>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ELLIOT PAYNE, PRESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. BEFORE WE CONVENE OUR MEETING, WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF HONORARY RESOLUTIO. I'LL INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN TO GIVE THE FIRST PRESENTATION
RECOGNIZING A DAY OF CONFESSION. -- DAY OF COMPASSION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I'M GOING TO GET THE RECORD FOR THE LARGEST OF A READING OF A RESOLUTION HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. [ APPLAUSE ] THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!
TODAY THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS DELIVERING A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JULY 6th, 2026, AS A DAY OF COMPASSION I
RECOGNITION OF HIS HOLLI HOLINESS. TIBETAN BUDDHISTS BELIEVE THE DALAI LAMAS ARE MAN COMPASSION AND SPIRITUAL LEADER
TIBET; AND. HIS HOLINESS WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE REINCARNATION OF THE 13TH DALAI LAMA AT AN EARLY AGE AND DEVOTED HIS LIFE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY AND THE PROMOTION OF COMPASSION, INTERFAITH DIALOGUE, AND MUTUAL RESPECT; AND
WHEREAS, FOLLOWING THE INVASION OF TIBET BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN 1950 AND THE TIBETAN UPRISING OF 1959, H FLED INTO EXILE AND HAS SINCE WORKED TO PRESERVE THE TIBETAN PEOPLE'S CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS,
AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE; WHEREAS, THE DALAI LAMA HAS TRA EXTENSIVELTHROUGHOUT THE WORLD, INCLUDING MNESOTA, FOSTERING GREATER UNDERSTANDING HARMONY, AND COMPASSION AMONG PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS AND
BACKGROUNDS; AND. WHEREAS, IN 1989, HIS HOLINESS AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR ADVOCATING PEACEFUL
SOLUTIONS BASED ON TOLERANCE AND MUTUAL RESPECT; AND HIS TEACHINGS ON SECULAR ETHICS, COMPASSION, AND EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE HAVE INFLUENCED EDUCATORS, SPIRITUAL PRACTITIONERS, AND LEADERS GLOBALLY; AND EREAS, OVER 5,000 TIBETANS NOW
MINNESOTA HOME, CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITIES, BY WORKING IN HOSPITALS, OPERATING SMALL BUSINESSES IN MINNEAPOLIS, AND ATTENDING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY; AND.
WHEREAS, JULY 6, 2026, MARKS TH BIRTHDAY OF HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA; ┘NOW, THEREFOREBE IT RESOLVED┘ THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE JULY 6, 2026, AS “DAY OF COMPASSION IN RECOGNITION OF HIS
HOLINESS THE 14TH DALAI LAMA'S 91ST BIRTHDAY” IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, IN RECOGNITION OF HIS LIFELONG DEDICATION TO PEACE, COMPASSION AND NONVIOLEN. [ APPLAUSE ]
I BELIEVE THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. >> WAY HERE IN THE BACK. WHEN I
FIRST TOLD, I THINK IT WAS RACHEL, THAT WE WOULD BE BRINGING SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE. I TOLD AN ESTIMATE OF 20 PEOPLE! WE HAVE FAR EXCEEDED THAT! BUT I'M PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO SEE SO MANY MEMBERS
OF OUR COMMUNITY HERE. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS OUR TRADITIONAL GREETING. CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I'M
A PROUD TIBETAN-MINNESOTAN. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY AS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS RECOGNIZES JULY 6th AS THE DAY
OF COMPASSION AND HONOR OF THE 91st BIRTHDAY OF THE DALAI LAMAR BUT HIS MESSAGE BELONGS TO EVERYONE. HE REMINDED US THAT
COMPASSION IS NOT SIMPLY A PERM, VIRTUE, IT'S A FOUNDATION OF STRONG COMMUNITIES. HOW WE BUILD TRUST, BRIDGE DIFFERENCES, AND CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER. AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS MINNESOTA, I'VE SEEN HOW POWERFUL COMPASSION CAN BE. IT
CREATES A SENSE OF BELONGING, ENCOURAGES UNDERSTANDING ACROSS CULTURES, AND INSPIRES PEOPLE TO SERVE SOMETHING GREATER THAN THEMSELVES. MINNESOTA IS HOME TO MORE THAN 5,000TIBETANS. WE'RE LUCKY WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL
OF THEM HERE TODAY. [ LAUGHTER ] MANY OF WHOM WHO HAVE BUILT THEIR LIV HERE IN THE TWIN CITIES. WE'RE PROUD TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE C CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND CIVIC LIFE IN THIS REGION. AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO CALL MINNEAPOLIS HOME ALONGSIDE SO MANY VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. I
ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT JUST YESTERDAY THE SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JULY 6th AS THE DAY OF COMPASSION, AS WELL. TOGETHER THE TWIN CITIES ARE SENDING A VERY POWERFUL MESSAGE THAT COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING,
AND RESPECT OF OUR SHARED HUMANITY ARE VALUES THAT UNITE US ALL. I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER PEARLL WARREN FOR LISTENING TO OUR COMMUNITY AND INTRODUCING THIS RESOLUTION. YOUR LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP
HAVE MADE TODAY'S RECOGNITION POSSIBLE. ON BEHALF OF THE MINNESOTA TIBETAN, I THANK ALL OF OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF FOR MAKING THIS MEANINGFUL RECOGNITION. WE HOPE THIS RESOLUTION INSPIRES ALL OF US TO CONTINUE BUILDING A CITY
WHERE COMPASSION, RESPECT, AND BELONGING ARE NOT ONLY CELEBRATED BUT ARE PRACTICED EVERY DAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AGAIN. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS TASHI. HE'S MY SON. [ LAUGHTER ] AND I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF TIBETAN FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA. I WANT TO ADD, I WORK FOR OLD DUTCH. I THINK EVERYBODY ENJOYS SOME GOOD CHIPS EVERY DAY. AND
I WORKED FOR 26 YEARS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR PASSING THIS RESOLUTION. FROM ALL OVER 5,000TIBETANS LIVE HERE IN MINNESOTA. THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PHOTO.
YOU'RE GOING TO GO BACK THERE? OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A
PHOTO. .
>> >>: NEXT, WE'LL RECOGNIZE POWER OF THE PEOPLE DAY WH
COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. ALL
RIGHT, Y'ALL. WE'RE HONORING THE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF POWER TO THE PEOPLE STAGE AND RECOGNIZING SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026 AS POWER TO THE PEOPLE STAGE DAY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WOO. THE CITY OF
MINNEAPOLIS AFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO RACIAL JUSTICE, GENDER EQUITY, AND LIBERATION FOR ALL PEOPLE, AND RECOGNIZES PRIDE MONTH BEGAN AS PROTEST ROOTED IN RESISTANCE TO SYSTEMATIC OPPRESSION; AND WHEREAS: TWIN CITIES PRIDE FEST TAKING PLACE JUNE 27┘28, 2026,
REMAINS A POWERFUL EXPRESSION O SOLIDARITY, AND COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR 2SLGBTQIA+ COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR REGION; THE POWER TO THE PEOPLE STAGE, ESTABLISHED IN 2001, WAS CREATE AS AN INTENTIONAL AND UNAPOLOGE
PLATFORM TO CENTER THE VOICES, ARTISTRY, AND LEADERSHIP OF BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE O TRANSGENDER, NONBINARY, AND OTHER HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED 2SLGBTQIA+ COMMUNITIES; AND THE STAGE'S ENDURI IMPACT HAS BEEN GUIDED BY VISIONARY LEADERS AND
COMMUNITY BUILDERS, INCLUDING N METCALF OF MINNESOTA MEN OF COLOR, WHO CREATED PATHWAYS FOR THIS SPACE TO BE, AND ROX ANDERSON OF RARE PRODUCTIONS, WHO HAS HELD THE SPACE OVER THE YEARS. THESE VISIONARY LEADERS AND COMMUNITY BUILDERS' WORK HA
COMMUNITY POWER, CULTURAL EXPRESSION, AND POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS; AND WHEREAS: FOR 25 YEARS, THE POWER TO THE PEOPLE STAGE HAS STOOD A SPACE OF RESISTANCE, CELEBRATION, HEALING, AND TRUTH-TELLING UPLIFTING PERFORMERS, ACTIVISTS, AND ORGANIZERS WHOSE VOICES HAVE TO OFTEN BEEN EXCLUDED FROM
MAINSTREAM PLATFORMS; AND WHEREAS: THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLI ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EQUITY REQUIRES NOT ONLY RECOGNITION BUT ACTION, AND HONORS SPACES LIKE THE POWER TO THE PEOPLE STAGE AS ESSENTIAL TO DISMANTLING SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES
AND ADVANCING JUSTICE; AND WRZ: -- WHEREAS: THE YEAR 2026 MARKS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POWER TO THE PEOPLE STAGE AND PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE ITS LEGACY WHILE RECOMMITTING TO THE ONGOING STRUGGLE FOR LIBERATION AND INCLUSION; AND
WHEREAS: NICK METCALF IS HEREBY ESPECIALLY HONORED FOR HIS LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY, AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO UPLIFT COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER TO THE PEOPLE STAGE AND BEYOND; ┘NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE┘ THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
DO HEREBY HONOR THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POWER TO THE PEOPLE STAGE AND RECOGNIZE ITS LASTING IMPACT ON ADVANCING EQUITY, REPRESENTATION, AND JUSTICE WITHIN THE 2SLGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL HEREBY PROCLAIM SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026, AS “POWER TO THE STAGE DAY” IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS TOELEBRATE, UPLIFT, AND SUPPORT THE VOICES AND
LEADERSHIP OF BIPOC, TRANSGENDER, NONBINARY, AND MARGINALIZED 2SLGBTQIA+ COMMUNITIES; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS RECOMMITS TO SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-LED MOVEMENTS, CULTURAL SPACES, AND POLICY INITIATIVES THAT ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE, GENDER EQUITY,
AND THE FULL LIBERATION OF ALL . THIS IS A BIG DAY! I HOPE WE GET TO SEE EVERYBODY ON SUNDAY. I'LL FIRST PASS IT TO RO ROXANNE. HEY, ROX. AND WE'LL
HAVE MORE RESOLUTIONS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, FOR SPEARHEADING THIS. FOR GETTING IT DONE AND MAKING IT HAPPEN. THANKS TO THE FULL BODY OF THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR FOR RECOGNITION OF THIS IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN
DOING OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. AND THAT I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY BEING HERE TODAY! AND SHOWING UP. AND I'LL PASS TO NICK. >> I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO SAY ANYTHING. SORRY! [ LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. I HOPE TO
SEE YOU ON SUNDAY! [ APPLAUSE ] >> I'LL SAY A FEW WORDS.. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT DURING PRIDE MONTH TO RECOGNIZE THE LEADERS WHO HAVE LEAD US THROUGH THIS MOMENT. YOU KNOW, PRIDE
WAS AN UPRISING. IT WAS A PROTEST. IF IT WASN'T PARTICULARLY FOR BLACK AND BRO TRANS WOMEN THAT LEAD THE WAY FOR PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF TO BE HERE AND SAY WE DESERVE MORE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE. ON TOP OF QUEER FOLKS OF COLOR. SO I JUST
WANTED TO SAY THAT. AS WE ARE CLOSE TO ENDING PRIDE MONTH THIS YEAR. BECAUSE IT MAY BE THE END OF THE MONTH, BUT IT'S NOT OVER. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE PRIDEFUL FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. I WANTED TO SAY THAT TODAY! >> I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO SAY
THAT A BIG THANK YOU TO FORMER PRESIDENT ANDREA JENKINS FOR SHOWING ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PROCLAMATION AND A RESOLUTION AND GIVING ME A PATHWAY TO DO THAT. >> WE LOVE HER. OKAY. WE'LL
TAKE A PHOTO. UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING? NO? SURE. LOVE IT. >> I'LL SAY A QUICK THING. AYE THE TWO-SPIRIT EQUITY MANAGER AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND
WE'VE HAD A LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE POWER TO THE PEOPLE STAGE WITH RARE PRODUCTIONS. AND WE WILL BE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WILL BE HAVING OUR TABLES WITH THE POWER TO THE PEOPLE STAGE THIS YEAR FOR PRIDE, AS WELL. AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE PA
PARTNERSHIP. AND TO BE THERE, IN PARTICULAR. SAY HI, TAKE IN THE MUSIC, COME SEE AND MEET SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO WORK AT THE CITY WHO WILL BE THERE ACROSS A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS WHO CAN SHARE STUFF ABOUT RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE IN COMMUNITY. THAT'S ANOTHER PIECE THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR!
THANKS, COUNCIL MEMBER. >> THANK YOU. AND TO ALL OF OUR STAFF THAT MAKE THIS PLACE RUN.
WE'LL TAKE A QUICK PHOTO.
>> FINALLY, I'LL WELCOME UP VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN TO RECOGNIZE
SOMALI WEEK.
>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M PRESENTING HERE RECOGNIZING THE 2026 SOMALI WEEK FESTIVAL. WHEREAS: THE SOMALI WEEK FESTIVAL IS A VIBRANT CELEBRATION OF SOMALI CULTURE,
HERITAGE, AND COMMUNITY, RECOGN AS THE LARGEST EVENT OF ITS KIN OUTSIDE OF SOMALIA, DRAWING THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS TO MINNEAPOLIS EACH YEAR; AND WHEREAS: THIS FESTIVAL MARKS A SIGNIFICANT OCCASION FOR THE SOMALI DIASPORA, PROVIDING AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE SOMALI INDEPENDENCE DAY, REFLECTING ON THE HISTORY, STRUGGLES, AND TRIUMPHS OF SOMALIA SINCE ITS INDEPENDENCE ON JULY 1, 1960; AD WHEREAS: THE SOMALI WEEK FESTIV SHOWCASES SOMALI ART, MUSIC,
DANCE, FASHION, AND CUISINE, FOSTERING GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF SOMALI CULTURE AMONG ALL RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS AND PROMOTING MULTICULTURALISM AND UNITY; AND WHEREAS: THE MISSION OF SOMALI
WEEK IS TO PROMOTE CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND DEEPEN THE COMMUNITY'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF TH SOMALI AMERICAN COMMUNITY; AND THE SOMALI WEEK FESTIVAL ALIGNS WITH MINNEAPOLIS'S VALUES OF DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND COMMU CELEBRATION, REINFORCING THE
CITY'S COMMITMENT TO RECOGNIZIN AND HONORING THE RICH TAPESTRY OF CULTURES THAT CONSTITUTE ITSD WHEREAS: MINNEAPOLIS IS HOME TO
ONE OFTHE LARGEST SOMALI COMMUN IN NORTH AMERICA, WHOSE PRESENC ENRICHED THE CULTURAL, ECONOMIC CIVIC, AND SOCIAL LIFE OF OUR CITY FOR DECADES; AND WHEREAS: THE SOMALI COMMUNITY, ITS RESILIENCE, LEADERSHIP, AND
VIBRANT CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS, CONTINUES TO INSPIRE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE ONGOING STORY OF MINNEAPOLIS, ENRICHING OUR CITY THROUGH ITS CULTURE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT; AND
WHEREAS: THE SOMALI AMERICAN CO HAS DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY RESILIENCE, UNITY, AND STRENGTH TO CELEBRATE ITS HERITAGE, SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL LIFE OF MINNEAPOLIS DURING A PERIOD THA TESTED MANY IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES; AND SOMALI AMERICANS CONTINUE TO HELP SHAPE
THE FUTURE OF MINNEAPOLIS THROU ENTREPRENEURSHIP, PUBLIC SERVIC EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, ARTS, PHILANTHROPY, AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP, HELPING BUILD A STRONGER CY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS; AND
WHEREAS: MINNEAPOLIS IS STRENGTHENED BY THE RELATIONSHIPS BUILT AMONG
NEIGHBORS FROM MANY CULTURES AN BACKGROUNDS, DEMSTRATING THAT OUR DIVERSITY REMAINS ONE OF OU GREATEST SOURCES OF STRENGTH, B AND SHARED PROSPERITY; AND THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS, VOLUNTEERS, ARTISTS, BUSINESSES CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, AND
COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE SOMALI WEEK FESTIVAL HAS GROWN INTO A CITY-WIDE CELEBRATION THAT WELC PARTICIPATION FROM RESIDENTS AN BEYOND, FOSTERING BROADER CONNE AND RELATIONSHIPS; ┘NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED┘ THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO
HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE SOMALI WEEK FESTIVAL 2026 AS A SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL EVENT IN MINNEAPOLIS, CELEBRATING THE SOMALI COMMUNITY'S RESILIENCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY AND PROMOTING THE VALUES OF DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING; AND FURTHER, THAT JULY 1, 2026, BE RECOGNIZED AS "SOMALI CULTUR
IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, ACKNOWLEDGING THE ENDURING SPIRIT, LEADERSHIP, AND CULTURA RICHNESS OF THE SOMALI COMMUNIT. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO SPEAK ON THE IMPORTANT EVENT. WE KNOW THAT MANY, MANY YEARS WE
HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS WONDERFUL LAKE STREET EVENT THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING. I THINK MANY PEOPLE HAVE COME THROUGH THERE AND REALLY ENJOY AND LEARN AND WHAT ELSE -- WHERE ELSE CAN YOU RIDE A CAMEL IN MINNEAPOLIS? THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN RIDE A CAMEL!
IT'S A WONDERFUL EVENT. AND I INVITE YOU ALL TO COME. AND I DO WANT TO THANK THE ORGANIZERS AND, OF COURSE, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ONE THING I WANT TO SAY THAT THE SOMALI COMMUNITY WAS TESTED MANY TIMES. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE BEEN TESTED. WE WENT THROUGH CIVIL WAR. WE ARE RESILIENT.
ONE OF THE FIRST PRESS CONFERENCES I DID WITH THE MAYOR, WHEN I TOLD TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THAT WE BELONG HERE AND WE ARE AMERICAN LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. [ APPLAUSE ] AND I SAID THIS IS HOME. SO I
DO WANT TO PASS IT TO THE PRESIDENT OF ORGANIZING SOMALI EVENTS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TODAY. SOMALI WEEK IS A
GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED, ANTICIPATED, ONE OF THE LARGEST CELEBRATIONS. NOT JUST FOR THE GLOBAL SOMALI DIASPORA, BUT FOR MINNESOTANS. EVERY SINGLE YEAR. FOR 23 YEARS NOW. WHETHER YOU H ARE A SOMALI, WHETHER YOU
ARE A FRIEND, WHETHER YOU HAVE A NEIGHBOR. WE INVITE YOU TO COME CELEBRATE WITH US THIS YEAR. ENJOY THE MUSIC, THE CULTURE, COME RIDE A CAMEL ON LAKE STREET! I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE REST OF
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE MEET MINNEAPOLIS, A PROUD PARTNER. THIS YEAR'S CELEBRATION IS SIGNIFICANT AND MORE MEANINGFUL THAN THE REST OF THE YEARS. IT ALIGNS WITH OUR NATION'S 250th ANNIVERSARY, WHICH IS THE THEME
"PARTNERSHIP, PROGRESS, AND UNITY." AGAIN, I INVITE MY NEIGHBORS, MY FRIENDS, O CITY, AND OUR STATE. SOMALI WEEK IS PROUD TO CALL HERE HOME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU EVERYONE. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL FOR JUNE 25 TO ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HA SHAFFER. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY.
>> PRESENT. >> CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >>HITING IS ABSENT. CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >> STEVENSON. >> PRESENT. >> RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> 12 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> I KNOW.
>> WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, LET ME REMIND MEMBERS AND THE STAFF THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REAL TIME CAPTIONING AS A MEANS TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF
THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. WITH THAT, THE AGENDAOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. I'M GOING
TO PROPOSE ONE REVISIO TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA. UNDER THE BIDS, HOUSING WITH, AND ZONING COMMITTEE AND PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND EQUITY COMMITTEE REPORTS. WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE ORDINANCES RELATED TO ADULT BATH ITEMS. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
I'M GOING TO PROPOSE THAT WE TAKE THESE ITEMS UP TOGETHER AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES, AS IT MAKES SENSE TO DISCUSS THE ITEMS AS ONE PACKAGE. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT PLAN? ANY AMENDMENTS TO
THE AGENDA? AH, COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> UMM, YES. I DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA. >> GO AHEAD. >> OKAY. SO I AM BRINGING FORTH
AN AMENDMENT TO REQUEST THAT THE AUDIT AND AFTER-ACTION REVIEW BE COMMITTED -- BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 19th, 2027. THIS IS THE AMENDMENT IS THE ORDER OF NEW
BUSINESS TO REQUEST THAT THE ADDED COMMITTEE RELATING TO MPHA'S USE OF CITY FUNDS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN HAS MOVED TO AMEND THE AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND. >> SECOND.
>> ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS? I'M GOING TO CALL ON THE CLERKS. THERE'S THIS WORLD CUP ... >> PRESIDENT PAYNE, I THINK I CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION. >> OKAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> WE'LL TAKE IT UP IN THE
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AGENDA AS ITEMS ALREADY ON THE AGENDA. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE ITEM ITSELF. >> OKAY. >> IT'S NOT AN AMENDMENT TO THE FULL AGENDA. >> GOT IT. >> SEEING NO OTHER AMENDMENTS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. >> SO MOVED. SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE
ROLL. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WARREN. >> AYE.>> SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> WHITING IS ABSENT. CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE.
>> AYE. >> THERE ARE 12 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM IS ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 11th. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WARREN. >> AYE. >> SHAFFER.
>> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSESMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAN PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE MINUTES ACCEPTED. FINALLY, THE REFERRAL
OF PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS TO PROPER COMMITTEES. >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WARREN. >> AYE. >> SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE.
>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> 12 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THOSE MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM THE STAN STANDING COMMITTEES. FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP
BUSINESS ITEM 6 AND PSHE ITEM 2. RELATED TO ADULT BATHHOUSES AND SEX VENUES. BY WAY OF BACKGROUND,HESE ARE IN TWO SEPARATE COMMITTEES BECAUSE WE ARE REARRANGING SOME OF THE CODE WITHIN BUSINESS, LICENSING, AND
HEALTH CODE TO PERMIT FOR FUTURE REGULATIONS OF BATHHOUSES. THIS IS NOT THE FULL BODY OF WORK THAT WE ARE IN TO DO. THIS IS THE STARTING POINT FOR SETTING THE FOUNDATION TO DO THAT FULL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AROUND THIS BODY OF WORK. THIS IS BUILDING
OFF OF LEGISLATION THAT I CO-AUTHORED WITH THEN PRESIDENT ANDREA JENKINS, WHERE WE STRIPPED SOME OF THE STIGMATIZING LANGUAGE OUT OF OUR HEALTH CODE. OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN DEMANDING THAT WE FULLY
REPEAL THESE REGULATIONS. TODAY IS A REFLECTION OF THIS ITERATIVE APPROACH TO THE FINAL DESTINATION. AND SO AS A PRIMARY AUTHOR OF THIS ORDINANCE, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF BOTH ITEMS. ASK FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER
CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. COLLEAGUES, TODAY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE CITY BEFORE WE WERE ALL ON THE COUNCIL. AND WHY WHAT WE DO TODAY WITH THESE VOTES MATTER FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THROUGH IT, FOR THE PEOPLE
AFTER US, AND WHY IT MATTERS TO PARTICULARLY THE 2S LG LGBTQI+ CITY COUNCIL. MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL VOTING AGAINST ALLOWING A PRIDE BLOCK PARTY IN MINNEAPOLIS. THE SAME MONTH, THE MPD VICE SQUAD AND DEPUTY
MAYOR ENTERED A BATHHOUSE IN MINNEAPOLIS DRUNK AND HARASSED VOWING TO COME BACK AND SHUT DOWN WHAT THEY CALLED, I'M QUOTING, A WHORE HOUSE FOR MEN. THEY DID COME BACK. 1979, THE LARGEST RAID ON ADULT BATHHOUSES
IN THE UNITED STATES HISTORY HAPPENED HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. TWO UNDERCOVER OFFICERS BEGAN GRABBING MEN. 125 PEOPLE WERE TICKETED. NINE CHARGED WITH A FELONY CRIME OF SODOMY, AND PEOPLE WHO HAD GATHERED NOT TO HARM ANYONE, NOT TO BREAK
ANYONE'S LIFE, BUT TO BE TOGETHER IN QUEER SPACES WERE CRIMINALIZED. IN 1987, AT THE HEIGHT OF THE AIDS CRISIS, THE CITY ADDED A BAN ON HIGH-RISK SEXUAL BEHAVIOR. DESPITE EVIDENCE BEING CLEAR THEN AND
THE EVIDENCE REMAINING CLEAR NOW, AND AS A PROJECT TESTIFIED BEFORE THE COUNCIL PUSHING THE ACTIVITY INTO LESS VISIBLE SPACES DOES NOT ELIMINATE RISK. IT MAKES OUTREACH AND EDUCATION MORE HARD. AND, IN FACT, AT THAT TIME, EVIDENCE DID NOT
MATTER, I GUESS. AND IN 1988, MINNEAPOLIS FORMALLY BANNED BATHHOUSES. THAT BAN HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS FOR 38 YEARS. THESE ARE GATHERING SPACES FOR QUEER PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY GAY MEN, AT A TIME WHEN BEING OUT IN PUBLIC COULD GET YOU FIRED, GET
YOU BEAT, COULD GET YOU ARRESTED. THESE ARE PLACES OF REFUGE AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE ESTABLISHMENTS WERE PICKETED BY SIGNS THAT SAID "AIDS KILL." WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS CLEARING THE PATH FOR A PROPER
PUBLIC HEALTH AND ZONING FRAMEWORK TO FOLLOW IN THE FUTURE. IT IS TECHNICAL IN NATURE. AND IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT BATHHOUSES ARE ABLE TO OPEN JUST YET. BUT TODAY IS A FIRST STEP AND IT WILL NOT BE THE LAST. BUT IT IS AN IMPORTANT ONE. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
BRIAN KOHL, THE FIRST OUT GUY MEMBER OF THE MINNEAPOLIS SCOIM WHO VOTED FOR THE BAN IN 1988. HE WAS LIVING WITH HIV WHEN HE DID IT. HE WAS MAKING DECISIONS IN A MIDDLE OF CRISIS, WITH IMMENSE PRESSURE. AND IN THE LAST YEAR OF HIS LIFE, BRIAN COIL CHOSE TO BE PUBLIC ABOUT
HIS HIV STATUS. I WANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT TOOK COURAGE. BRIAN DIDN'T HAVE THE SIGNS THAT WE HAVE TODAY, BUT WHAT WE DO HAVE NOW IS SCIENCE THAT CAN HELP IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES. WE HAVE PREP, U EQUALS U, AND
MODERN HIV PREVENTION. I BELIEVE IF BRIAN WERE WITH US HERE TODAY, AND WITH EVERYTHING WE KNOW NOW ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH, HE WOULD BE STANDING WITH US PROUDLY, WITH THE PRIORITIES OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND WITH ME ON THE COUNCIL SO I WOULDN'T FEEL ALONE TAKING THIS VOTE. I ALSO
WANT TO BE HONEST ABOUT WHAT I FEEL SITTING HERE AS THE ONLY OUT LGBTQ+ PERSON ON THE CITY COUNCIL. I SAY IT BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT MEANT FOR SO MANY IN THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE NO ONE IN THE CHAMBER WHO COULD LOOK AT THE BAN SAY AND I KNOW WHAT IT
COST US. I KNOW WHO THE BAN WAS AIMED AT. I KNOW THE HATE THAT CAME WITH THE BAN WAS WRONG AND STILL IS. SOMEONE WHO WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BATHHOUSE RESTRICTIONS HAVE A HISTORY THAT IS INTERTWINED WITH ANTI-LGBT QIA BIG INDUSTRY.
BIGOTRY. AND TODAY'S VOTE IS A STEP TO TRY AND RECTIFY PAST HARMS. IN FACT, WHEN THE BAN FIRST PASSED, THE ORDINANCE DECLARED AIDS TO BE OF PARTICULAR DANGER TO PERSONS IN THIS COMMUNITY. THIS COMMUNITY MEANING THE COMMUNITY I'M A PART
OF, AND PROUD TO BE A PART OF. AS STATED, THIS DISEASE WAS FOUND TO OCCUR IN DISCERNIBLE POPULATION GROUPS, AND THAT THE DEFINITION OF HIGH-RISK SEXUAL CONDUCT TARGETED ACTS OF ASSOCIATED SPECIFICALLY WITH GAY MEN. TO BE CLEAR, IT WAS A LAW
TARGETING GAY MEN. AND THE CITY DECIDED TO PUT THE LAW INTO CODE. TO EVERYONE WHO WAS TICKETED, TO EVERYONE WHO WAS CHARGED, TO EVERYONE WHO WAS HARASSED, RAIDED, AND CRIMINALIZED FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE. I'M VERY PROUD TO TAKE THIS VOTE FOR YOU AND THE ENTIRE
LGBTQIA COMMUNITY. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS TODAY. [ APPLAUSE ] >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. . [ APPLAUSE ] >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'LL KEEP MY REMARKS BRIEF. I
WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AND EVERY SINGLE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT'S BEEN A PART OF AUTHORING THIS ORDINANCE. THESE TWO ORDINANCES ARE THE FIRST STEP. THEY MAKE
SOME REALLY IMPORTANT TECHNICAL CHANGES. AND I JUST WANTED TO APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS TAKING PLACE ON PRIDE MONTH. WHAT I HAD SEEN IN TWO COMMITTEES, BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING AND PUBLIC HEALTH SAFE EQUITY, IS SOMETHING THAT I HADN'T SEEN
BEFORE IN CITY HALL. WHICH WAS AN OUTPOURING OF OUR 2SLGBTQIA COMMUNITY COMING TO CITY HALL. NOT ONLY TO SHARE THEIR REASONS FOR WHY WE NEED TO SUPPORT THE REPEAL OF THIS ARCHAIC BATHHOUSE
BAN, BUT THEY WERE SHARING HONEST AND REAL QUEER STORIES. THERE WAS A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL STORY TELLING THAT WAS HAPPENING. PEOPLE WERE SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES, THEY WERE SHARING WHY THEY CHOSE TO LEAVE STATES AND COMMUNITIES THAT WERE NOT WELCOMING TO THEM TO COME TO A PLACE LIKE MINNEAPOLIS.
BECAUSE IT IS A WELCOMING CITY. BECAUSE WE ARE TAKING STRIDES AND STEPS TO MAKE IT MORE WELCOMING. NOT ONLY IN NAME BUT IN POLICY. THAT'S WHY WE TOOK UP THE ENTIRE PRIDEOLICY PACKAGE TODAY. THIS IS A KEY PART OF IT. I THINK IT'S WORTH
SHARING THAT WHEN THIS BAN TOOK PLACE, THIS IS BEFORE WE HAD MEDICATION, LIKE PREP, THAT IS KEY IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF HIV. THE SCIENCE HAS CAUGHT UP. THE HEALTH OUTREACH SYSTEMS ARE
THERE. IT'S REALLY HARD TO KEEP THIS ON OUR BOOKS WHEN OTHER CITIES HAVE SUCCESSFULLY HAD BATHHOUSES THAT ARE SAFE. THAT, FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM OR BE A PART OF THEM, IT'S NOT BOTHERING THEM. IF THAT'S WHAT SOME PEOPLE ARE
WORRIED ABOUT. BUT IT'S CREATED THE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN FEEL SAFE IN THEIR QUEER IDENTITY AND BUILD MORE QUEER STORIES AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT PLACE OF COMMUNITY AND CARE. SO I'M PROUD TO BE A CO-AUTHOR ON THIS. AND I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS, TOO. AND I HOPE TO SEE THIS
PASSED THROUGH OUR BODY TODAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. [ APPLAUSE ] PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE. COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SHARE A MOMENT, TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO SHARE WHY I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY. AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT
SOMETHING UP FRONT. FIRST AND FOREMOST. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR HEART. THANK YOU FOR SHARING ABOUT THE DISCRIMINATION AND THE HATE THAT WAS EXPERIENCED IN TIMES PAST AROUND BATHHOUSES. MINNEAPOLIS IS AND MUST REMAIN A CITY WHERE LGBTQ
PEOPLE ARE CELEBRATED, SAFE, VISIBLE, RESPECTED, AND FREE. AND ALONG THOSE LINES, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE ORDINANCES THAT COUNCI MEMBER CHAVEZ IS BRINGING FORWARD TODAY AROUND WELCOMING CITIES. MY CONCERN TODAY IS NOT JUST WITH LGBTQ
SPACES, NOT WITH CONSENTING ADULTS, AND NOT WITH WHETHER OR NOT MINNEAPOLIS IS A WELCOMING CITY. MY CONCERN IS THE DELETION SUGGESTED TODAY IN TITLE 11, CHAPTER 219, WHICH WOULD ALLOW IN MINNEAPOLIS COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS FOR THE
PURPOSES OF PERMITTING SEX AND ALLOWING ENCLOSURES FOR A FEE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND HAVE SEX. BASICALLY ALLOWING ADULT SEX VENUES TO OPERATE IN OUR CITY BY STRIKING THESE PARTICULAR PARTS OF THE ORDINANCE. AS A REPRESENTATIVE
OF LORING PARK, THE HISTORIC EPICENTER OF LGBTQ LIFE IN MINNEAPOLIS. I HEARD FROM MANY CONSTITUENTS WHO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL. SOME SUPPORT IT. SOME OPPOSE IT. SOME ARE STILL WEIGHING THE
PUBLIC HEALTH, NEIGHBORHOOD, REGULATORY, AND HISTORICAL IMPLICATIONS. AND SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TIME. AND THE THREE BATHHOUSES THAT WE HAD IN THE WAREHOUSE DISTRICT. JUST YESTERDAY I SAT DOWN WITH A
CONSTITUENT WHO HELPED CHALLENGE MINNESOTA'S ANTI-SODOMY STATUTE AND WHO SERVED AS AN AID TO THE LATE-SENATOR ALAN SPEAR. THE FIRST OPENLY-GAY MAN IN THE COUNTRY TO SERVE AS A STATE LEGISLATOR, AND THE LEADING FORCE BEHIND THE 1993 HUMAN RIGHTS ACT. WHICH PROTECTED GAY
AND LESBIAN MINNESOTANS FROM DISCRIMINATION, AND WAS THE FIRST STATE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW IN THE NATION TO EXPRESSLY PROTECT TRANS GENDER PEOPLE. MY CONSTITUENT HAS SPENT DECADES IN THIS FIGHT. HE SHARED WITH ME THAT MANY GAY MEN IN HIS OWN
NETWORK EITHER OPPOSE THE RETURN OF BATHHOUSES OR HAVE REAL QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THIS IS THE RIGHT PATH FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. WHEN SOMEONE WHO HELP SECURE IMPORTANT LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ MINNESOTANS RACES A CONCERN, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO
LISTEN. ADDITIONALLY, GIVEN THE CITY'S CITY BUDGET SHORTFALLS IN CORE CITY SERVICES AND LIMITED STAFF CAPACITY, I DON'T THINK IT'S A TOP PRIORITY FOR EXPANDING SERVICES. ON THE EVE OF PRIDE, THIS IS A
REMINDER THAT THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY IS NOT MONOLITH. RESPECTING THE COMMUNITY MEANS LISTENING TO THE FULL RANGE OF VOICES WITHIN IT. INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT FOR LGBTQ FREEDOM FOR DECADES. THANK YOU
FOR ALLOWING ME SHARE THESE COMMENTS. THANKS. >> OKAY. [ AUDIENCE BOOING ] PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> > MR. CHAIRMAN, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. THANK YOU FOR HEARING
MY CONCES ABOUT RETAINING THE WORK THAT I DID ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO ON ADULT ENTERTAINMENT. MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS STRIP CLUBS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ADULT ENTERTAINMENT THAT WE'RE ALWAYS PROTECTING THE SAFETY OF THE WORKERS AND THE HEALTH, SAFETY,
AND THE CLEANLINESS OF THE VENUES THEMSELVES. THIS ACTION IN FRONT OF US RIGHT NOW IS ADDING MY PREVIOUS WORK INSTEAD FROM HEALTH TO THE LICENSE AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS CODE. WHEN I DID THIS WORK, THE CITY ATTORNEY AT THE TIME FELT THE
HEALTH CODE WAS BEST FIT. IT'S OKAY FOR THAT TO CHANGE. I HOPE THAT YOU SEE MY SUPPORT OF THIS AS THE GOOD WILL AND KNOW THAT I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS STILL ABOUT HOW BATHHOUSES WILL BE REGULATED AND HOW THE CITY MIGHT
DO THIS BETTER IN THE FUTURE. I HOPE YOU WILL INVITE ME TO BE PART OF THE WORK. AS A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO THESE REGULATIONS THAT ARE BEING MOVED FROM ONE PART OF THE CODE TO THE OTHER. I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THE RISK ENVIRONMENT AND THE POLICY FRAMEWORK OF WHAT WE HAVE IN
FRONT OF US TODAY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT WORK. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [ APPLAUSE ] >> I WANT TO ALSO GET IN CUE AND GIVE GRATITUDE T COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ IN HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS
POLICY. AS WELL AS THE CO-AUTHORS WHO HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT THIS IS A PRIORITY. OUR LGBTQ 2S PLUS COMMUNITIES HAVE
BEEN LONG ADVOCATING FOR THIS POLICY. OUR FORMER PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, THE FIRST BLACK TRANS WOMAN TO SIT ON THIS BODY AND IN THAT PARTICULAR LEADERSHIP ROLE, SPENT YEARS ADVOCATING FOR THIS POLICY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND, IN
NO WAY POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MONTH OF PRIDE, WHERE I, SOMEONE IDENTIFYING AS HI HE HETEROSEXUAL, SAY NO. IT'S A REFLECTION OF A TIME IN
OUR LOCAL POLITICS THAT IT WAS DRIVEN BY FEAR. A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF A MAJOR PUBLIC ALTH EPIDEMIC THAT WAS AIDS AT THAT TIME. AND IS THOSE DECISIONS THAT WERE ROOTED IN FEAR THAT BROUGHT THIS POLICY INTO FRUITION IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ACTUALLY REPEAL AND HAVE A HARD RESET AND ACTUALLY DEMONSTRATE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR VALUES OF BEING A WELCOMING CITY FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. AND THAT INCLUDES OUR LGBTQ+ FOLKS. AND IN THAT, I THINK
IT'S ALSO QUITE DANGEROUS TO USE THIS LINE, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS THIS. THAT WEAPONIZEZATION OF HYPERSEXUAL HYPERSEXUALZATION OF OUR QUEER COMMUNITIES AS A MEANS TO BRING FORWARD REIMPRESSIVE POLICIES THAT LIMITS THEIR EXISTENCE AND ABILITY TO BE IN
COMMUNITY WITH EACH OTHER. THE IDEA THAT THIS POLICY HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY FRAMED AS FACILITATION OF BROTHEL OR SEXUAL ACTIVITY AS FOLKS WANT TO HAVE SEX. YOU KNOW WHAT? MAYBE THAT MIGHT HELP ACTUALLY BRING
MORE ENJOYMENT TO OUR CITY. TO SAY THIS POLICY IS ESSENTIALLY THE FACILITATION OF LEGALIZING BROTHELS IS NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING. AND I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO NOT USE THIS TROPE OF HYPERSEXUALIZING OUR
COMMUNITIES THAT PUT US IN THIS FIRST PLACE. THAT PUT A REIMPRESSIVE, IGNORANT, FEAR-BASED POLICY IN THE PLACE. IN -- IN -- IN -- OUR -- OUR -- OUR LEGAL CODE IN THE FIRST PLACE. I DON'T WANT TO BE PART
OF USING THAT AS A TROPE TO REPRESS AND SUPPRESS OUR QUEER COMMUNITIES IN THEIR FULL EXISTENCE. IN THEIR FULLEST HUMANITY. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE NEED TO BE INTENTIONAL. I THINK IT'S BEEN INTENTIONAL TO TRY TO MISS
CO CONFIGURE THE INTENT OF THE POLICY OUTSIDE OF WHAT IT IS. WHICH OUR COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE WHO PAY TAXES, WHO HELP KEEP OUR CITY AFLOAT. WHO HELP BRING SUCH LIFE INTO OUR CITY. IF YOU CAN GO IN AND ENJOY A DRAG SHOW AT GAY 90s OR
WHEREVER ELSE IN THE SALON, YOU SHOULD BE -- YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO STAND UP FOR THE POLICIES THAT MAKES THOSE SPACES POSSIBLE. THAT MAKES THE COMMUNITY AND ALLOWS US TO ENJOY DRAG BRUNCHES ON SATURDAY MORNINGS POSSIBLE. SO I JUST
WANT TO NAME MY SUPPORT OF THIS POLICY. AND IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FALL ON THE WEIGHT OF SHOULDERS OF OUR QUEER COUNCIL MEMBERS ALONE. THIS IS INTERSECTIONAL. THERE'S A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY OF PROTECTING OUR LGBTQ+
COMMUNITIES. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN SHARE THAT LOAD. AND, AGAIN, BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR CITY VALUES. WITH THAT, I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE ABLEO ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING RIGHT TODAY AND CORRECT A PERIOD IN OUR LOCAL HISTORY THAT BROUGHT HARM, THAT
BROUGHT S SHADOWS, THAT WAS ROOTED IN FEAR. TO ACTUALLY TRANSFORM THAT INTO A MOMENT OF BOLDNESS, OF PRIDE, OF JOY, OF OPPORTUNITY. AND I'M SO EXCITED AND SO GRATEFUL THAT I COULD BE ON THIS SIDE OF THE DA IS TO SUPPORT THOSE EFFORTS.
APPLAUSE ] >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AH, I THINK I'M NEXT, RIGHT? THANK YOU. I WANTED TO AT LEAST MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS KNOW THAT THIS WON'T LEAVE BATHHOUSES IN A GREY AREA. WE STILL NEED TO WORK ON ZONING. THE SAFETY AND
REGULATIONS. SO BATHHOUSES WON'T BE ABLE TO OPEN TOMORROW OR IN THE NEXT WEEK. MY OFFICE AND MANY OF THE AUTHORS COMMITTED PUBLICLY, AS I MENTIONED IN COMMITTEE, AND MAYOR FREY TO WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO WORK ON THE
NEXT STEPS. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. I COMMIT TO WORKING WITH YOU, AS WELL. AS WELL AS ANYBODY IN THIS BODY. I'M SAYING THAT OUT LOUD SO YOU CAN HOLD ME TO ACCOUNT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.
>> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SPEAK ABOUT MY CONCERNS. I STILL NEED MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED. AND YOU'VE EXPLAINED IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME. BUT I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS BEFORE THE
FINAL VOTE IS TAKEN. THANK YOU. . >> >>: AND THEN I ADDED MYSELF TO QUE CUE. I WANT TO THANK THE CO-AUTHORS ON THIS. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, AND ESPECIALLY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, I ENDED UP BEING THE LEAD AUTHOR AS A RESULT OF FORMER COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS'S LEADERSHIP. AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE AMONGST SUCH A POWERFUL GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO BRING POLICY LIKE THIS FORWARD. I WANT TO GIVE A
SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. BECAUSE REPRESENTATION MATTERS. BUT REPRESENTATION ISN'T ENOUGH. YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY ACT ON THOSE VALUES. ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS. AND THIS ENTIRE PRIDE AND POLICY PACKAGE
IS A REAL REFLECTION OF THAT ACTION THAT WE'RE TAKING. ESPECIALLY DURING PRIDE MONTH. I'M JUST HONORED TO BE A PART OF THIS. AND SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN CUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WARRE >> NO. >> SHAFFER. >> NO. >> WONSLEY.
>> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> ABSTAIN. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE NIN AYES. TWO NAYS. ONE ABSTENTION.
>> THAT CARRIES. AND THOSE ORDINANCES ARE ADOPTED. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
NEXT, WE'LL PROCEED WITH THE COMMITTEE REPORTS, WHICH ARE TAKEN IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, BEGINNING WITH THE REPORT OF THE BUSINESS, HOUSING, ZONING COMMITTEE. GIVEN BY THE CHAIR, VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE WILL BE BRINGING 27
ITEMS FORWARD TODAY. ONE IS APPOINTMENT OF ERIK HANSEN TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. TWO APPROVES AN
ENTERTAINMENT FOR INDEED BREWING COMPANY. EYE TEEM THREE IS EXTENDED HALL FOR RENTAL HALL LICENSE FOR MILLENNIUM EVENT CENTER. FOUR APPROVES A LAND SALE AT 3726 LOGAN AVENUE NORTH.
FIVE APPROVES AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO TAILGATING. SIX IS AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO ADULT BATHHOUSES. THIS ITEM WAS DISPENSED WITH THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. SEVEN APPROVES AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE MORATORIUM ON
DATA CENTER USES. EIGHT APPROVES TWO LIQUOR LICENSES. NINE APPROVES 42 LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS. 10 APPROVES FOUR GAMBLING LICENSES. I'M SORRY GAMBLING RENEWALS. 11 IS
BUSINESS LICENSE AND OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR WUNDERCYCLE PEDAL CARS. 12 BUSINESS LICENSE FOR URBAN EATS. 13 IS WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD APPOINTMENTS. 14 APPROVES MINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HOUSING
APPOINTMENTS. 15 APPROVES 16 MINNEAPOLIS ART COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS. ITEM 16 IS AN APPOINTMENT TO MINNESOTA BALLPARK AUTHORITY. THIS WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT
RECOMMENDATION. 17 ACCEPTS WORK FORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT GRANTS FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 18 AUTHORIZES AMENDMENT TO THE NEW NICOLLET REDEVELOPMENT. 19 APPROVES FUNDING FOR 216 NICOLLET AVENUE
PROJECT. 20 IS APPROPRIATIONS FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING TO CPED. 21 IS REZONING APPLICATION FOR 2007 STEVENS AVENUE. 22 ACCEPTS THE GRANT FOR NAPC FENCE. 23 IS A RENTAL
RECLAIM HOUSING P PORTFOLIO. 24 IS PRACTISES RELATED TO BUSINESS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT IN THE CITY. 25 AUTHORIZES CONTRACT WITH MPHA FOR SECURITY AND SAFETY. 26 AUTHORIZES CITY CENSUS TRACT RANKING FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY ZONE PROGRAM. AND LASTLY, 27 AUTHORIZES A CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH GUTHRIE THEATER FOR 20 YEARS. WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE ALL ITEMS FOR APPROVAL AND PULL ITEM SEVEN AND 16 FOR
SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT ITEM 6, ADULT BATH HOUSE HAS BEEN VOTED ON THAT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE. THANK YOU. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT, TAKING UP ITEMS 7 AND 16
SEPARATELY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT? COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST
A SEPARATE VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER 1. AND I WOULD ALSO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 25. ABOUT THE FUNDING THAT IS BEING PROVIDED FROM THE CITY TO MPHA.
IS THIS IN ADDITION TO THE $5 MILLION IN ANNUAL FUNDING THAT COMES DOWN FROM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS? OR JUST A DISBURSEMENT OF THOSE FUNDS? >> IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN SPEAK TO THIS? COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.
UMM, AND I, OF COURSE, WILL WELCOME STAFF. BUT THIS IS FROM MY UNDERSTANDING A REFLECTION OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT COUNCIL BROUGHT FORWARD -- THAT'S NOT THE CASE, LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO, AH, COUNCIL MEMBER PEARLL
WARREN, MY OFFICE, WITH THE SUPPORT OF COUNCIL LAST YEAR, BROUGHT FORWARD A BUDGET AMENDMENT REFLECTING THE AMOUNT THAT'S BEFORE US TO GO TO THE HIGH-RISE COUNCIL. WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, HOUSES MANY SENIORS AND THEY HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH
SOME SAFETY CONCERNS. SO THIS IS TO HELP FACILITATE SOME MORE SAFETY RESOURCES TO KEEP THOSE HIGH-RISES SAFE. THAT'S GOING TO SPECIFICALLY THE HIGH-RISE COUNCIL TO MANAGE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT, COUNCIL
MEMBER RIN WONSLEY. MY QUESTION LIVES IN THE BODY OF THIS THAT ASKS WHAT THEN WAS THE $5 MILLION THAT WE HAVE INSTRUMENTED TO MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY UTILIZED FOR? AND WHAT TYPE OF OVERSIGHT IS BEING PROVIDED?
BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT A PORTION OF THAT $5 MILLION TO BALANCE THE LEVY ALSO INCLUDED THE SUPPORT FOR SECURITY AND SECURITY SERVICES, AS IT RELATES TO MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. >> I WILL ALSO INVITE STAFF TO SPEAK ON THIS. BUT AS SOMEONE WHO WORKED WITH COUNCIL AND THE
MAYOR TO INSTITUTE THE $5 MILLION PUBLIC HOUSING LEVY. THAT WAS GO TOWARD MPHA'S NOW MORE THAN $200 MILLION CAPITAL BACKLOG. SO WE SPENT SEVERAL YEARS TALKING ABOUT HOW CAN WE CHIP AWAY AT THAT. AND THE $5 MILLION, WHICH WAS INCLUDED
IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET, WAS A PIECE OF THAT. AND IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY, UMM, ALLOCATION THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO. MANY YEARS AGO, MPHA USED TO REQUEST A SEPARATE LEVY DEALING WITH SAFETY. AND THEY USED TO GET ABOUT A MILLION
DOLLARS FROM THAT. THE INTENTION OF THAT $5 MILLION THAT WAS ALLOCATED HAD NOTHING TO DO, ACTUALLY, THE $1 MILLION HAD LAPSED. THEY HAD TO ABSORB MUCH OF THEIR SECURITY COSTS WITHIN THE BUDGET. THE $Y
THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION WAS TIED TO ADDRESSING MPHA'S CAPITAL BACKLOG. IF I'M MISSING ANYTHING, DIRECTOR HANSEN, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. >> DIRECTOR. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, COUNCIL MEMBERS. ERIC HANSEN,
CPED DIRECTOR. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IT HAS EXACTLY. THE CITY LEVIES A $5 MILLION THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. THAT DOES NOT HIT THE CITY'S BANK ACCOUNTS. IT GOES INTO THE MPHA. THEY THEN REPORT BACK ON A REGULAR BASIS TO THE COUNCIL
AND THE MAYOR ON WHAT THEY DO WITH THOSE FUNDS. IT'S SOMETHING MANAGED DIRECTLY THROUGH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. WE CAN GET YOU REPORTS ON WHAT THEY USE THE $5 MILLION FOR. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT, DIRECTOR
HANSEN. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. . [ OFF MIC ] >> GOT IT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE REPORT MINUS ITEM ONE
AND SIX HAS BEEN DISPOSED OF, ITEM 7, AND ITEM 16. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WARREN. >> AYE. >> SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.
>> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> 12 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER ONE. IS THERE COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN DID YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? >> YES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE REAPPOINTMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR ERIC HANSEN. I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY HONEST THAT YOU -- AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR HONESTY -- IN TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE DID GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT AT THE START OF MY TENURE HERE. IN SERVING IN THIS CITY COUNCIL SEAT. I'M STILL NOT EXACTLY SURE WHY THAT WAS THE CASE.
BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO WORK ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LIVABILITY ISSUES THAT DEEPLY CONCERNS, SPECIFICALLY, NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AND MORE PRUDENTLY, WARD 5. AS THAT IS AN AREA OF
GRAVE HIGH-CONCENTRATED POVERTY. AND I AM DEEPLY COMMITTED TO REWRITING THE NARRATIVE OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE THOSE MEASURES VERY REALISTIC. AND THE QUESTION THAT I ASKED OF YOU
WHEN I ASKED WHAT THINGS HAVE YOU DONE IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT SOME TYPE OF CHANGE SO WE CAN SEE DIFFERENT RESULTS MOVING FORWARD. I REALIZE AS I WATCHED THE VIDEO BACK OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I DO.
I DON'T WATCH TV BUT I'LL WATCH VIDEO. THAT YOU STILL NEGLECTED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I AM COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH YOU IN ENSURING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE COME UP WITH THOSE ANSWERS COLLECTIVELY TOGETHER. AT THIS
TIME, I CANNOT VOTE FOR YOUR REAPPOINTMENT, BUT I AM MAKING A COMMITMENT TO WORK WITH YOU, SHOULD YOU BE REAPPOINTMENTED INTO THE ROLE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> I'L BE VOTG FOR YOU. I HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE ABILITY OF YOUR BUSINESS LICENSW CHANGES WE'RE SEEING IN THE CITY WITH THE GUN VIOLENCE AROUND OUR LICENSE HOLDERS. AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO VOTE FOR YOU. I HAVE FULL FAITH YOUR LEADERSHIP WILL DO THAT. I SEE -- I KNOW OUR ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS WILLING TO WORK WITH US. I SEE ONE OF THE ATTORNEYS HERE TODAY. SO LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN. LET'S KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M EXCITED TO BE SUPPORTING DIRECTOR HANSEN'S RENOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT TODAY TO CONTINUE SERVING OVER THE COURSE OF THE TERM. AS THE CITY'S COMMUNITY, PLANNG, AND ECONOMIC DIRECTOR. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY. AND FOR, YOU KNOW, BEING SOMEONE WHO LOVES MINNEAPOLIS THROUGH AND THROUGH. AND THE PEOPL THAT CALL IT HOME THROUGH AND THROUGH. UMM, IT'S A -- IT'S A JOY TO WORK
WITH YOUR TEAM AND I HAVE FOUND SOME OF THE BEST PARTNERSHIP AND THE BEST COLLABORATIVE WORK THAT, UMM, I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF -- OF BEING A PART OF HERE. IT'S ALWAYS INCLUDED YOUR TEAM. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S AN
ACCIDENT. THANK YOU TO, UMM, THE FOLKS FROM YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT ARE HERE TODAY. AND I KNOW -- I KNOW THAT, UMM, WE HAVE JUST SOME REALLY INCREDIBLY BRILLIT PEOPLE THAT, UMM, THAT WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE SERVE WIT US. SO, UMM, THANK YOU, MR.
PRESIDENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A CONVERSATION THAT YOU AND I HAD IN PRIVATE. ACKNOWLEDGING IT PUBLICLY. E WERE TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT BUILDING
DECARBONZATION AND WE WERE TALKING BAT BACK AND FORTH ABOUT IDENTIFYING THE GOAL OR THE YEAR OR THE TIME WHEN THE GOAL NEEDS TO HAPPEN. AND THE MAKING A PLAN BACK FROM THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE AN ACTIONABLE AND CLEAR PLAN. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT GETTING FOSSIL FUELS OUT
OF BUILDINGS. BUT THE SE GOES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, FOR TOTAL HOUSING PRODUCON, FOR ALL THE THINGS. WHICH I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SIMILAR VALUES ON. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF ON ALL THREE OF THOSE ISSUES, FRANKLY. AND SETTING TH GOAL THAT WE KNOW
THAT WE NEED OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, HOUSING PRODUCTION, BUILDING DECARBONZATION, THESE THINGS. AND WORKING BACKWARDS FOR ACTIONABLE STEPS FROM HERE TO THERE. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THANK YOU. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> UMM, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AS SEONE WHO
WORKED -- BEING A MEMBER AND VICE CHAIR AND CHAIR OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE. CPED IS ONE OF THE BEST DEPARTMENTS IN OUR CITY. AND EVER SINCE I ARRIVED, ERIK, YOUR COMMITMENT AND LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN EXCELLENT. LET ME JUST
ALSO GIVE YOUR STAFF WONDERFUL, PROFESSIONALISM, EXPERIENCE THEY BRING AND THE COMMITMENT. THEY DO A LOT. THEY DO A LOT OF WORK. AND, ALSO, I MADE THIS COMMENT ON TUESDAY THAT, YOU KNOW, YOUR PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO THE CITY FOR 20 PLUS YEARS.
IT'S AMAZING. AND WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU. AND I'M MAKING ANOTHER MOTION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD FOR APPROVAL. AND REALLY THANK YOU IF -- FOR YOUR SERVICE. I'LL BE VOTING FOR YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'VE HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH DIRECTOR HANSEN YESTERDAY. I THINK THE CONVERSATION WAS FOCUSED ON
REPAIR. I WAS SO EXCITED THE LAST TIME THAT THE DIRECTOR WAS BEFORE US FOR AN APPOINTMENT. BECAUSE THE PERSON BEFORE ME WAS A PERSON WHO UNDERSTOOD THE NORTH SIDE AND NOT JUST THE NORTH SIDE, BUT WARD FOUR. YOU HEAR ME SAY IT ALL THE TIME.
WE'RE THE FORGOTTEN WARD. I WAS EXTREMELY EXCITED TO SUPPORT HIM IN HIS PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT. I THINK WHAT WAS HAPPENING NOW IS, IT FEELS LIKE THE NORTH SIDE HAS BEEN LOST. THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS THAT I HAD ASKED FOR
SPECIFICALLY FROM THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT THAT HOPED THAT WHEN WE GOT TO THIS PLACE, I WOULD BE DIFFERENT. AND THAT'S VACANT LOTS IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. THAT'S A LOT OF THE LIVABILITY ISSUES WE SEE IN MY WARD, IN PARTICULAR. WE HAVE
ME COMMERCIAL SPACES THAT ARE VERY UNDER SERVED. THAT NEED TO BE ACTIVATED. WE NEED SOME INNOVATION AND VISION FROM CPED AND FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT ENSURES THAT THAT HAPPENS. WHEN YOU HAVE ONE OFHE ONLY AREAS IN THE CITY THAT HAS VANT
SPACES THAT CAN BE UTILIZED, THAT'S A PRIORITY! THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BUILD UP THE CITY THE WAY WE SAY WE WANT TO. WE ALSO -- I THINK WE'VE LOST THE WAY ON HOW WE
COLLABORATE WITH PUBLIC SAFETY IN CPED. AND WITH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE LIVABILITY ISSUES. AND I WANT TO SEE THAT ON THE FRONT. ON THE FOREFRONT OF THE NEXT FOUR YEARS OF CPED AND WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE NORTH SIDE.
AND I WANT TO SEE THE LOVE SPREAD. I CON DON'T WAN TOP SEE THE SAME PEOPLE GET OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CPED FOR PROJECTS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I WANT TO SEE YOUNG, UP-AND-COMING PEOPLE WE HAVEN'TET YET UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN
CPED AND GIVE THEM SOME VISION AND LOTS. THERE'S THINGS I'M PROUD OF IN CPED. THE MINNEAPOLIS HOMES PROGRAM, THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT I CERTAINLY WANT TO SEE. AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT YESTERDAY. YOU KNOW, WE KEEP HAVING THIS ROLL OR COSTER RIDE WITH GROCERY
STORES IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO WORK ON PARTNERSHIPS WITH SOME B GROCERS AND BRING PEOPLE IN. WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY THERE. HOW DO WE WORK AS A DEPARTMENT, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS A GOVERNING BODY TO TO ENSURE THAT THE
NORTH SIDE IS NO LONGER A FOOD OR PHARMACY DESERT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. AND HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE WHEN IT COMES TO
THE WORK THAT CPED IS DOING ON THE NORTH SIDE. AND I CERTAINLY WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON -- IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY THAT HAVE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE NORTH SIDE OVER THE YEARS. BUT THERE'S GOT TO BE BALANCE, AND THERE'S GOT TO BE THE RIGHT STAFF IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT WE
HAVE THAT BALANCE. SO THAT'S IT FOR ME. I'M -- I'M GOING TO SUPPORT MY COLLEAGUE TO THE NORTH AND NOT SUPPORT THIS REAPPOINTMENT. BUT HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK IN THE FUTURE. I THINK WE SHOOK ON IT YESTERDAY.
WORKING IN THE FUTE TO DO SOME REPAIR, SET SOME GOALS, AND MAKE SURE THOSE GOALS ARE ACCOMPLISHED. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER O ONE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO.
>> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WARREN. >> NO. >> SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> NO. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDE PAYNE. >> AYE.
>> 10 AYES AND TWO NAYS. >> THAT CARRIES. AND OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN? OR, MR. CLERK, DO WE WANT AN UPDATE? >> I WAS GOING TO SHARE. BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, WE HEAR THERE'S AN ALM GOING OFF. I THINK SECURITY IS TRYING TO TRACK DOWN TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PEOPLE CONNECTING WITH MBC.
IT MAY BE BECAUSE IT IS, A DISTRACTIONS, AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A BRIEF RECESS. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT IS NOW. I KNOW SECURITY IS AWARE AND THEY'RE LOOKING INTO IT. [ ALARM SOUNDING IN THE BACKGROUND ]
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>> WELCOME BACK. IT LOOKS LIKE OUR ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. I WILL CALL ON THE CLERK TO TAKE THE ROLL AND VERIFY PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> PRESENT. >> PRESENT. >> SHAFFER. >> PRESENT. >> WONSLEY.
>> PRESENT. >> CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >> WHITING IS ABSENT. CHOWDHURY.>> PRESENT. >> STEVENSON. >> PRESENT. >> RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> IS ABSENT. PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE 11 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE
HAVE A QUORUM. WE ARE ON BIZ ITEM SEVEN. MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS. COCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> COLLEAGUES, I'M STRUGGLING WITH THE NEED FOR THE ORDINANCE. SO I WON'T BE SUPPORTING IT TODAY. WE ALREADY HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE THAT WILL BE
COMPLETED THIS FALL TO ADDRESS THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AROUND DATA CENTERS. THEY'RE NOT BUILT QUICKLY. THEY DON'T POP UP OVERNIGHT. BY ALLOWING THIS BAN IN THE MEANTIME, EVEN WITH A CARVEOUT FOR MODERATE-SIZED FACILITIES IN DOWNTOWN, WE SEND
THE MESSAGE TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN MINNEAPOLIS AREN'T IMPORTANT OR SUPPORTED BY THE COUNCIL. WE SEND THE MESSAGE WE DON'T WANT THE INVESTMENT AND THEY SHOULD TAKE THEIR BUSINESS ELSEWHERE. GUESS WHAT. THEY WILL. I WON'T TRY TO SPEAK FOR
ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES. I'LL CLEAR I WILL FOR MYSELF. WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX FOR WAYS TO REVI REVITALIZE OUR DOWNTOWN AND UTILIZE THE EMPTY SPACE. THE GROOVES LOT OF PROJECT IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. I LOOK FORWARD
TO THAT. REASONABLE DATA CENTERS ARE ANOTHER VALID USE OF EMPTY SPACE. WE ALL KNOW THE FOOTBALL OUTLOOK WE'RE FACING IN MINNEAPOLIS AND IT LOOKS GRIM. WE NEED TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE TO REUSE VACANT SPACES DOWNTOWN AND BRI THEIR HIGHER
USE BACK TON ON TO THE TAX ROLLS SO IT TAKES PSSURE OFF THE HOMEOWNER AND RENTER IN THE CITY. OUR RESIDENTS CANNOT CONTINUE TO SHOULDER THE BURDEN OF INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES TO KEEP THE CITY GOING. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS. I'M JUST TROUBLED BY IT. THIS IS POLICY BY FEAR NOT FACTS. IT SIGNALS TO INVESTORS THAT MINNEAPOLIS IS NOT ABLE OR WILLING TO REGULATE NEW INDUSTRIES. WHEN TS
ORDINANCE -- I THINK I HAVE THE MICROPHONE HERE. [ SOMEONE TA TALKING AROUND MIC ] >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY -- >> I AM ASCRIBING MOTIVE.
>> THAT'S A VIOLATION OF OUR RULES. >> THANK YOU FOR CALLING ME ON THAT. I HOPE Y CALL IT EQUALLY FOR EVERYBODY ELSE WHEN THEY ASCRIBE MOTIVE. IF I COULD FINISH. WHEN THERDINANCE IS BROUGHT FORTH COUNCIL MEMBER
SHAFFER AND I WERE NOT CONSULTED BY THE AUTHO. OUR AREAS WERE INFLUENCED THE MOST BY THIS. WE'RE AFFECTED. SO HAD I BEEN ASKED, I WOULD HAVE EXPLAINED TO THE AUTHORS THERE ARE MANY DATA CENTERS, COMPUTER CENTERS IN DOWNTOWN ALREADY. THEY'RE NOT HARMING ANYTHING. WE HAVE
PLENTY OF EXCESS WATER SUPPLY AND ELECTRICITY IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE NEW GROWTH. AND I WANT TO INVITE -- COMMEND COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER FOR AUTHORING A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE TO HAVE OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF LOOK INTO THE
MATTER SO WE CAN MAKE POLICY BASED ON FACTS AND NOT FEAR. >> COUNC MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING ALL THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS AND ADVOCATES THAT HAVE COME TO WORK
ON THIS POLICY. WE'VE ENGAGED IN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, SCORES OF CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE CITY, SPOKEN TO DOWNTOWN STAKEHOLDERS, DEVELOPERS, IONS, TRADES, AND SO MANY MORE. AND WE SAW BUSINESS, HOUSING, ZONING COMMITTEE MEETING, COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES AND
BACKGROUNDS COME TO PROVIDE POWEUL TESTIMONY ABOUT THEIR REAL AND VALID CONCERNS REGARDING THEEVELOPMENT OF DATA CENTERS AND THEIR VARIOUS IMPACTS ON OUR CMUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. I WANT TO BE VERY, VERY CLEAR. RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS
AND POLICY MAKERS ACROSS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND OUR STATE ARE CLOSELY WATCHING THE RAPID EXPANSION OF DATA CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND ASKING WHAT IT CAN MEAN FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OUR FUTURE. THE DATA CENTER INDUSTRY, ESPECIALLY THE NEW
GENERATION DATA CENTERS THAT ARE NOT THE DATA CENTERS OF YEARS PAST, THE ENTERPRISE-LEVEL DATA CENTERS WE HAVE EXISTING IN THE CITY OFINNEAPOLIS. THAT INDUSTRY HAS SHOWN OVER AND OVER AGAIN NEGATIVE IMPACTS, ESPECIALLY IN COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR AND COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE -- INJUSTICES AND CREATED SACRIFICE ZONES. THERE HAVE BEEN IMPACTS ON WATER RESOURCES AND HIGH USAGE OF ELECTRICITY. AND WHILE WE IN
THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS MAY HAVE DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. THESE AREN'T THE SAME COMPANIES THAT ARE LOOKING TO BUILD NEW GENERATION, GENERATIVE AI DATA CENTERS IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. IT'S TIME THAT WE UPDATE OUR POLICIES TO REFLECT THE NEEDS THAT ARE PRESENT
BEFORE US. MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS ARE COUNTING ON US TO PUT THEIR INTERESTS FIRST, ASLAH TO DEVELOP THESE DATA CENTERS. AND THAT'S WHY THIS PROPOSAL IS HERE BEFORE US TODAY. THIS IS NOT A BAN ON DATA CENTERS.
Y'ALL, IT'S A FIVE-MONTH MORATORIUM AHEAD O US. IT'S NOT ANTITECHNOLOGY. IT'S FUTURE PROOFING OUR CITY. IT'S A TEMPORARY PAUSE THAT GIVES MINNEAPOLIS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT GOOD GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO. GATHER INFORMATION, ENGAGE THE PUBLIC, AND ESTABLISH CLEAR
RULES BEFORE MAJOR DECISIONS ARE MADE. AND AS OUR AISORY GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION HAS SENT US A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE MORATORIUM. THEY STATED CLEARLY SOMETHING I AGREE. THIS SIGNALS THAT THE CITY IS OPEN TO INTENTIONAL AND RESPONSIBLE
BUSINESS. AND NOT CLOSED FOR BUSINESS. ANY UNCERTAINTY WE AS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS MAY HAVE AROUND DATA CENTERS, WHETHER IT WAS NOT BORN OUT OF ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE, AS POLICY MAKERS HAVE DONE. IT COMES FROM THE
SCORES AND SCORES OF NEWS ARTICLES AND EVIDENCE OF NEGATIVE IMPACTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE -- THE REALITY IS, SINGLE LARGE FACILITY TODAY CAN
CONSUME AS MUCH ELECTRICITY AS TENS OF TUSANDS OF HOMES. AND THESE FACILITIES RUN 24/7 THE PROJECTS RARELY OCCUR IN ISOLATION. INDUSTRY EXPERTS DESCRIBE A CLUERING EFFECT. ONE A FACILITY ATTRACTS
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT. DECISIONS TODAY CAN SHAPE LAND USE P PATTERNS FOR DECADES TO COME. MINNEAPOLIS LACKS THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK. THE ZONING CODE DOESN'T CONTAIN A SPECIFIC DEFINITION. AND WE
HAVEN'T UNDERGONE THE WORK TO EVALUATE HOW MUCH POWER CAPACITY WE CAN GIVE TO THE DATA CENTER INDUSTRY. WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR US IN TERMS OF WATER CONSUMPTION? WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN TERMS OF A DATA CENTER THAT MIGHT BE BUILT DOWNTOWN OR A DATA CENTER THAT IS LOOKING TO
BE BUILT IN AN INDUSTRIAL SITED AREA. THESE ARE QUESTIONS WE'RE GOING TO BE PURSUING IN THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS. I BELIEVE THE TEMPORARY PAUSE COMPLEMENTS THE POLICIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON. THE POLICIES THAT I'M CO-AUTHORING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. THIS PAUSE GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS ALL OF THE GAPS THAT WE HAVE. AND REALLY ROBUSTLY STUDY WATER USAGE, ENERGY DEMANDS, AND LAND USE CONCERNS. AND, ALSO, HAVE PROOF THAT THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS ARE REAL. WE'VE HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT THIS IS
GOING TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES, THAT THIS IS GOING TO HELP OUR GENERAL FUND AND INCREASE REVENUE FOR OUR CITY THAT, UMM, THIS IS GOING TO PROVIDE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF JOBS. AND I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PROVE IT FIRST.
AND WE SHOULD BE EYES WIDE OPEN BEFORE WE SIGN UP. BEFORE WE SIGN UP FOR AN INDUSTRY THAT WE DON'T HAVE POLICY TO REGULATE. AND SO, COLLEAGUES, I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THIS TODAY. AND ONE THING I'LL SHARE IS THAT WE'VE
MADE A SIGNIFICANT COMPRISE ALREADY WITHIN THE POLICY THAT ADDRESSED THE CONCERNS OF DOWNTOWN DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT. COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN BROUGHT FORWARD AN AMENDMENT THAT BROUGHT AN ESSENTIAL CARVEOUT FOR DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT. UP TO 350,000 SQUARE FEET IN DOWNTOWN.
AND THAT IS VERY LIKE I WILL NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY IMPACTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING TO TAKELACE OVER THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS. AND ONCE AGAIN, OUR JOB AS CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS TO LOOK OUT FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST. THE JOB OF BIG TECH IS NOT THAT. THEY LOOK OUT FOR
THEIR SHAREHOLDERS AND WE SHOULD NOT BE BENDING OVER BACKWARDS TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. AND WE SHOULD BE EYES WIDE OPEN AND FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE INDUSTRY. AND WE SHOULD BRING ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS ALONG. AND I HAD SAY THE BEST ANTE DOTE TO FEAR
IS ACCURATE AND TRANSPARENT INFORMATION AND GOVERNANCE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANT TO SPEAK PLAINLY ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE HEARD IN THE CHAMBERS AROUND DATA CENTERS. AND KIND OF ACTUALLY WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US. KIND OF
A RHETORIC VERSUS REALITY. SOME OF THIS RHETORIC HAS BEEN AMPLIFIED BY THE CONFUSION, I THINK, THAT WE HAVE AROUND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPERSCALE AND SMALL, URBANDA DRAFT CENTERS. AND I ABSOLUTELY AGREE. THERE ARE STRONG CONCERNS AROUND HYPER-SCALE
BUILDOUTS. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE FACING HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND I'D LIKE TO KIND OF JUST HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE DIFFERENCES. SOME OF THOSE CONTRASTS. E HEARD THAT A DAT CENTER COULD GO UP INSTEAD OF A SOCCER FIELD OR INSTEAD OF A PLAYGROUND. THAT WE SHOULD ASK OUR KIDS WHETHER THEY'D RATHER HAVE A DATA CENTER
OR A PARK. THAT'S NOT THE CHOICE IN FRONT OF US. THAT'S RHETORIC. HERE IS THE REALITY, AT THIS POINT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A FEW UNOCCUPIED FLOORS OF A HANDFUL OF DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES. NOBODY HAS BROUGHT THE CITY OR THE PARK BOARD A PROPOSAL TO BUILD ON AN OPEN GREEN SPACE. IF THEY DID, WE'D
SAY NO. VACANT FLOORS REPROPOSED AS SMALL DATA CENTERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ADD HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN COMMERCIAL EVALUATION. EVALUATION THAT RELIEVES THE TAX BURDEN SITTING ON EVERY HOMEOWNER AND EVERY RENTER IN THIS CITY. WE'VE HRD ABOUT
THIS MORATORIUM THAT MINNEAPOLIS IS OPEN FOR POLLUTION AND ANYTHING GOES. WE'VE HEARD THEY WILL STEAL OUR WATER AND SPIKE OUR ELECTRIC BILLS. UMM, THAT'S RHETORIC. HERE IS THE REALITY, STATE LAW ALREADY REQUIRES THAT VERY LARGE CUSTOMERS PAY 100% OF
THEIR OWN INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES. THESE COSTS LAND ON THE DATA CENTER, NOT THE RATE PAYER. STATE LAW REQUIRES CLEAN ENERGY STANDARDS. A DATA CENTER IN MINNEAPOLIS WILL HELP US BUILD THE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR CITY FOR THE FUTURE AND SUPPORT
OUR CLIMATE GOALS THROUGH UTILITY FRANCHISE FEES. A DATA CENTER, IN THE DAKOTAS WON'T. DOWNTOWN DATA CENTER USES AS MUCH WATER AS A MEDIUM-SIZED APARTMENT BUILDING. LESS TN A GOLF COURSE IN OUR CITY. NOBODY IS PROPOSING WE BAN THESE. WE'VE ALSO HEARD THAT THE NEED
FOR A MORATORIUM IS HERE BECAUSE OF JOBS BUILDING DATA CENTERS ARE ONLY TEMPORARY. LAST I CHECKED, MOST CONSTRUCTION JOBS ARE PROJECT BASED. AND YOU NEED PROJECTS TO DO WORK. HERES THE REATY, UNION WORKERS,
WHO'VE ACTUALLY WORKE ON THE PROJECTS, CAME AND TOLD US THEY ARE BENEFITING FROM THESE OPPORTUNITIES. THE PIPE FITTERS, ELECTRICALORKERS, SHEET METAL WORKERS, BUILDING TRADE COUNCILS, THEY ASKED FOR US TO VOTE AINST THE MORATOUM. AND JUST TWO WEEKS
AGO, RIGHT HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS, THE AFLCIO DELEGATES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED A FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONSIBLE DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT. A FRAMEWORK THAT POINTEDLY DID NOT CALL FOR A MORATORIUM. THEY CALLED FOR
WHAT I AM ALREADY PROPOSING. SENSIBLE REGULATION THAT CAPTURES THE UPSIDE FOR OUR WORKERS IN THE PUBLIC AND DOESN'T CLOSE THE DOOR ON OUR COLLECTIVE PROSPERITY. WHEN LABOR STANDS UP AND TELLS US A POLICY WILL COST THEIR MEMBERS WORK, WE OWE IT TO THEM TO
LISTEN. I'M PROUD TO BE AUTHORING THIS WORK ON DATA CENTER REGULATION AND THIS WORK IS HAPPENING NOW. WE DON'T NEED A MORATORIUM BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THE CONDITIAL USE PERMITTING PROCESS. WE CAN SAY NO TO ANY PROJECT THAT COMES FORWARD IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS THAT DOESN'T SERVE THE INTERTS OF
MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS. I ALSO THINK OF DIRECTOR HANSEN'S REAPPOINTMENT DISCUSSION IN BIZ COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. AND I MENTIONED IT AND WILL MENTION IT AGAIN. WHEN ASKED WHAT WAS NEEDED TO BRING ECONOMIC GROWTH TO MINNEAPOLIS, HE SAID TWO
THINGSS: RESOURCES, LIKE INVESTMENT; AND CONFIDENCE. A GROWING CONFIDENCE IN OUR CITY. HE WENT ON TO SAY PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO TAKE A CHANCE ON INVESTMENT WHEN POLICY AND PROCESS ENVIRONMENTS ARE CLEAR
AND PREDICTABLE. A MORATORIUM IS NOT A CLEAR AND PREDICTABLE POLICY. SO THIS MORATORIUM DOESN'T ADD A SINGLE SAFE GUARD, AND MAY ACTUALLY BE A DETRIMENT TO ECONOMIC GROWTH. IT TURNS AWAY UNION JOBS AND INVESTMENT
IN MINNEAPOLIS WHILE WE DO THE NEEDED REGULATORY WORK THAT WE'VE ALREADY STARTED. AND WILL FINISH IN A FEW SHORT MONTHS. LET'S NOT DO THAT. LET'S CHOOSE THE VERSION OFHIS STORY WHERE MINNEAPOLIS SAYS YES TO ITS OWN WORKERS, YES TO LOWERING THE TAX
BURDEN ON ITS RESIDENTS, AND YES TO A FUTURE WHERE MINNEAPOLIS REMAINS THE ECONOMIC POWER HOUSE IT HAS BEEN SINCE ITS FOUNDING. LET'S CHOOSE REALITY OVER RHETORIC. THANK YOU. >> COUIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PAYNE. I WANT TO BRING A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE INTO THE CONVERSATION OF DATA CENTERS THAT I THINK IS OFTENTIMES FORGOTTEN ABOUT OR EXCLUDED WHEN IT COMES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DATA CENTERS AND WHERE THEY ARE
HISTORICALLY PLACED AT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUT THE DATA CENTERS, IN GENERAL. AND I'M CONCERNED THAT WITHOUT THE MORATORIUM, WE'RE SENDING A SIGNAL THAT THE GREEN ZONES IN THE SOUTH SIDE AND NORTH SIDE MINNEAPOLIS ARE OPEN TO POLLUTION, OPEN TO DATA
CENTERS, AND OPEN TO THE DEVASTATING IMPACT THAT DATA CENTERS HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITIES. WHETHER IT'S RISING UP YOUR ELECTRIC BILLS, WHETHER IT'S LIGHT POLLUTION, NOISE POLLUTION, ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE. THOSE ARE MAJOR
CONCERNS THAT I ALREADY HAVE, ESPECIALLY WARD NINE. WE HAVE MAJOR POLLUTING INDUSTRIES THAT HAD A DEVASTATING IMPACT ON THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE PEOPLE I'M PROUD TO REPRESENT. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THIS DATA CENTER
MORATORIUM, THIS TEMPORARY PAUSE, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, HAS A CARVEOUT FOR DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS ALREADY. AND I GUESS I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT:NE, IT HAS A CARVEOUT FOR DOWNTOWN. IT MAKESE SAD FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN
DOWNTOWN. BUT, ALSO, I'M CONCERD THAT THERE IS OPPOSITION TO THE ORDINANCE WITH THE CARVEOUT FOR DOWNTOWN. I THINK IT SENDS A STRONG MESSAGE THAT EVEN WITH THE CARVE OUT FOR DOWNTOWN. WE WANT TO PUT DATA CENTERS IN OTHER PLACES IN OUR CITY. AND I GUESS I'VE ASKED
ALREADY IN COMMITTEE WHERE DO FOLKS WANT THE DATA CENTERES AT? F THERE'S A CARVE OUT FOR DOWNTOWN, DOES IT MEAN IT'LL GO IN MY NEIGHBORHOODS? HIAWATHA? SOUTH SIDE GREEN ZONE, PHILLIPS, EMPTY PORTIONS OF LAND ACROSS OUR CITY THAT MAJORITY OF PEOPLE
OF COLOR LIVE IN. I GUESS I HAVEN'T GOTTEN AN ANSWER. IT MAKES ME CONCERN IF WE DON'T WANT MORATORIUM THAT EXCEPTIONS FOR DOWNTOWN. WHERE DO PEOPLE WANT DATA CENTERS AT? HISTORICALLY SPEAKING, THESE GO INTO IMPOVERISHED NEIGHBORHOODS.
ESPECIALLY WHERE PEOPLE OF COLOR LIVE IN. YOU CAN LOOK DIRECTLY AT WARD NINE. SO I HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS BECAUSE HISTORY HAS SHOWN US THAT POLLUT POLLUTING-PRODUCING FACILITIES HAVE BEEN PLACED IN HISTORICALLY DISENFRANCHISED
NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE TH ONES I REPRESENT. WITHOUT THE MORATORIUM, THERE'S AN ABILITY FOR A DATA CENTER TO BE BUILT INSTEAD OF A PLAYGROUND. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A DATA CENTER INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON EFFORTS TO PRESERVE WATER THAT IS QUITE LITERALLY LIFE.
THERE IS AN ABILITY TO BUILD DATA CENTERS INSTEAD OF HOUSING. THERE IS AN ABILITY TO BUILD DATA CENTERS INSTEAD OF USING LAND AND BUILDINGS TO ADDRESS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS THAT SHOU BE AND IS A PRIORITY FOR MANY OF US. AND THERE'S OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN CHOOSING
DATA CENTERS AND PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. I THINK IN THE CONVERSATION, I WANT TO ASK YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE WORLD. DO YOU PREFER USING LAND FOR SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR NEIGHBORS. OR USE LAND AND BUILDINGS FOR DATA CENTERS? DO WE WANT TO USE LAND AND
BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN TO REVITALIZE THE ECONOMY OF DOWNTOWN TO HELP IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE ACROSS OUR CITY? OR DO YOU WANT TO USE SPACE IN DOWNTOWN FOR VACANT DATA CENTERS THAT AREN'T GOING TO BRING V VITALITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY. I WANT TOW BRING THAT PERSPECTIVE.
BECAUSE I HOPE THAT -- WELL, I'M PROUD TO AUTHOR THIS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, PART OF THE WORK SHE'S DOING HERE. I GUESS I'LL PRESS MY COLLEAGUES THAT ARE WORKING ON ZONING AND REGULATIONS PART TO BE IN CONVERSATION WITH MY OFFICE IN
THE FUTURE. I HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUT THE ORDINANCE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR MY CONSTITUENTS AND IF WE ARE OPENING UP A DOOR TO SAY DATA CENTERS ARE OPEN FOR THE PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD, VACANT LANDS IN MY WARD, AH, WHO IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DATA
CENTERS AND THE POLLUTION THAT MANY INDUSTRIES CAUSE TO MY COMMUNITY. SO I GUESS I'LL SUPPORT THIS TODAY. I'M AN AUTHOR AND PROUD OF THIS WORK. AND I WANT TO MENTION THAT I HOPE THAT WE TAKE THE ZONING PART REALLY SERIOUSLY IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AS WE GET IT RIGHT. BECAUSE I WILL BE VERY
CONCERNED IF SOMETHING IS BROUGHT FORWARD THAT IS GOING TO HAVE A DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE I LOVE AND REPRESENT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. UMM, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE
MORTAR Y MORATORIUM. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I WANT TO SEND A MESSAGE TO BIG TECH CORPORATE DEVELOPERS WHO WANT TO BUILD DATA CENTERS IN THE CITY. THE COUNCIL WIL WILL NOT BE
ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET FOR THEM. RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE A SAY THAT WILL USE IN SOME CASES THE EQUIVALENT OF 40,000 MEASURES OF ENERGY USED TO POWER OUR HOMES AND A MORATORIUM PROVIDES OUR CITY AND THE TIME TO GATHER THAT INPUT FROM OUR
RESIDENTS. FROM OUR COMMUNITY. FROM EACH OTHER. AND USE THAT TO PUT FORWARD STRONG REGULATIONS THAT PUT OUR RESIDENTS FIRST. AND NOT THAT OFIG TECH CORPORATION SHAREHOLDERS. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE HEARD FROM MY COLLEAGUES THESE DATA CENTERS COME WITH
MANY BENEFITS. SPECIFICALLY FOR PROPERTY OWNERS AND TAXPAYERS. AND ACTUALLY WANT TO ASK A QUESTION TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. I KNOW YOU'RE THE AUTHOR. BUT ALSO THE IGR DIRECTOR. TO GAIN SOMELARITY.
IS IT MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE, I BELIEVE IN 2023 OR RECENT YEARS, THEY AUTHORIZED TAX BREAKS FOR DATA CENTERS. CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE CLARITY ON THAT. >> YES. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THEY HAVE AUTHORID TAX BREAKS FODATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING TH. SO WITH THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A LACK OF AWARENESS, BUT, AGAIN, DATA CENTERS HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT TAX BREAKS FROM OUR STATE IN ORDER TO BUILD HERE. AND I KNOW MANY OF OUR STATE LEGISLATORS ARE ALREADY WORKING TO TRY TO ROLL BACK SOME OF THOSE BREAKS. BUT THE REALITY
IS, THESE DATA CENTERS RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC DOLLARS. AND INSTEAD OF SUBSIDIZING THESE DATA CENTERS THAT HAVE SIGNIFICAN IMPACT ON OUR RESOURCESO OUR STATE, I WOULD RATHER SEE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO SUBSIDIZE THESE DATA CENTERS
TO ACTUALLY GO TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AIDS. SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN A SHARED PRIORITY FOR OUR CITY. AND IF WE HAVE RECEIVED INCREASES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AID, THAT WOULD GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECT THOSE DOLLARS TO NEEDED AREAS. SUCH AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
PUBLIC HOUSING, TO DEMOCRATIC DEVEL -- ECONOMIC DEVEPMENT. AND PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF WORKING-CLASS RESIDENTS. I THINK THE BASIS OR THE GREAT HOPE OF DATA CENTERS IN THE ECONOMIC RHETORIC AROUND IT, IS THAT IT WILL BE THIS
MASSIVE ECONOMIC GENERATOR. WHAT IS ACTUALLY UNDERNNING THIS IS TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS. WHICH TIME AND TIME AGAIN HAVE SHOWN DO NOT WORK. THE IDEA THAT PROFITS FROM DATA CENTERS ARE GOING TO ESSENTIALLY HELP US SOLVE CRITICAL ISSUES LIKE OUR HOUSING CRISIS, OR THE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES THAT OUR CITY IS CONTINUING TO WRESTLE WITH, UMM, THE REALITY IS VERY CLEAR THAT -- THAT IT WILL NOT. THERE IS SO MUCH DATA EXISTING ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT SHOWS OTHERWISE. WHAT IN REALITY WE NEED TO DO IS BRING
IN ADDITIONAL REVENUES. I THINK THERE HAS BEEN SHARED AGREEMENT AROUND THAT. OUR CITY IS FACING A BLEAK FINANCIAL FUTURE THAT CURRENTLY OUR WORKING-CLASS RESIDENTS WILL HAVE TO BEAR THE SHOULDER OF. WE'VE SAID IT MANY TIMES. AND IT'S MY FROM MY UNRSTANDING, THE COLLEAGUES
SUPPORTING THIS, THAT'S THE HOPE. THE TRICKLE-DOWN GAINS FROM THE DATA CENTERS WILL RELIEVE THE FINANCIAL PRESSURES THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND ORDINARY RESIDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING. THAT'S SIMPLY NOT THE REALITY. AND THAT IS ALSO WHY I'M
CHAMPIONING REVENUE GENERATIONPD REPORTS ON. THAT ESSENTIALLY AIMS TO TAX THE RICH. AND BY THAT, WE COULD BRING IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS. >> POINT OF ORDER. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT TAXES AND REVENUE.
[ OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, DON'T DISRUPT ME. [ OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] >> I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TURN YOUR MIC OFF. THANK YOU. WITH THAT -- >> POINT OF ORDER. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, STOP DISRUPTING ME. >> WE'LL KEEP THE TOPIC THE
CONVERSATION ON THE TOPIC AND ONE SPEAKER SPEAKS AT A I INVITY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME IN THE EFFORTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT MANY TIMES BEFORE. AROUND HOW WE CAN ACTUALLY BRING IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE AND WE HAVE FIVE PROPOSALS THAT OUR STAFF HAVE HELPED TO CRAFT THAT GIVES US A PATHWAY FORWARD TO DO
EXACTLY THAT. ALSO, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SURROUNDING JURISDICTIONS AROUND MINNEAPOLIS HAVE EASILY PUT IN ONE-YEAR BANS TO STUDY THIS ISSUE. SOME OF THOSE PLACES ARE REPUICAN DOMINATED. SO I RECOGNIZE THAT TS IS SUCH AN
UNPOPULAR ISSUE. PPLE DON'T WANT TO RUSH INTO WELCOMING DATA CENTERS AND NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE DISASTROUS IMPACTS THEY CAN HAVE. AND THEY'RE TAKING IMMEDIATE ACTION. A OUR RESIDENTS IN THE PUBLIC ASKED US TO DO THE SAME. AND I JOIN YOU ALL IN THAT DEMAND P .
THAT'S WHY I'M SUPPORTING THIS. THANK Y SO MUCH TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AND GIVING US THE TIME NEEDED TO THINK ABOUT THIS PROCESS VERY CLEARLY AND SOBERLY. AND WHILE ALSO PURSUING THE THINGS THAT
ACTUALLY GET TO WHERE WE AGREE AND WHICH IS BRINGING IN MORE MONEY. NOT TAX BREAKS. NOT SUBSIDIES FOR COMPANIES THAT PROMISE TRICKLE-DOWN BUT NEVER SEE IT IN FRUITION. I'M EXCITE THE ABOUT THE WORK WE CAN DO
TOGETHER. I'M EXCITED WEET TO JOIN THE LIST OF DOZENS OF OTHER CITIES TO PUT THESE MORATORIUMS IN PCE. THANK YOU. >> I ADDED MYSELF BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME
-- THE FIRST POINT TO THAT IS THERE'S A CARVE OUT FOR DOWNTOWN SO THIS MORATORIUM WILL HAVE 0 IMPACT ON DOWNTOWN DATA CENTERS. THE ACTUAL PLACE FOR DATA CENTERS OF THIS SCALE WE ARE CONTEMPLATING NEED TO HAVE SOME FOCUSED REGULATION AROUND ARE IN
MY WARD. IT'S THE LARGEST LAND AREA OF PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING ZONING. OUR MOST INTENSIVE ZONING DISTRICTS ARE IN MY WARD. THERE'S SLICES OF PRODUCTN AND PROCESSING ACROSS OUR CITY, BUT THE LARGEST CONTINUOUS AREA IS
IN WARD 1. AND IF YOU LOOK AT OUR PERMITTED USES TABLE, THERE'S NOT EVEN A CONTEMPLATION OF DATA CENTERS. WE HAVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS FOR CRUSHING AND PROCESSING OF CONCRETE FOR A GREEN ELEVATOR FOR HIGH IMPACT PRODUCTION AND
PROCESSING AS NOTED IN SOME OF THOSE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES. BUT THERE ISN'T EVEN A REFERENCE TO DATA CENTERS. THERE IS A REFERENCE WITHIN THE PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES SECTION AROUND PRINCIPAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND THERE
WILL BE A GENERAL USE PERMIT FOR THAT. BUT THE POINT HERE IS WE ARE AT GREAT LITIGATION RISK BECAUSE IF WE WERE TO CLASSIFY A DATA CENTER AS A PRINCIPAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION USE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY WERE TO BE UTILIZING SOME OF THE FOSSIL
FUEL GENERATED ELECTRICITY ON SITE,E COULD GET SUED BY ONE OF THAT THE DATA CENTER IS THE PRIMARY USE, NOT THE ENERGY GENERATION. SO THE POINT OF THIS IS TO HAVE THE RUNWAY TO DEVELOP THAT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK. AND I THINK THAT TO THE POINT THAT COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY WAS RAISING IS THAT HOW REVENUE IS GENERATED BY THESE ENTITIES IS VERY MUCH GERMANE TO HOW WE
REGULATE THIS. AND WE NEED TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF HOW THESE FIT INTO THAT BROADER FRAMEWORK. THIS MORATORIUM GIVES US THE TIME TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS, AND I JUST WANTED TO REALLY EMPHASIZE THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT ABOUT DOWNTOWN.
THIS IS ABOUT THOSE OF US WHO HAVE INDUSTRIAL ZONING IN THEIR WARD. I HAVE A TON OF INDUSTRIAL ZONING IN MY WARD. I KNOW THAT EACH OF YOU HAS AT LEAST SOME INDUSTRIAL ZONING, NOT EVERYONE, BUT MOST OF US HAVE AT LEAST SOME INDUSTRIAL ZONING. THAT'S WHAT THIS MORATORIUM IS
ABOUT, IT'S NOT ABOUT DOWNTOWN. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I NEED TO START OFF BY NAMING SOMETHING THAT NO ONE IS NAMING SO FAR. AND THAT'S THAT MY CONSTITUENTS AND PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE CITY
ARE SO, SO CLEAR THAT THEY DON'T WANT DATA CENTERS AT ALL. AND SO WE'RE HERE SITTING TALKING ABOUT WELL, WE NEED TO THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER THING WHEN IT CES TO DATA CENTER REGULATION. BUT MY CONSTITUENTS ARE TELLING ME NO DATA CENTERS AT ALL,
PERIOD. SO WE ARE NOT IN LINE WITH OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE NOT BRINGING OUR CITY ALONG IN THIS CONVERSATION IN THE SLIGHTEST. I TOLD THIS TO THE LABOR GROUPS THAT CAME TO ME. I TOLD THIS TO THE BUSINESS GROUPS THAT CAME TO ME. I SAID YOU NEED TO GO OUT AND CONVINCE MY CONSTITUENTS THAT
WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS GOING TO BE GOOD FOR THEM. BECAUSE THEY'RE TELLING ME THAT THEY DON'T WANT THIS IN THE SLIGHTEST. AND SO I'D REALLY LIKE TO CENTER THE FACT THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE REACHING OUT, A. AND THAT B, A RECENT POLL CAME OUT THAT SHOWED VAST MAJORITIES
OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE OPPOSE DATA CENTERS OUTRIGHT. AND THIS IS WHERE OUR PEOPLE ARE. CAN WE LISTEN TO OUR PEOPLE FOR A SECOND AND SAY LET'S TAKE A FIVE MONTH PAUSE OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN TO THINK ABOUT THIS A
LITTLE BIT LONGER. SO IF WE'RE NOT BRINGING OUR CONSTITUENTS ALON WHAT ARE WE DOING? NEXT, WE NEED A FRAMORK THAT'S GOING TO WORK FOR EVERYONE. AND THAT IS ALREADY STEPPING OUTSIDE OF WHAT OUR CONSTITUENTS WANT. ME EVEN SAYING WE NEED TO BUILD A FRAMEWORK THAT WORKS FOR
EVERYONE IS NOT WHERE OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE. OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE AT HELL NO, I'M SAYING WE NEED A FRAMEWORK THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY. I'M ACKNOWLEDGING TT THIS IS ALREADY OUT OF STEP WITH WHERE OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE.
THERE ARE SO MANY BASIC JUST COMMON SENSE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE CONSIDERING WHEN IT COMES TO DATA CENTERS. CAN WE AND SHOULD WE REQUIRE THAT THEY HAVE BATTERY BACKUP SO THAT IN EXTREME EVENTS THEY'RE NOT ADDING EXTRA DRAW ONTOUR
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM? CAN WE OR SHOULD WE REQUI THEM TO BUILD OUT RENEWABLES EQUAL TO THEIR POWER USAGE? CAN WE OR SHOULD WE HAVE TM CONTRIBUTE TO OUR CLIMATE LEGACY
FUND IN ORDER TO FUND ELECTRI OCCASION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACROSS THE CITY? THESE ARE VERY BASIC THINGS. AND THIS COMES IN THE BACKDROP OF AN ECONOMIC SITUATION NOW WHERE THESE DATA CENTER COMPANIES, GOOGLE, OTHERS, THEY
ARE DYING TO BUILD DATA CENTERS. THEY WANT TO BUILD DATA CENTERS EVERYWHERE. ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE. THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE A CHANCE TO ASK FOR SOMETHING FROM THEM. LET'S BE GOOD AT REPRESENTING OUR CONSTITUENTS. LET'S BE SMART IN REPRESENTING
OUR CONSTITUENTS AND ACTUALLY GET SOMETHING OUT OF THIS. WE DON'T NEED TO CHASE A CHEAP DOLLAR OF OH DID YOU SEE HOW THAT BUILDING SOLD FOR MORE MONEY? WHY DON'T WE GET BUILDINGS THAT SELL FOR MONEY AND THINGS THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO OUR CITY, WHETHER IT'S REVENUE, WHETHER
IT'S MEETING OUR CLIMA GOALS, WHETHER IT'S BRINGING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN OR REFURBISHING BUILDINGS IN A WAY THAT CAN BE USEFUL FOR OTHER USES THAT ARE PEOPLE CENTERED RATHER THAN COMPUTER CENTERED. THERE'S JUST SO MANY BASIC THINGS THAT WE CAN BE DOING HERE
AND THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING HERE AND TT WE CAN GET DONE IN FIVE MONTHS. IT WILL BE A BIT OF A LIFT. I RECOGNIZE THAT FOR THE AUTHORS. BUT IN FIVE MONTHS, WE CAN COME OUT AND GET A MUCH BETTER DEAL FOR MINNEAPOLIS THAN WE WOULD IF WE JUST SAY LAISE FAIRE, GO FOR
IT GUYS. TO THAT POINT, I'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH LABOR GROUPS, WITH BUSINESS GROUPS, AND MOST RECENTLY WITH EXCEL. I'D LIKE TO SAY ALL VERY PLEASANT PEOPLE, ALL VERY NICE PEOPLE TO SIT DOWN WITH. AND ALL OF THE ARGUMENTS KIND OF COME BACK TO THIS, IT'S JUST TRUST ME.
THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT. TRUST ME. WE'RE JUST GOING TO -- THIS ONE IS NOT GOING TO BE A BOONDOGGLE LIKE THE LAST ONE. THIS ONE IS NOT GOING TO RIP YOU OFF LIKE THE LAST ONE. JUST TRU ME. AND FRANKLY, I JUST DON'T TRUST
INDUSTRY TO HAVE OUR BEST INTERESTS AT HEART. I TRUST INDUSTRY TO HAVE THEIR SHAREHOLDERS INTERESTS AT HEART. LET US ON THIS DAIS, HAVE OUR CONSTITUENTS BEST INTERESTS AT HEART AND COME UP WITH A FRAMEWORK THAT REALLY WORKS FOR EVERYBODY. LET'S TRUST OUR GUTS ON THIS AND
KNOW THAT INDUSTRY IN THEAST HAS LOOKED OUT FOR INDUSTRY. AND WE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF MINNEAPOLIS, NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR THE PEOPLE OF MINNEAPOLIS. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. THE SIMPLE POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE IS ALL OF THESE CCERNS
COULD BE ADDRESSED, SHOULD BE DRESSED, WILL BE ADDRESSED WITHOUT THE USE OF A MORATORIUM. NO ONE ONHIS DAIS IS GOING TO TRADE A PLAYGROUND OR A SOCCER FIELD FOR A DATA CENTER. BUT WE CAN DO ALL OF THIS WITHOUT USING A MORATORIUM.
>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I DO WANT TO CIRCLE BAC ABOUT THIS TOPIC WE DISCUSSED MANY, MANY TIMES.
AND I WT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY FIRST FOR BRINGING THIS ISSUE FORWARD. DATA CENTERS ARE NEW AND MINNEAPOLIS DEFINITELY NEEDS TO STAY AHEAD OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. THIS IS UNKNOWN TERRITORY FOR ALL OF US. DATA CENTERS DO USE A LOT OF
POWER. THEY DO USE A LOT OF WATER. AND SO WE NEED TO STUDY THE IMPACT. WE CAN'T JUST LET FREE FOR ALL WITHOUT HAVING POLICIES. LET'S JUST SAY THIS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY POLICY AT ALL RIGHT NOW IN THE BOOKS FOR DATA CENTERS.
AND DATA CENTERS ARE NOT THE SAME. THERE ARE OF COURSE THOSE HUGE, HYPER SCALE, AND THE SMALL ONES THAT CAN COME TO DOWNTOWN, THAT CAN USE THOSE BUILDINGS AND CREATE REUSE FOR THO KIND OF
BUILDINGS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAD TALKED TO -- I TALKED TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. I TOOK A TOUR THROUGH DATA CENTER. I TALKED TO THE AUTHOR WHO IS PLANNING THIS TO BE FOR ONE
YEAR. AND THAT'S WHY I THINK THE COMPROMISE IS THE BEST WAY TO GO FORWARD WHICH IS BUYING TIME FOR SIX MONTHS FOR THE STAFF TO DO THEIR JOB TO PUT THE POLICIES AND BRING THAT FORWARD.
IT'S JUST A SMART MOVE. THAT IS JUST A SMART MOVE. AND I THINK TRE'S MORE DOWNTOWN PROJECTS THAT ARE 350,000 SQUARE FEET ARE EXEMPT. SO THE DOWNTOWN IS GETTING THE
DATA CTER, PERIOD. YES, I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES, DOWNTOWN IS RECOVERING. AND I THINK REUSING THESE BUILDINGS CAN HELP WITH THAT SPACE AND SUPPORT AND REDUCE THIS LEVY WE CONTINUE TO RAISE FOR HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS.
AND WE ALSO APPROVE A STUDY FOR THE STAFF TO DEAL WITH THIS. I THINK THE GOAL IS SIMPLE, SIX MONTHS TO CREATE RULES THAT PROTECT NEIGHBORS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, WHILE ALLOWING
FOR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT. SO THIS WAS A COMPROMISE THAT WORKED FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS A COMPROMISE THAT WORKS FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. NO ONE WANTS UNKNOWN TECHNOLOGY
WITHOUT ANY OVERSIGHT TO COME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SIX MONTHS, IT'S NOT THAT MUCH TIME. IT'S ALREADY WHAT? FIVE MONTHS LEFT, I THINK. THE TIME THAT'S BEING SET, IN MY OPINION. SO WE'RE JUST PROTECTING THE
NEIGHBORS AND SO THEY CAN COME AND DO BUSINESS BASED ON THE POLICIES THAT WE SET. SO I HOPE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL SUPPORT THIS. THIS IS THE BEST COMPROMISE WE CAN COME UP WITH. AND I DO THANK THE MAIN AUTHOR
WHO ACTUALLY LEFT WHERE SHE WAS AND MET US WHERE WE WERE KING. WE DID THE LEG WORK, WE TALKED TO THE BUSINESS OWNERS. WE DID THE DATA CENTERS. WE WANT THE BUSINESSES TO COME. WE WANT THE DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS TO BE REUSED. AND ALSO WE WANT TO BE
RESPONSIBLE, AS OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS AND TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS AND NOT LET FREE FOR ALL TYPE OF THING. AND I THINK THIS IS REALLY COMMON SENSE. AND I HOPE ALL OF YOU CAN VOTE FOR THIS. SO WE CAN END THE CONVERSATION.
THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANT TO JUST FIRST START OFF BY SAYING THAT WHEN I'M UP HERE I'M NOT AURENE CHOWDHURY THE PERSON, I'M AURENE CHOWDHURY THE
COUNCIL MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS 36,000 PLUS PEOPLE AS I KNOW ALL OF YOU ARE. AND WHAT I'M HEARING FROM PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, FROM THE TOWN HALLS TT I'VE HOSTED, THE OFFICE HOURS, THE TESTIMONY THAT WE'VE GOTTEN IS THAT THEY HAVE
VERY REAL CONCERNS AND THEY WANT TO SEE A PAUSE. EY WANT US TO TAKE A COMMON SENSE USE. I'VE ALSO HAD SEVERAL CONSTITUENTS CALL ME PRETTY FRUSTRATED THAT WE AREN'T TAKING A LONGER PAUSE. THAT WEIDN'T DO A FULL ONE YEAR MORATORIUM AND THAT WE ARE
DOING A CARVE OUT AND THAT DEVELOPMENT IS GOINGO HAPPEN. AND I'VE WALKED THEM THROUGH THE FACT THAT IN ORDER FOR US TO GET A STRONG MEANINGFUL POLICY, AND IN ORDER FOR US TO INCLUDE YOU IS THAT THIS BODY NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET WHAT THE PEOPLE OF MINNEAPOLIS DESERVES.
AND I THINK THAT'S A KEY PART OF THIS PAUSE FOR GOVERNING WORK THAT I FEEL LIKE IS IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT. WE HAVE AN ARRAY OF PERSPECVES HERE ON THIS DAIS. AND ALL 13 OF US AND OUR MAYOR, NONE OF US ARE EXPERTS ON DATA CENTERS.
AND THE RESEARCH O THIS INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO CHANGE AND COME FORWARD EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS PAUSE, CREATEIME FOR BREATHERS, AND CREATE TIME FOR US TO HAVE OUR CONCERNS
ADDRESSED AND MOST IMPORTANTLY DO IT IN THE PUBLIC LIGHT AND MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER ON COMMON SENSE, STRONG REGULATIONS ON THIS INDUSTRY. AND I GENUINELY DO WORRY IFE DON'T HAVE THIS PAUSE, WE AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO AOMPLISH THAT. I THINK THEY GO SO HAND IN HAND FOR OUR ABILITY TO GOVERN AND
REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITIES. AND I'LL JUST SAY THIS, I CARE WAY MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY THAN I COULD CARE ABOUT THIS INDUSTRY. EVERY ARGUMENT AGAINST THE PAUSE HAS HINGED ON THE FACT OF LIKE
WELL I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THIS INDUSTRY AND THEM WANTING TO COME HERE. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR FUTURE PLANNING. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY THAT ARE SEEING JUST 20
MINUTES AWAY COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN INVER GROVE HEIGHTS HAVING TO COME INTO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND DEMAND THAT THEY HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING OPPORTUNITY AND THEIR GOVERNMENT LEADERS ARET LISTENING. AND THEM FEELING LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE TRUST IN US TO LEAD WITH THEM, TO DO THIS WORK
TRANSPARENTALLY. -- TRANSPIN A MOMENT WHERE WE FR LARGEST EXISTENTIAL THREAT WHICH IS CLIMATE CHANGE NOW PAIRED
WITH THIS NEW UNREGULATED WORD OF GENERATIVE AI THAT IS IMPACTING EVERY SECTOR OF LIFE . AND HAS SOME REAL ETHICS CONCERNS. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. AND I THINK IT'S WORTH NOTING
THAT THIS IS ALSO NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE. WE HAVE MOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, INDEPENDENTS ACROSS THE BOARD AGREEING. HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN IN THE UNITED STATES? NOT OFTE AND I THINK THAT SHOULD BE TELLING. I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
CONTEXTUALIZE THAT WARE NOT THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE TAKING UP A COMMON SENSE PAUSE. I JUST CHECKED TODAY. THERE ARE 88 TOTAL JURISDICTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT ARE DOING THIS. THIS IS A FACT OF LIFE FOR THIS INDUSTRY.
SO I'M SORRY, I DON'T THINK US DOING WHAT 88 OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE DOING IS GOING TO PUT A FREEZE ON THIS INDUSTRY. BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT STEPS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE TAKING. 22 MINUTES AGO THERE WAS AN ARTICLE POSTED ABOUT ASHEVILLE,
NORTH CAROLINA, AN AA THAT HAS A METROPOLITAN POPULATION SIMILAR TO OURS DOING A ONE YEAR MORATORIUM. DENVER, COLORADO ON MAY 21ST WHENE DID OUR INTRODUCTION, THEY DID A ONE YEAMORATORIUM. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FIVE MONTHS
WITH A CARVE OUT. THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO SAY IS THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF AMAZING, HOW WOULD I DESCRIBE IT? AMAZING PROMISES AND BENEFITS THAT ARE ALLOTTED TO US. IT'S GOING TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE
GASES, GEOTHERMAL, GENERAL FUND RESCUE. BUT THE PROOF HASN'T BEEN MADE YET. AND THE LAST THING I'LL SAY, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS IS ACTUALLY NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO PROVIDE DENIALS IF WE DON'T HAVE POLICIES THAT ALLOW PLANNING
COMMISSIONERS TO GIVE REASONS BASED IN OUR CODE TO GIVE A DENIAL. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THIS WAS VERY, VERY - THIS HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME. BECAUSE A, I DON'T LIKE THE WORD MORATORIUM. BUT I WENT TO JUNETEENTH FESTIVALS, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF THEM AROUND THE CITY.
I TOLD PEOPLE BEFORE THAT WE WERE GOING TO PARTY ALL THE TEENTH OF JUNE AND WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN DOING SO. WHILE I WAS THERE, I GOT THIS FLIER. AND THERE WAS SOME PEOPLE WHO WERE UP ON THE STAGE AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT BAN DATA CENTERS, THE CONSEQUENCES OF
THESE AI DATA CENTERS. AND I WAS JUST SITTING OVER HERE TICKLED TO MYSELF BECAUSE IT SAYS EVERY CHAT GPT QUERY USES 16 OUNCES OF WATER, WHICH IS PROBABLY MORE WATER THAN PEOPLE
DRINK IN A DAY, RIGHT? BUT THERE'S A FUNNY LITTLE MEME THAT GOES AROUND ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT SAYS DRINK WATER AND MIND YOUR BUSINESS. BUT YOU GOT TO LOOK AT SOCIAL MEDIA TO SEE THAT. WHICH BASICALLY THEN MEANS LIKE GET RID OF YOUR PHONES.
EVERYBODY CLOSE YOUR COMPUTERS. THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS NO LONGER BEING LIVELY BROADCASTED. LIKE WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR CONSUMPTION LOOKS LIKE AS INDIVIDUALS, RIGHT? AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR HOW WE GO ABOUT OUR DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS
IF WE ARE INTERESTED ON BANNING DATA CENTERS OR BANNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN TECHNOLOGIES, THEN WE GOT TO SCALE BACK ON THE AMOUNT OF TECHNOLOGY THAT WE USE. THAT MEANS THAT WE COULD GO BACK TO THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM. AND THAT WOULD REQUIRE THAT
PEOPLE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO READ AND THINK AND NOT WATCH TELEVISION. AND NOT ENTERTAIN THEMSELVES WITH FRIVOLOUS FOOLISHNESS. YOU KNOW? YOU WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO TALK TO SOMEONE AND NOT TEXT THEM. YOU WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE FORCED TO TURN AROUND AND TALK
TO YOUR NEIGHBOR. TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBOR! TALK TO PEOPLE! IF WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HYPER SCALED USE OF WHAT THESE THINGS LOOK LIKE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE RAPID MOVEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
AND INDIVIDUALS NOT WANTING TO DO A LOT OF THE -- I WAS SO HAPPY TO GET AN ENCYCLOPEDIA AS A KID. I WAS ABLE TO SIT DOWN WITH MY
FAMILY AND WE WENT THROUGH THE ENCYCLOPEDIA AND PUT LITTLE PIECES OF PAPER IN THERE AND BOOKMARKERS, AND WE READ, AND WE RESEARCHED DIFFERENT INFORMATION. MY KIDS AT A VERY YOUNG AGE, WE SAT AROUND IN A ROUND TABLE AND DID ROUND ROBIN READING OF THE
BOOK, WHY? BECAUSE TV WASN'T AN OPTION FOR ME RAISING MY CHILDREN IN THE HOUSE SO WE ACTUALLY READ BOOKS. BUT RIGHT NOW, EVERYONE AND CHILDREN FROM THE AGE OF 3 OR 4
UNTIL SENIORED ADULTS ALL HAVE THESE DEVICES IN THEIR HANDS. WITH EVERY FILTER AND EVERY APP AND IT HAS TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE. SO WE DON'T WANT IT, THEN EVERYBODY SHOULD CHUCK THESE THINGS AWAY, BECAUSE MY GOSH
TODAY THIS IS PART OF THE ISSUE. WE COULD BE UPSET AND FRUSTRATED ABOUT IT. BUT I KNOW THAT THERE IS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS THAT WOULD NOT WANT TO BE ANYWHERE WITHOUT THEIR PHONE. WITHOUT A WAY FOR SOMEONE TO TRACK THEM, CONTACT THEM,
MAPPING THEIR THINGS AND THEIR CARS, BEING ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET HERE AND THERE, WHATEVER. BECAUSE THINKING INDEPENDENTLY TAKES TOO MUCH WORK AND TOO MUCH PRACTICE. SO WE COULD BE FRUSTRATED IF WE WANT TO. AND WE CAN SAY UGH, ICK, THIS IS
BAD, THIS IS THIS, AND THIS IS THAT. BUT THEN WE HAVE TO ASK OURSELVES, ARE WE GOING TO BE FREE THINKERS OR ARE WE GOING TO DEPEND ON SOMEONE ELSE'S ABILITY TO THINK FOR US? I CAN'T SUPPORT THE WORD
MORATORIUM. THAT'S THE PROBLEM THAT I'M STRUGGLING WITH. I DO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF PEOPLE THINKING FREELY THOUGH. I THINK IT'S A BIG DEAL. AND I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD WORK HARDER AT THAT. THANK YOU.
>> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, THE DATA CENTER MORATORIUM. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI.
>> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> NO. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE SEVEN AYES AND FIVE NAYS. >> THAT ITEM CARRIES.
NEXT, WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 16 WHICH IS THE APPOINTMENT TO THE BALLPARK AUTHORITY. I'LL NOTE THERE WAS SOME CONVERSATION IN THE COMMITTEE ABOUT STRIPPING SOMEONE FROM THIS COMMITTEE JUST SO THAT THE BODY IS AWARE.
THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT IS MADE BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS ACCORDING TO MINNESOTA STATUTE 473.755. AND THE PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT HAD EXPIRED AND IT WAS AN OPEN SEAT. AND SO GOING THROUGH OUR
STANDARD ABC APPOINTMENT PROCESS, I NOMINATED JIM DAVNIE TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE. I CAME TO JIM DAVNIE AS A NOMINATION, BECAUSE I KNEW THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BALLPARK TAX TO PROVIDING A SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE FOR HCMC FUNDING. I KNOW THAT THAT DID NOT PREVAIL IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, SO I ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO THE HOUSE TAX CHAIR TO GET SOME GUIDANCE ON WHAT WERE THE DYNAMICS THAT WERE HAPPENING AT THE LEGISLATURE THAT COULD HAVE LED TO THIS BEING A SUSTAINABLE
SOURCE OF FUNDING AND WHO WOULD BE A GOOD PERSON THAT I CAN MAKE A NOMINATION TO THIS BODY FOR SO THAT WE HAD SOMEBODY WHO HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, WHO UNDERSTOOD THE IMPORTANCE OF HCMC, AND AN
EMERGING TOPIC WAS AROUND THE POTENTIAL STRIKE THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AT THAT TIME WITH THE CONCESSION WORKERS AT THE TWINS STADIUM. THEY HAVE SINCE VOTED ON THAT STRIKE AND HAVE ACTUALLY TAKEN SOME STRIKE ACTIONS. I THINK THAT IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY IN THIS ROLE THAT HAS A REALLY
STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF OUR LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AT THE STATE CAPITOL WHO WOULD BE A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR HCMC AS THE SAFETY NET HOSPITAL FOR THE ENTIRE UPPER MIDWEST. AND THE URGENCY AROUND A VIABLE,
SUSTAINABLE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THAT. IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE BALLPARK TAX COME THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION. BUT IT DOES NEED TO GET FIGURED OUT BY THE NEXT STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION BECAUSE ALTHOUGH WE WERE FORTUNATE TO GET SOME ONE TIME FUNDING TO PRESERVE HCMC FOR AN ADDITIONAL
YEAR, THAT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE FUNDING. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO FIGU OUT. I THINK THAT THIS ROLE COULD BE VERY POWERFUL IN FIGURING THAT OUT AT THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THEREFORE I NOMINATED JIM
DAVNIE, FORMER HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE, FORMER CHAIR OF THE EDUCATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, SERVED ON THE PROPERTY TAX AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE FINANCE DIVISION AND THE JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE DIVISION. HE FEELS LIKE THE RIGHT FIT FOR THIS MOMENT. THAT'S WHY I NOMINATED HIM.
AND I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF HIS NOMINATION AND ASK FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> THAT'S BEEN MOVED FOR APPROVAL AND SECONDED. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'M GOING TO BE OFFERING AN
ALTERNATE NOMINATION. A SUBSTITUTE NOMINATION. AFTER INITIAL CONVERSATION THA I THOUGHT WENT WELL WITH CNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THIS NOMINATION COME FORWARD ANYWAY. YOU KNOW, PRESIDENT PAYNE,
YOU'VE SAID TODAY THAT REPRESENTATION MATTERS AND THAT'S WHAT THIS MEANS TO ME WITH THIS COMMITTEE. SO I TALKED TO PRESIDENT PAYNE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS NAACP ABOUT THE ONLY BLACK PERSON, PERSON OF
COLOR ON THIS BALLPARK AUTHORITY COMMISSION BEING REMOVED. AND SO I HAD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A REASONABLE CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT PAYNE. I FOUND OUT THAT PRESIDENT PAYNE HAD NEVER EVEN SPOKEN TO THE PEON THAT I'M GOING TO BE NOMIN. SO ALL THE THINGS THAT HE'S
MENTIONING RIGHT NOW, IT JUST FEELS DISINGENUOUS BECAUSE HE DOESN'T KNOW IF THE PERSON WHO WAS SITTING ON THE COMMITTEE HAS THE SAME VIEWS OR HAS THE -- IS CAPABLE OF WHAT HE'S SAYING HE NEEDS OUT OF THIS APPOINTMENT.S
OUT THAT PRESIDENT PAYNE DIDN'T EVEN TALK TO COLLEAGUES BEFORE HE WENT AND TALKED TO SOMEONE THAT IS NOT A PART OF THIS BODY AND DOES NOT HAVE A VOTE. AND SO I GOING TO BE BRINGING SOMETHING SEPARATE, SOMETHING AN ALTERNATIVE. AND I HOPE THAT MY COLLEAGUES
SUPPORT ME IN THIS. WITH A BODY OF PEOPLE THAT ARE PRIMARILY PEOPLE OF COLOR, I HOPE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WE DON'T GET OPPORTUTIES ALL THE TIME. A LOT OF US DON EVEN KNOW THAT THE BALLPARK AUTHORITY EVEN EXISTS. SO TO HAVE A BLACK MAN THAT HAS
BEEN COMMITTED TO THIS POSITION, DONE THIS WORK, AND WANTS TO SERVE AGAIN ON THIS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME AS A BLACK WOMAN SERVING, AS A BLACK WOMANHO RAN FOR OICE BECAUSE I KNOW HOW UNDERSERVED WE ARE AS A MMUNITY AND HOW STRONGLY
REPRESENTATION DOES MATTER. THAT IT'S NOT WORDS. THAT REPRENTATION MATTERS MEANS VOTES SOMETIMES. IT MEANS REMOVING YOUR IDEOLOGY FROM DECISIONS AND ACTUALLY DOING WHAT'S RIGHT FOR PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT ABOUT JIM DAVNIE FOR ME. BUTT IS ABOUT REPRESENTATION. AND IT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO DO ON TH BODY. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ AND CHUGHTAI FOR LISTENING TO ME
OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS ABOUT THIS. WH I THINK IS TRULY DISAPPOINTING IS SOME OF US HAVE TO FACE THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN OUR WARDS. AND SOME OF US DO NOT. WHEN THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN, I GET APPROACHED BY BLACK PEOPLE
AS A BLACK REPRESENTATIVE OF THIS BODY. AND SO WHEN WHAT APPEARS TO COMMUNITY AS ANTI-BLACK THINGS HAPPEN, I HAVE TO ANSWER TO THAT. I DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF GOING BACK TO A WARD THAT IS A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE WARD. WHEN I GO TO THE GROCERY STORE,
I HAVE TO FACE MEMBERS OF THE NAACP. WHEN I GO TO THE LIBRARY, WHEN I'M WALKING ON THE TRAILS, I HAVE TO FACE PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY WHO FEELS LIKE THIS BODY IS MAKING DIRECT ATTACKS AT THE BLACK COMMUNITY. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SPEAKING
UP AUT HERE DAY. I REALLY HOPE AS A BODY WE RECOGNIZE THAT. THAT SOME OF US HAVE A COMMUNITY TO FACE WHEN WE GO HOME. AND NO, THEY DON'T CALL THE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO IS A PERSON OF COLOR THAT VOTED AGAINST SOMETHING THAT THEY CARE ABOUT, THEY TALK TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
WHO THEY KNOW IS ON THEIR SIDE. AND I REALLY WISH WE COULD PUT AN END TO DOING THIS AND HAVE A CONVERSATION BEHIND THE SCENES SOMETIMES AND TALKHROUGH THESE THINGS AND BE MORE REASONABLE WHEN WE COME OUT HERE BECAUSE THE COMNITY IS WATCHING. AND PEOPLE REALLY DO FEEL HURT BY A LOT OF THESE DECISIO WE MAKE.
I SO WANT TO JUST NOTE BEFORE I CLOSE THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU A LETTER FROM THE NAACP THAT WAS ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND TO THE MAYOR REGARDING THIS MATTER. I WOULD LIKE YOU COLLEAGUES TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SUPPORT ME IN MY NOMINATION FOR JUSTIN. AND HOPULLY THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S NOMINATION FAILS. AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY, I HAV ASKED THE MAYOR TO VETO THIS IF
IT DS PASS. I HAVE PERSONALLY ASKED HIM TO VETO THIS IF IT PASSES BECAUSE I STNGLY BELIEVE IN JUSTIN BAYLOR'S NOMINATION. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> I'LL SECOND -- >> I SECOND THAT NOMINATION OF JUSTIN BAYLOR.
AND I AM STANDING IN SUPPORT OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE, LATRICIA VETAW. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP THAT STOOD OUT TO ME IN THIS LETTER BECAUSE I WAS NOT
VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THIS BALLPARK AUTHORITY, THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS IN MY PURVIEW. SO I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY NOT SOMETHING THAT'S IN THE PURVIEW OF A LOT OF OUR CONSTITUENTS IN THE 5th WARD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE WRITTEN MORE LETTERS TO
SUPPORT JUSTIN AS THE WORK THAT HE DOES AS A BUSINESS OWNER AND ENTREPRENEUR IN THE 5th WARD PROVIDING A LOT OF INSTRUMENTAL GUIDANCE TO A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE. AND REALLY UPLIFTS THE NARRATIVE
AROUND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. SO THE BALLPARK AUTHORITY OVERSEES SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC RESOURCES AND CONTRACTS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS. THIS IS WHAT THIS SAYS IN THE FOURTH PARAGRAPH HERE OF THIS LETTER THAT CAME FROM THE NAACP.
SO WHEN MAJOR DECISIONS ARE MADE REGARDING CONTRACTS, DEVELOPMENT, OR CHANGES AT OUR BALLPARKS AND SURROUNDING PUBLIC SPACES, OUR COMMUNITY STRONGLY DESIRES A CONSISTENT AND REPRESENTATIVE VOICE AT THE TABLE.
ENSURING DIVERSE REPRESENTATION HELPS PREVENT THE EXCLUSION OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND GUARANTEES THAT OPPORTUNITIES OF ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION, COMMUNITY BENEFIT, AND EQUITABLE OUTCOMES ARE ACTIVELY CONSIDERED.
AND THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. ESPECIALLY BEING THAT AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE POWERS THAT BE THAT ARE TRYING TO REVERSE THE
IMPACTS OF DEI AND OTHER THINGS. SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHO WE ARE PLACING IN POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS EQUAL REPRESENTATION ACROSS, YOU KNOW, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT CAN SPEAK VOLUMES TO THE
REPRESENTATION THAT IS NEEDED. AND THE BAYLOR FAMILY AND JUSTIN BAYLOR SPECIFICALLY HAVE BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL WITHIN MY COMMUNITY IN THE 5th WARD AND ARE RESIDENTS OF THE 5th WARD.
AND REALLY WORK HARD TO UPLIFT AND EMPOWER EVERYDAY RESIDENTS OF THE WARD AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. SO I AM PLEASED TO SUPPORT THEM. I AM PLEASED TO ARGUE THE FACT THAT WE DESERVE TO HAVE VERY
DIVERSE REPRESENTATION ON THIS BALLPARK AUTHORITY. THIS IS NOT TAKING ANYTHING AWAY FROM THE CANDIDATE THAT MY COUNCIL PRESIDENT UPLIFTED. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING ATTENTION TO THIS INDIVIDUAL. THIS IS NOT TAKING ANYTHING AWAY FROM THEIR SKILLS OR
QUALIFICATIONS. BUT I AM JUST REALLY WANTING TO ENSURE THAT WE MAINTAIN REPRESENTATION ON BOARDS LIKE THIS THAT ARE GOING TO BRING LIGHT AND DIVERSITY ACROSS OUR CITY.
AND THAT WE HAVE THAT EQUAL REPRESENTATION. IT'S ONE SEAT. THANK YOU. >> BEFORE I RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY, I'LL JUST NOTE THAT WE HAVE A PROPER MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR JIM DAVNIE AS THE NOMINEE THAT'S BEEN SECONDED. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING RIGHT NOW.
I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, CAN WE CLARIFY BECAUSE I THOUGHT I OFFERED A SUBSTITUTE TO YOURS AND IT GOT SECONDED, SO THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR? >> WE HAVE TO DISPOSE OF WHAT'S BEFORE US WHICH IS THE NOMINATION OF JIM DAVNIE BEFORE
WE TAKE UP THAT ALTERNATIVE MOTION. >> THAT'S NOT TRUE. >> MR. CLERK. >> MR. PRESIDENT, A SUBSTITUTE IS IN THE NATURE OF AN AMENDMENT AND COULD BE CONSIDERED TO THE BASE MOTION THAT WAS PROPERLY VED. I WOULD SAY THAT, I CONSULTED MY
COLLEAGUE, WE HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW SAID SHE HAD A SUBSTITUTE. SHE DISCUSSED THAT. I DIDN'T EXPLICITLY HEAR HE SAY SHE MOVED THE SUBSTITUTE. I HEARD COUNCILMEMBER WARREN SAY SHE SECONDED AND THEN SHE SPE. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CLEARLY HEARD THAT THERE WAS A
SUBSTITUTE MOTION THAT HAD BEEN MADE. I THINTHAT'S A POINT OF ORDER THAT NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED. >> JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT COUNCILMEMBER VETAW MOVED THE SUBSTITUTE AND IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> CITY CLERK, IS THAT IN ORDER? >> MR. PRESIDENT, YES. IT'S A SUBSTITUTE WHICH IS
BASICALLY AN AMENDMENT TO THE PENDING MOTION. SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO DISPOSE OF THE SUBSTITUTE BEFORE YOU TOOK UP THE UNDERLYING MOTION. >> OKAY, SO WE ARE NOW DISCUSSING THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION. AND WE WILL CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION BY RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.
I'M GLAD THAT COUNCILMEMBER WARREN REFERENCED THE LETTER THAT WE RECEIVED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS NAACP. I WAS ALSO GOING TO REFLECT IT IN MY COMMENTS BUT THE SECTION YOU READ IS ACTUALLY PERTINENT TO WHY I'M SUPPORTING COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE'S MOTION.
SPECIFICALLY THE PIECE WHERE IT SAYS THE BALLPARK AUTHORITY OVERSEES SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES AND CONTRACTS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS. ACKNOWLEDGING THE AUTHORITY AND POWER THAT THIS COMMISSION HOLDS. AND IT'S VERY TRUE THAT IT DOES. AND MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER, I
THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER HOW THIS COULD BE USED AS A TOOL FOR ADVANCING THE URGENT NEEDS AROUND OUR COMMUNITY SUCH AS SUSTAINABLE FUNDING FOR ONE OF OUR CORE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS THAT SERVE MANY OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS INCLUDING
OUR BLACK WORKING CLASS COMMUNITIES. AND AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE REFERENCED, I'M SPECIFICALLY THINKING OF HCMC, OUR PUBLIC HOSPITAL WHICH WAS JUST ON THE VERGE OF CLOSURE A FEW WEEKS AGO. AND WHILE THE STATE LEGISLATURE DID PASS A SHORT-TERM BAILOUT
FOR THAT HOSPITAL, IT DOES NOT PERMANENTLY SOLVE THE FUNDING CRISIS FOR IT. AND HCMC HAS LONG SERVED AS A PRIMARY POINT OF CARE FOR MANY OF OUR BLACK RESIDENTS IN OTHER HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN MINNEAPOLIS PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES REGARDLESS OF A PERSON'S ABILITY
TO PAY. AND THE BALLPARK AUTHORITY HAS A ROLE TO PLAY IN SECURING A MORE PERMANENT, SUSTAINABLE FUNDING SOLUTION FOR THIS VITAL PUBLIC INSTITUTION. AND FOR ME, I THINK WE SHOULD BE PUTTING REPRESENTATIVES ON THE BALLPARK AUTHORITY THAT SEE IT
AS A PUBLIC ASSET AND THAT BEING HCMC. AND THAT IT SHOULD BE LEVERAGED FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD AND SHOULD BE TIRELESSLY FIGHTING FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR THAT INSTITUTION AS WELL. THAT IS WHY I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.
I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE UNDERLYING MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE TO ADVANCE JIM DAVNIE. BECAUSE I ALSO BELIEVE HE SHARES THAT VISION. AND I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE LEVERAGING OUR
COMMISSION SUCH AS THIS TO BRING IN PUBLIC RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO THAT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> YEAH, THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO TELL THANK YOU TO
BOTH THE NAACP AND COUNCILMEMBER VETAW FOR DAYLIGHTING THIS SITUATION THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF. AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD SUPPORTS HCMC.
AND I THINK WE DON'T KNOW WHAT EACH OF THE SPECIFIC BALLPARK AUTHORITY APPOINTEES MAY SIT ON THAT ISSUE. BUT I DID HAVE THE ABILITY TO CALL MR. BAYLOR THIS WEEK AND CHECK IN WITH HIM AND SEE THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING HE STILL WANTED TO DO. HE STILL WANTED TO SERVE.
AND HIS FAMILY HAS GIVEN BACK TO MANY COMMUNITIES ACROSS THIS CITY AND I AM VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT HIM IN THIS SUBSTITUTE MOTION. AND FEEL THAT HE NUMBER ONE, SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF HIS
REMOVAL. AND NUMBER TWO, IS THE PERSON I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT TO STAY ON THAT BOARD. THANKS. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS UNDERLYING MOTION TO KEEP JUSTIN
BAOR ON THE SPORTS BALLPARK AUTHORITY. HE HAS ALL OF THE SKILLS NEEDED TO DO THAT JOB. AND IT'S THE COUNTY'S ROLE, THE COUNTY LOBBIED TO HAVE THAT TAX EXTENDEDND THEN GO TO THE HOSPITAL. THE BALLPARK AUTHORITY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
HAD THEY BEEN INVOLVED IN TH, JUSTIN WOULD HAVE HAD THE SKILLS TO DO THAT. I SUPPORT THIS BRILLIANT YOUNG BLACK MAN TO KEEP HIS JOB. >> COUNCILMEER CHOWDHURY. >> THANKS, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST HAD SOME CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.
SO I HEARD THE REMOVAL FROM THE SEAT. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING NO ONE IS BEING REMOVED FROM THE SEAT. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT'S HAPPENING? IS THE TERM JUST OVER? >> THAT'S CORRECT. THE TERM ENDED ON DECEMBER 31, 2025. IT WAS AN OPEN SEAT SUBJECT TO NOMINATION VIA THIS PROCS. >> OKAY.
SO IT'S AN OPEN SEAT NOW. OKAY SO THEN HOW DOES APPOINTMENTS WORK? >> MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT PROCESS? >> MR. PRESIDENT, I CERTAINLY CAN. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT'S MADE BY STATE LAW AS YOU CITED EARLIER, SO I'LL TRY AND REPEAT
WHAT YOU ALREADY SAID. THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE GOVERNING BODY IS THE COMBINATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY, THIS BODY, THE 13 MEMBER COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR. SO IT TAKES THE ACTION OF THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR TO MAKE THAT APPOINTMENT. WE HAVE HISTORICALLY ALLOWED THE
PRESIDENT TO BRING FORWARD THE NOMINATION CONSISTENT WITH THE POWERS THAT THE PRESIDENT IS GIVEN UNDER THE COUNCIL RULES TO BRING FORWARD RECOMMENDATIONS ON COMMITTEE STRUCTURES, COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP, APPOINTMENTS TO EXTERNAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
THAT HAS BEEN THE PROCESS SKINL CONSISTENTLY FOLLOWED WHEN THIS PROCEDURE HAS BEEN USED FOR THIS PARTICULAR BODY AND TT SEAT AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT NOTED WAS VACANT AS OF THE END OF THE TERM AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVITY THAT DOMINATED THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR IN THE CITY, WE DID NOT
TAKE ACTION RIGHT AWAY TO BRING FORWARD A NOMINATION. HOWEVER, ONCE THE METRO SURGE WAS DONE AND WE WERE BACK IN OUR NORMAL COMMITTEES, WE BROUGHT THAT FORWARD, WE SHARED THAT WITH COUNCIL LEADERSHIP. THE PRESIDENT THEN BROUGHT FORWARD A NOMINATION THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU NOW. AS YOU KNOW THE PROCESS IS THE
NOMINATION IS SIMPLY A MOTION. IT IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THIS BODY BY A MAJORITY VOTE. AND THEN IT GOES TO THE MAYOR FOR THE MAYOR'S CONSIDERATION. THE MAYOR AS ALWAYS HAS THREE OPTIONS, APPROVE AND AUTHENTICATE WITH THE SIGNATU OF THE MAYOR, VET AND RETURN
WITH HIS OBJECTIONS IN WRITING. OR TAKE NO ACTION AND ALLOW THE COUNCIL'S VOTE TO BE DEEMED APPROVED. >> GOT IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE ACCURATE UP HERE. I THINK SAYING REMOVING SOMEONE HOLDS THIS ASSUMPTION THAT
SOMETHING IS BEING DONE AGAINST TO SOMEONE AND THAT'S CLEAR NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ACCURATE THAT A TERM ENDED AND THERE CAN BE A NEW APPOINTMENT MADE, THERE CAN BE AN EXISTING REAPPOINTMENT. I THINK THAT'S KEY.
I ALSO JUST A LITTLE SURPRISED TO SEE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. NO ONE TALKED TO ME ABOUT IT. BUT WE'RE HAVG THE DISCUSSION NOW. SO THAT'S FACTORING INTO MY
DECISION MAKING IN THIS CONVERSATION. AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO ASK ANOTHER CLARIFYING QUESTION TO ANYONE ON THE BODY ABOUT THE BALLPARK AUTHORITY'S ROLE IN THE HCMC CONVERSATION. IS ANYONE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT
A LITTLE BIT? >> YES. SO THE BALLPARK IS STATUTORILY REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE INVESTMENT. THAT'S A LARGE PART OF WHAT THIS GOVERNING BODY IS DETERMINING IS THAT CAPITAL PLANNING.
HOWEVER, WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS MOMENT IN TIME IS THAT THE BALLPARK TAX THAT WAS AL LOED -- ALLOCATED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE WHEN THE STADIUM WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IS SERVING BOTH THAT ONGOING MAINTENANCE MANDATE
AS WELL AS DEBT SERVICE. AND THE BONDING FOR THE STADIUM IS NEARING COMPLETION AND THEREFORE THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS TO DECIDE WHAT THE FUTURE OF THAT BALLPARK SALES TAX IS. THEY COULD CONTINUE IT, THEY COULD REAPPROPRIATE IT, TY
COULD END IT. THAT IS VERY MUCH IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW. AND I THINK IT WOULD BE VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY WITH THAT LEGISLATIVE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW THE STATE'S TAXING AUTHORITY IS APPLIED, PLUS THE RELATIONSHIPS AT THE STATE
CAPITOL TO BE A POWERFUL VOICE IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THAT BALLPARK SALES TAX. ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT HCMC, ALTHOUGH WAS SAVED FOR ONE MORE YEAR, IT WAS A ONE-TIME APPROPRIATION. WE'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT BACK TO WHERE WE WERE A YEAR FROM NOW
WITH HCMC BEING ON THE BRINK OF CLOSURE IF IT'S NOT RESOLVED IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. >> OKAY. THAT'S HELPFUL. AND I MEAN MY EXPERIENCE AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE IN PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS IS THAT MEMBERS OF THE BALLPARK AUTHORITY OFTENTIMES HAVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH CHAIRS OF THE TAX COMMITTEES BOTH IN THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE. SO I IMAGINE THAT THERE WOULD BE A KEY ROLE THAT'S PLAYED EVEN IF IT'S THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS ON THIS BOARD. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION
OR ANSWER, IT'S CLARIFYING. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. YOU KNOW, HERE'S WHY I SUPPORT THIS SUBSTITUTION WHICH IS MAINTAINING MR. BAYLOR'S APPOINTMENT HERE. WE ASK A LOT OF THINGS TO OUR APPOINTEES OF BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS. WE ASK THEIR TIME, WE ASK THEIR ENERGY, BOTH TO SHOW UP FOR MEETINGS AND BEYOND THEM. I DID ASK AROUND ABOUT MR. BAYLOR'S APPOINTMENT HERE ABOUT HIS PARTICIPATION. AND HERE'S WHAT I GOT BACK.
I GOT BACK THAT HE IS A GREAT MEMBER OF THIS BALLPARK AUTHORITY. HE SERVED ON A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO SELECT PUBLIC ART THAT HONORS BLACK BASEBALL PLAYERS. I MEAN THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT CONSIDERING THIS BODY IS LARGELY OLD WHITE MEN.
I KNOW I'LL GET IN TROUBLE FOR SAYING THAT. BUT HE HAS GREAT ATTENDANCE. HE HAS THE BUSINESS EXPERIENCE AND ACUMEN THAT HE LENDS TO AN AUDIT COMMITTEE HERE. HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE SECRETARY OF THIS BOARD. WHAT ELSE CAN WE ASK FOR IN AN
APPOINTMENT? WE NEED TO HELP SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR TIME WHEN WE'VE ASKED THEM TO. I VALUE NOT CHANGIN IT AND I REALLY VALUE HOW HE HAS SHOWN UP AND PARTICIPATED ON THIS BALLPARK AUTHORITY. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HAVE MY MIC ON HERE. FUNNY STORY, BUT A TRUE THING.
I HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF AWARDING SOME OF THE STAFF THAT IS UNDERNEATH THE TUTELAGE OF JUSTIN BAYLOR WITH A LIFE SAVING AWARD SPONSORED BY THE BROADWAY
BUSINESS -- WEST BROADWAY BUSINESS COALITION. A SECURITY GUARD BY THE NAME OF RED. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL REMEMBER RED. BUT RED WENT VIRAL DURING OUR OPERATION METRO SURGE. RED WAS GIVEN DIRECT INSTRUCTION BY MR. BAYLOR ABOUT PROTECTING
THE SPACE AT THE McDONALDS THAT IS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY HOME AND MY WARD THERE TO HELP KEEP OUR RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORS SAFE. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADVOCACY FOR HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND EVEN
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, THE FIGHT FOR HCMC, I KNOW BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT THAT JUSTIN BAYLOR HAS THAT MENTALITY, UNDERSTANDS WHAT SUPPORT AND STABLE INFRASTRUCTURE OF HEALTH AND
WELLNESS MEANS TO A COMMUNITY. BECAUSE I SEE HOW THE EMPLOYEES CONDUCT THEMSELVES UNDERNEATH HIS TUTELAGE AND HIS ESTABLISHMENT. I KNOW THAT JUSTIN BAYLOR HAS A DEEP ROOTED COMMITMENT TO THIS
CITY AND TO THIS COMMUNITY, TO EMPOWERING RESIDENTS AND ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR ENDEAVORS. I APPLAUD THE AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIPS THAT HIS ORGANIZATION HAS EXTENDED TO THE AMOUNT OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE
COME THROUGH HIS ESTABLISHMENT AND BEEN EMPLOYED THAT HE SEES THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION AND ALSO WALK IN THE STEPS THAT HE HAS W
SELF-SUFFICIENT HIMSELF. THIS TAKES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AWAY FROM THE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS BEING NOMINATED. BUT THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE INDIVIDUAL THAT I KNOW WHO HAS BEEN A STRONG REPRESENTATION IN THIS COMMUNITY AND SPEAKS VALUE AND ALSO MAKES THAT SAME TYPE OF
EFFORT INFECTIOUS AMONG HIS EMPLOYEES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK ALONGSIDE HIM. SO I KNOW THAT HE WOULD CHAMPION THESE ISSUES THAT HE HAS CHAMPIONED THESE ISSUES AND THAT HE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO GOING FORWARD. SO I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
REALLY STAND WITH THE REPRESENTATION. WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS. WE WANT TO UPLIFT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S EQUAL REPRESENTATION ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND THIS IS ONE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE DO NOT ABSTRACT THIS OPPORTUNITY SO THAT WE HAVE THAT TYPE OF STABILITY IN THIS BALLPARK AUTHORITY APPOINTMENT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANT TO JUST SPECIFY THAT NO,
JUSTIN IS NOT BEING REMOVED FROM THE BOARD. BUT JUSTIN CERTAINLY WAS NOT -- DID NOT HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL LEADERSHIP TO DISCUSS IF HE WANTED TO BE P BACK ON THE
BOARD, WHERE HE STANDS ON THIS ISSUE, THAT'S NOT A ISSUE, OF HCMC AND NORTH MEMORIAL. RIGHT NOW THEY ARE IN A MERGER WITH SANFORD HEALTH. AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME OF THAT IS GOING TO BE. ALL OF THESE ASSUMPTIONS ARE
BEING MADE. IT'S GIVING ME THE ICK. BECAUSE NO ONE IN COUNCIL LEADERSHIP TALKED TO JUSTIN SO SEE WHAT H POSITION WAS ABOUT HCMC OR ANYTHING. THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT TOLD M NO, HE DID NOT TALK TO HIM.
THAT HE TALKED TO JIMDAVNIES THOUGH. AND I TOLD THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A TOBACCO INITIATIVE WITH JUSTIN, THE ONLY BLACK PERSON ON THIS BOARD AND HE SAID WELL JIM DAVNIES WILL HELP YOU.
JIM DAVNIES IS NOT A BLACK MAN. THE TOBACCO ISSUE IS NOT A JIM DAVNIES ISSUE. AND IF WE WERE GOING TO GO AND JUST PICK A FORMER LEGISLATOR, I WOULD HAVE SUGGESTED JOE MULLERY, HE'S A NORTH SIDER.
HE'S GOT LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE. I LE HIM. IF THAT WAS THE GOAL POST FOR WHO'S GOING TO BE ON HERE. THAT'S WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE CHECKLIST WAS FOR SOMEBODY GETTING ON THIS BOARD EXCEPT FOR -- I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND
THIS RATIONALE REALLY BEHIND HCMC WHEN THAT'S NOT THE PLACE WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW. THERS A BCH OF WHAT I WITH HCMC. THIS IS NOT VALID IN MY OPINION. THIS IS REALLY JUST TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR THAT'S OVER AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO
PRESENT ITSELF IN THE YEARS TO . COLLEAGUES, I REALLY, REALLY HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT ME IN THIS NOMINATION FOR JUSTIN BAYLOR TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
>> I'LL JUST ADD MYSELF TO THE END OF THE QUEUE HERE JUST TO SAY THIS IS NOTHING AGAINST JUSTIN BAYLOR. THIS IS ABOUT A STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF OUR SAFETY NET HOSPITAL AND HOW IT'S ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE. AND HOW WE NEED TO HAVE A VERY FOCUSED AND INTENTIONAL EFFORT
AROUND SAVING THAT USING EVERY VIABLE PATH. SO COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> I'M GOING TO SAY THIS ONE MORE TIME. BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SAID HERE THAT MISINFORMATION IS GOING OUT
ABOUT HIM BEING STRIPPED OF THE COMMITTEE AND ALL OF THIS. THE REAL MISINFORMATION GOING OUT HERE IS THAT THIS APPOINTMENT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH GETTING THE BALLPARK TAX EXTENDED. THIS IS UP TO HENNEPIN COUNTY TO DO. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
MR. BAYLOR SERVING ON THE BALLPARK AUTHORITY, PERIOD. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT MISINFORMATION IS COMING FROM. BUT IT'S NOT REAL. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE SUBSTITUTE
MOTION FOR JUSTIN BAYLOR. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> NAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> NAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >>NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> NAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE.
>> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> NAY. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> NAY. >> THERE ARE FIVE AYES AND SEVEN NAYS. >> THAT MOTION FAILS. WE WILL TAKE THE UNDERLYING MOTI WHICH IS THE NOMINATION
OF JIM DAVNIE. THE QUEUE RESET. IS EVERYBODY WANTING TO STILL SPEAK IN THIS ORDER? I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL >> IS THERE A MOTION? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO.
>> AYE. >> IT'S TO APPOINT JIM DAVNIE. >> WE DON'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT RIGHT NOW, RIGHT? >> CORRECT. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> CAN YOU CLARIFY WHAT WE MEAN
WE DON'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT RIGHT NOW? >> THE SEAT IS VACANT AND WE'RE MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO THAT VACANCY? >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE.
>> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> NO. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE EIGHT AYES AND FOUR NAYS. >> THAT ITEM CARRIES AND THAT COMPLETES THE REPORT OF THE BHZ COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT REPORT IS FROM OUR CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE CLIMATE & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 20 ITEMS.
THE FIRST IS THE VAN WHITE MEMORIAL BOULEVARD RESURFACING PROJECT. NUMBER TWO IS THE WEST FULTON NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT SPACE. THREE IS THE APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR. 4 IS 35TH AVENUE NORTH FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT ACQUISITION
OF TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT. FIVE IS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT AND MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD FOR STORMWATER BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE. SIX IS BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. SEVEN IS PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. 8 IS UNIVERSITY AVENUE SOUTHEAST AND 4th STREET SOUTHEAST MASTER UTILITY AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. NI 9 IS 35TH AND 36TH STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT ACQUISITION OF PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EASEMENTS.
10 IS 1ST AVENUE NORTH RECONSTRUCTION CONCEPT LAYOUT AND ACQUISITION OF PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EASEMENTS. 11 IS A BID FOR PUMP STATION SIX ELECTRICAL ROOM REHABILITATION. 12 IS BID FOR 35TH AVENUE NORTH FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT. 13 IS A BID FOR SMALL DIAMETER
SANITARY PIPE CLEANING AND TELEVISING 2026 PROJECT 14 IS CONTRACTS FOR 2026-2029 VEHICLE AUCTION SERVICES. 15 IS FRIDLEY WATER MAINTENANCE FACILITY ROOF AND MASONRY REPAIR PHASE TWO.
16 IS PUMP STATION NUMBER THREE WET WELL REHABILITATION PROJECT. 17 IS BID FOR LOGAN PARK INDUSTRIAL PHASE ONE GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND LANDSCAPE PLANTINGS. 18 IS A CONTRACT WITH FOTH INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT LLC FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
SERVICES OF 22nd AVENUE NORTHEAST STORM AND SANITARY SEWER RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. 19 IS OLIVER AVENUE SOUTH FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT: PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD. 20 IS A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND
REDESIGN OF HIGHWAY 280 WHICH IS A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT. OR SPECIFICALLY EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE REDESIGN OF HIGHWAY 280. WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS AND WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF NUMBER THREE FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT SEPARATING OUT ITEM THREE FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT? COUNCILMEMBER WARREN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AM ULTRA EXCITED FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE ON VAN WHITE MEMORIAL BOULEVARD. AND THE STREET RESURFACING PROJECT. THANK YOU, PUBLIC WORKS, FOR ALL
OF YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND HARD WORK THERE IN ENSURING THAT WE HAVE A HEALTHY ROADWAY OVER THERE. THANK YOU. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE REPORT MINUS ITEM NUMBER THREE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. IS ABSENT. COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.
>> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 11 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. THOSE ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER THREE, THE APPOINTMENT OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, MR. SEXTON WHO'S JOINED US IN THE ROOM.
I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. WE HAD GREAT CONVERSATION IN THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE AMPLIFYING THE LEADERSHIP QUALITIES THAT DIRECTOR SEXTON HAS DEMONSTRATED DURING HIS TENURE AS OUR PUBLIC
WORKS DIRECTOR. HE EARNED UNANIMOUS SUPPORT OF THAT COMMITTEE AND I THINK IT'S JUST BEEN A TESTAMENT AND REALLY EXEMPLIFYING THE DAY-TO-DAY ISSUES AROUND PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE POTHOLES AND MAKING SURE THAT SANITATION
IS MOVING ALONG IN TERMS OF SERVICES. AND ALSO CONNECTING IT TO ISSUES AROUND EQUITY AND DISPARITY AS WELL. I KNOW I AMPLIFY HIS LEADERSHIP IN NAVIGATING THE GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE ASSESSMENTS AS BEING OF TREMENDOUS VALUE, OF MAKING SURE
THAT WE APPLY AN ANTI-RACIST ANALYSIS AND AN EQUITY FOCUS ON HOW WE DO KEY RESURFACING PROJECTS. BUT ALSO THERE WAS NUMEROUS EXAMPLES ALSO LEVERAGED IN TERMS OF HOW TRAFFIC CALMING IS AN EXTENSION OF EQUITY WORK AND
MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO WALKABLE AND PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY STREETS AND MAKING SURE OUR BIKEWAYS ARE CLEAR AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I COULD GET IN QUEUE TO MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM IN SUPPORT
OF DIRECTOR TIM SEXTON'S NOMINATION. AND I REALLY HOPE WE CAN EARN THE REST OF THIS BODY'S SUPPORT AS WELL. >> SECOND. >> BEFORE I RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, I WANT T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON AND CHECK TO SEE WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR VOTE RECORDED FOR
THE CONSENT ITEMS ON THIS? >> YES, PLEASE. >> WITHOUT OBJECTION, MR. CLERK. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I'M NOT ON THE C&I OR THE COMMITTEE.
I'M NOT A MEMBER OF THAT, BUT I DO WANT TO TALK IN FAVOR OF YOUR SUPPORT. I THINK SINCE YOU ARRIVED IN YOUR SHORT TIME YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED REALLY GREAT LEADERSHIP, NOT JUST TALKING
ABOUT IT, BUT ACTUALLY BEING THERE. YOU HAVE WALKED ALONG WITH ME SEEING EVERY DAY THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES OUR COMMUNITY FACES ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ADDICTION, UNHOUSED FOLKS, AND
JUST THE ENTIRE DIFFICULTIES. YOU TALK TO THE RESIDENTS. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT EVERY DEPARTMENT LEAD TO DO. YOU LOVE THIS CITY, YOU CAME FROM THIS CITY AND ARE REALLY CONNECTING NOT JUST THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT REPRESENT THE RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO CONNECTING
TO THE CITIZENS OF OUR CITY. SO I AM GLAD WE HAVE YOU AND I WILL FULLY SUPPORT YOUR NOMINATION. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER THREE THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO.
>> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE.
>> AYE. >> THERE ARE 12 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES.
>> THE FIRST UNANIMOUS ONE, HUH? >> NEXT WE'LL HAVE THE REPORT
FROM OUR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. OH -- COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY? >> YEAH, I'M JUST TROLLING, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A RECORD, THAT DIRECTOR SEXTON WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT GOT THAT ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THAT'S CLIMATE & INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR YOU. [LAUGHTER] >> NEXT, WE'LL HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. PALMISANO, YOU'RE IN QUEUE FOR A PRIORITY QUESTION. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE, I WAS JUST SPEAKING WITH THE CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE, I REALLY NEED TO
CATCH A PLANE FLIGHT AND I WAS WONDERINGF THE BODY WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE UP THE VOTE ON PHS THAT GOT FORWARDED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION, THAT'S ITEM NUMBER 23, THE SHOT SPOTTER VOTE OUT OF ORDER BECAUSE I WILL NEED TO LEAVE AND I VERY MUCH WANT TO WEIGH IN ON IT. TYPICALLY WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE AND
COME BACK, THEIR VOTE IS ABLE TO BE RECORDED. MINE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE THAT. >> WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE CAN TAKE UP WHAT WAS THE PHS ITEM NUMBER?
>> ITEM NUMBER 23. >> ITEM NUMBER 23. WE WILL TAKE THIS UP SEPARATELY AT THIS TIME. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO CHECK IN WITH
COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. I HAVE REMARKS TO MAKE. BUT DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH TIME? >> I HAVE 12 MINUTES BEFORE I -- >> I'LL BE QUICK. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES AT THE JUNE 3RD MEETING, A PROPOSED THREE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION WAS BROUGHT FORWARD. THERE'S A REPORT ON SHOT SPOTTER
TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD IN AUGUST. I ALONG WITH OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT AN EXTENSION OF THE REPORT TO BE AVAILABLE. I COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING A ONE YEAR EXTENSION AS A COMPROMISE POSITION. I WILL BE VOTING YES ON THAT ONE YEAR EXTENSION TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO
USE THE CITY AUDITOR'S FINDINGS TO DETERMINE THE BEST PATH FORWARD FOR THE NEXT YEAR. IT WOULD ALSO KEEP THE CURRENT SERVICES IN NORTH AND SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS IN PLACE. I SAID THAT AND I WILL SAY ONCE AGAIN TODAY, I DO NOT LIKE SHOT SPOTTER, I DO NOT SUPPORT THE USE OF SHOT SPOTTER. I STILL HOLD THOSE POSITIONS,
BUT I BELIEVE THAT THIS ONE YEAR EXTENSION COMPROMISE IS A GOOD MIDDLE GROUND. WITH THAT SAID, I'LL BE VOTING FOR PHSC ITEM 23 TO EXTEND THE SHOT SPOTTER FOR ONE YEAR AND I
HOPE WE CAN ALL UNITE ON THIS ITEM. ADDITIONALLY, 23.2 WOULD EXPAND SHOT SPOTTER INTO WARD NINE AND WARD TEN FURTHER. I WILL NOT BE VOTING ON THE EXPANSION. IN MY OPINION WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THE AUDITOR'S REPORT WILL
SAY, I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE ALLOCATING ADDITIONAL CITY RESOURCES TO A PROGRAM ON WHICH THERE ARE STILL OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SPLIT THE VOTE ON THESE ITEMS SO THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT VOTES AND MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEM 23.1. IF I CAN GET A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE WILL TAKE UP THESE AS
SEPARATE VOTES. SO WE ARE DISCUSSING 23.1. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. SO 23.2 IS THE EXPANSION AND
WHAT WARDS ARE THOSE IN? >> 23.2 IS AN EXPANSION FURTHER INTO WARD NINE AND WARD TEN. >> SO THE 9 AND 10 COUNCIL MEMBERS -- >> I DON'T SUPPORT IT. >> OH OKAY. >> AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE NORTH SIDE AND CURRENT SOUTH SIDE ONES SO THOSE AREN'T LOST THERE.
SO THE REASON OF SPLITTING THE VOTES TODAY IF THAT MAKES SENSE. >> GOT IT, YES. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF BLEED IN THE EXPANSION ONTO LIKE THE OTHER SIDE OF HENNEPIN, EAST
AISLES FOR SURE. I'M NOT SURE HOW FAR NORTH IT GOES. BUT I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM 23.1, THE ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF SHOTS RED. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE.
>> AYE. >> THERE ARE 12 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THEN WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 23.2 AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, 23.2 WOULD EXPAND THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION COVERAGE AREAS FURTHER
INTO WARD NINE AND WARD TEN. I CANNOT SUPPORT THAT EXPANSION ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S AN AUDITOR'S REPORT COMING BEFORE US IN AUGUST. I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THIS CONVERSATION AFTER THAT REPORT IS BROUGHT BEFORE US. BUT I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS CONTRACT TODAY. THAT BEING SAID, I WILL MOVE TO
DENY THIS ITEM AND IF THAT DOES NOT PREVAIL, SOMEONE ELSE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENT MOTION. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> SECOND. >> I JUST WANTED TO ASK COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY HER POSITION ON THIS EXPANSION?
CHUGHTAI, SORRY. SORRY, CHUGHTAI. SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO CATCH YOU ON THE RUN. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> WHOLE OTHER PART OF THECITY. ALL GOOD.
YES, SO THIS EXPANSION INCLUDES AN EXPANSION INTO THE 10th WARD. I'M NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THAT BECAUSE AS COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ MENTIONED, WE HAVE AN AUDIT REPORT COMING. I'M A MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. I REPRESENT THIS BOD AS ONE OF
THE TWO MEMBERS ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. AND I WANT TO SEE THAT AUDIT BEFORE WE ARE EXPANDING THE COVERAGE WHILE MAINTAINING CURRENT COVERAGE. SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. >> YEAH, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. AND I VERY MUCH WANT TO SUPPORT WHERE WE NEED THE ADDITIONAL COVERAGE WHEN THE DATA SHOWS WHERE THAT IS. BUT I WILL RESPECT YOUR POSITION AS THE PRIMARY COUNCIL MEMBER OF THIS EXPANSION AND WAIT FOR THE AUDIT REPORT.
THANKS. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >>YEAH, JUST A QUICK COMMENT. I THINK THAT IF YOU LISTEN TO THE PRESENTATION FOR THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE REPORT,
THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION. I FEEL LIKE ESPECIALLY THE POLICE. THE SHOT SPOTTERS, THEY CAN'T EVEN TELL US WHAT BENEFITS IT'S BRINGING. THERE'S A LOT OF DATA THAT'S MISSING ON THIS.
SO WITHOUT KNOWING ANY INFORMATION AND MISSING THIS GAP OF IS THIS REALLY SOLVING CRIME, IS THIS REALLY HELPING US, UNTIL WE GET THAT REPORT, I THINK IT WILL BE NOT A GREAT IDEA TO JUST
EXPAND WITHOUT REALLY KNOWING THE BENEFITS OF IT. SO I SUPPORT THE MOTION TO DENY THIS. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> SINCE I WAS ASKED MY OPINION -- I'M VOTING NO ON THIS.
>> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> OKAY, SO PERHAPS THE VOTE IS A FORE GONE CONCLUSION HERE. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME AND WHY I SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF SHOT SPOTTER. YES, IT'S INTO AREAS THAT ARE
NOT MY WARD. AND I APPRECIATE THAT THOSE WHOSE WARDS IT'S IN FEEL DIFFERENTLY ABOUT THIS. SHOT SPOTTER IS A PREVENTIVE TOOL FOR MPD. AT ITS CORE IT'S ABOUT GIVING A SENSE OF LOCATION AND ACCURACY. IT NARROWS DOWN AN AREA WHERE
MULTIPLE 911 CALLS COME IN ABOUT GUNSHOTS AND THE POLICE HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE TO RESPOND WHEN THEY HAVE THAT DATA. SO IT DOES IMPACT EVERYBODY IN THIS CASE IN THE 5th PRECINCT IN TERMS OF HOW WE ARE USING OUR POLICE RESOURCES THAT ARE ON
PATROL IN THE 5th PRECINCT. IT HELPS QUICKLY COLLECT BULLET CASINGS TO BE USED AS EVIDENCE ALONG WITH AUDITORY EVIDENCE CAPTURED BY THE TECHNOLOGY ITSELF. THAT CAN HELP US ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO THE MOST IMPACTED AREAS. THIS EVIDENCE LEADS TO
SUCCESSFUL INVESTIGATIONS IN GUN CRIMES. THEY HELP US TO CHARGE CASES. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE IT A GOOD TOOL FOR MPD. AND IN TERMS OF EXPANSION, WE TALK ALL THE TIME ABOUT MAKING DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS. THIS RECOMMENDATION IS TO EXPAND THE SERVICE AREA THAT IS
SUPPORTED BY THE DATA. IF WE WANT TO COMMIT TO LISTENING TO THE DATA, WE CAN'T ONLY DO THAT WHEN IT'S CONVENIENT. WE NEED TO LISTEN EVEN WHEN THE DATA SUPPORTS SOMETHING WE DON'T WANT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I THINK THERE HAS BEEN SHARED
AGREEMENT AROUND FINDING BETTER PREVENTATIVE TOOLS TO ACTUALLY REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE THAT PRIORITY OF KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. WHERE THERE IS DIVISION IS WHETHER OR NOT SHOT SPOTTER HAS ACTUALLY BEEN ADD VAN --
ADVANTAGEOUS TO MEETING THAT GOAL. JUST THIS PAST BUDGET VIBINGAL, THIS CITY ALLOCATED $2 MILLION TO THE TASK FORCE AFTER SEEING PHENOMENAL SUCCESS ACROSS THE RIVER IN ST. PAUL. AND SINCE ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN
LESS THAN TWO MONTHS, THAT TASK FORCE HAS NEARLY DOUBLED THE RATES FOR CASE CLOSURES FOR NONFATAL SHOOTINGS AND WE'RE SEEING RIPPLE EFFECTS IN REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE ALL ACROSS OUR CITY. NOW WE'RE ON TRACK TO SEE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS LIKE WHAT ST. PAUL HAS EXPERIENCED. AND GUESS WHAT, ALL FOR THE LOW
PRICE OF LESS THAN 1% OF THE POLICE BUDGET. ALL THAT TO SAY, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO ENSURE THAT SHOT SPOTTER IS ACTUALLY DELIVERING CREDIBLE OUTCOMES FOR OUR RESIDENTS IF WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE INVESTING IN IT. AND THAT IS WHY OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS REFERENCED WE ARE ASKING FOR THE CITY AUDITOR TO GIVE US THAT THOROUGH ANALYSIS AND REPORT BACK BEFORE WE MAKE LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS IN A TOOL THAT EVEN RIGHT NOW WE KNOW HAS NOT BEEN FUNCTIONING. MINNEAPOLIS AT ONCE HAD SOME OF THE WORST SOLVING RATES WHEN IT
CAME TO HOMICIDES AND NONFATAL SHOOTINGS IN THE COUNTRY. AND MIND YOU, ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WHEN WE HAD A CONTRACT WITH SOUND THINKING FOR SHOT SPOTTER. WE ALREADY HAVE EXISTING DATA SHOWING IT WAS NOT HELPING OUR RESIDENTS BE SAFE, IT WAS NOT REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE. BUT IT DEFINITELY WAS ADDING TO
THE BOTTOM LINE AND INCREASING THAT FOR SOUND THINKING. AND I KNOW THEY HAVE A REASON FOR WHY THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY. BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN WE HAVE TO ALSO BUY INTO THAT. BUT I ABSOLUTELY AGREE, I THINK WE ALL NEED TO BE LOOKING AT COST EFFECTIVE MEASURES AND THAT
INCLUDES A PREVENTATIVE STRATEGY OF ACTUALLY ADDRESSING FROM A DATA BACKED STANDPOINT HOW TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO KEEP ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS SAFE REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE IN OUR CITY. AND WE DO HAVE EVEN IN THE MOST RECENT MONTHS OTHER ALTERNATIVES
TO POINT TO THAT ARE MORE COST EFFICIENT AND ACTUALLY ARE DELIVERING CREDIBLE OUTCOMES. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE THIS BODY TO SPEND MOST OF OUR TIME FOCUSING ON ESPECIALLY AS AGAIN WE'RE APPROACHING A POTENTIAL $30 MILLION DEFICIT IN OUR BUDGET WITH THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT REFLECTING NEARLY $23 MILLION OF THAT DEFICIT ALONE. THAT'S WHY I'LL BE SUPPORTING COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ'S MOTION TO DENY THIS. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO, HOW ARE YOU ON TIME? >> I REALLY NEED TO GO. SO I WOULD LIKE TO VOTE, BUT I WANT TO RESPECT THERE'S OTHER
PEOPLE IN QUEUE. >> WOULD THE FOLKS IN QUEUE BE WILLING TO TAKE THE VOTE OR DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE DISCUSSION? OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY SAY THAT THE PRESENTATION WE RECEIVED ON SHOT SPOTTER
CERTAINLY SHOWED THAT THE NONFATAL SHOOTING TASK FORCE BENEFITS FROM TECHNOLOGY LIKE SHOT SPOTTER, UNTIL THE AUDIT REPORT TELLS US DIFFERENT, THEN I BELIEVE THAT SHOT SPOTTER IS A TOOL TO HELP SOLVE CRIMES IN MINNEAPOLIS. CERTAINLY A TOOL THAT SAVES LIVES.
SO I'M LOONG FORWARD TO THE REPORT. I SUPPORT WHAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE TODAY ARE SAYING THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO EXTEND IT. IT DOESN'T AFFECT MY WARD, SO I'M FINE WITH THAT. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BASE THE DECISION ON DATA AND NOT JUST ASSUMPTIONS MADE BY
OTHER CITIES. PEOPLE INVESTIGATE CRIMES DIFFERENTLY, AND WHAT I HEARD IN THAT PRESENTATION WAS THAT SHOT SPOTTER WAS A TOOL THAT IS GOING TO HELP THIS TASK FORCE TO BE BETTER. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO,
FOR BRINGING UP HOW IT AFFECTS THE 5th PRECINCT. I KNOW HOW OVERWORKED AND STRESSED AND BURDENED MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN. AND SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS. >> ON THE MOTION TO DENY, WHICH AN AYE VOTE WOULD DENY, I WILL
ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE EIGHT AYES AND FOUR NAYS. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES AND ITEM
23.2 IS DENIED AND WE WILL RETURN TO OUR REGULAR COMMITTEE REPORT ORDER AND WE WILL HAVE OUR REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE GIVEN BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.
JUST GIVE ME ONE SECOND HERE. ALRIGHT. THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS BRGING FORWARD THREE ITEMS FOR TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A LEGISLATIVE RELATED TO THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CHANGES AND INTERIM CHIEF UPDATES.
ITEM NUMBER TWO IS RETURNING A STAFF RESOLUTION AUTHOREDY COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. AND LASTLY, ITEM NUMBER THREE APPROVES A WORLD CUP EVENTS PERMIT FOR THE MINNESOTA UNITED AND BRIT'S PUB. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN UPDATED.
THERE'S A REVISED RCA BEFORE YOU. ESSENTIALLY, THIS IS TO MOVE ACTIVATION OFF OF PB PLAZA AND CONSULT JEFF JOHNSON FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER.
AND EXPAND THE AREA IN WHICH WE ARE APPROVING THESE DEVIATIONS SO THE EVENT CAN DETERMINE HOW THEY WANT TO SET UP. THEY'RE LIKELY NOT GOING TO USE ALL OF THIS SPACE. BUT THIS PROVIDES SOME HELPFUL FLEXIBILITY. SO I WILL MOVE THAT REVISED ITEM
FOR APPROL AND I'LL MOVE ALL ITS FOR APPROVAL AND RETURN ITEM NUMBER TWO BACK TO AUTHOR. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY HAS MOVED THE REPORT WITH THE RETURN TO AUTHOR FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 11 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT IS THE REPORT OF OUR
ENTERPRISE & LABOR RELATIONS COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR ARE BOTH OUT FOR TRAVEL SO I'LL BE PRESENTING THE COMMITTEE'S REPO. IT HAS SIX ITEMS TO BRING FORWARD.
THE FIRST ITEM IS APPROVING A LEGAL SETTLEMENT: FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY V. FOURNIER NETWOR SOLUTIONS. ITEM TWO IS APPROVING A LEGAL SETTLEMENT WITH JOHN CLAUSENV. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. ITEM THR IS APPROVING ELECTION
JUDGE AND DEPUTY CITY CLERK APPOINTMENTS FOR THE AUGUST 11, 2026, STATE PRIMARY. ITEM FOUR IS ACCEPTING A GIFT FROM LOCAL PROGRESS FOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE AND COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. ITEM FIVE IS WORKPLACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. AND ITEM SIX IS A CONTRACT WITH
GUIDEHOUSE INC TO PROVIDE ERP SYSTEM AMP -- IMPLEMENTATION PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE FULL REPORT. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE FULL COMMITTEE REPORT. IS THERE DISCUSSION?
>> I DON'T HAVE DISCUSSION. I S COUGHING AND IT HIT THE THING. >> SOUNDS GOOD. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE ELR REPORT. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.
>> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN IS ABSENT. PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE TEN AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. FINALLY, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, & EQUITY COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S
CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. I'LL NOTE THAT WE DISPOSED OF ITEM 23. >> I GOT IT. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND EQUITY COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ITEMS.
ITEM NUMBER ONE GRANTS CONSENT OF THE MAYOR'S NOMINATION OF RACHEL SAYRE TO THE APPOINTED POSITION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. I'LL MOVE THAT FOR A SEPARATE VOTE AT THE END TO MAKE A SEPARATE MOTION. ITEM TWO IS RELATED TO ADULT BATHHOUSES AND SEX VENUES, BUT THIS ITEM WAS ALREADY DISPENSED
OF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. ITEMS 3.1 AND 3 AT ANY TIME TWO ARE ALL GENDER SEXUALITY WELCOMING CITY ORDINANCES. I HAVE AN AMENDMENT FOR 3.1, AND YOU HAVE A COPY IN FRONT OF YOU. I WILL THEN MOVE THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION BUT MAKE THIS A SEPARATE VOTE.
ITEM FOUR AUTHORIZES A REVENUE CONTRACT WITH MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES TO PROVIDE BOMB DETECTION SECURITY SERVICES AT TARGET. ITEM FIVE ACCEPTS THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION AND FDA RETAIL FLEXIBL FUNDING
GRANT. ITEM SIXCCEPTS BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIC GRANT FOR YOUTH CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT. ITEM SEVEN ACCEPTS A GIFT FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH
TO ATTEND THE NACCHO360 CONFERENCE IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. ITEM EIGHT ACCEPTS A GIFT FOR THE GOVERNMENT ALLIANCE ON RACE AND EQUITY FOR THREE STAFF MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE REGION
FIVE LEARNING EXCHANGE. ITEM NINE IS THE MINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY APPOINTMENTS. ITEM TEN PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. ITEM 11 IS MINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGING APPOINTMENTS.
ITEM 12 APPROVES 11 APPOINTMENTS TO THE HOMEGROWN MINNEAPOLIS FOOD COUNCIL. ITEM 13 APPROVES APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY COMMISSION ON POLICE OVERSIGHT. ITEM 14 IS THE SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES WORK GROUP. ITEM 15 AUTHORIZES A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AT THE HUMPHREY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS. ITEM 16 IS A DIRECTIVE RELATED TO OFF-DUTY POLICE REGULATION. ITEM 17 IS RELATED TO OFF-DUTY POLICE MANAGEMENT. ITEM 18 IS A LEGISLATIVE
DIRECTIVE RELATED TO AN ALTERNATIVE SITE FOR POLICE OFFICERS TO USE FOR GUN RANGE ACTIVITY. ITEM 19 IS A STAFF DIRECTION TO RECOGNIZE INSTITUTIONS THAT PROVIDE PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES.
ITEM 20 DIRECTS THE CITY CLERK TO FORMULATE A PLAN TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO REMOVE GENDER-SPECIFIC LANGUAGES IN CODE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. ITEM 21, CAUSES THE MINNESOTA
LEGISLATURE TO ESTABLISH LOCAL AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH TRANSGENDER, NON-BY NARY AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE RESTROOM ACCESS. ITEM 23 HAS ALREADY BEEN DISPENSED OF WHICH WAS THE SHOT
SPOTTER CONTRACT. ITEM 24 AUTHORIZES A CONTRACT WITH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC. AND AFTER ACTION REVIEW SERVICES. TH THAT, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS EXCEPT I'LL PULL OUT
ITEM NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER THREE SEPARATE VOTES. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE REPORTS MINUS ITEM 1 AND 3. WE'VE DISPENSED OF ITEMS 2 AND
23. >> I WANT TO NOTE FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD AND FOR OUR CLERKS, I THOUGHT MY OFFICE SUBMITTED THE REVISIONS FOR ITEMS 16 AND 17 RELATED TO OFF DUTY. BUT I WANTED TO NOTE THAT FOR BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD COUNCILMEMBER WARREN
AS A CO-AUTHOR AS WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER WHITING. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES ON YOUR SUPPORT AS WE CONTINUE FIGURING OUT HOW WE ENACT FULLER OVERSIGHT OVER THIS PROGRAM THAT WE'RE CONSTANTLY SEEING ISSUES WITH AND THAT TAXPAYERS ARE
CONSTANTLY HAVING TO FOOT THE BURDEN FOR AT 1.4 MILLION. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO ADD COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. SO AGAIN I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THOSE ITEMS. I ALSO WANTED TO REFERENCE ITEM NUMBERS 18 AND 19 RELATED TO THE
ALTERNATIVE GUN RANGE AND THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY RESTRUCTURE. THIS WAS ALSO A BYPRODUCT OF MANY CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD ON THIS DAIS AND BEHIND THIS DAIS AROUND THE FUTURE OF THE GUN RANGE AT THE 4th PRECINCT, BUT SEPARATELY TO WHAT IS THE FUTURE
OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY. I KNOW SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, WE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD A RESOLUTION ASKING THE MAYOR TO CARRY OUT A NATIONAL SEARCH FOR THAT POSITION. AND MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HIGHLIGHTED THAT WE ACTUALLY NEED TO DO A MORE THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF ITS FUTURE, WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY GAINING.
IS THERE A NEED FOR A CONTINUED EVALUATION AROUND HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS OPERATE AND ADVANCE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAYOR WHO ULTIMATELY HAS CONTROL TO IMPLEMENT THEM. SO THESE DIRECTIVES WERE REALLY A BYPRODUCT OF COLLABORATIVE CONVERSATIONS AND ACTIVE
LISTENING TO MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES AROUND HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON ADDRESSING TWO CRITICAL COMPONENTS AROUND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES AND DEPARTMENTS AND OPERATIONS. I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR
THE INPUT THAT HELPED SHAPE THOSE. THAT'S ALL. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> SO ARE WE PULLING THOSE ITEMS FOR A SEPARATE VOTE OR WERE YOU JUST ARTICULATING AROUND THOSE
ITEMS? >> OKAY. I WANT TO SAY AT THIS TIME, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY, FOR UPLIFTING AND SITTING DOWN AND TALKING WITH ME ABOUT THE ALTERNATIVE GUN RANGE LOCATIONS AND REALLY, AND COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ AS WELL, REALLY HEARING
ME AS I WAS ARTICULATING HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS TO THE NORTH SIDE AND OUR COMMUNITY. YOU'VE SOMETIMES GOT TO EAT AN ELEPHANT ONE BITE AT A TIME. SO I WILL WALK WITH YOU ON THIS JOURNEY AS WE LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE GUN RANGE LOCATIONS
AND EXPAND OUR EFFORTS ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. SOMETIMES A NO IS NOT A HARD NO, IT'S A SLOW YES. WE'LL TAKE THAT SLOW YES, OKAY. LET'S START WORKING TOGETHER. TEAMWORK CAN MAKE THE DREAM WORK.
AND I'M ALSO PROUD TO STAND AND COAUTHOR WITH YOU AS WELL ON THE OFF DUTY LEGISLATION AND OVERSIGHT DIRECTIVE AS WE ARE EXAMINING HOW WE CAN BETTER BE OF SUPPORT TO OUR OFFICERS AND
WHAT THEIR IDENTITY LOOKS LIKE IN AND OUT OF A UNIFORM. AND HOW THEY'RE ABLE TO REALLY EXPAND HOWHEY SHOW UP FOR A COMMUNITY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO BRING FORWARD ESPECIALLY IN LIEU OF A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT
ARE HAPPENING AROUND THE CITY. . THEY'RE NOT JUST SUPERHEROES IN BLUE SUITS, BUT THEY'RE PEOPLE TOO. THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN SOME DIFFERENT TYPE OF INSIGHT AND PRIVILEGES. AND WE AS A CITY SHOULD BE MORE OPEN AND COMMUNICATIVE.
I THINK I WAS REALLY SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT EVEN IF AN OFFICER IS NOT IN UNIFORM, THIS WAS THE THING AND I SHARED THIS WITH MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE. EVEN IF AN OFFICER IS NOT IN UNIFORM AND SOMETHING IS HAPPENING IN THE CITY, IF THEY
DO NOT STEP FORWARD AND SUPPORT IN THAT SITUATION AND SOMEONE RECOGNIZES THEM AS AN OFFICER LIKE THEY ARE PENALIZED FOR NOT STEPPING FORWARD. SO YOU DON'T HAVE REALLY A CHOICE TO NOT GET INVOLVED WHEN YOU DON'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED. IF YOU JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU
KNOW WHAT, I DON'T WANT THE RISK OF SOMEONE SAYING THAT I MAY BE IN THE WRONG FOR TRYING TO STEP FORWARD AND PROTECT OR PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF SUPPORT. AND THAT WORRIES ME BECAUSE THAT TAKES AWAY FROM A LOT OF
DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT THEN ALSO IMPEDES UPON A LOT OF OTHER LIABILITY AND I'M ULTRA CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT IS BROUGHT BACK IN THIS
LETTIVE DIRECTIVE THAT WE ARE PUTTING FORWARD HERE. AND REALLY TRYING TO DIG IN AND DO SOME MORE RESEARCH ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS AND WHAT THINGS CAN COME OUT OF THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD. I APPRECIATE THAT. AGAIN I JUST WANT TO AID AND BE
OF GREAT SUPPORT TO OUR PROTECTIVE SERVICE OFFICERS, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS AND OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. THANK YOU. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE REPORT
MINUS ITEMS 1, 3, 2, AND 23. WITH THE INCLUSION OF COUNCILMEMBER WARREN, WHITING, AND CHOWDHURY ON ITEMS 16 AND 17. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMB SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 11 AYES. >> THOSE ITEMS CARRY. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE APPOINTMENT OF OUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS MANAGER. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'M PROUD TO MOVE THE APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR SAYRE AS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR. CAN I GET A SECOND?
>> I SECOND THAT. >> THERE WAS UNANIMOUS SUPPORT IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND EQUITY COMMITTEE FOR DIRECTOR SAYRE. AND I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE TO WANT TO SERVE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY EMERGENCIES THAT HAVE DRASTICALLY IMPACTED OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS AND OUTSIDE OF
MINNEAPOLIS AND YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE WILLING TO HEAR OUR CONCERNS AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WILLING TO TAKE QUESTIONS AND REACH OUT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THIS CITY A BETTER PLACE. SO I'M JUST PROUD TO SUPPORT YOUR NOMINATION. AND NOT ONLY FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR THE DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO THE WORK THAT YOU DO WITH
CITY EMPLOYEES AND I MENTIONED THIS IN THE PUBLIC HEARING, I HAVE DEEP RESPECT FOR YOU AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO WITH OUR EMPLOYEES HERE BEYOND JUST IN YOUR DEPARTMENT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL ALWAYS GO A LONG WAY WITH ME BECAUSE CITY STAFF ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. AND I KNOW THEY FEEL REALLY SUPPORTED BY YOU.
SO I'M PROUD TO MOVE THIS NOMINATION AND WANTED TO REPORT BACK THE POSITIVE COMMENTS THAT WERE REFLECTED IN THE COMMITTEE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR SAYRE FOR YOUR SERVICE.
FOR STEPPING UP AND SAYING I WANT TO KEY ON DOING THIS REALLY CRITICAL WORK IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THAT I HAVE DEEPLY, DEEPLY APPRECIATED GETTING TO KNOW YOU
AND SEEING THE WORK FIRST HAND UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP OUT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT OVER THIS LAST FEW YEARS. IT'S TO ME STILL SOMETHING I'M WRAPPING AROUND MY MIND, THE AMOUNT OF EMERGENCY, TRAGEDY,
UNREST, AND JUSTICE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED AS A CITY. AND IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT. AND I THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH HARDER IF WE DIDN'T HAVE YOUR LEADERSHIP THERE TO PREPARE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND TO
PREPARE US AS COUNCIL MEMBERS. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S SO IMPORTANT IS BEING ABLE TO KNOW WHAT EVERYONE'S ASSIGNMENT IS. BEING ABLE TO GET INFORMATION AND ACT IN REAL TIME. I FELT LIKE IN THE REALLY HARD
MOMENTS WHERE WE HAD TO COME INTO CITY COUNCIL AND STEP INTO 392 AND TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, WHETHER IT'S THE MASS SHOOTING AT ANNUNCIATION, THE I.C.E. OCCUPATION AND THE
AFTERMATH OF THE I.C.E. OCCUPATION. HEARING FROM YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND HAVING THAT TOUCHPOINT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT. I AM EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE AHEAD. I LOVE THE GOAL THAT YOU HAVE OF MAKING MINNEAPOLIS THE MOST PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES AND
DISASTERS. I THINK THAT'S LIKE SUCH A WONDERFUL NORTH STAR FOR US TO HEAD TOWARDS. MAKES ME WISH THAT YOU WORKED HERE DURING COVID-19. BECAUSE WE WERE REALLY, REALLY STRUGGLING. AND I SAW THAT ON THE INSIDE
WHEN I WAS A POLICY AID HERE. AND I THINK THAT JUST SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOUR WORK. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER ABOUT WHAT EMERGENCY SERVICES DOES AND HOW IT'S IMPORTANT THAT NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THEY ARE EVEN MORE ORGANIZED ARE
A PART OF THAT PLAN AND THAT RESILIENCY TO BE THE MOST PREPARED. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE FOR THIS. AND I'M SO EXCITED TO VOTE FOR YOU TODAY. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO
CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.
>> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 11 AYES. [APPLAUSE] >> THAT CARRIES.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER THREE. AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'D LIKE TO SPLIT THE VOTE ON THIS. THIS IS TWO DIFFERENT ORDINANCES. AND I THINK THESE TWO DIFFERENT ORDINANCES DESERVE TO BE SPOKEN ABOUT SEPARATELY TO GIVE JUSTICE TO THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING
TODAY. >> OKAY, WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM THREE AS SEPARATE VOTES. ITEM 3.1 AND 3.2. ISHERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM 3.1? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HISTORIC NATURE OF TODAY'S MEETING. AS A BODY, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD ON THE PRIDE POLICY PACKAGE, A SET OF ORDINANCES, POLICIES, AND DIRECTIVES MEANT TO CREATE A MORE WELCOMING, SAFE, AND
INCLUSIVE MINNEAPOLIS FOR 2SLGBTQIA+ RESIDENTS. WE WANT TO BE SURE THIS PROTECTS AND SUPPORTS OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALREADY PASSED FOUR OUT OF THE SIX ITEMS TODAY AND NOW WE'RE GOING ON TO THE FINAL TWO. BEFORE I BEGIN MY REMARKS, I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO COUNCIL STAFF WHO WORKED SO HARD
ON THIS PACKAGE. FROM THE WARD NINE OFFICE, THE WARD TEN OFFICE, AMY FROM THE WARD 12 OFFICE FOR THE WORK ON THIS PACKAGE, INCLUDING BRANDON GARCIA IN PARTICULAR WORKING WITH THE BATHHOUSE ORDINANCE. I ALSO WANT TO SEND A BIG THANK
YOU AND APPRECIATION TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE INCLUDING CITY ATTORNEY ANDERSON, CITY ATTORNEY ABLESON, CITY STAFF THAT JOINED US IN THE WORK GROUP MEETINGS LEADING UP TO THESE ORDINANCES AND COAUTHORS COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY AND CHUGHTAI. THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK THAT WENT INTO THESE ORDINANCES.
A LOT OF WORK FROM OUR STAFF THAT WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF. AND I JUST WANT TO AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THE MOMENT THAT WE ARE IN TODAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE ORDINANCES. I'LL SPEAK TO THE FIRST ORDINANCE AUTHORED BY MYSELF, COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI,
CHOWDHURY, AND PAYNE. THIS IS 3.1 THAT I PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THIS ORDINANCE ENSHRINES A STATEMENT IN CITY CODE AFFIRMING THAT 2SLGBTQIA+ RESIDENTS BELONG IN MINNEAPOLIS. WE HAVE A FURTHER AMENDMENT TO THIS, SO WE'LL BE MOVING THIS FOR APPROVAL WITH THE AMENDMENT
HERE. IT ESTABLISHES IN THE CITY CODE THAT MINNEAPOLIS IS A SAFE HAVEN FOR GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE. IT ESTABLISHES IN CITY CODE THAT MINNEAPOLIS IS A SAFE HAVEN FOR INTERSEX HEALTHCARE, WHICH MEANS THAT MINNEAPOLIS IS JOINING A VERY SHORT LIST OF CITIES THAT HAVE PUT SPECIFIC PROTECTIONS INTO LOCAL LAW.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL. IT PROHIBITS CITY RESOURCES AND CITY EMPLOYEES FROM INTERFERING WITH ANYBODY'S ABILITY TO RECEIVE GENDER AFFIRMING OR INTERSEX CARE. IT PROHIBITS THE CITY FROM ACCEPTING OR DISTRIBUTING GRANT FUNDS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE CITY TO LIMIT RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL BASED ON GENDER, GENDER EXPRESSION, GENDER
IDENTITY, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION. IT PROHIBITS DATA SHARING AGREEMENTS THAT COULD BE USED AGAINST 2SLGBTQIA+ PEOPLE. IT REQUIRES ALL GENDER ADA ACCESSIBLE RESTROOMS IN CITY
OWNED AND LEASED BUILDINGS, GENDER NEUTRAL SIGNAGE ON SINGLE USER RESTROOMS AND PROHIBITS DENYING A GENDER USE RESTROOM.
COLLEAGUES, WE ARE LIVING AT A TIME AND A MOMENT IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE THERE'S A DELIBERATE, COORDINATED ASSAULT ON THE LIVES OF 2SLGBTQIA PEOPLE AND SPECIFICALLY OUR TRANS NEIGHBORS. WE ARE SEEING EXECUTIVE ORDERS
TARGETING GENDER AFFIRMING CARE AND INTERSEX CARE. BUT WE ARE ALSO SEEING THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TODAY RESPONDING WITH LOVE, CARE, AND PROTECTION. TO EVERY 2SLGBTQIA+ PERSON IN MINNEAPOLIS WHO HAS EVER
WONDERED WHETHER MINNEAPOLIS WOULD SHOW UP FOR YOU, I HOPE TODAY'S VOTE SHOWS YOU IN PART WE ARE COMMITTED TO THAT. THAT MINNEAPOLIS WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OUR NEIGHBORS. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY A YOUNG QUEER PERSON WILL OPEN OUR MINNEAPOLIS CODE OF ORDINANCES AND SEE A STATEMENT THAT SAYS
THAT YOU ARE WELCOME HERE FOREVER. I AM ALSO THINKING TODAY AS WE TAKE THIS VOTE ABOUT SAVANNAH WILLIAMS, SAM NORTHQUIST, RENEE GOOD, EVERY QUEER AND TRANS
PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY TAKEN BY HEAT INCLUDING HERE IN MINNEAPOS. I WISH THEY WERE HERE TO SEE THIS HISTORIC VOTE TAKEN BY THIS BODY WHERE THEY WOULD FEEL HEARD AND SEEN BY OUR CITY. AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN ISSUE EVERY SINGLE EXECUTIVE ORDER THEY WANT, THEY CAN STRIP
FUNDING, REWRITE DEFINITIONS, ERASE OUR NEIGHBORS FROM FEDERAL WEBSITES. BUT THEY WILL NEVER BREAK OUR COMMUNITY. THEY WILL NEVER BREAK TRANS PEOPLE. THEY WILL NEVER BREAK ANY OF OUR 2SLGBTQIA+ PEOPLE IN OUR CITY.
I WANT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO KNOW THEY CANNOT COME IN MINNEAPOLIS AND TELL OUR NEIGHBORS THEY DO NOT BELONG HERE. NOT ON OUR WATCH. AND NOT WHEN MINNEAPOLIS IS THE BEACON OF HOPE FOR SAFETY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND LASTLY, I WANT EVERY TRANS PERSON AND EVERY QUEER PERSON TO
HEAR THIS, WE ARE NOT DONE. THIS ORDINANCE IS NOT THE CEILING. IT IS THE FLOOR. AND WE WILL KEEP BUILDING AND WE WILL KEEP FIGHTING AND THIS CITY WILL KEEP SHOWING UP FOR YOU. AND I NEED TO FINISH IT WITH THIS. TRANS LIVES MATTER, AND TRANS
PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS BE HERE FOREVER. I URGE SUPPORT. REALLY WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY, COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI, AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE AND OUR CITY STAFF WHO HAVE MADE THIS VOTE HAPPEN TODAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, IT'S BEEN ONE OF MY GREATEST JOYS TO GET TO WORK ON THE PRIDE AND POLICY PACKAGE ALONGSIDE THE WARD NINE, WARD 12, AND WARD ONE
OFFICES. AND I'M THRILLED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO BRING FORWARD THIS SET OF SIX POLICIES BEFORE THE BODY ON THE EVE OF PRIDE AND DURING PRIDE MONTH. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY A REFLECTION OF WHAT THIS MONTH IS
ALL ABOUT, RIGHT. IT'S ABOUT CELEBRATION. IT CERTAINLY IS ABOUT COMMUNITY. AND IT'S ABOUT THE FACT THAT EVERY VICTORY THAT CENTERS THE HUMANITY OF OUR SACRED AND BELOVED AND CHERISHED TO US
LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY -- 2SLGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY IS HARD FOUGHT AND HARD ONE. AND IN THIS MONTH THAT WE GET TO BOTH HONOR HOW HARD THE FIGHT IS RIGHT NOW IN THIS UNIQUE MOMENT
AN AUTHORITARIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND ITS ALLIES IN STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE CARRYING OUT A COORDINATED, VICIOUS, AND UGLY ATTACK TO
ERASE LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE, BUT IN PARTICULAR TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE OUT OF LIFE ALTOGETHER. THAT IN IN MENT, WHAT WE ARE CHOOSING TO DO IS THAT HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS, WE WILL ALWAYS BE A BEACON OF HOPE AND OF SAFETY FOR
OUR COMMUNITY. AND FOR EVERY MEMBER OF OUR 2SLGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY. SO AS MORE AND MORE OF OUR NEIGHBORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE COMING TO MINNEAPOLIS AND TO MINNESOTA IN
SEARCH OF COMMUNITY, IN SEARCH OF SAFETY, WE ARE SO PROUD TO WELCOME YO AND WE ARE SO PROUD TO BE YOUR NEIGHBORS AND I'M THRILLED THA WE'RE GOING TO GET TO DEMONSTRATE A PIECE OF THAT UP HERE ON THIS DAIS TODAY.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. >> COUNCILMEMBERCHOWDHURY. >> I THINK MY COLLEAGUES SAID IT BEST. SO I WON'T SAY TOO MUCHN IT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT WAS A PART OF THIS POLICY.
I REALLY, REALLY LOVED THE TOWN HALL MEETING THAT WE HAD A QUEERMUNITY. I THOUGHT THERE WAS SUCH VALUABLE FEEDBACK AND IT FELT REALLY GOOD TO GO LINE BY LINE ON POLICY WITH OUR 2SLGBTQIA+
COMMUNITY TH OFFERED A LOT OF FEEDBACK WE WERE ABLE TO BAKE INTO THE POLICY. SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF THE ORGS DOING THE WORK TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE WELL RESOURCED AND WELL EDUCATED. I THINK IT'S ALSO EXTREMELY POWERFUL THAT WE ARE THE SECOND EVER JURISDICTION IN THE UNITED STATES TO TAKE UP POLICY
OTECTING INTERSEX COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO HUGE THANK YOU TO TIGERS FOR THEIR WORK AND THEIR EDUCATION. I KNOW OUR INTERSEX COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY OUR YOUTH, REALLY, REALLY DESERVE TO HA A VOICE AND A SAY IN THEIR FUTURE.
AND REALLY FEEL EMPOWERED IN THEIR IDENTITY. SO I JUST FEEL REALLY PROUD OF THIS. AND I'M EXCITED TO JUST CELEBRATE THIS PRIDE WEEKEND KNOWING THAT WES A CITY COUNCIL PASSED SUCH A SIGNIFICANT PACKAGE OF POLICIES, IT'S JUST GOING TO MAKE THE
CELEBRATIONS EVEN SWEETER. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS, LOVE IS ABUN ABUNDANT. DON'T ACT LIKE IT'S GOING TO RUN OUT IF YOU GIVE IT TO SOMEBODY. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. I AM PROUD TO SEE THIS GO FORWARD. BUT LOVE IS ABUNDANT.
IT TRULY IS. IT'S NOT GOING TO RUN OUT. THERE'S GOING TO BE PLENTY OF IT TO GO AROUND. SHARE IT. BE WELCOMING. BE INVITING. YOU KNOW. AND JUST LOVE PEOPLE NOT BECAUSE YOU SHOULD, BUT BECAUSE YOU CAN.
YOU KNOW? NOT BECAUSE YOU SHOULD OR IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO, BUT BECAUSE YOU CAN. IT'S AN EASY THING TO DO. SO NO, IT'S NOT GOING TO RUN OUT. LOVE FOLKS. BE OPEN. BE WELCOMING. AND THAT'S IT. THIS IS GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THIS. AND ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK,
COLLEAGUES. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE -- >> I SEEN YOU PUT THE FLAG THERE. I'M OKAY WITH THE FLAG THEN. >> I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM 3.1. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN.>> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI.
>> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 11 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. THEN WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM 3.2.
AND I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. THIS IS THE FINAL ITEM IN THE PRIDE AND POLICY PACKAGE. THIS IS THE GENDER INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE ORDINANCE BROUGHT FORWARD BY MYSELF, COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI, AND COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.
THIS ORDINANCE UPDATES THE RULES OF CONSTRUCTION THAT APPLY TO EVERY ORDINANCE IN MINNEAPOLIS CODE MEANT TO REMOVE OUTDATED BINARY GENDERED LANGUAGE. IT'S AN IMPORTANT ORDINANCE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF LANGUAGE THAT'S QUITE FRANKLY VERY GENDERED ACROSS OUR CODE OF
ORDINANCES AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT AT LEAST LEGALLY WHENEVER ANY GENDER IS MENTIONED IN OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES ALL GENDERS SHOULD BE INTERPRETED AS THAT DEFINITION. EARLIER TODAY, WE PASSED A STAFF DIRECTIVE DIRECTING THE CLERK WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO DO A PLAN THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE GENDERED LANGUAGE WE HAVE IN CODE OF ORDINANCES AND PRESENT THAT PLAN BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON HOW WE CAN CREATE A ROBUST PLAN TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF THESE ORDINANCES GET ADDRESSED BECAUSE AS MENTIONED IN THE COMMITTEE, THERE WAS A
LOT OF ORDINANCES THAT ALREADY HAVE VERY LIKE HE/HIM ORIENTED LANGUAGE THAT SHOULD NOT EXIST. SO REALLY GLAD AND MOVE THIS FOR APPROVAL. >> ITEM 3.2 HAS BEEN MOVED FOR APPROVAL AND BEEN SECONDED.
SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 11 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THAT COMPLETES THE FULL REPORT. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS NOTICE OF ORDINANCE
INTRODUCTIONS. WE HAVE ONE NOTICE TODAY. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN GIVES NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS CODE ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 270 ESTABLISHING LICENSE REQUIREMENTS TO BAIL FUGITIVE
RECOVERY, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS BOUNTY HUNTERS. AND I WILL RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> THANK YO COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I AM INTRODUCING NOTICE OF INTENT LOOKING AT THE LICENSE RULES FOR FUGITIVE RECOVERY
AGENTS OR ALSO CALLED BOUNTY HUNTERS. PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DESERVE TO KNOW THAT ANYONE IN THIS LINE OF WORK IS FOLLOWING CLEAR RULES AND OPERATING SAFELY. RIGHT NOW MINNESOTA HAS ALMOST NO STANDARD FOR THIS WORK. THAT MEANS ANYONE CAN SHOW UP
WITH TACTICAL GEAR AND CLAIM AN AUTHORITY AS WE HAVE SEEN DURING THE I.C.E. SEARCH. THESE FOLKS, BOUNTY HUNTERS WERE
GOING AROUND AND SAYING -- I GUESS THEY INVITED AS WE KNOW, YOU CAN READ THE LETTER OR PAPER. THEY INVITED THE INDIVIDUAL WHO CAME TO OUR CITY TO DISRESPECT
THE ISLAM NATION BY BURNING THE QUARAN AND COMING HERE, AND HE WAS ABLE TO GET ON A VEHICLE WITH A BOUNTY HUNTER AND SAY WE'RE GOING TO GO HUNT SOMALI ILLEGALS. AND THESE BOUNTY HUNTERS HAVE SHOWN THAT THEY ARE ABOVE THE
LAW. AND SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND WHEN ACTIVITIES HAPPEN IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE CITY HAS THE DUTY TO MAKE SURE THAT
ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT IS MET. THIS NOTICE SIMPLY BEGINS THE PROCESS OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT AUTHORITY THE CITY HAS AND WHAT LOCAL LICENSE SYSTEM WE CAN LOOK INTO IT. OUR GOAL IS TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTS, PREVENT CONFUSION, AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE
OPERATING OUR IN OUR CITY FOLLOWS CLEAR RULES. WE WILL BE GATHERING INFORMATION LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE. I'M TALKING TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, I WELCOME ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO REALLY WORK ON THIS. AND JUST THE BOUNTY HUNTERS HAVE
NO -- LIKE THEY BASICALLY HAVE SHOWN DURING THE I.C.E. SEARCH THAT THEY CAN GO OUT AND PULL OUT A GUN AND STAB ANYONE AND PRETEND TO BE I.C.E. -- STOP ANYONE AND PRETEND TO BE I.C.E.
THESE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND BOUNTY HUNTERS ARE NOT PART OF THE BAIL COMPANY. A BAIL COMPANY HIRES THEM TO GO ARREST OR HOLD INDIVIDUALS. SO THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. AND I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN FIND A WAY TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS
AND MAKING SURE THAT THIS IS A SUCCESSFUL PROCESS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO WORK WITH ME ON THIS ITEM. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. ALSO, THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE
PRESIDENT OSMAN. I'LL START BY SAYING THAT BOUNTY HUNTERS EXIST DUE TO THE CASH COW BAIL SYSTEM WHICH IS U
UNEQUITABLE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. THAT SAID UNTIL WE GET RID OF THE BAIL SYSTEM, WE WILL HAVE BOUNTY HUNTERS TO TRAFFIC HUMANS RIGHT BACK INTO OUR BROKEN JUDICIAL SYSTEM. AS LONG AS BOUNTY HUNTING IS LEGAL, IT NEEDS TO BE HEAVILY REGULATED.
AND THESE EFFORTS ALLOWS US A PATHWAY TO DO THAT. ALSO, AS YOU HIGHLIGHTED COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, THE INCIDENTS EARLIER THIS YEAR WITH BOUNTY HUNTERS RIDING THROUGH OUR COMMUNITIES TARGETING RESIDENTS ALONGSIDE RIGHT WING INFLUENCERS WAS INCREDIBLY DISTURBING.
AND HIGHLIGHTS HOW MUCH WE NEED ACCOUNTABILITY AROUND ANYONE IN THIS BUSINESS. I'LL ALSO NAME EARLIER IN THE SPRING, ONE OF MY STAFF MEMBERS HERE IN CITY HALL HAD A BOUNTY HUNTER PULL A GUN ON HER. AND A GROUP OF BYSTANDERS WHO WERE WALKING DOWN THE SIDEWALK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON.
AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTEMPTED TO FLAG DOWN MPD OFFICERS AND SHERIFFS WHO WERE SURROUNDING THE AREA BUT WERE IGNORED. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE EVENTUALLY RESPONDED TO THE VICTIMS INCLUDING MY OWN STAFF MEMBER AS WELL AS OTHER WITNESSES WHO UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO SEE THIS
SCENE UNFOLD. AND THEY APOLOGIZED FOR FAILING TO PROTECT THEM IN THAT MOMENT. I WILL NOTE MPD HAS NEVER REACHED OUT NOR OFFERED AN EXPLANATION OR AN APOLOGY AS WELL. SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS MAKE IT VERY CLEAR TO ME THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR REGULATION,
ENFORCEMENT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THIS AREA. AND THANK YOU TO COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN AGAIN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AND IF YOU WOULD BE OPEN TO IT, I WOULD LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-AUTHOR. >> YES, PLEASE. >> EXCELLENT. COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
HOW DO WE KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE AND WHO ANYBODY IS? WE DON'T KNOW? >> HOPEFULLY THIS POLICY COULD CLARIFY. >> OH OKAY. I JUST, THAT WAS JUST MY QUESTION. BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHO IS
WHO? WE JUST DON'T KNOW. >> SORRY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND. >> THAT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. WE HAVE ONE ITEM TODAY. COUNCILMEMBERS WONSLEY, OSMAN, CHAVEZ, AND CHOWDHURY MOVE TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS CODE FOR FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO THE BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING
COMMITTEE ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 342 REGULATING OPERATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS INTRODUCTION? >> SECOND. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED, SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK
TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI IS ABSENT. COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE.
>> AYE. >> THERE ARE TEN AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THAT ITEM IS REFERRED TO THE BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS. WE HAVE THREE RESOLUTIONS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY, ALL OF WHICH RECEIVED PRESENTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETIN
DO COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS TO ADD? SEEING NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APT THESE RESOLUTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER WARREN? >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I GOT THE AWARD TODAY FOR THE LARGEST GATHERING THIS YEAR SO FAR.
THANK YOU. >> MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THESE RESOLUTIONS? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON.
>> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE TEN AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THOSE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED. NEXT WE HAVE THE ORDER OF NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS TODAY. THE FIRST TWO ARE THE RECEIPT OF
THE MAYOR'S NOMINATION FOR DR. REGISTER -- REGINALD FREEMAN TO THE APPOINTED POSITION OF FIRE CHIEF.
AND DR. ENRIGUE VELAZQUEZ TO THE REGULATORY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. >> WARREN. >> AYE. >> SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.
>> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE TEN AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THOSE NOMINATIONS ARE REFERRED TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES. NEXT ITEM THREE UNDER NEW BUSINESS WAS ADDED AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING BY
COUNCILMEMBER WARREN WHO MOVES TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE -- WELL REQUEST THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AN AFTER ACTION REVIEW TO BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 19, 2027, AND REPORTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH
APPROPRIATE STANDING COMMITTEE. COUNCILMEMBER WARREN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? >> YES, I WOULD. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. SO BEFORE YOU IS A MOTION FOR ME TO AMEND THE AGENDA UNDER THE
ORDER OF NEW BUSINESS AND REQUEST THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN AUDIT RELATING TO MPHA'S USE OF CITY FUNDS. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS REQUEST IS NOT ABOUT ASSIGNING BLAME.
IT'S ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. AND ENSURING THAT RESIDENTS RECEIVE THE SAFE AND DIGNIFIED HOUSING THAT THEY WERE PROMISED. SO WHEN PUBLIC DOLLARS ARE INVESTED IN A COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY DESERVES TO KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED, WHAT WORKED, WHAT DIDN'T WORK. AND WHAT MUST BE DONE DIFFERENTLY MOVING FORWARD. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY HIGHLIGHTING A LOT OF THE ISSUES AT HERITAGE PARK THAT RESIDENTS HAVE RAISED SERIOUS CONCERNS REGARDING THEIR HOUSING
CONDITIONS, MAINTENANCE, COMMUNICATION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THOSE CONCERNS DESERVE AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW. I HAD A RESIDENT COME TO ME AND STATE THAT HE HAD HAD A HOUSING INSPECTION LESS THAN A WEEK AGO
BY SECTION 8. AND THEY CAME INTO HIS HOME AND STATED THAT HIS HOME PASSED AN INSPECTION. AND WHEN I REACHED OUT, THEY STATED TO ME THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL HAD NEVER COMPLAINED ABOUT ANY OF THE HOUSING CONDITIONS THAT HE WAS
EXPERIENCING AT HERITAGE PARK. AND I WANT PEOPLE TO REALLY KNOW AND UNDERSTAND WHAT HOUSING INSECURITY MEANS. HOUSING INSECURITY MEANS THAT RESIDENTS WON'T COMPLAIN. THEY WON'T SPEAK UP. THEY WON'T SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE
IT MEANS THAT THEY MAY BE UNCHOSEN OR SEEN AS UNFIT TO BE STABLE FOR THEM OR FOR THEIR FAMILIES. AND THIS IS A VERY, VERY, VERY VULNERABLE POSITION FOR INDIVIDUALS TO STAND IN WHEN IT
TALKS ABOUT STABILITY FOR FAMILIES AND FOR COMMUNITY. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT SAFE, SUITABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE HOUSING IS THE FIRST TIER OF PUBLIC SAFETY. SO I AM PROUD TO CHAMPION THIS
WORK. I KNOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY HAD ASKED TO BE A CO-AUTHOR ON THIS REQUEST AND THIS AUDIT. AND I AM OPEN TO ACCEPT ANY OTHER COUNCIL COLLEAGUES WHO WOULD LIKE TO CO-AUTHOR THIS BODY OF WORK BECAUSE I BELIEVE
THAT THIS TRULY NOT ONLY HELPS SUPPORT HERITAGE PARK, BUT IT ALSO SUPPORTS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN FULL TRANSPARENCY AND THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR OUR CITY AS IT PERTAINS TO OUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH MPHA AND THEIR REGULATORY AND OVERSIGHT ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE WITH RESPECT TO THE WORK WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. AND ALSO THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
WARREN, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE. AND I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT. I DRIVE BY HERITAGE PARK FREQUENTLY WHEN I'M HEADED TO NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. AND IT'S JUST BEEN DISHEARTENING TO SEE THE CLEAR CHANGES OVER THE YEARS AS A RESULT OF DIVESTMENT AND THE LACK OF CARE
FOR THAT PROPERTY AND THE RESIDENTS LIVING THERE. I KNOW THE THINGS WE'RE SEEING UNFOLD THERE TODAY IS LIKELY ROOTED BY DECISIONS MADE MANY YEARS AGO, SPECIFICALLY REFERENCING IN 1995 THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A HOMING DECREE WHICH LED TO THE DEMOLITION OF 770 UNITS OF PUBLIC HOUSING. AND IN LIEU OF THAT, LOCAL LEADERS MADE A VARIETY OF PROMISES AND COMMITMENTS THAT THEY WOULD EXPAND HOUSING ACCESS TO MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND
WOULD REVITALIZE THAT LAND AND THAT HOUSING THAT WAS ONCE THERE AND PUBLICLY OWNED. THEY WILL REVITALIZE IT AND MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS WOULD HAVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF HOUSING THAT THEY THOSE PROMISES THOUGH DID NOT MATERIALIZE AND IT'S 2026 AND FEELS LIKE THE
CONDITIONS THAT LED TO THE HOMAN LAWSUIT WHICH ESSENTIALLY WAS FAMILIES HAVING TO LIVE IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS, THOSE SAME DEVELOPMENTS ARE PLAYING OUT ONCE AGAIN NEARLY 30 YEARS LATER. AND IT'S JUST SHAMEFUL THAT WITH HERITAGE PARK, WHICH WAS BUILT WITH THE PROMISE OF
NOT REPEATING THE SAME MISTAKES OF FORCING PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS TO LIVE IN SUBSTANDARD HOUSING, WE'RE STILL SEEING THOSE THINGS PLAY OUT, AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT HALF THE UNITS THAT ARE CURRENTLY THERE ARE VACANT DUE TO UNLIVABLE CONDITIONS. AND THIS IS DESPITE
INVESTMENTS THAT THE PRIVATE DEVELOPER HAS RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC TO REHAVE, AND REVITALIZE AND ACTIVATE THOSE UNITS SO THAT RESIDENTS CAN GET THE QUALITY HOUSING THAT THEY DESERVE AND THAT THEY WERE PROMISED. SO I HOPE THAT THIS REQUEST FOR AUDIT CAN SHARE MORE LIGHT INTO HOW WE
CAN ENSURE THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I KNOW I'M TAKING THIS IN LIGHT WITHEDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AS BEING ADVANCED FORWARD IN MY OWN WARD WITH GLENDALE TOWNHOM, AND IT'S THE MISHANDLING OF PUBLIC HOUSINGIKE WAS TAKING PLACE IN HERITAGE PARK, THAT IS
CREATING JUSTIFIABLE FEARS FOR MY OWN RESIDENTS RESIDING AT GLENDALE ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM. WILL THEY ALSO FACE A SIMILAR FATE AS MANY OF THOSE LIVING IN HERITAGE PARK ONCE IT IS PRIVATIZED. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M PART OF ANY EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT
OVER HERITAGE PARK BECAUSE I KNOW THAT RIPPLES OUT TO THE REST OF OUR CITY AND ALSO STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT OVER OUR ENTIRE PUBLIC HOUSING SO RESIDENTS ARE NOT FORCED TO LIVE IN SUBSTANDARD HOUSING. AND THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT WORK AND AGAIN THANK YOU FOR THAT LEADERSHIP AND IF YOU ALSO WILL BE AMENABLE I WOULD
LOVE TO BE A ADDED AS A COAUTHOR. >> CLERKS. >>> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANKS, PRESIDENT PAYNE. YEAH, COUNCILMEMBER WARREN, HAVE APPRECIATED THE LONG DISCUSSIONS
WE'VE HAD OVER THE WEEKS ABOUT RITAGE PARK AND WHATOMMUNITY MEMBERS IN YOURISTRICT ARE FACING. I THINK IT'S LIKE A CLEAR SHOWCASE OF WHAT IT REALLY MEANS TO HAVE A TALE OF TWO CITIES IN MINNEAPOLIS, SOME PEOPLE HAVE SECURE HOUSING,
GREAT AMENITIES, THEY'RE CARED FOR, THEY'RE HEARD, AND THEN COMMUNITY MEMBERSERE IN HERITAGE PARK ARE FORCED TO LIVE IN THE SHADOWS WITH ROOFS WITHHD CONDITIONS AND JUST HAVING TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF BEING IN A
STATE WHERE THERE'S JUST SO MUCH DISCONNECT BETWEEN ALL OF THE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT THAT HAVE ALLOWED FOR THIS TO CONTINUE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HOPE WE FIGURE OUT IN THE AUDIT IS THE CITY'S ROLE IN THIS ANDTS
EXCUSE ME -- I'M HAVING A HARD TIME TALKING WHEN I'M HEARING OTHERS TAL AS I WAS SAYING, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO SEE WHAT THE CITY'S ROLE WAS IN THIS, AND THEN I ALSO THINK THIS IS A GOOD MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT FAMILIES CONTINUE TO LIVE IN MOLDED APARTMENTS RIGHT NOW, FAMILIES ARE LIVING IN MOLDED APARTMENTS AND ARE GETTING INSPECTION FATIGUE BECAUSE OUR CITY INSPECTORS ARE GOING IN THERE WITH MASKS AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THAT. AND MPHA DOES NEED TO
STEP UP AND GET THEM AQUATE HOUSING AND HOUSING THAT FITS THE NEEDS OF THE SIZE OF THEIR FAMILY AND THAT'S CURRENTLY NOT HAPPENING AND THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO BLIC LIGHT. SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WARREN, AND I'M LOOKING TO BEING A COAUTHOR ON THIS. >> BEFORE I CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE, I'LL NOTE WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI AND -- DID YOU MISS SOME VOTES, MR. CLERK? OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN, PLEASE ADD MY NAME. STAND WITH YOU.
>>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> SAME. I JUST WANTED TO COAUTHOR THIS WITH YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. I KNOW IT'S BEEN TOUGH FOR YOU AND THE COMMUNITY. I AM SO PROUD OF THE WORK YOU'RE DOING IN PROTECTING THESE FAMILIES. I THINK THE NORTH SIDE IS ALSO PROUD OF THE
WORK YOU'RE DOING AND IF THIS AUDIT IS A WAY FOR US TO FIGUR OUT WHATEEDS TO HAPPEN AND HOW WE GET TO HELP THESE FAMILIES, I KNOW THE SPOTLIGHT NOW IS ON HERE HERITAGE PARK, BUT I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THERE ARE SOME OTHER PLACES THAT ARE SUFFERING
ALSO, AND SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RESULTS OF THIS AUDIT AND HOPING THAT IT IS GOING TO SHOW US THE WORK AHEAD FOR HOUSING. I'M CERTAINLY A FAN OF BUILDING NEW HOUSING, BUT I THINK THIS AUDIT CAN GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY ON PRESERVING WHAT WE HAVE NOW, AND SO THANK
YOU FOR BEING A LEADER ON THIS, COUNCILMEMBER WARRE AND I GREATLY ENJOY YOUR SPOKES WORD VIDEO ABOUT HERITAGE PARK. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFIR. >> SHAFFER. >> YES, I WOULD AGREE THE VIDEO
IS VERY INFORMATIVE AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME FOR DOING THAT. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED A COAUTHOR ON THIS. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR IMPORTANT WORK ON THIS ISSUE. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME YOU HAVE DIRECTED STAFF TO LOOK A AT? IS IT KIND OF LIKE FIVE YEARS? YOU KNOW, IS THIS OZT GOING TO
GO BACK FIVE YEARS OR TEN YEARS. I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE IT COVER THE TIME FRAME OF HERITAGE PARK. BUT IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER INFORMATION YOU CAN GET AROUND THAT, I WOULD BE CURIOUS, OR YOU KNOW, JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE DIG AS DEEP AS WE NEED TO TO MAKE SURE YOU FINDUTE WHAT
YOU'RE -- FIND OUT WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING, AND THEN I WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTED IN THEIR BALANCE BETWEEN MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT, COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. MAY I RESPOND, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE? THROUGH THE PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBER, I HAVE SPOKEN
WITH THE AUDITOR AND WE WILL SIT DOWN AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THE WORK PLAN WILL LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD. IT IS A REQUEST, BUT IT WILL DEPEND ON WHAT AND HOW THAT INFORMATION COMES DOWN.
SO. >> GREAT. >> WE WILL BE MEETING IN THE FUTURE, SO IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN JOINING TO POSE ANY QUESTIONS DURING THAT TIME, I AM COMPLETELY OPEN TO THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> IDDED MYSELF TO QUEUE ACTUALLY TO SPEAK ON THAT TOPIC A LITTLE BIT. SO IN THE PAST,
THE TY COUNCIL HAS REQUESTED ACTION BY THE CITY AUDITOR T. THE AUDITOR HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE TO THOSE REQUESTS IN THE PACK. WE DON'T DIRECTLY ASK THE AUDITOR. THE AUDITOR CAN CHOOSE TO ACCEPT OR MODIFY THAT REQUEST. I'D LIKE TO BE A COAUTHOR AS WELL, ESPECIALLY AS
THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BECAUSE I WANT TO BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF THAT CONVERSATION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET SOME RESOLUTION TO THIS COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH AN AUDIT OR ANY OTHER ACTION THAT WE CAN TAKE ON THIS BODY. SO I WOULD GLAD TO BE AOAUTHOR WITH YOU.
>> I THANK YOU ALL LUMBLYF -- HR SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU. WITH THAT I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAZ. >> JUST, I'M IN QUEUE. >> OH, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> ONE THING JUST TO MAKE
SURE -- [OFF MIC] >> MICROPHONE. >> SORRY. OBVIOUSLY I LOVE THIS AND I'M SUPPORTING IT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE VOTE ON THE CORRECT THING. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, LIKE, ON THE RCA, WHAT'S ON THE ITEM DESCRIPTION IS WHAT WE'RE VOTING
ON TODAY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS THE REQUEST. SO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT'S HAPPENING BEFORE THE VOTE, I JUST, RIGHT NOW I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S HAPPENING. >> MR. CLERK. >> MR. PRESIDENT, YES, THE ITEM CAME FORWARD VERY LATE, AND WE DIDN'T IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE HAVE TIME TO ASSIST WITH IT. THIS IS ACTUALLY A RESOLUTION,
SO NOW LOO IF YOU -- IF YOU LOOK AT THE RCA THAT'S ATTACHED TO THE MOTION TO AMEND THEAGENDD WITHIN THE TEXT OF THAT RCA UNDER THE BOX IT SAYS ITEM DESCPTION, IT TALKS ABOUT A RESOLUTION THAT IS REQUESTING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REQUEST THE AUDITOR, REFLECTING THAT,
YOU KNOW, SCOPE OF AUTHORITY, TO CONDUCT THIS INDEPENDENT AUDIT AND IT GOES ON TO EXPLAIN THE HOW AND WHY. THE CLERKS HAVE INTENDED TO JUST TAKE THE RESOLUTION, WHICH IS THE PROPER FORM, AND FORM THAT AS THE ACTION. SO I THINK PROBABLY THE BODY IS CLEAR. WHAT WE'RE
ASKING FOR IS FOR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO ASK THE AUDITOR VIA A RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER THIS INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AS ALREADY DESCRIBED AND DISCUSSED. >> WITH THAT -- >> YES. >> I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL
THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE.
[LAUGHTER] >> TIME FOR LUNCH. >> [LAUGHTER] >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN IS ABSENT. PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 10 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS A REQUEST FOR CLOSED SESSION. BEFORE I
RECOGNIZE -- >> MR. PRESIDENT -- >> CAN WE RES RECESS FOR CLOSED SESSION. >> MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAD ASKED ME ABOUT VOTES THAT PERHAPS COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. WE HAD THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR THAT WAS MISSED. I WOULD ASSUME THAT YOU WOULD LIKE
TO BE A YES ON THA WHICH CHANGES THAT TO 11 AYES. ALL THREE RESOLUTIONS WERE PASSED WHILE YOUERE OUT OF THE ROOM. I ASSUME YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE ROOM. NEW BUSINESS 1 AND 2, WHICH ARE THE REFERRAL OF MAYORAL NOMINATIONS TO RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES, ADDING MAKES 11 AYES. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. NOW OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS REQUEST FOR CLOSED SESSION. BEFORE I RECOGNIZE THE ATTORNEY, AND WE RECESS FOR CLOSEDSESSIONE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS. COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I DON'T HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT BUT
I DO HAVE A QUESTION BASED OFF THE, THE MATTER WITH THE BALLPARK AUTHORITY. SO THERE WAS TALK AROUND THE PERSON'S RM ENDING, BUT I WANT TO ASK THE CLERKS OR MAYBE THE ATTORNEYS FOR CLARIFICATION. I THOUGHT THAT THE CURRENT PERSON
SITS I UNTIL A NEW PERSON IS REAPPOINTED. CAN SOMEONE FIND THAT OUT FOR ME? IF THAT IS THE CASE FOR THE BALLPARK AUTHORITY. SO MY QUESTION IS, DOES THE CURRENT OCCUPANT CONTINUE TO SERVE UNTIL THEY'RE REPLACED. >> MR. CLERK?
>> MR. PRESIDENT, I WILL ENDEAVOR TO LOOK THAT UP AS QUICKLY AS I CAN. THE BALLPARK AUTHORITY IS NOT A CITY BOARD. IT'S AN EXTERNAL BOARD TO WHICH WE HAVE ONE APPOINTMENT, AND SO I'M NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH THEIR BYLAWS. THEY ARE POSTED TO OUR WEB SITE, AND I'M PULLING THEM
UP NOW. JUST TO SEE IF I CAN QUICKLY FIND I DON'T -- I DON'T
SEE IN THE BYLAWS THAT I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW ANYTHING ABOUT VACANT SEATS HOLDING OVER -- OR PEOPLE SITTING IN VACANT SEATS AND HOLDING OVER. IT MAY BE, I CAN CERTAINLY RESEARCH THAT, BUT AT A QUICK GLANCE, I DON'T KNOW.
>> CAN YOU PLEASE GET BACK TO ME BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE TERM HAS ENDED AND THE PERSON IS NOT SITTING IN THE SEAT VERSUS THE PERSON IS CURRENTLY IN THE SEAT UNTIL IT'S REPLACED BY A NEW APPOINTMENT. >> FOR SURE. >> SO WHENEVER YOU CAN. THAT'D BE GREATLY APPRECIATED, MR. CLERK. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER.
>> YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE AND I ARE HOSTING A DATA CENTERS DISCUSSION. THIS EVENING THAT WILL REALLY JUST HAVE SOME REAL EXPERTS ON HAND FOR ONE HOUR. DON COLONBERGER WHO IS A CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CONSULTANT THAT HAS WORKED ON
ON THE DAYTON'S PROJECT AND MAYO CLINIC SQUARE C. WE HAVE MINNESOTA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY, AND OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW WE KNOWHAT THEIR MCEA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ATTAINING SOME TEMPORARY INJUNCTIONS AGAINST SEVERAL PROPOSED DATA CENTER
DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THE STATE. SO SHE WILL BE ALSO ON HAND. ALSO AS JOHN MARSHALL REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT OF EXCEL ENERGY. AS WELL AS DAN MCCONNELL, BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE MINNEAPOLIS BUILDING AND TRADES COUNCIL. WE'RE GOING TO BE REALLY TIMELY, ONE HOUR, BUT WE'RE REALLY THRILLED THAT THESE
EXPERTS ARE HERE. SOME OF THEM ACTUALLY IN OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE AISLE ON SOME OPSIDE SITES OF THE ISSUE. WE WANT GREATER DIALOGUE AND RESPECT AROUND THE DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS ON THIS AND LEAD US TO GREATER UNDERSTANDING. SO WE'RE REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THAT, AND OF COURSE PRIDE IS THIS WEEKEND. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE, FOR ORGANIZING THE PARADE. AND LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING WITH MY COLLEAGUES. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THISS IN ORDER, BUT I'D LIKE TO ASK IF WE
COULD GO TO LUNCH BEFORE THE CLOSED SESSION. [LAUGHTER] >> I WAS GOING -- MY INTENTION WAS TO RECESS BEFORE CLOSED SESSION SO THAT WE COULD TAKE A QUICK LUNCH, ALTHOUGH THE CITY ATTORNEY MESSAGED ME SAYING THAT IT SHOULD BE VERY, VERY BRIEF.
>> MY COLLEAGUES ARE NEVER BRI IN THESE. YOU ALL HAVE ABUSED MY PATIENCE IN THESE MEETINGS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. SO I'M GOING TO CONTINUE WITH MY ORIGINAL PLAN TO RECESS PRIOR TO CLOSED
SESSION, SO ONCE WE'RE DONE WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS, WE'LL TAKE A 30-MINUTE RECESS. >> 30? >> YEAH. >> I OBJECT TO 30 MINUTES. >> OKAY. >> I OBJECT. >> WELL,. >> DO WE WANT 45? >> YEAH, AT LEAST 45. >> ALL RIGHT, 45-MINUTE RECESS
AFTER WE FINISH ANNOUNCEMENTS, BUT WE'RE ALREADY TRYING EACH OTHER'S PATIENCE ON THAT, SO COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> I'LL KEEP THIS -- TRY TO KEEP IT BRIEF. LIKE SO MANY WOLVES FANS THIS MORNING, I WOKE UP WITH A GUT PUNCH WHEN I HEARD THAT NAZ REID HAD BEEN TRADED.
HONK IF YOU LOVE NAZ REID. WE'RE ALL HONKING TODAY. NAZ REID MEANT SOMETHING THERE ARE FEW TIMES WHEN ONE PERSON CAN BRING TOGETHER A CITY AND A STATE THAT HE DID. HERE T -- HEAR THE WORDS OF NAZEID MEANT MORE THAN JUST A NAME. THEY
METROPOLITAN HOPE, THEY MEANT PASSION, THEY MEANT COMMUNITY, NAZ REID WAS AN UNDRAFTED, UNDRAFTED AND SIGNED BY THE TIMBERWOLVES IN 2019 AN UNDRAFTED PLAYER FIGHTING FOR A ROSTER SPOT. MINNESOTA COULD
SEE ITSELF IN NAZ REI OVERLOOKED, DETERMINED TO PROVE PEOPLE WRONG, AND HE WAS THE NBA SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR AND A KEY PIECE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ERA OF TIMBERWIEWBL TIMBERTIMBER WOLVES OF ALL TIME AND A REALLY BIG DEAL FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. HE
HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL INDIGENOUS YOUTH AND ALSO EXPAND FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMMING IN MINNESOTA. AND I THINK WE, WE OWE IT TO HIM AND OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS AND MINNESOTA TO GIVE A MOMENT TO A GREAT PLAYER WHO BROUGHT A LOT
OF JOY TOO OUR COMMUNITY. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU. THA YOU FOR THAT, COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. NAZ REID STARTED ACTING FUNNY WHEN HIS BRAIDS WAS TOO TIGHT. I DON'T KNOW. [LAUGHTER]
I LOVE, I LOVE MY TIMBERWOLVES BASKETBALL, MAN, BUT I THINK THIS LAST SEASON HIS BRAIDS WAS A LITTLE TIGHT AND TO SAY HE STARTED ACTING A LITTLE DIFFERENT, SO I WAS CONCERNED. BUT I DO WISH HIM LOVE, SUCCESS, IN ALL OF HIS ENDEAVORS, AND I
DO, I DO LOVE NAZ REID. YOU KNOW. I JUST THINK WE MISSED SOMETHING, LITTLE BIT. BUT I WANTED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT ON TUESDAY THE 30th OF JUNE, FROM 5:30 P.M. TO
7:30 P.M., MY OFFICE WILL BE JOINED BY A NUMBER OF CITY DEPARTMENTS. WE ARE HAVING A COMMUNITY MEETING AT SUMMIT ACADEMY OIC, AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO PROVIDE THE RESIDENTS, THE STAKEHOLDERS, AND
COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH UPDATES REGARDING HERITAGE PARK. WE'LL BE THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, IDENTIFY SOME ACTIONABLE NEXT STEPS, THE RECEIVER WILL BE PRESENT, THE PROPERTY MANAGER, SOME COMMUNITY ADVOCATES, SO WE'RE GOING TO, EVERYONE HERE IS
WELCOME TO COME AND LEARN AND LISTEN IF YOU SO DESIRE. THE CURRENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TEAM, REG SERVICES, OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT, A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS ARE COMING, AND I'M TRYING TO PROMOTE CONTINUING TO DO THESE MEETINGS. THE LAST MEETING WE
HAD ON THE 11th OF MAY, WE HAD ABOUT 17 RESIDENTS PRESENT, BOTH OLD AND NEW RESIDENTS. SO THIS IS OPEN TO EVERYONE. BRING YOUR QUESTIONS, BRING YOUR COMMENTS AND CONCERNS. WE HAD A GREAT MEETING. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT MEETING THIS, THIS
TUESDAY COMING UP. AND YEAH, HAVE A WONDERFUL PRIDE WEEKEND, EVERYBODY. SO EXCITED FOR THE PARADE AND ALL THE OTHER COMMUNITY FESTIVITIES. >> OKAY. WITH THAT, WE'VE COMPLETED ALL ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA, AND WE'LL NOW CONSIDER THE REQUEST FOR A CLOSED
SESSION, WHICH IS TO RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE CHARGE OF DISCRIMINATION MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS. BEFORE I MOVE TO CLOSE THE MEETING, I WILL RECOGNIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE REQUESTED CLOSED SESSION. >> THANK YOU, CAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEERS. THE
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CHARGE OF DISCRIMINATION, MISSISSIPP -- MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS CHARGE 24-05224. YOUR LAWYERS WISH TO PROVIDE A BRIEFING TO THE COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER. ACCORDINGLY UNDER THE MINNESOTA OPEN MEETING LAW,
MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 13D.05 SUBDIVISION 3B, THE COUNCIL MAY UPON A PROPER MOTION CLOSE THE MEETING FOR THE PURPOSES OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATION AS PERMITTED BY THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE. IN CONSIDERING THE MOTION, THE COUNCIL SHOULD WEIGH THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WHAT ITS GOVERNMENT I DOING AGAINST THE NEED OF THE CITY TO
PRESERVE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF ITS DISCUSSIONS WITH ITS ATTORNEYS. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC MEETING AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE OPEN MEETING LAW, SPECIFICALLY MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 13D.05 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING A BRIEFING ON THE
LITIGATION MATTER OF THE CHARGE OF DISCRIMINATION MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS CHARGE NUMBER 24-05224. MAY I HAVE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER.
>> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. IS ABSENT. COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE NINE AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, I'LL NOTE THAT THE BROADCAST OF THIS MEETING WILL CONTINUE, AND THE COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE IN PUBLIC AFTER WE'VE CONCLUDED THE SESSION. AND WE WILL CONVENE OUR CLOSED SESSION AFTER A 45-MINUTE RECESS
SO THAT THAT WILL GET US
STARTED AT 2:35. YES.
[RECESS]
[RECESS][CLOSED SESSION]
>> THE TIME IS NOW 2:55, AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED AN OPEN SESSION FOLLOWING OUR CLOSED SESSION. I'LL ASK THE CLK TO CALL THE ROLL TO PROVE A PRESENCE OF THE QUORUM. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO IS ABSENT. COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER.
>> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER WHITING IS ABNT. COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN IS ABSENT. PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE 10 MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM. AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE THAT ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS INCLUDING ANY CLAIMS FOR ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS ASSERTED IN MINNEAPOLIS CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT CHARGE OF
DISCRIMINATION NUMBER 24-05224 BE SETTLED IN THE AMOUNT OF $18,000 PAYABLE TO THE COMPLAINANT IN THAT MATTER, AND $750 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE PAYABLE TO THE MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTMENT OF
CIVI RIGHTS FROM FUND NUMBER 069001500100145400. THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFE IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE SETTLEMENT. I'LL FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> THAT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. THE CLERK BILL CALL
-- WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONS LAY. >> AYE. >> CUB CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.
>> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 9 AYES AND 1 NAY. >> THAT ITEM CARRIES, AND WITH THAT WE'VE COMPLETED OUR BUSINESS TODAY. WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS HEREBY
ADJOURNED.