADITIONS, AND HISTORIES OF ASIAN AMERICAN, NATI HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES; AND WHEREAS AANHPI COMMUNITIES CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 50 DISTINCT ETHNIC GROUPS SPEAKING
OVER 100 LANGUAGES, WITH CONNECTIONS AMONG PEOPLE IN MINNEAPOLIS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BANGLADESHI, BURMESE, CAMBODIAN, CHINESE, FILIPINO, HMONG, INDIAN, JAPANESE, KOREAN, LAO, PAKISTANI, THAI, D
VIETNAMESE ANCESTRIES; AND OVER THE PAST FIVE DECADES, THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS FROM AAN COUNTRIES AND CULTURES HAVE RESETTLED IN MINNESOTA, INCLUDING HMONG REFUGEES SINCE THE 1970S, VIETNAMESE REFUGEES SINCE THE
1980S, AND KAREN REFUGEES SINCE THE EARL2000S AS WELL AS LAO, CAMBODIAN, BURMESE, AND OTHER ASIAN COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE STATE'S CULTURAL FABRIC; AND WHEREAS MAY REMINDS US TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR OUR AANHPI COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, PAST AND ESENT, AND THE BEAUTIFUL WAYS THEY CONTRIBUTE TO AND ENRICH OUR DAILY LIVES IN MINNEAPOLIS; AND WHEREAS MAY COMMEMORATES TWO IMPORTANT EARLY DATES IN AANHPI HISTORY; THE ARRIVAL OF THE
FIRST JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS TO THE UNITED STATES ON MAY 7, 1843, AT'S TODAY -- AND THE COMPLETION OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD, LARGELY BUILT BY CHINESE MIGRANTS, ON MAY 10, 1869; AND
WHEREAS MAY PROVIDES A TIME TO REFLECT ON THE CHALLENGING HISTORY OF AANHPI COMMUNITIES ACROSS DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES. DURING THE PAST NEARLY TWO CENTURIES, AANHPI COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE FACED COUNTLESS
ACTS OF SCRIMINATION AND ENDURED TRAUMATIC EVENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT OF 1882, THE LOS ANGELES CHINESE MASSACRE OF 1871, THE INVASION OF THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM IN 1893, THE
1917 AND 1924 IMMIGRATION LAWS THAT EFFECTIVELY ENDED IMMIGRATION FROM ASIA UNTIL 1965, THE BRITISH LED PARTITION OF INDIA, U.S MILITARY AID IN THE BANGLADESH GENOCIDE OF 1971, AND THE INCARCERATION OF OVER 120,000 JAPANESE AMERICANS DURING WORLD WAR II, UPHELD IN KOREMATSU V. THE UNITED STATES, THE MURDER OF VINCENT CHIN IN 1982, AND THE SPIKE OF ANTI-ASIAN HATE AND VIOLENCE THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC; AND WHEREAS MOST RECENTLY, MEMBERS OF THE AANHPI COMMUNITY WERE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED AND TARGETED BY FEDERAL AGENTS DURING OPERATION METRO SURGE, UNDERMINING THEIR SAFETY, WELL-BEING, AND ABILITY TO FEEL SECURE IN THEIR LIVES; AND
WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HISTORY, THE AANHPIOMMUNITY HAVE BEEN OFTEN SUBJECTED TO THE PERCEPTION OF BEING PERPETUAL FOREIGNERS, DISREGARDING THEIR DEEP ROOTS AND ENDURING CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN SOCIETY; AND WHEREAS THE PERVASIVE MYTH OF THE AANHPI COMMUNITY BEING THE MODEL MINORITY, ESPECIALLY INDIVIDUALS OF EAST ASIAN AND SOUTH ASIAN DESCENT, WHICH HAS INACCURATELY PORTRAYED THIS COMMUNITY AS BEING UNIVERSALLY SUCCESSFUL, MASKING THE SIGNIFICANT SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES AND CHALLENGES FACED BY MANY WITHIN THE DIVERSE AANHPI COMMUNITY, MINIMIZING THE REALITY OF RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION; AND WHEREAS THE RISE OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT AND RHETORIC HAS RESULTED IN A SURGE OF HATE CRIMES AND DISCRIMINATION TARGETING THE AANHPI COMMUNITY, PERPETUATING FEAR IN THESE COMMUNITIES; AND WHEREAS DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, THE ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLAND COMMUNITIES HAVE PERSEVERED AND MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AMERICAN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL FABRIC OF THE UNED STATES; AND WHERAS AANHPI COMMUNITIES HAVE CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE ARTS, MUSIC, LITERATURE, BUSINESS, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT, AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, ENRICHING THE CULTURAL AND CIVIC LIFE OF MINNEAPOLIS AND BEYOND; AND WHERESA ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE COALITION OF ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERS (CAAL), FUTURE OF US, SERVING ASIAN-INDIAN FAMILY WELLNESS (SEWA-AIFW), AND THE SEAD PROJECT NURTURE CIVIC
LEADERSHIP, CREATIVE EXPRESSION, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR AANHPI COMMUNITIES ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS AND MINNESOTA; AND WHEREAS: AANHPINTREPRENEURS HAVE STRENGTHENED MINNEAPOLIS'S ECONOM OPENING BUSINESSES THAT SERVE DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE VIBRANCY OF THE CITY'S MARKETS AND CULTURAL CORRIDORS; AND WHEREAS: WHEREAS: ARTISTS, EDUCATORS, ANLEADERS FROM AANHPI COMMUNITIES HAVE EXPANDED THE UERSTANDING OF SHARED HISTORIES AND BUILT INTERGENERATIONAL BRIDS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ACROSS MINNESOTA; AND ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, A PACIFIC ISLANDERS ARE AMONG THE FASTEST GROWING RACIAL GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT 7.5 PERCENT OF THE CITY OF CONSIDERING INDIVIDUALS WHO IDENTIFY AS ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER EITHER ALONE OR AS PART OF THEIR MULTIRACIAL IDENTITY; NOW, THEREFOREBE IT RESOLVED YO r YO p YOU LEFYOU LEFT T
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>> THANK YOU. AND WITH WILL HAVE OUR AANHPI HERITAGE POT LUCK. EVERYBODY IS
WELCOME TO JOIN. COME BY, SAY HI, AND GET SOME REALLY DELICIOUS FOOD. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. >> THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. LET'S STAND FOR A
PICTURE.
>> NEXT WE WILL RECOGNIZE OLDER ADULTS MONTH, AND I WILL BE
PRESENTING THAT.
OKAY. WE ARE RECOGNIZING MAY 2026 AS OLDER ADULTS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. 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 PREMIER LOCATION FOR OLDER ADULTS, HELPING ALL INDIVIDUALS THRIVE
IN THE COMMUNITIES OF THEIR CHOICE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE; AND WHEREAS IN 2015, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WAS THEIRST 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 THE AGE OF 50 OR 30 PERCENT OR THE CITY'S POPULATION. THE PROJECTION FROM THE STATE OF MINNESOTA'S DEMOGRAPHER'S 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 CITIZEN 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 OF MINNEAPOLIS, CONTINUES TO CELEBRATE VOICES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF OLDER ADULTS TOGETHER IN MAY 2026 AND BEYOND; AND WHEREAS THE CITY CREATED THE MINNEAPOLIS SENI 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 THE MINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ON AGING AND IS THE LEAD COMMITTEE FOR OUR CITY'S MINNEAPOLIS FOR A LIFETIME: AGE FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN; AND WHEAS THE CITY WILL CONTINUE
TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS FOR ALL AGES BY PROMOTING AND ENGAGING IN ACTIVITY, WELLNESS, AND SOCIAL INCLUSION, EMPHASIZING HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THAT SUPPORT INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND ENSURING COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES BENEFIT FROM THE
CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF OLDER ADULTS; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY 2026 AS OLDER ADULTS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WE URGE EVERY RESIDENT TO TAKE TIME THIS MONTH TO CELEBRATE OLDER ADULTS AND THE PEOPLE WHO SERV
AND SUPPORT THEM AS POWERFUL AND VITAL INDIVIDUALS WHO GREATLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] GO AHEAD. >> GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH TO THE COUNCIL, FOR HONORING ELDERS IN MINNEAPOLIS. LIKE I ALWAYS REMIND FOLKS, WE'RE ALL AGING. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS GOING TO BE AROUND FOR GENERATIONS. SO THANK YOU. I'M JUST SO HONORED. I AM WITH THE METROPOLITAN AREA AGENCY ON
AGING. WHAT WE DO -- IS IT NOT ON? THANK YOU. WHAT WE DO IS ACTUALLY IT WAS MENTIONED ABOUT THE OAM FUNDS. WHAT WE DO IS ADMINISTER THE OAM FUNDS FOR THE SEVEN-COUNTY REGION. FUND ABOUT 35 AGENCIES, $14 MILLION, AND TO
ENSURE THAT THERE IS FOOD OUT THERE, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND SUPPORT FOR ALL OUR AGING FOLKS. AND I'M GOING TO PASS IT ON TO DIANA. >> HI. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SOUTHEAST SENIORS, A
LIFE LONG MEMBER OF MINNEAPOLIS, AS WAS MY DAD AND PROUD TO BE FROM HERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO STAYING HERE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RESOLUTION. AND -- >> HI. MY NAME IS MYA BREMER, AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGING. AND I WAS A YOUNG PERSON IN MINNEAPOLIS. I HAVE BEEN A LIFE LONG NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENT. AND I AM SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO AGE IN THIS CITY THAT THINKS THIS WAY ABOUT THEIR SENIORS. SO THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
>> SHALL WE TAKE A PHOTO?
>> A NEXT WE WILL RECOGNIZE COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH WITH COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, WARREN AND
WHITING. >> WELL, GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES ARE
GOING TO RECOGNIZE MAY 2026 AS COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH IN MINNEAPOLIS. WE'RE JOINED BY DR. CLARENCE HIGHTOWER, WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CAP-HC, AND THIS IS A REGULAR THING FOR US. WE LOVE TO TALK ABOUT THE GREAT WORK THAT DR.
HIGHTOWER AND HIS TEAM OVER AT CAP ARE DOING. I'M FORTUNATE THAT I GET TO SIT ON THE BOARD OF CAP-HC AND SO DOES COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. SO I'M GOING TO START OFF AND THEN WE CAN SHARE. SO TODAY WE'RE RECOGNIZING MAY
2026 AS COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH IN MINNEAPOLIS. WHEREAS COMMUNITY ACTION CREATES PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY BY HELPING HARDWORKING FAMILIES ACHIEVE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE RATHER THAN KEEPING THEM RELIANT ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE; AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY ACTION IS
BUILT ON INNOVATION, RESPONSIVE, AND EFFICIENT PROGRAM THAT ARE UNIQUELY TAILORED TO MEET LOCAL NEEDS; AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY ACTION DELIVERS HIGH-IMPACT, COST-EFFECTIVE RESULTS THAT GENERATE A SNIFICANT RETURN ON
INVESTMENT FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES; AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY ACTION PREPARES AND CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS TO PRIVATE-SECTOR JOBS TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY; AND COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES ARE TRUSTED PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATE
THEIR TIME TO ADVANCE LOCAL PROGRESS, SUPPORT WORKING FAMILIES, AND CONTRIBUTE TO LASTING COMMUNITY SUCCESS; AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS DELIVER EFFECTIVE, HIGH-QUALITY ASSISTANCE THAT STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY SILIENCE
AND FOSTERS LOCAL PROSPERITY; AND WHEREAS 2026 MARKS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF HENNEPIN COUNTY'S FOUNDING IN 1986; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY 2026 AS COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH IN RECOGNITION OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF ALL COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING COMMUNITACTION PARTNERSHIP OF
HENNEPIN COUNTY. [APPLAUSE] DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION. ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD AND OUR STAFF AND THOSE THAT WE SERVE, WE ARE JUST HUMBLED FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE THIS. WE'RE SO APPRECIATIVE OF YOU AND COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING IN SERVING ON THE BOARD AND PROVIDING THAT LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY MENTION IS THAT EACH YEAR WE SERVE ABOUT 11,000
MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS IN OUR VARIOUS SERVICES, SO THANK YOU, AGAIN, SO VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A PLUG THERE ARE THOSE VARIOUS SERVICES, DR. HIGHTOWE THAT IS RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
ASSISTANCE WITH CAR REPAIRS, ASSISTANCE WITH FINDING JOBS, UTILITY ASSISTANCE. DR. HIGHTOWER IS VERY HUMBLE, BUT THEY DO A LOT OF WORK AT CAPHC TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FAMILIES HAVE WHAT THEY NEED. THEY WERE ON THE FRONT LINES OF MAKING SURE PEOPLE WERE HOUSED DURING
THE I.C.E. SURGE, AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAST RESPONSE. I KNOW THOSE APPLICATIONS WENT UP TREMENDOUSLY, AND YOU AND YOUR TEAM DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR FAMILIES WERE SERVED IN A TIMELY MANNER. THANK YOU, DR. HIGHTOWER.
[APPLAUSE] >> AND FINALLY, WE WILL
RECOGNIZE CINO DE MAYO WITH
COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.
>> HELLO, AWESOME. SO TODAY WE'RE RECOGNIZING THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MEXICAN HOLIDAY KNOWN AS CINCO DE MAYO. WHEREAS, THE CINCO DE MAYO HOLIDAY XHEM RATS MAY 5, 1862, WHICH WAS A DATE THE MEXICANS WERE VICTORIOUS OVER THE FRENCH
-- COMMEMORATES MAY 5. AND WHEREAS THE VICTORY OF THE MEXICANS OVER FRANCE RECOGNIZED THE RESILIENCE OF THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. AND SACRIFICES WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN KEEPING MEXICO FROM FALLING UNDER EUROPEAN
DOMINATION. AND WHEREAS THE BATTLE OF PUEBLO WAS FOUGHT BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT AGAINST ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL NATIONS IN THE WORLD. , WHEREAS
CINCO DE MAYO REPRESENTS THE VICTORY AND SURVIVAL OF THE MEXICAN POPULATION. AND WHEREAS, 1/3 OF THE UNITED STATES BELONGED TO MEXICO, BUT BEFORE THAT ACQUISITION OUR ANCESTORS FREELY CROSSED THE RIO
GRANDE WHEN THERE WAS NO BORDER. AND WHEREAS T FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES WAS CREATED BY INDIVIDUALS FROM DIVERSE COUNTRIES AND CULTURES WILLING TO SACRICE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM AND --
WHEREAS THE CELEBRATION OF CINCO DE MAYO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE AND EXPERIENCE MEXICAN CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES, TO DEMONSTRATE CULTURAL PRIETD PROOID AND HIGHLIGHT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INFLUENCE OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND TRADITIONS BY MEXICANS AND
INDIVIDUALS OF MEXICAN ANDLIGHT CONTRIBUTIONS OF INFLUENCE OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND TRADITIONS BY MEXICANS AND INDIVIDUALSR ANDLIGHT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INFLUENCE OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND TRADITIONS BY MEXICANS AND INDIVIDUALSI ANDLIGHT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OFNFLUENCE OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND TRADITIONS BY MEXICANS AND INDIVIDUALSD ANDLIGHT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INFLUENCE OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND TRADITIONS BY MEXICANS AND INDIVIDUALSE AND HIGHLIGHT THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF INFLUENCE OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND TRADITIONS BY MEXICANS AND INDIVIDUALS OF MEXICAN ANCESTRY. AND WHERE MEXICAN CULTURE, INGENUITY AND TRADITIONS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ORIGINATED FROM PUBELO, MEXICO, ARE PART OF THE SOCIAL CITY FABRIC OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND WHEREAS THE FIFTH -- SORRY, HOSTING ITS CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAL ON LAKE STREET AND PORTLAND AVE SOUTH TO LAKE STREET AND SECOND AVE SOUTH
ON MAY 10, 2026, FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MEXICAN HOLIDAY OF CINCO DE MAYO AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MEXICAN
COMMUNITY IN MINNEAPOLIS AND MINNESOTA, AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO OBSERVE CINCO DE MAYO WITH APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES AND ACTIVITIES AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RICH HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE MEXICAN COMMUNITY HERE IN OUR CITY AND STATE. AND WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
FOLKS ARE ABLE TO COME TO THE EVENTS THIS WEEKEND OF CINCO DE MAYO ON LAKE STREET. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND HOSTED BY FOLKS AT PLAZA MEXICO, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING FROM OPERATION
METRO SURGE AND SOMEONE WE WANT TO SUPPORT. IT IS AN IMPORTANT HOLIDAY FOR US TO CELEBRATE THAT A SMALL LITTLE TOWN WAS AN ABLE TO PREVENT OUR LAND FROM BEING STOLEN. REALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS HOLIDAY FOR US. AND WE HAVE FOLKS HERE TODAY AND FOLKS
FROM OUR COMMUNITY WHO I REALLY WANT TOING A KNOWLEDGE, AND IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AS WELL.
[SPEAKING SPANISH] MY NAME IS GI AND I HAVE A FLOWER SHOP AT PLAZA MEXICO. AND I OWN A SHOP THERE.
>> WE ARE MORE THAN 53 BUSINESS OWNER -- SORRY, MY ENGLISH IS A LITTLE -- OKAY. WE ARE MORE THAN 53 BUSINESSES, SMALL BUSINESSES, AND WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT AND
TRY TO -- YOU CAN SHOW UP AND GO TO ALL BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT US. WE CAN BE BETTER AND STRONGER IN
A STRONG ECONOMY. WARE SO HAPPY TO BE HERE. AND WE HAVE SOME OF MY -- COLLEAGUES AND THEY CAN SHARE SOME TO YOU GUYS, TOO. THANK YOU.
WE SHARE EVERYTHING. >>
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
I AM GOING TO TRY TO READ THIS TO INTERPRET WHAT SHE SAID. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. OPERATION METRO SURGE IMPACTED THE CITY AND OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AT PLAZA MEXICO WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED DRASTICALLY, AND THE ECONOMY OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED. AT PLAZA MEXICO, WE ARE MORE
THAN 53 SMALL BUSINESSES, MANY WHOM HAVE BEEN HERE FOR OVER 20 YEAR. KNOWING THAT PLAZA MEXICO, THIS BUILDING HAS MANY SMALL BUSINESS AND SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A VARIETY OF OPTIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.
IN FACT, THIS YEAR WE HAVE LOST OVER 90% OF OUR REVENUE AND 90% OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED FROM OPERATION METRO SURGE BECAUSE OF THE FEAR THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS
BEEN THROUGH. AND ALL THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN PLAZA MEXICO AND TO GET MORE SUPPORT FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES. WE WOULD LIKE FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FEEL LIKE WE ARE BEING HEARD AND FOR
THE CITY COUNCIL TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO HERE AS WELL. WE WANT TO READ THE RESOLUTION IN SPANISH BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY OUR COMMUNITY IS HEARING THIS, BUT WE HAVE FOLKS THAT WANT TO READ THE RESOLUTION IN SPANISH, TOO.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
>> MUCHAS GRACIAS. A QUICK
PHOTO OVER HERE.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE. AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO CALL OUR REGULAR MEETING FOR MAY 7 FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVEN STEVEN,
PRESENT. RAINVILLE, PRESENT. VETAW, PRESENT. CHAVEZ, PRESENT. WARREN, PRESENT. SHAFFER, PRESENT. WONSLEY, PRESENT. CHUGHTAI IS ABSENT. WHITING, PRESENT. CHOWDHURY,
PRESENT. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, PRESENT. PRESIDENT PAYNE. PRESENT. >> THERE ARE 12 MEMBERS PRESENT. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, LET ME REMIND ALL MEMBERS AND STAFF THAT THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTIES PAPGS.
THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REALTIME CAPTIONING AS A MEANS TO ACCESS THE PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS
TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. WITH THAT, TODAY'S AGENDA IS BEFORE US. ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE
AGENDA. IT SHOULD BE BEFORE YOU. GRABBING IT SO I CAN PRESENT IT TO YOU ALL. SO I MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE GIFT ACCEPTANCE UNDER
THE ORDER OF NEW BUSINESS FROM LOCAL PROGRESS FOR MYSELF TO I A TEND LOCAL PROGRESS'S FEDERAL DEPLOYMENT CONVENING IN LOS ANGELES FROM MAY 18-20. AND I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY HAS
MOVED TO AMEND THE AGENDA. THAT'S BEEN SECONDED. ARE THERE ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS? ALSO RECOGNIZE -- NE WE HAVE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK
THE CALL THE ROLL ON THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. VETAW, AYE. PALMISANO, AYE CHAVEZ, AYE. WARREN, AYE. SHAFFER, AYE.
WONSLEY, AYE. CHUGHTAI, AYE. WHITING, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CRIES AND THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE MINUTES FROM THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF APRIL
22 AND THE REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 23. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES? >> MOVE. >> SECOND. STEVENSON, AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. VETAW, AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. CHAVEZ, AYE. WARREN, AYE. SHAFFER, AYE.
WONSLEY, AYE. CHUGHTAI, AYE. WHITING, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENPAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. FINALLY, WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF PETITION, COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS TO PROPER COMMITTEES. MAY I HAVE
THAT MOTION? >> MOVE. >> SECOND. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. VETAW, AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. CHAVEZ, AYE. WARREN, AYE. SHAFFER, AYE. WONSLEY, AYE. CHUGHTAI,
AYE. WHITING, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 YAY YAYS. >> THAT CARRIES AND MOEZ MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED -- AND THOSE MATTERS HAVE BEEN PREFERRED. I WILL NOTE THAT THE MICS ARE A LITTLE BIT HARD TO PICK UP, SO MAKE SURE YOU GET THEM CLOSE AND
SPEAK VERY LOUDLY INTO THEM. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE PRESENTAON OF REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. THOSE ARE TAKEN IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BEGINNING WITH THE REPORT OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE GIVEN BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD TWO ITEMS FOR THE BODY'S
CONSIDERATION. ITEM ONE APPROVES THE 2026 CONSOLIDATED ACTION PLAN BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS. ITEM TWO AMENDS THE 2026 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION TO ROLL OVER UNSPENT 2025
APPROPRIATIONS, LARGELY IN THE FUND OUTSIDE OF THE GENERAL FUND. I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI HAS MOVE THEED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CAL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. VETAW, AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. CHAVEZ, AYE. WARREN, AYE. SHAFFER,
AYE. WONSLEY, AYE. CHUGHTAI, AYE. WHITING, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT THE REPORT OF BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING GIVEN BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR,
VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE WILL BE BRINGING 12 ITEMS FORWARD TODAY. ITEM ONE IS APPROVE THREE LIQUOR LICENSE.
ITEM TWO APPROVES 26 LIQUOR LIES GAMBLING LICENSES. FOUR APPROVES GAMBLING RENEWAL. FIVE IS VIBRANT STOREFRONT INITIATIVE. ITEM SIX AUTHORIZE CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC ARTS
MANAGERS. ITEM 7 ACCEPTS A BID FOR REPLACEMENTS FOR MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER CARPET REPLACEMENT. ITEM 8 AUTHORIZES A CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER PIZZA PROJECT. ITEM 9 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MEET
MINNEAPOLIS. I WANT TO NOTE STF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL FOR REVISED STAFF REPORT, WHICH IS PRESENTED. AND ALSO, THERE IS ALSO A MOTION TO AMEND THAT. ITEM 10 APPROVES
STREET RENAMING IN HONOR OF OFFICER JAMAL MITCHELL. ITEM 11, UPDATED AGREEMENT WITH COWLES CENTER. AND ITEM 12 IS THE JOHN COOK HOU APPEAL. THIS ITEM WAS FORWARDED WITHOUT
RECOMMENDATION. WITH THAT, I MOVE ALL ITEMS FOR APPROVAL EXCEPT 9, 10, AND 12. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT MINUS ITEMS 9, 10, AND
12. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT? COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE? >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO NUMBER 10. I DON'T THINK WE NEED A SEPARATE VOTE, BUT I WOULD LIKE
>> WE WILL TAKE THAT UP AFTER WE FINISH THE REST OF THE CONSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRIDENT. I AM HOPING TO -- I AM IN QUEUE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 10, SO WE
CAN WAIT UNTIL WE DISPOSE OF THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ALL ITEMS EXCEPT 9, 10, AND 12. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON,
AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. VETAW, AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. CHAVEZ, AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 7. >> WARREN, AYE. SHAFFER, AYE. WONSLEY, AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 7.
>> CHUGHTAI, AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 7. >> WHITING, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES ON THE REPORT EXCEPT FOR ITEM 7 WHICH HAS 10 YAY YAYS AND THREE NAYS. >> THOSE ITEMS CARRY.
COLLEAGUES, I AM GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 10 FIRST AS WE HAVE THE FAMILY IN THE AUDIENCE. AND I WILL RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 10. I WANT TO HONOR OFFICER JAMAL MITCHELL AND DEEP SACRIFICE HE MADE FORHE CITY. OFFICER JAMAL MITCHELL GAVE HIS LIFE WHILE PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY. HIS ACTIONS SHOW THE COURAGE, DEDICATION, AND
COMPASSION HE CARRIED EVERY DAY. TO HIS FAMILY WHO ARE HERE WITH US TODAY, I WANT TO SAY, OUR COMMUNITY SEES YOU. WE SHARE YOUR GRIEF, THE LOSS YOU CARRY IS SOMETHING NO FAMILY SHOULD
EVER HAVE TO BEAR. AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SERVICE AND BRAVERY THAT OFFICER MITCHELL SHARED WITH ALL OF US. RECOGNIZING HIS LIFE IN A PUBLIC AND LASTING WAY IS MEANINGFUL
WAY FOR US TO REMIND US THE VALUE HE EMBEDDED IN HIS SERVICE AND COMMITMENT AND LOVE FOR THE PEOPLE OF MINNEAPOLIS. IT GIVES ME -- IT GIVES OUR CITY A PLACE TO PAUSE, REFLECT, AND REMEMBER
THE MAN WHO GAVE SO MUCH TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. I WILL APPROVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. BEFORE THAT -- BEFORE MY COLLEAGUES SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, ALSO, WITH NO
OBJECTION, IF THERE IS -- I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE -- SUSPEND THE LES AND GIVE OUR CHIEF O'HARA AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I'LL HAND IT TO YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
CHIEF. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ♪COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS, THANK YOU. TORI, THERE IS NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT JAMAL IS
FORGOTTEN. HE IS' REMEMBERED LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE DAY. I KNOW FOR ALL OF US, EVERY TIME I GO PAST BLAISDELL AND FRANKLIN AVENUE, I SAY A PRAYER. AND I
HOPE THAT TODAY BECAUSE OF THE ACTION OF THIS CITY COUNCIL, IT WILL PROVIDE SOM SOLACE TO YOU. THIS CITY FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND FOR EVERYONE THAT GOES PAST THAT INTERSECTION WILL KNOW THE NAME JAMAL MITCHELL REPRESENTS A
HERO. THAT IS A MAN WHO STEPPED FORWARD WHEN EVERYONE ELSE WAS FLEEING TO DO A DIFFICULT JOB, AND HE LIVED HIS LIFE EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY IN A WAY THAT LIVES UP TO THE VERY HIGHEST EXPECTATIONS THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE FOR A PUBLIC
SERVANT. RIGHT TO THE MINUTE OF HIS DEH. AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI, ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WHO HAVE BROUGHT THIS FORWARD SO THAT EVERYONE WILL KNOW FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS THAT THE NAME
JAMAL MITCHELL REPRESENTS A TRUE HERO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK CHIEF O'HARA FOR HIS WORK IN BRINGING FORWARD
THIS COMMEMORATIVE STREET RENAMING FOR THIS SECTION OF BLAISDELL AVENUE THAT HAS REALLY, TRULY REDEFINED THE HISTORY AND THE STORY OF THIS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND I THINK IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT
THING TO BE COMMEMORATING THE LOSS OF A CITY EMPLOYEE, OF A YOUNG CITY EMPLOYEE, SOMEONE WHO SAW PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE WAY THAT OFFICER MITCHELL DID. AND REALLY MEANT IT. I WANT TO
SHARE SOME WORDS FROM FEW OF THE FOLKS THAT HAVE HELPED PULL TOGETHER THIS COMMEMORATIVE RENAMING AND SO I HE -- I'M GOING TO JUST SHARE A STATEMENT FROM MS. JOHNSON WHO IS THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE
MINNEAPOLIS HONOR GUARD AND COLOR GUARD FOUNDATION. THEIR MISSION IS TO HONOR THE DEPARTED AND COMFORT THE BEREAVED. IT IS WORK THAT IS DEEPLY PERSONAL TO THEM AND CAN SHARE IN THE TRAGIC
EXPERIENCE OF LOSING YOUR LOVED ONE IN THIS WAY. SO WITH US TODAY IS TORI, THE LIFE PARTNER OF OFFICER JAMAL MITCHELL, WHOSE MEMORY WILL BE HONORING BY THE RENAMING OF A PORTION OF
BLAISDELL AVENUE. ALSO WITH US ARE TORI AND JAMAL'S CHILDREN, JALEN, CADEN AND MASON, AND TORI'S MOM TERRY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE ARE PROUD OF JAMAL FOR HIS HEROISM, DECENCY AND HIS KINDNESS. JAMAL WAS A
WELL-RESPECTED OFFICER, AND HE WAS MUCH LOVED BY HIS FAMILY, HIS FRIENDS, AND HIS COLLEAGUES. HE WAS A FRIENDLY AND CARING PERSON WHOM THE CHILDREN OF THE FIFTH PRECINCT TRUSTED AND LOOKED UP TO, AND OF COURSE, TORI AND THEIR -- AND TO TORI
AND THEIR CHILDREN, JAMAL WAS THE WHOLE WORLD. WE'RE GRATEFUL TO MAYOR FREY, CHIEF O'HARA AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR HELPING US TO HONOR THE LIFE AND SACRIFICE OF OFFICER JAMAL MITCHELL, BADGE
4819, END OF WATCH MAY 30, 2024. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU WITH US TODAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. JUST BRIEFLY, I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE
FOR THE FAMILY COMING HERE TODAY AND I AGREE WITH THE CHIEF. JAMAL WAS A HERO. WHETHER IT WAS REACHING OUT TO HELP AN UNKNOWN VICTIM DRIVING INTO THAT UNKNOWN DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE AND BEING ASSASSINATED, EVEN AS
HE STARTED HIS CAREER, HE ENTERED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION OF FIRE AND SAVED TWO LIVES. THIS JUST IS AN UNFORTUNATE EXAMPLE OF WHAT OUR POLICEFFICERS FACE EVERY DAY.
JAMAL ROSE TO THIS OCCASION AND SO EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT A TRUE HERO HE WAS. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> I WILL SAY MAY 30 IS FOREVER IN MY CALENDAR AS A REMINDER O F WHAT JAMAL MITCHELL GAVE TO ALL
OF US. AND THE GREATEST SACRIFICE THAT HE GAVE. I BELIEVE HIS LIFE WILL CONTINUE TO MOTIVATE US ALL, TO REFLECT AND HOW WE DAILY ARE GIVING BACK, HOW WE DAILY ARE SACRIFICING FOR THE NEEDS OF
THOSE AROUND US. SO THANK YOU TO HIS FAMILY, HIS MEMORY WILL FOREVER LIVE ON. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. JUST WANT TO NOTE TO YOU, TORI. I GOT TO KNOW OFFICER MITCHELL
ABOUT A FEW MONTHS PRIOR TO MAY 30, AND MY JOB PREVIOUSLY TO THIS JOB WAS FINDING THOSE THAT EMBODIED WT IT WAS TO BE A GOOD OFFICER. AND JAMAL WAS ONE OF THOSE FOLKS THAT, HEY, THIS IS A G THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IS WHAT A MINNEAPOLIS
POLICE OFFICER SHOULD EMBODY. AND GETTING READY TO KNOW HIM ALREADY AND I HAD GOTTEN ENGAGED AT THE TIME. HE WAS SIMILAR IN THAT WAY. HEY, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? HOW DO I PLAN A WEDDING? HE GAVE ME A LOT OF REALLY GOOD ADVICE. BUT JUST KW THERE ARE A LOT, A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE ENCOUNTERED
YOUR FIANCE, YOUR PARTNER, AND A LOT OF US ARE BETTER FOR IT. AND SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING HIM WITH US. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'LL KEEP MY REMARKS BRIEF. I THINK MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES HAVE
PUT IT VERY, VERY WELL TODAY. I JUST WANT TO THANK OFFICER JAMAL MITCHELL FOR HIS SERVICE AND THANKIS FAMILY FOR BEING SUCH A BIG SUPPORT SYSTEM TO HIM. AND I AM SO DEEPLY SORRY FOR
YOUR LOSS, TORI. AND TO JALEN, CADEN AND MASON, IT IS REALLY GOOD TO JUST CHAT WITH YOU BEFORE THIS MEETING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING ABOUT THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT RIGHT NOW, THE
TIMBERWOLVES T NECKLACE FROM YOUR BEST FRIEND, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY I KNOW IT'S REALLY, REALLY TOUGH TO LOSE A PARENT AND A LOVED ONE, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY TO YOU, YOU HAVE A WHOLE COMMUNY OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE YOUR BACK. YOU'RE SOME AMAZING KIDDOS AND WE'RE SUPER INVESTED
IN YOUR FUTURE, AND I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO NEVER GIVE UP AND JUST KEEP ON FIGHTING FOR THAT BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.
>> ON THE MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN TO I A PROVE THIS ITEM, I WT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. VETAW,
AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. CHAVEZ, AYE. WARREN, AYE. SHAFFER, AYE. WONSLEY, AYE. CHUGHTAI, AYE. WHITING, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES.
>> THAT CARRIES. AND WE WILL NOW TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 9. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.
I KNOW THIS PROMPTED SOME CONVERSATION IN T BUSINESS COMMITTEE IN REGARDS TO THIS STIPULATIONS OF THE UNEARNED INCENTIVES ATTACHED TO MEET MINNEAPOLIS. AND IN TERMS OF WHICH, I THINK, COUNCIL MEMBER
CHAVEZ, WL SPEAK TO IT IN MISS RESOLUTION, THE DELEGATION OF EDECISION MAKING REGARDING HOW THOSE FUNDS GET EXPENDEDISS RESOLUTION, THE DELEGATION OF EDECISION MAKING REGARDING HOW THOSE FUNDS GET EXPENDEDHISS
RELUTION, THE DELEGATION OF EDECISION MAKING REGARDING HOW THOSE FUNDS GET EXPENDED RESOLUTION, THE DELEGATION OF EDECISION MAKING REGARDING HOW THOSE FUNDS GET EXPENDEDDECISIO THOSE FUNDS GET EXPENDED BY THE C.O.O. AND THAT TYPE OF DELEGATION WOULD BE IN PLACE AROUND WHERE THE FUNDING GOES FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. AND REALLY PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH C.O., MARGARET ANDERSON KELLIHER, AS WELL AS JEFF JOHNSON. WE WERE
ABLE TO MODIFY THIS AGREEMENT. SO THAT THE C.O.O. WILL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH MINNEAPOLIS TO GIVE THEM THE $400,000 IN UNEARNED INCENTIVES, WITH $200,000 OF TH AND THEN, AGAIN, I WILL LET
COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ SPEAK TO THE INTENT OF THE OTHER REMAINING $200,000, BUT THAT WILL MAKE SURE THAT THAT OPERATIONS CAN PROCEED FORWARD FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR. AND THEN WE'LL REVISIT THOTHER ASPECT IN SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS
BECAUSE THAT WOULD MEAN $3 MILLION WOULD BE DECIDED JUST UNILATERALLY BY THE C.O.O. IF WE HAD APPROVED THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENTS, AROUND THOSE DOLLARS IN THE PROPOSALS WITH THEM WOULD NOT HAVE NECESRILY COMEBACK FOR COUNCIL REVIEW. I AM GLAD
THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO PLACE OF AGREEMENT ON THIS, AND THIS AMENDMENT REFLECTS THAT, SO I WILL MOVE THIS ITEM FORWARD FOR APPROVAL. AND ASK FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL AS
AMENDED, CORRECT? OKAY. AND THAT'S BEEN PROPERLY SECONDED. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I HAVE A MOTION AND I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST PROCESS IF WE WANT TO MOVE IT TOGETHER OR SEPARATELY. TOGETHER, OKAY. I CAN SPEAK TO IT IF I MAY. THERE IS A MOTION
I AM ATTACHING AND AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH THE C.O.O. AS WELL, THIS MOTION, I WILL READ IT FOR THE PUBLIC. THE ADMINISTRATION MUST REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE POTENTIAL USE OF ANY REMAINING INCENTIVE FUNDS BEYOND THOSE SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED AS ACTIVITIES PROMOTING MINNEAPOLIS AS A TOURIST OR EVENT DESTINATION PURSUANT TO THE
CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH THE GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION AND VISITORS ASSOCIATION. SO BASICALLY I THINK WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A REPORT TO COUNCIL ON HOW THE MONEY WILL BE USED. I FORGOT T READ THE LAST PART. BEFORE ANY SUCH FUNDS ARE SPENT. I THINK THAT IS
IMPORTANT. IN THE BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THAT MONEY IS GOING TO BE USED. COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN AND MYSELF HAVE TALKED ABOUT WHAT ABOUT CULTURAL EVENTS, OTHER EVENTS, EVEN IN DOWNTOWN HOW IT COULD BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITIES, SO REALLY WANTED TO BRING THIS FORWARD SO THERE COULD BE CONVERSATIONS AND
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THE C.O.O. HAS COMMITTED TO TALKING TO US ON HOW THE MONEY WOULD BE USED. BUT WANT TO PUT THIS INTO WRITING. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED TO AMEND THE UNDERLYING MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL
TAKE IT UP AS A FULL PACKAGE AND RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> A THANK YOU. AS THE CHAIR OF BIHZ, I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT MY COLLEAGUES SAY, WHICH IS THEY DID THE WORK AND TALKED TO C.O.O. AND DIRECTOR JEFF JOHNSON. AND THEY DID GIVE THE
GO AHEAD ON THIS AND ALSO, I THINK, THAT JUST PROMOTING A BUSINESSES TO COME HEREENED A MAKING SURE TASTE OF MINNESOTA IS A MAKING SURE TASTE OF MINNESOTA ISN MAKING SURE TASTE OF MINNESOTA ISD MAKING SURE TASTE OF MINNESOTA IS COMING AND A SO I AM
COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THAT COMMISSION THAT THE C.O.O. HAS, SO THANKS A LOT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT THINGS THAT MY COLLEAGUES ARE SAYING, AND THEN FOR EVERYONE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE ARE REMAINING INCENTIVE FUNDS. AND
THAT WE'RE HOPING THAT WE DON'T HAVE REMAINING INCENTIVE FUND IF THE FUTURE THAT THOSE ARE ABLE TO REALLY GO TO SUPPORT THE HARD WORK THAT OUR ACTIVITIES AND, YOU KNOW, THE TOURIST EVENTS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT REALLY RAMP UP IN THE CITY AND DOWNTOWN COMES ALIVE THE WAY THAT WE'VE DONE FOR IT TO BE IN PREVIOUS. BUT WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE HAVE THIS CHANGE AND THAT
WE CAN REFLECT MULTIPLE CHANGES IN THE DOWNTOWN IN SUPPORTING A MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT CULTURAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TO REALLY MEET MINNEAPOLIS WHERE IT'S AT. WERE ALL THE BEAUTIFUL
RESOLUTIONS WE PUT FORTH TODAY. WE HAVE A CMUNITY THAT DESERVES TO BE CELEBRATED IN SO MANY WAYS. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT AND HIGHLIGHT THIS WHILE WE GOT THIS CHANGED. THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU. THE END. >> WITH THAT, I SEE NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEU I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM 9 AS AMENDED. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, AY
AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. CHAVEZ, AYE. SHAFFER, AYE. WARREN, AYE. CHUGHTAI, AYE. WHITING, AYE. CHOWDHURY, YAY EYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES.
>> THAT ITEMS CARRY. FINALLY, WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 12, WHICH IS THE CERTIFICATE OF APPEAL FOR 1717 DEVELOPERS LLC, ALSO KNOWN AS THE COOK HOUSE. I
AM ACTUALLY GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE HOLD THIS FOR A CYCLE. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PARTIES AND WORKING WITH THE CHAIR OF BIHZ TO GET TO A RESOLUTION THAT WORKS FOR THE CURRENT OWNER AND PERSPECTIVE OWNERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND WE JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME. SOUNDS
LIKE THERE IS A LOT OF AGREEM AND A LOT OFEAD NODDING. SO MY MOTION IS TO HOLD THIS FOR ONE MORE CYE. MAY I GET A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS?
SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. VETAW, AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. CHAVEZ, AYE. WARREN, AYE. SHAFFER, AY
AYE. WHITING, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND WE WILL TAKE UP THAT ITEM AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING. THE NEXT REPORT IS
FROM THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BE I THAT COMMITTEE'S CHR, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE C&I COMMITTEE HAS 8 ITEMS TO BRING FORWARD. THE FIRST IS RESOLUTIONS RELATED TO THE PROJECT APPROVAL AND ASSESSMENT.
THE 27th AVENUE NORTHEAST RESURFACING PROJECT. NUMBER TWO IS RESOLUTIONS RELATED FOR THE PROJECT APPROVAL, ASSESSMENT, AND AREAWAY ABANDONMENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY AVENUE SOUTHEAST AND 4th STREET SOUTHEAST RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THREE IS ACCEPTING A MINNESOTA
POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY PLANNING GRANT FOR NORTH MINNEAPOLIS FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECTS FEASIBILITY EVALUATION. FOUR IS ACCEPTING A MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY PLANNING GRANT FOR EAS MINNEAPOLIS FLOOD MITT GREAT LAKES PROJECTS FEASIBILITY
EVALUATION. NUMBER FIVE IS RESOLUTION RELATED TO GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS. NUMBER SIX IS ACCEPTING A LOW BID FOR 26th STREET EAST AND HIAWATHA AVENUE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. NUMBER 7
IS ACCEPTING A LOW BID FOR WHITTIER SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PHASE 2 PROJECT. AND NUMBER 8 IS ACCEPTING A LOW BID FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NICOLLET AVENUE IRRIGATION SYSTEM. I WILL MOVE THE FULL REPORT FOR APPROVAL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY HAS
MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. VETAW,
YAY YAF. PALMISANO, AYE. CHAVEZ, AYE. WARREN, AYE. SHAFFER, AYE. WONSLEY, AYE. CHUGHTAI, AYE. WHITING, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES.
>> THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE'LL HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE GIVEN BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WILL
BE BRINGINGORWARD FOUR ITEMS TODAY. ITEM NUMBER ONE APPROVES A FIREARMS REGULATION ORDINANCE. ITEM TWO APPROVES A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE STUDY FOR NEW PASSENGER RAIL CORRIDORS. ITEM THREE APPROVES THE GIFT ACCEPTANCE RESOLUTION FOR
PRESIDENT PAYNE. AND LASTLY, ITEM 4 APPROVES A RESOLUTION HONORING CINCO DE MAYO. WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE ALL ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY HAS MOVED THE COMMITTEE REPORT FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE ANY
DISCUSSION? >> SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. VETAW, AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. CHAVEZ,
AYE. WARREN, AYE. SHAFFER, AYE. WONSLEY, AYE. CHUGHTAI, AYE. WHITING, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 YAY YAYS. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT IS A REPORT OF
OUR ENTERPRISE AND LABOR RELATIONS COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY ITS CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> MR. PRESIDENT, I AM GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING TO READ THIS REPORT AS HE CONDUCTED THE MEETING. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.
THE ELR COMMITTEE HAS FOUR ITEMS TO BRING FORWARD TODAY. NUMBER ONE IS THE PASSAGE OF A RESOLUON AMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF POLLING LOCATIONS. NUMBER TWO IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH GUIDEHOUSE INC. TO CONDUCT
COMPARABLE JURISDICTION RESEARCH. THREE IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT FOR A WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM. NUMBER FOUR IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES AND PROJECT ON MUNICIPAL INNOVATION.
I WILL MOVE THE FULL REPORT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING HAS MOVED THE COMMITTEE'S FULL REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. VETAW, AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. CHAVEZ,
AYE. WARREN, AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 1. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI, AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING, AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES ON THE
REPORT EXCEPT FOR NUMBER 1 WHICH HAS 12 AYES AND ONE NAY. >> THAT CARRIES AND THAT COMPLETES THE COMMITTEE REPORT. FINALLY WE HAVE THE PUBLICSET, SAFETY AND EQUITY COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND
EQUITY COMMITTEE WILL BE BRICKING FORWARD SEVEN ITEMS. ITEM ONE AUTHORIZES A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH VARIOUS VENDORS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. ITEM TWO APPROVES A HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAICKING AREA FOR REGIONAL DRUG THREATS.
ITEM THREE IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM BIG CITIES HEALTH COPOPULATION. ITEM FOUR IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL. ITEM FIVE APPROVES A FIRST RESPONDER PILOT LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. ITEM SIX AUTHORIZES A CONTRACT WITHESTORATIVE JUSTICE COMMUNITY ACTION FOR
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM SERVICES. ITEM 7 IS A JOINT POWER AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR PROVISION OF SOCIAL WORKERS SERVICES. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT. IS THERE ANY
DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. VETAW, AYE. PALMISANO, AY CHAVEZ, AYE. WARREN, AYE. SHAFFER,
AY WONSLEY, AYE. CHUGHTAI, AYE. WHITING, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPD. AND THAT COMPLETES THE REPORT OF OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. THE NEXT ORDER OF
BUSINESS IS NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS. WE HAVE TWO ORDINANCES. FIRST, COUNCIL MEMBERS CHOWDHURY, CHAVEZ AND CHUGHTAI GIVER NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HOUSING CODE, REMOVING PROVISIONS MANDATING
REGULAR REPORTING RELATED TONE CAMPMENT REMOVALS. SECOND, COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAVEZ, OSMAN, CHUGHTAI AND CHOWDHURY GIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE SUBJECT MATTER O F AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATION CODE, ADDING A SECTION 18.210, RELATING TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENTS, CONCEALMENT OF IDENTITY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE NOTICES? >> MR. PRESIDENT? >> A YES, MR. ESIDENT. IT IS TO GO OVER TO THE CLERKS TO TALK ABOUT THE FIRST NOTICE OFNTENT. SO PASS IT OVER TO CLERK CARL.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, AND WITH APOLOGIES TO THE COUNCIL, THIS NOTICE IS UNNECESSARY. THE UNDERLYING ISSUE IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS AN ERROR THAT WAS CAUGHT WHEN T ENCAMPMENT REPORTING ORDINANCE WAS ENACTED, VERY BRIEFLY, THERE WAS AN ENTIRE SUBSECTION UNDER SECTION 244.60
OF TITLE 12, WHICH IS OUR HOUSING CODE. THAT WAS REMOVED FROM HOUSING AND IT WAS PLACED UNDER OR CREATED A NEW CHAPTER 237 IN TITLE 11, WHICH IS OUR HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE. AND BECAUSE THE ORDINANCE ADDRESSES SEPARATE TITLES, THIS WAS A TECHNICAL CHANGE TO THE CODE. I
CONSULTED THE CITY ATTORNEY THIS MORNING PRIOR TO MEETING AND WE CONCUR. IT IS AN ERROR THAT WASN'T ADDRESSED IN THE DRAFTING PROCESS. THE CLEARNTENT OF THE BODY WAS TO MOVE THOSE PROVISIONS FROM THE HOUSING CODE TO THE HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE, AND THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. WE MERELY FAILED TO STRIKE OUT THE DUPLICATE LANGUAGE THAT WAS
LEFT BEHIND IN THE HOUSING CODE. SO WE DON'T REQUIRE A FORMAL ACTION TO MAKE THAT TECHNICAL CORRECTION. WE BELIEVE THE RECORD IS CLEAR TT THE INTENT WAS TO PLACE THE EXISTING PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE IN THE HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE, SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO HAVE THIS ITEM DELETED FROM THE
AGENDA. I WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE WILL MAKE THE CLERICAL COLLECTION BOTH TO THE ENACTING ORDINANCE AND TO THE CODIFIED ACT IN THE DE. >> YES. AND I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO DELETE IT FROM THE AGENDA. SUPER EITED TO LEARN
THAT WE WON'T HAVE TO DO ANY ADDITIONAL WORK. IT'S ALREADY DONE. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> OKAY. O THE MOTION TO DELETE ITEM NUMBER ONE UNDER THE NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS FROM THE AGENDA, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. VETAW, AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. CHAVEZ, AYE. WARREN, AYE. SHAFFER, AYE. WONSLEY, AYE. CHUGHTAI,
AYE. WHITING, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM OUR AGENDA. AND THE ITEM NUMBER TWO HAS BEEN NOTICED AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS
REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. WE HAVE ONE ITEM. PURSUANT TO NOTICE, I WITH MEMBERS WONSLEY, STEVE STEVE, CHAVEZ, CHUGHTAI AND CHOWDHURY MOVE TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
FOR FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND EQUITY COMMITTEE ADDRESSING GAPS IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S AUTHORITY TO ACT, REDUCE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS INTRODUCTION? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
SEEING NONE, I WILL A THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, AY RAINVILLE, AYE. VETAW, AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. CHAVEZ, AYE. WARREN, AYE. SHAFFER, AYE. WONSLEY, AYE. CHUGHTAI,
AYE. WHITING, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE ITEM WILL BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND EQUITY COMMITTEE. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS. WE HAD
SEVEN RESOLUTIONS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY. I WILL NOTE ONE OF THOSE WAS APPROVED IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. DO COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO ADD? SEEING NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTIONS. >> SO MOVED.
>> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. VETAW, AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. CHAVEZ, AYE. WARREN, AYE. SHAFFER, AYE. WONSLEY, AYE. CHUGHTAI,
AYE. WHITING, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYN AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THOSE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS UNFINISHED BUSINESS. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS TODAY. THE FIRST ITEM IS THE AUTOMATIC
RECONSIDERATION OF THE MAYOR'S VETO OF ORDINANCE 2026-00096 WHICH WAS THE CARRY OVER CRIMINALIZATION ORDINANCE TO DECRIMINALIZE THE POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO EXPLAIN THE NEXT STEPS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE MAYOR DID VETO THIS ACT AND RETURNED IT WITH OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AS REQUIRED BY CITY CHARTER. THAT MATER IS CON TAMED IN LIMS FILE 2026-00096, LINKED FROM TODAY'S AGENDA. AND PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.4C3 OF THE
CITY CHARTER AND UNDER COUNCIL RULES 7.8,N ACT VETOED BY THE MAYOR IS RETURNED TO THE COUNCIL FOR AUTOMATIC RECONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT MEETING. THAT MATER IS NOW BEFORE THE BODY IN THE EXACT SAME FORM WITHOUT DEBATE AND WITHOUT AMENDMENT. AND THE IMMEDIATE QUESTION TO BE DECIDED BY COUNCIL IS AS FOLLOWS. SHALL
THE DECISION OF THE CITY COUNCIL STAND NOT WITHSTANDING THE VETO OF THE MAYOR? IF AT LEAST 2/3 OF THE BODY VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE MAYOR'S VETO IS OVERRIDDEN AND THE ORIGINAL ACT IS ADOPTED. OTHERWISE, THE VETO IS SUSTAINED. IF THERE ARE AT LEAST 9 AFFIRMATIVE OR AYE VOTES, THEN THE VETO IS
OVERRIDDEN AND THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. OTHERWISE, THE ORDINANCE IS DEFEATED. WITH THAT, MR. PRESIDENT, I AM PREPARED TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE AUTOMATIC RECONSIDERATION. >> MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCEDURE?
SEEING NONE, I WILL SUMMARIZE THAT THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VETO OF THE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA ORDINANCE, TO OVERRIDE THIS REQUIRES AT LEAST NINE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES. THAT IS AYE VOTES. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON,
AYE. RAINVILLE, NO. VETAW, NO. PALMISANO, NO. CHAVEZ, AYE. WARREN, NO. SHAFFER, NO. WONSLEY, AYE. CHUGHTAI, AYE. WHITING, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE.
VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, NO. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE SEVEN AYES AND SIX >> THAT MOTION FAILS AND THE MAYOR'S VETO IS SUSTAINED. THE ORNANCE IS NOT ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE AUTOMATIC RECONSIDERATION OF THE MAYOR'S
VETO OF ORDINANCE 2026-005 WHICH SOUGHT TO TEMPORARILY EXTEND THE LENGTH OF THE REQUIRED PRE-EVICTION NOTICE. I WILL AGAIN ASK THE CLERK TO EXPLAIN THE NEXT STEPS. >> MR. PRESIDENT, AGAIN T MAYOR DID VETO THIS ORDINANCE AND RETURNED THAT TOGETHER WITH HIS OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AS REQUIRED BY CHARTER. THE MATER
IS CONTAINED IN LIMS FILE 2026-00352, AND IS LINKED FROM TODAY'S AGENDA. AND AGAIN, PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.4C3 OF THE CITY CHARTER AND UNDER COUNCIL RULES 7.8, AN ACT THAT IS REE VETOED BY THE MAYOR IS RETURNED
TO COUNCIL FOR AUTOMATIC WITHOUT DEBATE AND WITHOUT AMENDMENT. THE QUESTION TO BE DECIDED BY COUNCIL IS AS FOLLOWS. SHALL THE DECISION OF CITY COUNCIL STAND, NOT WITHSTANDING THE VETO OF THE MAYOR. AND IF AT LEAST 2/3 OF COUNCIL VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE MAYOR'S VETO IS OVERRIDDEN AND THE ORIGINAL ACT
IS ADOPTED. OTHERWISE THE VETO IS SUSTAINED. THAT MEANS IF THE ARE AT LEAST NINE AFFIRMATIVE OR AYE VOTES T VETO IS OVERRIDDEN. WITH THAT, MR. PRESIDENT, I AM PREPARED TO CALL THE ROLL ON AUTOMATIC RECONSIDERATION. >> OKAY. AGAIN, TO OVERRIDE
THIS VETO, IT WOULD REQUIRE AT LEAST NINE AFFIRMATIVE AYE VOTES. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, AYE. RAINVILLE, NO. VETAW, NO. PALMISANO, NO. CHAVEZ, AYE.
WARREN, NO. SHAFFER, NO. WONSLEY, AYE. CHUGHTAI, AYE. WHITING, NO. CHOWDHURY, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE SEVEN AYES AND SIX NAYS.
>> THAT MOTION FAILS AND THE MAYOR'S VETO IS SUSTAINED. THE ORDINANCE IS NOT ADOPTED. FINALLY WE HAVE THE MAYOR'S NOMINATION OF TODAYRICK BARNETTE TO THE APPOINTED POSITION OF COMMISSIONER OF COMMUNITY
SAFETY. I WILL ASK THE PRESIDENT WHY THIS IS STILL ON THE AGENDA. >> THE MAYOR VETOED THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER BARNETTE. AT THE LAST MEETING, COUNCIL WAS UNABLE TO OVERRIDE THE VETO, MEANING THE VETO IS SUAINED. THE CITY ATTORNEY
PROVIDED A THOROUGH, LEGAL ANALYSIS IN LIGHT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY CHARTER. THE COLUSION AND SUMMARY IS THAT THE AFFECT OF A SUSTAINED VETO NULLIFIES COUNCIL'S PRIOR VOTE. THAT MEANS THIS NOMINATION REMAINS PENDING BEFORE THE BODY UNTIL COUNCIL TAKES SOME ACTION.
PROCEDURALLY THE MAYOR'S NOMINATION IS ON THE TABLE AND THE PROPER MOTION O THAT NOMINATION WOULD BE IN ORDER AT THIS TIME. IF COUNCIL TAKES NO ACTION, THE NOMINATION REMAINS ON THE COUNCIL'S AGENDA AND WOULD CONTINUE TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD EACH CYCLE UNTIL FINAL
ACTI IS TAKEN. PURELY FOR THE IF YOU WERES OF EXAMPLE, ACTIONS WHICH WOULD BE CONSIDED APPROPRIATE TO MAKE WOULD BE A RENEWED POTION TO REJECT THE NOMINATION OR AT THE OTHER END OF THAT SPECTRUM A MOTION TO I A PROVE THE NOMINATION, OR AS AN AL T ALTERNATIVE, A MOTION TO
POSTPONE THIS NOMINATION TO THE FUTURE DATE SO THE COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE TIME TO CONSIDER THE OPTIONS. AGAIN, THE PRIMARY POINT IS THAT THE NOMINATION REMAINS ON THE TABLE. THANK YOU. >> SO COLLEAGUES, OUR CONSTITUTION, THE CITY CHARTER, PROVIDES THAT THE MAYOR NOMINATES AND APPOINTS A CERTAIN
CHARTERED OFFICERSITH COUNCIL'S CONSENT, BUT THE CITY CHARTER DOES NOT DICTATE THE PROCESS FOR GRANTING CONSENT. I BELIEVE THAT THE CONSENT OF THIS BODY IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE CHECKS AND BALANCES BUILT INTO OUR SYSTEM OF SHARED POW WE ARE THE MAYOR. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO EXERCISE
OVERSIGHT AND IN A MANNER THAT IS FAIR, TRANSPARENT, AND ORIENTED TOWARDS ACHIEVING A CLEAR OUTCOME. THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE WE STEP BACK AND DEFINE OUR PROCESS FOR CONSIDERING MAYORIAL APPOINTMENTS. SPECIFICALLY, I THINK WE SHOULD IDENTIFY A CONCERNS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND
OTHER POINTS OF SHARED INTEREST FOR EACH OF THE CHARTER DEPARTMENT HEAD NOMINATIONS. WE SHOULD FRAME THOSE ISSUES IN THE FORM OF QUESTIONS THAT CAN BE SUBMITTED IN ADVANCE TO EACH NOMINEE SO THAT THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO PREPARE AND TO RESPOND TO THOSE ISSUES AS PART OF OUR PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.
THIS APPROACH ENSURES A CLEAR, STRUCTURED, AND CONSISTENT APPROACH FOR HANDLING THESE NOMINATIONS. IT PROVIDES THE NOMINEES WITH A FAIR PROCESS, SIMILAR TO HOW THE CITY WOULD APPROACH INTERVIEWING PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND A FORMAL JOB INTERVIEW. I HAVE CONSULTED
WITH THE CITY CLERK ON MY PROPOSAL, AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH THE BODY'S SUPPORT IS BRING FORWARD A PROPOSAL THAT BUILDS ON THE BASIC CONCEPT IN THE NEXT CYCLE FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION. BEFORE I MAKE ANY MOTIONS, I DO SEE SOME FOLKS IN QUEUE. SO I WILL FIRST
RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. >> THANK YOU. THIS BODY DID NOT CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF TODDRICK BARNETTE FOR SUBSTANTIVE REASONS, FOR JOB
PERFORMANCE ISSUES, SO I MOVE THAT WE DELETE THIS ITEM FROM THE AGENDA SO THERE IS MORE TIME FOR THE MAYOR TO SPEAK WITH THE COUNCIL ABOUT THOSE JOB PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND ABOUT GETTING AN APPOINTMENT THAT CAN FULFILL THE NEEDS OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT JOB. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON HAS
MOVED TO DELETE THIS ITEM FROM THE AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MR. CLERK? >> A MR. PRESIDENT, A MOTION TO DELETE FROM THE AGENDA WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE. THE MAYOR HAS DONE HIS JOB UNDER THE CHARTER WHICH IS SUBMITTING A NOMINATIO TO THE BODY. DELETING FROM THE AGENDA REMOVES IT FROM THE
AGENDA. IT REMOVES IT, PERIOD. A MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A CERTAIN DATE TO TAKE IT OFF OF THE AGENDA EVERY CYCLE WOULD BE IN ORDER, BUT A MOTION TO DELETE IS INAPPROPRIATE BECAUSE THE COUNCIL HAS NOT MADE A DEPOSITIVE MOTION ON THE MAYOR'S NONATION. THE COUNCIL'S JOB IS TO MAKE A DEPOSITIVE MOTION
ON THAT NOMINATION. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WI MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THIS ITEM -- >> SECOND. >> -- AT THIS TIME AND ASK FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> I BELIEVE THAT NO MEANS NO.
AND THE COUNCIL HAS SAID NO. AND WE STAND BY THE CHOICES THAT WE MAKE AROUND HERE. AND IT IS TIME FOR THE MAYOR TO COME TO US AND FIGURE OUT A DIFFERENT PATH FORWARD WITH A DIFFERENT NOMINEE THAT THE
COUNCIL HAS NOT SAID NO TO. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI HAS MADE A MOTION TO DENY THIS NOMINEE. IT'S BEEN SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> I WOULD BE IN QUEUE FOR WHAT
IS NEXT AFTER THIS. >> OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. SO I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DELETE IT FROM THE AGENDA. WOULDN'T THAT JUST CREATE A PROCESS IN WHICH
THE MAYOR WOULD SUBMIT THE NOMINATION AGAIN? >> MR. CLERK? >> A MOTION TO DELETE FROM THE AGENDA IS SOMETHING THAT IS WITHIN THE COUNCIL CONTROL AND ENDS AND TERMINATES THE ITEM. THE MAYOR HAS SUBMITTED HIS NOMINATION, WHICH IS A CHARTER REQUIRED. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE SOME DEPOSIVE ACTION EITHER TO I A PROVE OR DENY IT.
AND DELETING IT FROM THE AGENDA IS NOT THE EQUIVALENT OF DENIAL. THE PROPER MOTION WHICH IS BEFORE YOU NOW IS TO EITHER REJECT OR THE ALTERNATIVE TO APPROVAL IT. >> GREAT. I THINK IT'S HELPFUL FOR THE PUBLIC'S CLARITY TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. ANOTHER
QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS, WHAT CONDITIONS MUST HAPPEN IN ORDER FOR THE MAYOR TO SUBMIT ANOTHER NOMINATION? >> MR. CLERK? >> MR. PRESIDENT, THIS NOMINATION CONTINUES TO SIT IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL UNTIL IT DISPOSES OF IT. SO EITR THE
COUNCIL NEEDS TO I A ACHIEVE THE VOTE TO DENY THAT CONFIRMATION, TO NOT GIVE CONSENT OF THE WORDS OF THE CHA CONSENT, OR TO CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT. THOSE ARE THE TWO OPTIONS OR THE MAYOR COULD WITHDRAW HIS NOMINATION. MR.
BARNETTE COULD WITHDRAW FRO CONSIDERATION. THOSE ARE ESSENTIALLY THE FOUR MAJOR OPTIONS IN ORDER TO DISPOSE OF THAT ITEM IN A DEFINITIVE WAY. >> AND THEN IT'S ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING IF THE COUNCIL
CONTINUES ITS DENIAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER BARNETTE, AND IT IS NOT VETOED, THE MAYOR WOULD -- WOULD THE MAYOR BE ABLE TO BRING THE COMMISSIONER BACK AS AN APPOINTMENT, THE SECOND APPOINTMENT? WOULD HE BE BRING
TO COMMISSIONER BARNETTE BACK FOR THE TOTAL OF THREE TIMES? OR IS IT A UNIQUE SET OF THREE INDIVIDUALS. >> MR. CHAIR TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY'S QUESTION, THE MAYOR HAS THE OPTION UNDER THE CHARTER TO SUBMIT UP TO THREE
NOMINATIONS. THOSE ARE THREE DISTINCT INDIVIDUALS. THAT IS NOT THE SAME PERSON THREE TIMES. IT IS THREE SEPARATE NOMINATIONS. SO THIS IS ONE NOMINATION BY THE MAYOR, WHICH IS A REAPPOINTMENT PROPOSED FOR MR. BARNETTE TO THE POSITION OF COMMUNITY SAFETY COMMISSIONER.
UNTIL THIS ONE NOMINATION IS DISPOSED OF IN A FINAL MANNER, SECOND NOMINATION COULD BE MADE. >> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. ONE MORE FINAL CLARIFICATION QUESTION. WHEN DOES THE -- WHEN DOES THE TERM
FOR THE COMMISSIONER END? IN WHICH THE MAYOR WILL HAVE TO SELECT AN INTERIM OFFICER? >> I CAN CALL ON THE CLERK, BUT I ALSO SEE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY IS IN QUEUE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL
MEMBERS, SO THE HOLDOVER PERIOD ENDS AUGUST 3. SO TO ANSWE YOUR MOST RECENT QUESTION, AND I JUST WANT TO, I GUESS, REITERATE AND CLARIFY THAT WHATEVER ACTION THIS COUNCIL TAKES STILL DOES GO TO THE MAYOR. IF IT IS A
DENIAL, THE MAYOR COULD AGAIN VETO AND BACK AND FORTH LIKE THAT. BUT JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. >> EXCELLENT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CLARITY. I SEE THAT -- I WAS HOPING MY TIME WOULD STILL REMAIN. I AM NOT DONE WITH MY COMMENTS. SO I
WILL JUST SAY THAT I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION TO DENY. I DO THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE MAYOR HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNCIL ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER AS IT COMES TO THE FUTURE OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY.
SINCE OUR VOTE TO DENY, THERE HASN'T BEEN WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A SUBSTANTIVE CONVERSATION AROUND A PATH FORWARD ON HOW IT WILL WORK TOGETHER. AND THAT IS WHY I SUPPORT DENYING. I DO NOT WANT TO SEE A NEVER-ENDING LOOP OF VETOES, BUT THAT IS A CHOICE THAT HAS A POTENTIAL TO MADE
BY THE MAYOR. AND I THINK IT ALSO SHOW CASES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF O.C.S. AND THIS APPOINTMT. AND I WILL ALSO REITERATE WHAT MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON SAID, FOR ME THERE WERE VERY, VERY SUBSTANTIVE
REASONS AS TO WHY I DID NOT SUPPORT THE NOMINEE. FOR ME IT WAS NOT WHAT WAS, QUOTE, POLITICAL GAMESMANSHIP. IT WAS ABOUT SPEFIC CONTRACTS THAT HAD COME BEFORE US THAT SHOULD HAVEN'T COME BEFORE US,
BUDGETING ISSUES, WORK WITH THIS BODY, THE WAY IN WHICH THERE HAVE BEEN CERTAIN NEEDS AND ASKS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED BY THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN FULFILLED. AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. AND I WILL BE TAKING THAT DENIAL
VOTE TODAY. >> CNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> YES. PER COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY'S COMMENTS, I DO BELIEVE THAT IT IS GREAT FOR OUR COUNCI TO CONTINUE TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MAYOR ABOUT WHERE AND WHAT IS HAPPENING ON
THIS ITEM. AND FOR THAT REASON, I BELIEVE I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS UNTIL JUNE 11 FOR THE PURPOSES, FOR THE EXACT PURPOSES OF STARTING THIS DISCUSSION. FOR US TO SEND A MOTION OF DENY
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I BELIEVE, IS TOO STRONG OF A SIGNAL TO SEND AT THIS POINT IN TIME TO THE MAYOR THAT WE WANT TO DISCUSS. I BELIEVE A BETTER OPTION WOULD BE TO POSTPONE, SO CAN I HAVE A SECOND TO POSTPONE --
>> SECOND. >> -- THIS ITEM UNTIL JUNE 11. THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE TO DISPENSE WITH THE UNDERLYING MOTION FIRST. SO WE CAN RETURN TO THAT DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THIS MOTION.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WILL THEN SPEAK AGAINST THIS MOTION. THIS MOTION FEELS AT BEST UNPRODUCTIVE TO THE POINTS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER MADE. BUT MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAD AN IDEA ABOUT HOW TO MOVE FORWARD,
AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEFLY DISCUSS IT EARLIER THIS WEEK. I DO AGREE WITH THIS IDEA. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT FURTHER BUILT OUT. I DO THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT WAY FOR US AS A BODY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ALL
APPOINTMENTS AND MAYBE SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE FIRST. SO I DO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MORE ABOUT THAT, AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT, I WILL SPEAK AGAINST THIS MOTION BECAUSE I THINK THAT
IF THIS WERE TO FAIL, THEN I DON'T THINK THE CONVERSE BECOMES TRUE, DOES IT? I THINK WE CAN THEN HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE AND MAYBE IT'S JUNE 11 OR MAYBE IT'S JUNE 25, BUT I WLD BE OPENING TO EDITING ON THAT DATE
BASED O WHAT YOU HAVE ON -- BASED ON WHAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR MIND, MR. PRESIDENT, BUT I WOULD ASK US TO TAKE THIS PATH INSTEAD. THIS OTHER ONE FEELS AT BEST UNPRODUCTIVE. >> COUNCILEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS I
HAVE HEARD FROM SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES SO FAR AND I AM TRYING TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THIS CONVERSATION OF WHAT IS PRODUCTIVE AND UNPRODUCTIVE AS IT RELATES TO THIS CONSIDERATION
OF THE MAYOR'S NOMINATION. IT IS AN UNPRECEDENTED AND HISTORIC THING THAT THIS BODY MADE AN AFFIRMATIVE DECISION TO DENY AN APPOINTMENT. THAT DOESN'T COME AROUND EVERY DAY.
AND WHAT FEELS UNPRODUCTIVE TO ME IS THAT FOLLOWING THE DENIAL BY THE COUNCIL, THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM THE MAYOR WAS HIS COMMITMENT TO VETOING THIS
ACTION. I FEEL THAT IS WHAT'S UNPRODUCTIVE. TO DISREGARD THE COUNCIL REJECTING AN APPOINTEE IN A MANNER THAT IS HISRIC THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED BEFORE, I
THINK THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO THE GRAVITY OF FAILURES WITHIN -- WITHIN THIS NOMINATION AND I THINK THAT THE COUNCIL REITERATING ITS PREVIOUS
POSITION OF SAYING NO IS THE BEST PH FORWARD RIGHT NOW. I AM REALLY EXCITED TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS. MY LINE IS OPEN, AND I AM LLING TO WORK WITH ANYONE AND
HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HERE TOIND A PATH FORWARD, BUT I THINK THE COUNCIL'S -- THE COUNCIL'S POWER
TO GIVE CONSENT IS UNDER UNDERM WHEN THE COUNCIL SAYS NO AND WHAT IS HEARD IN A NOS A YES. THAT'S NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE, SO I WOULD ASK THAT WE MAINTAIN OUR POSITION OF NO ON THIS APPOINTEE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION TO DENY. I GUESS I AM JUST KIND OF CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. WE TOOK A VOTE ON THIS APPOINTMENT ALREADY. WE
VOTED TO DENY THIS APPOINTMENT 7-6. THIS IS STILL ON OUR AGENDA. WE GAVE THE MAYOR CLEAR DECISION THAT THERE IS NOT SEVEN VOTES TO I A -- TO APPROVE THIS NOMINATION, AND WE'RE HERE AGAIN. SO THE PUBC
IS PROBABLY CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT A NO IS A NO. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE POINT OF CONTINUING NOT TO HAVE THE MAYOR CREATE A WORK GROUP OR NOT HAVE THE MAYOR BEGIN THE PROCESS OF
FINDING A NEW COMMISSIONER, I'M NOT SURE WHY WE'RE DELAYING PUBLIC SAFETY IN THAT WAY. IT IS KIND OF FRUSTRATING FOR MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE DEALING WITH GUN VIOLENCE, PUBLIC SAFY ISSUES OF NOT HAVING LEADERSHIP WILLING TO SAY IT IS TIME TO FIND A NEW COMMISSIONER. IT IS TIME TO WORK WITH THIS BODY AND FIND A
NEW COMMISSIONER THAT IS GOING TO WORK WITH ALL OF US TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES FACING OUR XHURN COMMUNITIES. I'M CONFUSED. A NO IS A NO. LET'S MOVE ON. LET'S DEAL WITH PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AND COMMUNITY SAFETY
ISSUES AND FOLKS ON LAKE STREET ARE STRUGGLING WITH COMMUNITY SAFETY ISSUES, AND INSTEAD WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO JUST NOT WORK WITH THE COUNCIL AND FINDING A NEW COMMISSIONER? IT'S KIND OF DISAPPOINTING. I THINK IT'S TIME TO WORK WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, ALL 13 OF US, TO
FIND A NEW COMMISSIONER, AROUND TO SHOW SOME LEADERSHIP IN SHOW WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD. BECAUSE NOT TAKING ANY ACTION IS ONLY GOING TO DELAY THE IMPACT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. SO THANK YOU. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS THE SECOND DENIAL WE'RE TAKING. LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ SAID, WE DO WANT TO MOVE ON. AND AS A COUNCIL LEADERSHIP, WE HAVE SAID PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY THAT WE WANT TO SPEAK TO THE MAYOR TO MOVE ON AND MAKE A DECISION. SO OUR CITY IS PROTECTED AND HAS A
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THE MAYOR HAS NOT REACHED OUT TO US YET. HE HAS NOT MOVED THAT CONVERSATION. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE BUSY WITH THIS CONVERSATION AND BE IN THIS LOOP. I THINK RESIDENTS DESERVE BETTER LEADERSHIP ON THE
MAYOR'S SIDE. AND I EXPECT THAT NEXT CYCLE WE WILL HAVE -- WE WILL MOVE ON ABOUT THIS CONVERSATION. THIS IS THE SECONDDENIAL. WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO, COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THAT I SPOKE TO
ARE ALREADY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT ADMINISTRATION AND MAKE A DECISION INSTEAD OF JUST THIS LOOP. SO MY MESSAGE TO THE MAYOR IS REACH OUT TO US. MY PHONE IS OPEN AND MY COMMUNICATION, MY OFFICE IS OPEN, AND WE'RE HERE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION FOR BETTER FOR OUR
-- FOR THE BETTER OF OUR CITY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE MOTION TO DENY THE MAYOR'S NOMINEE FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMUNI SAFETY.
>> >> COUNT COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> NO. . >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WHITING. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE SEVEN AYES AND SIX
NAYS. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. AND THE APPOINTMENT IS DENIED. THAT WILL BE SENT FORWARD TO THE MAYOR FOR CONSIDERATION. I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT MAYOR FREY
SUBMITTEDIS NOMINATION FOR POLICE CHIEF OF BRIAN O'HARA. WE WILL ALSO WANT T HANDLE THAT AS WELL TODAY.I DO INTEND TO HAO THROUGH A MORE FORMAL PROBLEM THAT I AM CURRENTLY DEVELOPING THAT AGAIN SHOULD BE A PROCESS
THAT WILL WORK NO MATTER WHO THE NOMINEE IS FOR CHIEF OR ANY OTHER CHARTER DEPARTMENT. AND I WILL MOVE TO REFER THAT NOMINATION TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND EQUITY COMMITTEE. CAN I GET A SECOND TO THAT?
>> MR. PRESIDENT. >> MR. CLERK? >> YOU DON'T NEED A MOTION TO MAKE A REFERRAL. THE COUNCIL RULES EMPOWER YOU TO MAKE A REFERRAL ON BEHALF OF THE BODY. YOU CAN CERTAINLY MAKE A MOTION IF YOU WISH, BUT IT IS YOUR AUTHORITY. >> I WILL MAKE THAT REFERRAL WITHOUT OBJECTION.
AND I THINK SEEING AS WE DON'T NEED TO CALL THE ROLL ON THAT, THAT DISPOSES OF THAT ITEM. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS TODAY INCLUDING THE GIFT ACCEPTANCE WE ADDED AT THE BEGINNING. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS AN AMENDMENT TO OUR APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND
COMMITTEES. TODAY I'M BRINGING AN AMENDMENT TO UPDATE THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT REMOVING COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON, UPGRADING COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY TO BE PRIMARY APPOINTEE AND ADDING COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI AS THE ALTERNATE. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM
AND ASK FOR A SECOND. >> MR. PRESIDENT, THAT WAS NOT THE INTENTION OF WHAT I REACHED OUT TO YOU ABOUT. >> , CAN YOU REDESCRIBE IT? >> THE ISSUE IS THAT THERE'S A REPEATED CONFLICT WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND THE
TAB COMMITTEE ANDOTH I AND COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY ARE ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE A WE ARE BOTH, I AM THE PERSON OR NOT BOARD AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY IS THE ALTERNATE. I SPOKE WITH COUNCILMEMBER WONSLE AND SHE WAS OPEN TO
HAVING COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI R. I WOULD REMAIN ON THE BOARD. >> GOTCHA. >> AND COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI WOULD BECOME THE NEW ALTERNATE FOR WHEN I HAVE TO BE AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY. >> SO WE JUST HAVE IT REVERSED HERE? >>CORRECT. >> SO I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO
REMOVE COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY AND MAKE COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI THE ALTERNATE. AND COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON WOULD REMAIN THE PRIMARY. IS THERE A SECOND TO THA MOTION? >> SECOND.
>> SEEING NO ONE IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WHITING. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE ITEM IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS
EARLIER THIS WEEK, MAYOR FREY PRESENTED HIS STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AND WE WILL RECEIVE HIS REMARKS FOR INCLUSION TAY IN THE PUBLIC RECORD. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE, I WILL DIRECT THE CLERK TO FILE THAT ADDRESS.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS THE RECEIPT OF THE MAYOR'S NOMINATION OF WILLIAM WALKER TO THE APPOINTED POSITION OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIER. I MOVE TO REFER THIS NOMINATION TO THE ENTERPRISE AND LABOR RELATIONS CMITTEE FOR THE SETTING OF A PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A SECOND.
>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMB CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER.
>> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WHITING. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE ITEM IS REFERRED TO THE ENTERPRISE AND
LABOR RELATIONS COMMITTEE. FINALLY, ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS THE GIFT ACCEPTANCE OF TRAVEL AND LODGING FROM LOCAL PROGRESS FROM COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER EVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WHITING. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT YNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT ITEM IS ADOPTED. FINAY, WE HAVE THE ORDER OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEERS? COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO WIS ALL OF THE
MOTHERS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ON THE COUIL DAIS HERE IN THE CITY ENTERPRISE A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER WHITING. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. AS YOU WILL SEE, COLLEAGUES, THERE WAS A RESOLION THAT WAS
NOT PRESENTED TODAY. THIS WEEK HONORS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. AND SO I KNOW ALL OF YOU ARE PRODUCTS OF FANTASTIC TEACHERS. AND SO I KNOW I WILL BE GOING TO THE SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT TO
PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION AND URGE SOME OF YOU TO DO THE SAME. I'M HAPPY TO GET OUT SOMEF THOSE COPIES TO ALL OF YOU. BUT IT'S A GOOD WEEK TO BE A TEACHER. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDE PAYNE. JUST WANT TO REMIND FOLKS ABOUT
THE CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND. IT'S ON SUNDAY FROM LAKE STREET AND PORTLANDVENUE SOUTH TO LAKE STREET AND 2nd AVENUE SOUTH. SO MAY 10TH FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WOULD LIKE ONE OF THOSE TEACHER APPRECIATION RESOLUTIONS TO SUBMIT TO THE SCHOOLS IN MY WARD TOO. THAT'S ALL I REALLY WANTED TO SAY. ANDUST REMINDING INDIVIDUALS TO GET OUT AND CELEBRATE
COMMUNITY, CELEBRATE YOUR LOVED ONES, YOUR MOTHERS, YOUR COMMUNITY MOTHERS, COMMUNITY ELDERS, WHOMEVER IT IS. AND REALLY CELEBRATE AND UPLIFT THEM THIS WEEKEND. AND LET'S PUT SOME LOVE OUT IN THE AIR IN THIS COLD WEATHER
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ING ON. BUT I THINK IF WE LOVE ON A BUNCH OF FOLKS THIS WEEKEND, IT WILL WARMP OUTSIDE. SO LET'S TRY TO DO THAT. PUT SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT ON THE GRILL. JUST BE GOOD TO YOURSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE. >> MR. CARL.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, WITH THE COUNCIL'S INDILIGENCE, I SENT AN EMAIL EARLIER, BUT THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF M IS DESIGNATED AS PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK. WE DIDN'T HAVE A RESOLUTION THIS YEAR. BUT THAT WEEK IS INTENDED TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT WKERS AND EMPLOYEES
AT ALL LEVELS BUT ESPECIALLY HERE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL WHERE OUR RESULTS CAN BE SEEN AND FELT BY YOUR CONSTITUENTS EVERY DAY. THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS BLESSED TO HAVE 4,000 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. THEY'RE THE PROFESSIONALSHO DELIVER CITY SERVICES, WHO MANAGE OUR MUNICIPAL PROGRAMS AND WHO MAKE THE CITY WORK. THOSE 4,000 PROFESSIONALS WORK
IN 27 DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. THEY COVER EVERYTHING FROM PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PARKS AND RECREATION, LICENSING AND PERMITTING, ZONING AND LAND USE, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND A LOT MORE. FROM ENTRY LEVEL STOCK CLERKS TO
OUR CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, WE ARE BLESSED WITH AN INCREDIBLE WORKFORCE WHO ARE TRULY COMMITTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE CITY. AND I THINK THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM WHO WORK BEHIND THE SCENES WITHOUT RECOGNITION AND WITHOUT FANFARE MAKE A BIG IMPACT ON THE CITY. SO FOR THIS YEAR'S PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK,
ALTHOUGH WE FAILED TO BRING THE RESOLUTION FORWARD AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING PROACTIVE IN THAT, OBVIOUSLY A BIG THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES FOR ALL THEY HAVE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO EVERY DAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I ADDED MYSELF TO QUEUE BECAUSE
OF COURSE -- IS COMING UP MAY 15TH-17. ONE OF THE BIGGEST ARTS FESTIVALSN THE NATION. AND ONE OF THE BEST ARTS DISTRICT IN THE NATIO IF NOT THE BEST ARTS DISTRICT IN THE NATION. AND JUST FOR OTHERWARENESS IN
THE SPIRIT OF ARTER WORLD, OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP QUINCY WEIRD. WE HAVE SOME PROPOSALS FOR RECONSTRUCTION. AND I AM IN DEEP CONVERSATION WITH MY COMMUNITY, WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTNT, WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WITH THE CPED, PLANNING AND ZONING
TEAM AROUND HOW WE CAN ACHIEVE THAT SRED GOAL OF KEEPING QUINCY WEIRD. SO STAY TUNED AS THAT PROJECT UNFOLDS. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND
TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WAS A CEREMONIAL GROUND BREAK OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RISE UP CENTER IN THE FORMER YWCA BUILDING IN UPTOWN MINNEAPOLIS. THIS IS A CENTER THAT IS GOING TO HAVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
SPACE FOR UNION JOBS, A SITE FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL INCUBATION, AND LOCAL AND STATE POWER BUILDING ORGANIZATIONS. AND I WANT TO GIVE COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ HIS FLOWERS FOR HIS WORK ON THE BUDGET ANDMENT AND
BELIEVING IN THIS PROJECT FROM THE BEGINNING. BECAE OF HIS LEADERSHIP, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WAS ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS PROJECT BECOMING A REALITY AND SEEING THROUGH ITS GRNDBREAKING AND IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT PLACE FOR T WORK OF
OUR COMMUNITIES IN BUILDING WORKER POWER AND GROWING OUR WORKFORCE AND ENSURING THERE IS GOODNION PAYING JOBS. AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO GIVE YOU YOUR CREDIT WHERE IT WAS D BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE DON'T GET THE CREDIT. AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU
GOT IT TODAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> I'M GOING TO READ THIS.
THIS IS STILL IN PROCESS. MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE WRITTEN THIS AND WE'D LIKE TO, THIS IS A ROUGH DRAFT. AND WE WILL BE FORWARDING THIS TO ALLF YOU AND INCLUDING IN THE RECORD. THIS IS A COUNCIL MEMBER'S LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF THE HONORABLE
TODDRICK BARNETT AS COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY. THIS LETTER IS PUBLISHED IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT MEMORANDUM CITY COUNCIL'S VISION FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY AND TODDRICK BARNETT'S FAILURE TO
MEET THAT MISSION. IT PURPORTS TO SPEAK FOR THE WHOLE BODY -- >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS GMANE TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT SECTION. >> CLERK RL.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, ARE YOU ASKING ME THAT QUESTION OR ARE YOU STATING THAT? >> SURE. THIS SEEMS A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER. . >> I AGREE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS PORTION SAY THIS IS FOR GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS OF COMMUNITY-WIDE INTEREST. A LETTER AS COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER BEGAN TO READ DESCRIBES
AN IM ON THE AGENDA THAT WE'VE DISPENSED WITH. AND SO CERTAINLY THERE ARE OTHER FORMATS FOR THAT TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD, BUT ANNOUNCEMENTS WOULD BE AN INAPPROPRIATE USE OF THAT ORDER ON THE AGENDA. >> THANK YOU, PREDENT PAYNE, AND CLERK CARL.
>> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, WE'VE COMPLETED OUR BUSINESS TODAY WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS HEREBY ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU EVERYONE.