>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ELLIOT PAYNE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR JULY 10 TO ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO.
>> PRESENT. >> CHOWDHURY. IS ABSENT. CASHMAN IS ABSENT. OSMAN IS ABSENT. RAINVILLE >> PRESENT. >> CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> ELLISON IS ABSENT. KOSKI IS ABSENT. WONSLEY. >> PRESENT.
>> JENKINS IS ABSENT. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> SEVEN MEMBERS PRESENT. >> WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS AND STAFF THAT THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REAL TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF OUR SPEECH SO OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE
BROADCAST. ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.
>> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. . >> >>: AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE SEVEN AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING OF THE
JUNE 18th, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> SEVEN AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED.
FINALLY, WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND REPORTS TO PROPER COMMITTEES. MAY I HAVE THE MOTION. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> CLERK CALL THE ROLL. >> PALMISANO >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> SEVEN AYES.
>> THAT CARRIES. AND THOSE MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. ALSO NOTE WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. THOSE ARE TAKEN IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BEGINNING WITH THE REPORT OF THE
ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAS 29 ITEMS WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD. THE FIRST IS A GIFT
ACCEPTANCE FROM VERSATERM FOR TWO MINNEAPOLIS POLICE EMPLOYEE REGULAR CONCENTRATIONS. TWO IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS OF REGULAR CONCENTRATION, LODGING, AND TRANSPORTATION. THREE IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
EMERGENCY MANAGERS OF AIR FARE, LODGING, GROUND TRANSPORTATION, AND PER DIEM. FOUR IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE LOCAL PROGRESS FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES. FIVE IS INDIANAPOLIS FOUNDATION GRANT TO SUPPORT OFFICE OF
COMMUNITY SAFETY INTERNS. SIX A CONTRACT WITH STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. FOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES. SEVEN IS A CONTRACT WITH NOVOAGLOBAL INC. EIGHT IS CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS VENDORS
FOR THE 2025-2028 NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT SERVICE PROVIDER POOL. NINE IS CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS ARTISTS FOR THE NEW NICOLLET PUBLIC ART DESIGN PROJECT, PHASE II FABRICATION. 10 IS CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR SENIOR SERVICES AND SENIOR
COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR SERVICES. 11 IS CONTRACTS WITH VARIATION ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT FUND PROJECTS. 12 IS CONTRACT WITH FIRST PERSON RESPONDER LLC FOR MEDICAL CONSULTANT SERVICES. 13
IS A CONTRACT WITH BERWALD ROOFING COMPANY FOR THE STATE PARKING RAMPS AND SKYWAYS ROOF RESTORATION PROJECT. 14 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH SUNRAM CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR THE BAN KROFT POND PROJECT. 15 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH SHEEHY
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER MEETING ROOMS REMODEL PHASE II PROJECT. 16 IS A CONTRACT WITH SAFETY SIGNS LLC FOR RENTAL OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES. 17 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH GRAY MATTER SYSTEMS LLC FOR GE DIGITAL
SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM SOFTWARE LICENSE AND SUPPORT FOR THE WATER TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION DIVISION. 18 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH DIRAD TECHNOLOGYINGS, INC. FOR UTILITY BILLING INTERACTIVE
VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM. 19 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH T.O.U.C.H. OUTREACH. 20 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH FORMATION HEALING ARTS FOR TRAUMA RESPONSE SERVICES FOR THE TRANS EQUITY SUMMIT. 21 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH VINCO INC. FOR CATCH BASIN AND
MAINTENANCE HOLE REPAIRS. 22 BID FOR SHINGLE CREEK WEST ADA PEDESTRIAN RAMP IMPROVEMENT. 23 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT WORKERS' COMPENSATION OF JOSEPH LEVACK. 24 IS A WORKERS' COMPENSATION
CLAIM OF GRANT SNYDER. 25 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF GRETCHEN BLOSS. 26 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF THOMAS CLARKE. 27 LEGAL SETTLEMENT WORKERS' COMPENSATION
CLAIM OF AMY KREKELBERG. 28 IS WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF SEAN McGINNTY. 29 IS LEGAL SETTLEMENT OCTAVIA MARSHALL V. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I MOVE ITEMS FOR APPROVAL EXPEPT FOR
23, 24, 25, 27, AND 28. . >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT MINUS ITEMS NUMBER 23, 24, 25, 27, AND 28. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE
REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS? SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO >> AYE ON ALL BUT 11. NAY ON 11. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE.
>> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> NINE AYES ON THE REPORT EXCEPT FOR 11 WHICH HAS EIGHT AYES AND ONE NAY. >> THOSE ITEMS CARRY. NEXT
WE'LL TAKE UP 23, 24, 25, 27, AND 28. AND RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY HAS JOINED US. ANY DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS? SEEING NONE. I'LL
ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. OH, COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> I WANT TO FLAG SINCE THIS IS A -- [ AWAY FROM MIC ] THAT MY OFFICE IS GOING TO BE WORKING WITH BOTH CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO GET ANOTHER UPDATE ON THESE MATTERS. AND
THE ADMINISTRATION ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND WE'LL INFORM OUR COLLEAGUES OF WHEN THAT PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLACE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. NO ONE LEFT IN QUEUE. CLERK, CALL THE ROLL. >> CLERK: PALMISANO. >> AYE.
>> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> NO. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> NO. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> NO. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE SIX AYES AND THREE NAYS. >> THOSE ITEMS CARRY. AND WE
HAVE COMPLETED THAT FULL REPORT. NEXT WE'LL HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE GIVEN BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER -- AH, DO WE HAVE -- WE DON'T HAVE THE CHAIR OR THE VICE CHAIR. WHO WOULD LIKE TO DO THE BIZ REPORT?
COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. FOR THE BIZ COMMITTEE. WE
HAVE -- UMM, MANY ITEMS. GIVE ME ONE SECOND. THANK YOU. ITEM
ONE WE HAVE HARD TIMES CAFE 1821 STREET LICENSE. WE HAVE RIVER CITY TAVERN LIQUOR LICENSE, LIMITED SUNDAY SALES. THREE TOBACCO PRODUCTS LOCATION RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITED SALES OR ORDINANCE. FOUR
SMELLING YARDS FAMILY HOUSING TAX EXEMPTION. FIVE APPROVING 180 DEGREES FOR HOST APPROVAL OF ISSUANCE OF TAX EXEMPT REVENUE BONDS. SIX THREE LIQUOR LICENSES. SEVEN APPROVING 21
LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS. EIGHT ACCEPTING WORK FORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY GRANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES. NINE AUTHORIZE A REDEPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE MET COUNCIL FOR EXISTING GRANT AGREEMENTS. 10 AUTHORIZING
EXCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AT 1200 LAKE STREET E TO LUL BROS PROPERTIES. 11 AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MET COUNCIL FOR THE WATER EFFICIENCY GRANT PILOT PROGRAM. 12 PASSAGE OF A
RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING SUPPORT FOR HIGH HI BRIDGE PIER PRODUCT. 13 IS A GREAT STREETS LOAN TO THE RISE UP CENTER AT 2828 HENNEPIN AVENUE. 14 AMENDING THE DEVELOPMENT TERMS AND UPPER HARBOR AGREEMENT
WITH THE PORT OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND LASTLY, APPROVING AND ORDINANCE REGULATING SAUNA ORDINANCES. I'LL MOVE A ALL ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE
ANY DISCUSSION? PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WANTED TO -- I HAVE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT 15. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS. AND I'M PLEASED TO SEE THIS ORDINANCE COME FORWARD. AS IT WAS MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION, IN THE BIZ COMMITTEE, THIS
STARTED WITH A PROBLEM, ACTUALLY, IN MY WARD. ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO. WE HAD A SAUNA BUSINESS OPERATING OUT OF COMPLIANCE DUE TO A FEW DIFFERENT ISSUES, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE WAS THEY WERE RUNNING WOOD-FIRED SAUNAS. MULTIPLE OF THEM. 16 HOURS
PER DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. SO THE AIR QUALITY INDEX AROUND THOSE SAUNAS WAS MEASURED BY ONE OF OUR AIR MONITORS, NOT RIGHT THERE, FURTHER AWAY, TO BE 150. WHICH IS THE RED ZONE. IT'S CONSIDERED UNHEALTHY FOR EVERYONE AND PEOPLE WILL BE
EXPERIENCING HEALTH EFFECTS. AS A COMPARISON, ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY, THE NEXT HIGHEST READING IN THE CITY WAS ABOUT HALF THAT LEVEL. UMM, THAT WAS AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE. INSTEAD OF BEING NEAR AFFORDABLE HOUSING LIKE THIS ONE. IT'S GREAT TO NOW HAVE SOME GUIDANCE ABOUT HOW
THESE SAUNA BUSINESSES CAN OPERATE IN A WAY THAT IS SAFE AND IS BENEFICIAL FOR EVERYONE. BOTH THOSE WHO USE THE SAUNAS AND THOSE WHO LIVE NEAR THEM. THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR THIS WORK.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANTED TO PULL ITEM NUMBER THREE FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. AND TO MOVE TWO AMENDMENTS WHICH ARE BEFORE YOU. >> OKAY. THE AMENDMENTS FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE. OKAY. WE'LL SET ASIDE ITEM THREE AND TAKE UP
THE REST OF THE ITEMS. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE AGENDA? COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> I CAN WAIT UNTIL WE GET TO THREE. >> OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE. CLERK, CALL THE ROLL ON THE BUSINESS AGENDA MINUS THREE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE.
>> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PAYNE. >> AYE. >> NINE AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER THREE, AND I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER
CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANTED TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY I AUTHORED THIS TOBACCO LOCATION ORDINANCE AND BROUGHT THIS FORWARD. TOGETHER WITH COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY, COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. IT CAME UP AFTER LAST YEAR WHEN WE PASSED A
MINIMUM PRICE FOR CIGARETTES THAT, YOU KNOW, MANY PARENTS IN MY WARD WERE CONCERNED WE WEREN'T ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF TODAY. YOUTH ARE GETTING ADDICTED TO VAPES. IF WE WANT TO PREVENT MORE TOBACCO ABUSE AND ADDICTION IN OUR CITY, THEN
WE NEED TO ADDRESS VAPES. SECONDLY, MY WARD HAS A COUPLE OF LARGE DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS, LUHRING PARK BEING ONE OF THEM. THE TOBACCO DISTANCE REGULATIONS WERE EXEMPTED. LUHRING PARK HAS
BEEN INUNDATED WITH TOBACCO STORES. AND WE DON'T HAVE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FROM TOBACCO STORES. SO WE DECIDED TO ADD THAT IN, AS WELL AS TO ADD A DISTANCE FROM SCHOOLS TO BE IN LINE WITH CANNABIS AND LIQUOR STORES. SO REALLY HAPPY
WE'RE MOVING THIS FORWARD TODAY. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE ADVOCATES WHO HAVE BEEN SPEAKING OUT. BOTH AT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND HERE TODAY. AND THEN JUST TO MOVE THE TWO AMENDMENTS BEFORE YOU, THE FIRST ONE ON
SECTION 281.120C. IT'S IT REALLY TECHNICAL. IT'S VERY BASIC, I THINK IT'S JUST KIND OF A MORE ACTIVE LANGUAGE RATHER THAN PASSIVE LANGUAGE. AND THEN THE SECOND ONE, THE MINIMUM PRICE SHALL NOT APPLY TO INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS OF ELECTRONIC DELIVERY DEVICES THAT
DO NOT CONTAIN KNICK NICOTINE. I THINK IT RELATES TO BUSINESSES THAT SELL MODULAR PARTS FOR DIFFERENT DEVICES. AND SO THE MINIMUM PRICE WOULD NOT APPLY TO THOSE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS OF THOSE DEVICES. IT
WOULD JUST APPLY TO THE PIECES THAT ARE ACTUALLY INCLUDING NICOTINE. I WILL MOVE BOTH OF THOSE AMENDMENTS AND ASK IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED TWO SEPARATE AMENDMENTS.
I'M GOING TO SUGGEST WE TAKE BOTH THOSE AMENDMENTS UP AT THE SAME TIME. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> I WANT TO BE ADDED AS A COAUTHOR. >> GREAT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE
LEFT IN QUEUE. CL I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE CALL THE ROLL ON ADOPTING THE LANGUAGE AS AMENDED. IS THAT ALL RIGHT? THE WHOLE PACKAGE. YEP. >> CALL THE ROLL. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE.
>> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> NINE AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THE FULL
REPORT IS ADOPTED. OH, DID YOU WANT TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS? SORRY ABOUT THAT. LET'S -- COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW CAN GO AHEAD. >> I'LL GO AHEAD. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE.
>> OKAY. >> I MADE MOST OF MY COMMENTS IN THE BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE. SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND TO THANK ALL OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ADVOCATES WHO HAVE SHOWN UP TODAY IN OUR CHAMBERS TO ADDRESS
THE ISSUE OF NICOTINE ADDICTION AND SPECIFICALLY YOUTH NICOTINE ADDICTION THROUGH THE USAGE OF VAPES. WE KNOW THAT THE BEST WAY TO STOP TOBACCO USE AND
NICOTINE ADDICTION AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IS STOP THE START. MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IS, AS A GEN-Z, MILLENNIAL CUSPER, WE
WERE SET TO BE THE GENERATION TO COMMIT SMOKING. WHEN JUUL BECAME AVAILABLE WITH THE PRETTY FLAVORS, HYPERAFFORDABILITY, THAT CHANGED WITHIN, LIKE, A FLIP OF A DIME. IT WENT FROM
VERY FEW YOUNG PEOPLE SMOKING AND HAVING NICOTINE ADDICTION TO COLLEGE CAMPUSES, ON GAME DAYS, RUNNING OUT OF JUUL PODS WITHIN HOURS. AND LEADING INTO A
LIFELONG ISSUE OF TRYING TO QUIT SMOKING AND VAPING AND GOING INTO A VICIOUS CYCLE. AND WE KNOW THAT THE HEALTH EFFECTS, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, ARE TREMENDOUS. NOT ONLY ON OUR RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS, THERE IS SO
MUCH PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THAT VAPING CAN LEAD TO AN EXACERBATE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FROM ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND SUICIDAL IDEATION. WE ALSO KNOW HOW PREDATORY THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY IS. AND THE WAY THAT
IT IS SET UP, IS BASICALLY HIGH POTENTCY OF NICOTINE IN VAPES AND ALMOST LIKE AN ARM'S RACE TO SEE WHO CAN HAVE THE MOST H HYPOTENDENCY PRODUCT WHICH IS EASIER TO BE ADDICTED TO. AND
THE FLASHY, COLORFUL, I KNOW OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS TAKEN UP MANY CASES AROUND COMPANIES THAT HAVE SPECIFICALLY TARGETED YOUTH. USING, UMM, VERY, LIKE, COLORFUL CANDY FLA FLAVORS.
OR EVEN AS HARMFUL AS MAKING A VAPE LOOK LIKE A HIGHLIGHTER. SO YOU CAN KEEP IT IN YOUR, UMM, IN YOUR BACKPACK AND USE IT IN CLASS AND YOUR TEACHER AND EDUCATOR AND PARENT WOULD NEVER KNOW. AND SO I THINK WE'RE TAKING A STEP HERE ON THE
MINUTES CMINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE IT LESS ACCESSIBLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. WE KNOW ONE OF THE BEST TOOLS WE HAVE IS PRICING. THAT'S WHY WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON THIS TODAY. AND I'M HOPEFUL TO WORK WITH OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND
OUR CPED DEPARTMENT TO KIND OF MONITOR AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE AS WE MAKE THIS CHANGE. AND WE ALSO KNOW, AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THERE'S VERY LIMITED ACTION TO ADDRESS THE
CRISIS GOING ON. THAT'S WHY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, MINNEAPOLIS IS BEING A LEADER TODAY. >> MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. >> TO BE CLEAR, IN 281.40, THE
LANGUAGE WAS BEFORE YOU, JUST WANTING TO MAKE CLEAR THAT FOR ALL CARTRIDGES, TANKS, OR REFILL CONTAINERS IT APPLIES, WHETHER FILLED OR UNFILLED. A POINT OF CLARIFICATION THAT'S, YOU KNOW,
COMPONENT. OTHER COMPONENT PARTS THAT WOULD NOT APPLY BUT FOR THOSE, AGAIN, THE C CARTRIDGES, OR TANKS OR REFILL CONTAINERS WOULD BE FILLED OR UNFILLED. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
. I WANT TO THANK CASHMAN AND CHOWDHURY FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. THEY'VE BEEN THE CHAMPIONS ON THIS, THIS WORK ALONG WITH THE ADVOCATES AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF. YOU KNOW, I DID THIS WORK FOR 20 YEARS BEFORE BEING ON THE COUNCIL. SO IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE IT CONTINUE. THERE'S A LOT OF ADVOCATES HERE
TODAY THAT HAVE WORKED ON THIS FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. AND, YOU KNOW, THE WORK WAS ALWAYS AROUND CIGARETTES. AND THEN THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY, AS THEY DO, JUST KIND OF SWOOPED IN AND MADE E CIGARETTES AND VAPE DEVICES
HUGE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. AND SO THIS IS PART OF THE WORK THAT HELPS TO KEEP OUR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SMOKING. SO I'M PROUD OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR DOING THIS WORK. AND, ALSO, FORKEDFOR ADVOCATES FOR
KEEPING AT. AND KEEPING THINGS LOUD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CONTINUED WORK ON THIS. AND PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT COMMITTEE REPORT, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN.
COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR VOTES TO BE REFLECTED? >> YES, PLEASE. >> VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ON THE PREVIOUS BUSINESS? >> YES. ALL ITEMS. >> THANK YOU. MR. CLERK? SOUNDS GOOD. THE NEXT REPORT IS FROM OUR CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT
COMMITTEE'S REPORT CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD 10 10 TEA10 ITEMS. ONE IS FULTON RESIDENTIAL RESURFACING
PROJECT. TWO IS UPPER HARBOR COMMUNITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. THREE A LARGE BLOCK EVENT FOR THE SOMALI-AMERICAN DAY FEST. FOUR IS CONCURRING WITH THE CITY ENGINEERS VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CEDAR LAKE ROAD BRIDGE OVER THE BNSF RAILROAD. FIVE IS
ACCEPTING A BRIDGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM FOR THE NICOLLET BRIDGE OVER MINNEHAHA CREEK PROJECT. SIX IS AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH THE PARK BOARD FOR THE NICOLLET AVENUE BRIDGE OVER THE MMINNEHAHA CREEK. SEVEN IS
YEAR-END BUDGET PROCEDURES FOR SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICTS. EIGHT IS MOU FOR CITY BIOCHAR PRODUCTION. NINE IS PIPELINE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH CPKC FOR PERMISSION TO INSTALL A STORM
SEWER PIPELINE BENEATH THE RAILROAD TRACKS. 10 IS AUTHORIZING A PIPELINE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH CPKC FOR A STORM SEWER PIPELINE CROSSING ON 22nd AVENUE NORTH AND 1st STREET NORTH IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL 10 ITEMS.
>> MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. THE BRIDGE INVESTMENT FOR THE NICOLLET AVENUE BRIDGE. I WANT TO THE THANK THE FEDERAL PARTNERS FOR
ALMOST $35 MILLION FOR THAT PROJECT. I'M SURE IF COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI WAS HERE, SHE'D BE DOING THE SAME. INSTEAD OF ME. AND ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE FULTON RESIDENTIAL PROJECT APPROVAL AND ASSESSMENT. I WANT TO THANK THE FULTON
RESIDENTS WHO CAME TO TESTIFY AND SUBMITTED COMMENTS. I CERTAINLY HEAR THEIR CONCERNS. AND I ALSO KNOW THAT THIS IS REALLY NECESSARY WORK TO STABILIZE THE INTEGRITY OF STREETS IN THE AREA. IT'S A BENEFIT TO ALL THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES IN IT. AND
RESURFACING IS MUCH MORE EFFICIENT THAN LETTING STREETS DEGRADE FURTHER TO THE POINT OF NEEDING A FULL RECONSTRUCTION. THE BIG REASON IT'S GOING ON SO LONG, WELL BEFORE MY TIME, IT'S ONE OF THE CITY'S FLOOD PLANES. AND THE SOLUTIONS WE NEED TO DO
TO ADDRESS THE FLOOD AREA UNDERNEATH AND WITHIN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, UMM, THOSE SOLUTIONS HAVE CHANGED OVER TIME. AND WORKING WHETHER WITH THE WATER SHED DISTRICT OR THE PARK BOARD ON WHAT THE SOLUTIONS MIGHT BE. OUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF HAS WORKED REALLY HARD AND
FOR QUITE A LONG TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BEST ACCOMMODATE OUR STORMWATER ORDINANCE AND NOT NEED AN EXEMPTION FROM IT. AND SO, UMM, THAT'S, PERHAPS, THE TIMING OF THIS. BUT THE ACTUAL ROAD ASSESSMENTS, WHICH ARE UNIFORM ACROSS THE WHOLE CITY
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU HAVE STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE BY YOUR HOME OR NOT, IT IS ALL THE SAME PRICE. IT'S THE SAME COST TO RESIDENTS. I JUST DID WANT TO POINT OUT, I WAS AT A MEETING LAST NIGHT ABOUT THIS,
AGAIN. AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM IS WORKING SO HARD ON THIS PROJECT. I VALUE THEIR SUPPORT! >> THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE
ROLL. >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 150 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THE REPORT
IS ADOPTED. AND THE NEXT REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS BRINGING FORWARD TWO ITEMS. THE FIRST IS SOUND PERMIT FOR THE
EAT STREET CROSSING EVENTS ON JULY 12 AND AUGUST 1. LASTLY, STAFF DIRECTION RELATED TO MDHR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEM ONE AND DELETION OF ITEM NUMBER TWO. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ HAS
MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT, INCLUDING THE DELETION OF ITEM NUMBER TWO. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN.
>> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PAYNE. >> AYE. >> 10 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. FINALLY, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE, PRESENTED BY THE
COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD THREE ITEMS. ONE IS ACCEPTING A FOURTH JUDICIAL DRUG COURT GRANT AWARD FOR LIAISON RESEARCH AND MONITORING SUPPORT. TWO IS
AMENDING THE GRANT PERIOD FOR THE PROMISING PRACTICES PROGRAM FOR FAMILY HOME VISITING SERVICES. AND THREE IS APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY COMMISSION ON POLICE OVERSIGHT. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE ITEMS. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ MOVED
APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. . -- OSMAN. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO COMMENT ON COMMUNITY COMMISSION AND POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. I
WANT TO THANK J JUNE PALMER, BUSY PALMER, FOR HER COMMITMENT TO SERVE WARD SIX RESIDENTS. IT'S REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE HER ON THE COMMITTEE. SOMEONE WHO
HAD MADE, UMM, A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, WORK ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND SO ON. I THINK SHE'S A PERFECT FIT FOR WARD 6! AND I WANT APPROVAL OF THIS DONE, I'M HOPING WE CAN
WORK TOGETHER IN THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND I THINK YOU'LL BE A PERFECT FIT FOR WARD SIX SEAT! I WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER PATIENCE ON THE PROCESS OF ONBOARDING. AND HER COMMITMENTS TO SERVE WARD 6 RESIDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH! >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO ALSO THANK LEAH FOR STEPPING UP TO TAKE ON THE WARD 12 SEAT. THE SEAT HAS BEEN VACANT, UMM, SINCE LAST YEAR.
AND IT WAS REALLY A STRONG EFFORT TO TRY TO GET COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION. SHE'S GOING TO BRING A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE. I'M GRATEFUL THAT LEAH INDRELIE IS TAKING ON
PUBLIC SERVICE AND FULFILLING THIS IMPORTANT ROLE. >> AND I ADDED MYSELF TO QUEUE TO THANK MY APPOINTMENT, MIKE McELHINNEY -- I CAN'T SAY HIS LAST NAME. FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO SERVE. HE'S, ALSO, A
MILITARY VETERAN AND I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HIS DEEPER COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN THIS DIFFERENT WAY. I WANTED TO THANK JOSH, MY ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT TO THE CCPO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY
OF REFORMING OUR CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT. HE HAD CONTRIBUTED TREMENDOUSLY, INCLUDING HELPING ME WITH MY AMENDMENTS AND BRINGING UP A PERSPECTIVE THAT I THOUGHT WAS EXTREMELY THOUGHTFUL TO THIS PROCESS. SO I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO GETTING THE CCPO BACK INTO A PLACE WHERE IT'S REALLY EFFECTIVE. AND SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, CLERK, CALL THE ROLL. >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE.
>> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> MONTANA PAYNE. PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> 10 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. THE REPORT IS ADOPTED AND THAT COMPLETES THE REPORTS OF OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS. WE HAVE ONE
NOTICE TODAY. COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN GIVES NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING CODE TO UPDATE REGULATIONS RELATED TO ON PREMISES AND OFF PREMISES SIGNS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE NOTICE? SEEING NONE.
THAT NOTICE IS HEA HERE BY GIVEN AND NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. FOUR ITEMS TODAY. FIRST, COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN MOVES TO AMEND THE PRIOR INTRODUCTION OF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
ZONING CODE GIVEN AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 27 BY ADDING CHAPTER 530 AND 555. RETURNING TO AUTHOR CHAPTERS 525 AND 26
565. AND REFER THE MATTER TO THE BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE. SECOND, PURSUANT TO NOTICE, COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO MOVES TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATION CODE FOR FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
COMMITTEE. ALIGNING CITY AND STATE LAW WITH REGARD TO SICK AND SAFE TIME AND UPDATING ITS ENFORCEMENT PROVISION. THREE AND FOUR ARE FROM COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ, CHUGHTAI, AND CHOWDHURY WHO MOVE TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF TWO ORDINANCES
AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATION AND CIVIL RIGHTS CODES. ADDING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND PROTECTIONS FOR DISCRIMINATION BASED ON PERCEIVED CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS. THESE ORDER IN ORDINANCES ARE SLATED FOR REFERRAL TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE.
>> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WANTED TO SAY A COUPLE OF QUICK WORDS ABOUT THE ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION ON SAFE AND SICK TIME. YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, OUR ORDINANCE WAS
ENACTED IN 2016. [ OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] SORRY. MICROPHONE. I WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL AUTHORS. NOW I'M THE LAST AUTHOR STANDING HERE ON THE CITY COUNCIL. SO THAT IS MY INTENT IN BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND CONTINUING TO IMPROVE IT. ORIGINALLY THIS WAS
JUST SIMPLY ABOUT ALIGNING OUR SICK AND SAFE TIME ORDINANCE WITH STATE LAW. OUR SICK AND SAFE TIME WORK PROMOTED EFFORTS AT THE STATE, WHICH CAME TO PASS AND, FRANKLY, THERE ARE SOME IMPROVEMENTS, I THINK, TO STATE LAW THAT OVER THE FEW YEARS THAT
THIS HAS BEEN IN OPERATION THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ADOPT. SO I'M WORKING WITH STAFF TO INCORPORATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKPLACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I'M HAPPY TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU ON THAT. I LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING THIS FORWARD WITH
SUPPORT OF LABOR AND WORKERS AND I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS THAT. I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO VERY BRIEFLY START SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS. BUT I DO PLAN TO REACH OUT. LANGUAGE HAS BEEN BEING WORKED ON. IT'S NOT FINAL YET. AS SOON AS I HAVE DRAFT LANGUAGE,
I'LL BE SHARING IT AND IT'LL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE. YOU KNOW, ONE IDEA "LET'S MAKE IT MORE SIMILAR TO STATE LAW" BECAUSE THERE ARE PROVISIONS IN STATE LAW THAT MAKES THINGS, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE SAFE AND SICK TIME BECAUSE OF MORE PEOPLE IN
YOUR LIFE. MORE FAMILY-TYPE MEMBERS. AND ONE OF MY IDEAS WAS, WELL, IF WE WANT TO GO WITH THE STATE LAWS, IF THAT'S BETTER THAN THE CITY'S NOW, WHY WOULDN'T WE RESCIND IT AND LET THE STATE TAKE CARE OF THIS.
THE REASON WHY WE SHOULD DO THIS OURSELF, WE HAVE A STRONG ENFORCEMENT ARM WE'VE BUILT. THIS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE THIS LAW AT OUR CITY. WE WANT TO REDUCE CONFUSION IN THE WORKPLACE. NOT HAVING EMPLOYERS NEEDING TO POST STATE LAW REGULATIONS THAT ARE
DIFFERENT THAN CITY. BUT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH EMPLOYERS, TO PARTICULARLY EDUCATE EMPLOYERS, AND EMPLOYEES, ON WHAT THIS MEANS. AND WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD HANDLE ON ENFORCEMENT. WE'VE BEEN DOING IT LONGER THAN ANYONE ELSE IN OUR STATE. I'M
EAGER TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT WITH ANYONE WHO WOWE WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE.
>> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> 1 10 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THESE
MATTERS ARE REFERRED TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS UNFINISHED BUSINESS. WE HAVE TWO UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEMS TODAY. AMENDMENT TO THE 2025 LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE RELATED TO THE LICENSE FEE ESTABLISHMENTS. THIS ITEM CAME FROM OUR BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING
COMMITTEE AT OUR LAST MEETING. BUT POSTPONED TO ALIGN WITH THE ACCOMPANYING SAUNA LICENSING ORDINANCE. THAT ORDINANCE WAS APPROVED EARLIER IN THE AGENDA. I'LL SEE IF COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN, THE CHAIR OF THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE AND PRIMARY AUTHOR OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS AMENDMENT.
>> YES. I'M HAPPY TO MOVE APPROVAL. >> IS THERE A SECOND IT ? >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN.
>> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> 10 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE HAVE CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO
COUNCIL ACTION 2024-A0845 STAFF DIRECTION ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL LAST NOVEMBER RELATED TO MUNICIPAL REVENUE. THIS ITEM WAS ON OUR LAST AGENDA, BUT POSTPONED TO TODAY'S MEETING TO GIVE COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY, THE AUTHOR OF THE ORIGINAL
DIRECTION, TIME TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DISCUSS IT. THE ORIGINAL, MY AMENDMENT, AIMED TO EXPAND THE SCOPE, BUT CONSULTATION WITH COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY, SHE WANTED TO CONTINUE
WITH THE SPECIFICITY OF THE PREVIOUS LANGUAGE. SO WE REMOVED THE START THROUGHS BUT STILL KEEPING THE EXPANSION OF THE SCOPE TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE REVENUE SOURCES. AND THE OTHER PIECE WORKING WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO FIRM UP AN ACTUAL DATE. SO WE HAVE NO
LATER THAN AUGUST 18th AS OUR DATE ON THIS. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? YES. MR. CLERK. >> JUST TODD, MAYBE, A LITTLE NOTE, I KNOW YOU'RE AWARE OF, BUT FOR THE BODY. THIS ALSO INCLUDES OUR POLICY RESEARCH
TEAM AND THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTING WORK AND RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE BOARD OF ESTIMATION AND TAXATION. ONE OF THE REASONS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD IS BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE THE NEW RESOURCE IN OUR DEPARTMENT, THE BOARD OF ESTIMATION AND TAXATION WANTED TO PARTNER WITH COUNCIL TO EXPLORE SOME OF THESE ITEMS ABOUT ADDITION NAM REVENUE
STEAMS THAT CAN BE AVAILABLE TO LOCAL CITIES. SINCE IT'S THE FIRST TIME WORKING WITH THE SEPARATE ELECTED BODY, I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT AND TALKED TO THE PRESIDENT ABOUT MAKING SURE THE BODY TOOK OFFICIAL ACTION SO WE WERE UP FRONT AND TRANSPARENT THAT THE WORK IS NOT JUST INFORMING THE WORK OF THIS BODY. THIS ELECTED BODY, BUT OUR
SISTER BODY. WHICH IS A SEPARATE ELECTED BODY, WHICH HAS SPECIFIC CHARTER PRESCRIBED DUTIES RELATED TO TAX AUTHORITY AND DEBT FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. SO JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD ABOUT THIS BEING OUR FIRST ATTEMPT TO WORK WITH SISTER ELECTED BODY
FOR OUR POLICY AND RESEARCH TEAM.. >> THANK YOU FOR THE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT. I'LL ADD THE PRESIDENT OF BV B.E.T. HAD TWO PRIORITIES THIS DETERMINE. ONE IS EXPANDING REVENUE OPTIONS FOR
THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND HE GOT MYSELF AND THE MAYOR BOTH TO BE IN SHARED COMMITMENT WE'D ABSOLUTELY WANT TO EXPLORE THAT. AND VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. AND GETTING THE BOARD OF ESTIMATION AND TAXATION STAFFED
WITH FULL-TIME. SO THIS ACTION TODAY IS AIMING TO DELIVER ON BOTH OF THOSE PRIORITIES OF THE B.E.T. AND MAKING SURE WE CAN IDENTIFY THE ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF REVENUE AND HAVE THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF WORKING ON THAT. COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE.
>> THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEMS 5 AND 6 ON THIS FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. >> UMM, THESE AREN'T SUB ITEMS.
THAT'S THE LANGUAGE OF THE MOTION. MR. CLERK? >> MR. PRESIDENT, I THINK THE BETTER APPROACH WOULD BE IF SUB ITEMS 5 AND 6 UPON THE MOTION IN FRONT OF YOU ARE NOT SUPPORTED, THEN THE BETTER APPROACH WOULD BE TO MOVE TO STRIKE THEM.
RATHER THAN MOVE TO SEPARATE THEM. THEY'RE PRESENTED AS A PACKAGE. TO ADDRESS THE PACKAGE TO MOVE AMEND TO STRIKE ITEMS 5 AND 6 AND TAKE UP THE AMENDMENT AND MOVE FROM THAT POINT. >> THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. I MOVE
TO STRIKE ITEMS 5 AND 6. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD TO STATE WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE STRIKED. WHICH IS ACTUALLY
PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. AND I THINK, REALLY, CONCERNING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STRIKING IT CONSIDERING WE JUST HAD THE BIG HORRIBLE BILL BE PASSED NATIONALLY THAT WAS A HANDOUT TO SOME OF THE MOST AFFLUENT HOUSEHOLDS IN INTEREST OF OUR COUNTRY. AT THE EXPENSE OF
DEFUNDING OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS, LIKE SNAP AND SO MANY OTHERS. I WANT TO READ THE LANGUAGE. FIVE IS REQUESTING POLICY CHANGES THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL TO IMPLEMENT A TAX ON THE WEALTHIEST INDIVIDUALS IN MINNEAPOLIS. THROUGH
CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY. EXCLUDING PROPERTY TAXES. IDENTIFY ANY POTENTIAL REVENUE SOURCES THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO CITIES UNDER STATE LAW. MIND YOU, THIS IS ALSO EFFORTS THAT WERE EXPLORED BY OUR CURRENT STATE LEGISLATOR WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING
AT SIMILAR THINGS. WE LITERALLY LOOKED AT LEADERS AT OUR STATE LEGISLATOR AND SAID, "OH, THAT'S GREAT. THEY'RE LOOKING AT REVENUE STREAMS THAT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OUR MOST AFFLUENT PROPERTIES, AH, HOUSE HOLDS,
INDIVIDUALS, ET. CETERA." TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE SUSTAINING AND FUNDING OUR MOST CRITICAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS. NUMBER SIX IS POLICY CHANGES THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL. TO IMPLEMENT A TAX ON THE WEALTHIEST BUSINESSES IN
MINNEAPOLIS. AND SOMETHING THAT IS ALS ALSO BEING EXPLORED AND HAD BEEN EXPLORED AT THE STATE. THEY'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS AROUND BRINGING REVENUE. I WANTED TO SHARE CONTEXT OR AT LEAST SHARE WHAT'S INCLUDED THAT IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE ELIMINATED BY COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE..
. AND ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO NOT SUPPORT THE MOTION. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO NOT WANT TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ON HOW WE CAN BRING IN REVENUE AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL PARTIES, STAKEHOLDERS IN OUR CITY ARE PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
NOT SUPPORT THIS MOTION. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. . OH. COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. . I THINK THAT WAS FROM A CARRYOVER. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> OKAY. UMM, THANK YOU, MR.
PRESIDENT. UMM, I WANTED TO GET IN QUEUE FOR THIS DISCUSSION TO -- TO SPEAK STRONGLY AGAINST, AH, THIS AMENDMENT TO STRIKE ITEMS FIVE AND SIX. WHICH IS, UMM, WITH EXPLORING POLICIES THAT ALLOW US AS COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY OUTLINED, IMPLEMENTING A
TAX ON THE WEALTHIEST INDIVIDUALS. UMM, AND THE WEALTHIEST BUSINESSES IN MINNEAPOLIS. UMM YOU KNOW, I THINK IT IS, AH, I THINK I'M SURPRISED TO SEE THIS AMENDMENT COME FORWARD. I -- IT STRIKES ME WHEN WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS AROUND PROPERTY
TAX LEVY BURDEN, IN PARTICULAR, ON WORKING-CLASS HOMEOWNERS OR FIRST-GENERATION HOMEOWNERS IN OUR CITY. HOMEOWNERS IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS IN OUR CITY. UMM YOU KNOW, A PROPERTY TAX -- UMM,
IT CAME TO EXIST AS A FORM OF A WEALTH TAX. BUT WE KNOW TODAY THAT'S NOT THE REALITY. UMM, PROPERTY TAXES DO INHERENTLY EXIST AS A FORM OF REGRESSIVE TAXATION WHERE THE BURDEN FELT BY SOMEONE MAKING $50,000 A YEAR
IS FAR GREATER THAN THE BURDEN FELT BY SOMEONE MAKING $500,000. A PROGRESSIVE TAX SYSTEM IN WHICH WE, UMM, IN WHICH WE -- IN WHICH WE IMPLEMENT A TAX ON THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD IT, AH, TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE. MEANING,
UMM, THE SAME AMOUNT OF -- SO THAT THE CROSS THAT IS BEING ABSORBED BY TAXPAYERS IS -- IS GREATER ON THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD IT. UMM, I THINK THAT IS IN LINE WITH MINNEAPOLIS VALUES.
TAXING THE RICH, I DON'T THINK, IS A CONTROVERSIAL OPINION IN MINNEAPOLIS. IT'S ONE THAT'S GENERALLY SPEAKING, PRETTY WIDELY SUPPORTED IN OUR CITY. AND SO I'M GOING TO BE VOTING AGAINST THIS AMENDMENT. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY AND PRESIDENT PAYNE FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I THINK THIS IS VERY FORWARD THINKING RESEARCH TO BE REQUESTING IN THIS MOMENT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SPEAK
STRONGLY AGAINST STRIKING ITEM NUMBER FIVE AND SIX. THAT LOOKS AT HOW WE CAN IMPLEMENT THE TAX ON THE WEALTHIEST INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CENTER IT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE BENEFIT
THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE WEALTHIEST IN OUR COUNTRY THROUGH THE BIG DISASTROUS BILL THAT WAS PASSED THROUGH THE HOUSE AND SENATE. THROUGH THAT BILL, THE WEALTHIEST INDIVIDUALS, THE TOP
1%, WILL BE GETTING $ $120 BILLION NET TAX CUTS. AND ACCORDING TO ANALYSIS FROM THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, NEARLY 60 PERCENT OF THE TAX CUTS, OR $.5 TRILLION ARE GOING TO GO TO THE TOP 10% OF TAXPAYERS WHO
EARN MORE THAN $228,000 ANNUALLY. WE NEED WEALTH DISTRIBUTION IN OUR COUNTRY AND OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SIMPLY NOT GOING TO PROVIDE FOR THAT. WE KNOW THAT POVERTY IS AN ISSUE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND IT'S TIME, AS A COUNCIL AND
CITY, START SPEAKING WITH DEEP CLARITY. AND UNDERSTAND THAT SPEAKING ABOUT POVERTY AND ADDRESSING IT AND WEALTH DISTRIBUTION WHEN WE HAVE JUST CONCENTRATED IT MORE AND MORE OVER THE LAST DECADES IS NOT POLITICAL. IT'S A MORAL
QUESTION. AND IT IS VERY MATERIAL. WE HAVE A TALE OF TWO CITIES IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING EVERY DAY TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES, AFFORD THEIR HEALTH CARE BILLS. AND WE KNOW IT'LL GET WORSE. AND IF WE DON'T FIND WAYS TO RELIEVE TAX
BURDEN ON THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LOWER INCOMES AND ALREADY STRUGGLING, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SEE SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES. CRIME OF OPPORTUNITY ONLY GO UP AS POVERTY INCREASES. AND SO SAFETY, HEALTH, AND
HAVING RESOURCES ARE THINGS THAT ARE ALL CONNECTED. AND WE JUST DO NOT HAVE THE TOOLS BEFORE US IN ORDER TO DO IT. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, WHICH INCLUDES STARTING GETTING THIS RESEARCH. AND THEN WORKING WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATURE AND
EARNING SUPPORT IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS A REALITY. AND I WOULD ADVISE MY COLLEAGUES TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND, TAKE A STEP BACK, AND REALLY TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ISSUE IS HERE. AND NOT JUST TAKE IT AS A FACE VALUE. AND THINK ABOUT WHAT THE POTENTIAL
BENEFITS ARE AND BE FORWARD LOOKING IN TERMS OF WHAT WE NEED. BECAUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT JUST SIMPLY HAS TO STEP UP. WE KNOW THAT FOR SURE FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE ONGOING IMPACTS ON OUR ECONOMY AND ON OUR PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND ENDJIBOUTI INDEPENDENCE
INDJINDIGENOUS FOLKS IN MINNEAPOLIS. LONG AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS DONE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. TO THE CLERKS TO HELP WITH THE SITUATION. I DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE CONFUSED. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE IS BRINGING FORWARD AN AMENDMENT TO
SOMETHING ELSE. AN UNFINISHED BUSINESS. COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE IS AMENDING THAT AMENDMENT. WE'RE VOTING ON COUNCILMEMBER'S AMENDMENT FIRST. I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO GET CONFUSED THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE IS THE ONE STRIKING LANGUAGE AND I SUPPORT THE UNDERLYING MOTION. BECAUSE I
BELIEVE WE NEED TO TAX THE RICH. WE NEED TO TAX THE WEALTHIEST PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IF WE ARE GOING TO HELP ADDRESS POVERTY IN OUR COMMUNITY. PERIOD. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THIS IS A QUESTION FOR EITHER
YOU OR COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. IT'S ABOUT ITEMS FIVE AND SIX. WHAT YOU MEAN BY QUA "WEALTHIEST INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESSES" ANY INFORMATION FROM STATE LEGISLATURES OR THE B.E.T. AS WHAT QUALIFIES AS WEALTHIEST?
AND MY QUESTION IS ABOUT, LIKE, I THINK A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE THINK THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY SOMETHING. WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY NOT. IF IT'S FOR THE 1%. IT'S NOT GOING TO IMPACT 9 99% OF US. AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THIS. THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS, YOU KNOW, THE FOLKS WHO OWN LARGE SWATHS OF LAND, PEOPLE WHO OWN THE LARGEST BUSINESSES IN OUR STATE. AND WE DO HAVE BILLIONAIRES IN MINNESOTA. SO I AM WONDERING FOR YOU HAVE ANYMORE DETAIL ABOUT THAT, AT THIS TIME. >> DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO IT? >> YEAH. I WANTED TO, FIRST,
TAKE A STEP BACK. THERE'S NO IMPACT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND RESEARCH. SO THIS IS NOT AN ORDINANCE. SO THAT IS WHY WE KEPT THE LANGUAGE VERY HIGH LEVEL. IN TERMS OF IT CAN INCLUDE BUSINESSES, IT CAN INCLUDE HOUSEHOLDS AND THAT'S WHY, ALSO, I ASKED FOR
INFORMATION AROUND HOW THE STATE HAS RECEIVED OR RESPONDED TO THIS DYNAMIC OF "WHAT DOES WEALTH MEAN ON A POLICY LEVEL?" WE KEPT IT HIGH-LEVEL AS WE DO WITH ALL RESEARCH REQUESTS. SO WE CAN GET THE BROADEST RANGE OF INFORMATION. AND THEN THAT
MIGHT INFORM NEXT STEPS THAT WE TAKE THAT MIGHT HAVE MORE CONCRETE IMPACT I THINK YOU'RE GETTING AT. I WANTED TO START FROM THE PLACE OF IT'S HIGH LEVEL. THERE'S CURRENTLY NO IMPACTS. IT'S PRETTY BROAD.
>> I WOULD ADD, UMM YOU KNOW, I COULD HAVE, ACTUALLY, ADDED A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY BY TAKING THE SECOND SENTENCE OF BULLET POINT NUMBER FIVE AND MAKING THAT A SEPARATE BULLET POINT. MY ORIGINAL AMENDMENT TO JUST BE INCLUSIVE OF ALL FORMS
OF REVENUE. INCLUDING A WEALTHY TAX. BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE SIGHT OF THAT. THAT'S WHY WE HELD IT FOR A CYCLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE KEEPING -- AND, AGAIN, KEEPING THE LANGUAGE THAT HAD PASSED IN THE BODY AND ALREADY DUE FOR A REPORT BACK.
THIS ONE, ACTUALLY, ORIGINALLY. AND IT WAS JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE INCLUDING THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION AND BEING EXPLICIT ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE STAFFER IS WHY WE WANTED TO MAKE THE AMENDMENT. AND WE WERE MAKING THE AMENDMENT, IT WAS ALSO INFORMED
BY OUR POLICY AND RESEARCH STAFF THAT THEY HAVE A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT THEY WANTED TO CONTRACT THIS OUT WITH. SO THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS LANGUAGE THAT DIDN'T RESTRICT THE SCOPE OF IT. THIS WAS
EXPANDING THE SCOPE INCLUSIVE OF THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T STRIKE THROUGH THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE. AS THE OUTSIDE FIRM IS LOOKING AT THIS, THEY'RE NOT LOSING SIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL INTEND HERE. >> OKAY. I AM CURIOUS TO SEE, LIKE, WHAT THE LEVELS GET
DEFINED AS. I THINK THAT PEOPLE REALLY DO MISUNDERSTOOD THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MILLION AND BILLION DOLLARS. THIS IS ISN'T A MAGNITUDE OF 10. IT'S EXORBITANT. WHEN THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, THAT CAN BE
CONSIDERED GREEDY OR HOARDING WEALTH. IN OUR CITY, WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE LIVING PAYCHECK-TO-PAYCHECK. WHERE I LIVE IS THE MINIMUM ANNUAL IS $33,000. THAT'S NOT AFFORDABLE, ACCEPTABLE, OR SUSTAINABLE. AND PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE HAVING TO,
YOU KNOW, PAY SO MANY SALES TAXES AND PROPERTY TAXES AND ALL THESE OTHER KINDS OF FEES IN OUR CITY. IF THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH HUNDREDS OF T MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THEIR POCKETS WHO COULD CONTRIBUTE A LITTLE BIT MORE. THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WANTED TO BRING OUT. AGAIN, THIS IS RESEARCH. I LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING IT, I THINK IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DISASTROUS BILL THAT PASSED. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR CITIES, STATE AND OTHERS TO STEP UP TO MEET OUR CONSTITUENTS' NEEDS. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO ASK MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE, TO CONSIDER REMOVING THE ACTION. I THINK HAVING THE RESEARCH DONE IS A GOOD IDEA. AND JUST WILL GET THIS INFORMATION PRESENTED TO US. COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE, AND DECISIONS WILL BE MADE AFTER THAT. I THINK IT'S TOTALLY FINE FOR US TO GET THE INFORMATION
THAT COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY IS ASKING FOR. AND TO HAVE IT PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL. AND DECISIONS WILL BE MADE FURTHER. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> I AGREE WITH YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. I DO RESCIND MY MOTION. >> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE HAS RESCINDED HIS AMENDMENT TO DELETE ITEMS FIVE AND SIX. WE ARE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION AMENDMENT THAT I BROUGHT FORWARD. COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY.
>> NO. >> ALL RIGHT. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN.
>> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 10 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS? SEEING NONE. WITH THAT, WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR BUSINESS TODAY WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS HERE BY
ADJOURNED.