##VIDEO ID:U9qGCP-jUXM##   >> GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME.   MY NAME IS AURIN CHOWDHURY AND  I'M THE CHAIR OF THE  INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS  COMMITTEE.  AT THITIME I'M  GOING TO CALL TO ORDER OUR  REGULAR MEETING FOR TUESDAY,  JANUARY 28TH, 2025.         I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY  REMINDER TO ALL COMMITTEE  MEMBERS, STAFF AND THE PUBLIC  THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE  BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.  THESE  BROADCASTS INCLUDE REALTIME  CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD  TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF R PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY THERE EVER BEEN, ALL SPEAKERS  NEED -- 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 THE SPEED AND CLARITY  OF THEIR COMMENTS.      I'LL NOW HAVE THE CLERK  CALL THE ROLL.   (ROLL CALL.)  >> WE HAVE 10 PRESENT.   >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT  WE HAVE A QUORUM.  I'LL ALSO  REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE'RE  GOING TO BE USING SPEAKER  MANAGEMENT TODAY SO PLSE MAKE  SURE THAT YOU SIGN IN.      OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS AN UPDATE ON THE  FEDERAL AND STATE ACTIONS  AFFECTING THE CITY THIS WILL  BE THE FIRST UPDATE WE'LL  RECEIVE AS A BODY SINCE THE  LEGISLATIVE SESSION HAS STARTED, AND SINCE THE TRUMP  ADMINISTRATION HAS BEGUN.      I'LL NOW INVITE OUR STAFF  TO BEGIN THE PRESENTATION ON  WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AT THE  CAPITAL AND THEN MOVE INTO  HIGHER-LEVEL FEDERAL ACTIONS  THAT HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE.      WELCOME, DIRECTOR.   >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY.   AS CHAIR CHOWDHURY MENTIONED  THIS IS OUR FIRST UPDATE SINCE  THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGAN  AND THE CHANGE AT THE FEDERAL  LEVEL AND ADMINISTRATION AND  THERE'S CERTAINLY A LOT TO TALK  ABOUT IN SOME WAYS ALTHOUGH IN  OTHER WAYS, PARTICULARLY AT THE  STATE, NOT A TON OF ACTION IN  TERMS OF LEGISLATION MOVING AT  THIS POINT, AND SO I WILL GET  INTO WHERE THINGS STAND.      THE SESSION BEGAN ON JANUARY 14TH IN THE SENATE.  THE SESSION BEGAN WITH A TIE BECAUSE THERE IS A VACANCY IN SENATE  DISTRICT 60 DUE TO THE PASSING  OF SENATOR DEET ZIK FRO  MINNEAPOLIS AS I'M SURE YOU'RE  ALL AWARE.  THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THAT SEAT IS TODAY.      THE SENATE HAS BEEN MEETING UNDER A POWER-SHARING AGREEMENT  SIE THE START OF SESSIONS.   THERE ARE COCHAIRS FOR  COMMITTEES AND COCHAIRS FOR  PRESIDING OVER THE BODY AND ONCE THE ELECTION IS CERTIFIED, THEY  WILL GO BACK TO PRESUMABLY DFL  CONTROL BY A 1-SE MAJORITY AND SO THERE IS AN AGREEMENT TO GO  BACK TO THAT ONCE -- ONCE THAT  ELECTION IS CERTIFIED.      SO THE SENATE HAS BEEN  MEETING HOLDING COMMITTEE  MEETINGS, HEARING BILLS AND ON  THE HOUSE SIDE, THINGS ARE A  LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.  THE  ELECTION -- OR THE SESSION  STARTED WITH A VACANCY IN IF  DISTRICT 40B, I THINK, OR A.   DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT.  BUT IN  ROSEVILLE AND SO THE REPUBLICANS CAME INTO SESSION WITH A 1-SEAT  MAJORITY DUE TO THE VACANCY.   DEMOCRATS HAVE NOT BEEN COMING  TO THE CAPITAL BECAUSE -- AT  THAT FIRST MEETING, THE  REPUBLICANS ELECTED A SPEAKER  WITH 67-VOTE MAJORITY.  TRE'S  BEEN SOME PROCEEDINGS AT THE  MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT.  THE MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT HAS  RULED THAT 68 MEMBERS MUST BE  THERE FOR A QUORUM SO SO THE  SPEAKERSHIP AND THE COMMITTEES  THAT HAVE BEEN MEETINGHE LAST  COUPLE WEEKS IS NOT VALID.   THERE'S CONTINUING DISCUIONS  HAPPENING BETWEEN DURING THAT  TIMIC AND REPUBLICAN LEADERS HOW TO SHARE POWER MOVING FORWARD.   THERE IS THIS VACANCY IN THE  ROSEVILLE SEAT.  THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL ELECTION IN MARCH SO  PRESUMABLY ONCE THAT HAENS,  THERE WILL BE A TIE AGAIN SO  DEMOCRATS HAVE SAID THEY'RE  WILLING TO ALLOW REPUBLICANS TO  HAVE THE SPEAKERSHIP AND  COMMITTEE CHAIRS UNTIL THAT  HAPPENS AND THEN WOULD LIKE TO  MOVE INTO SHOWERED POWER  AGREEMENT WHICH THEY HAD  NEGOTIATED AFTER THE ELECTION  WHEN POWER -- WHEN THE HOUSE WAS TIED      SO KIND OF CONVOLUTED BUT  THAT'S WHAT HAPPENING, SO THE  HOUSE IS NOT REALLY MEETING  RIGHT NOW.  THEY DID GO INTO  SESSION YESTERDAY WI THE  SECRETARY OF STATE PRESIDING.   THERE WAS NO QUORUM AND THEY  GAVELED OUT.      THE LEADER HORTMAN ON THE  DEMOCRATIC SIDE DID SAY  YESTERDAY THAT TALKS ARE GOING  WELL AND SHE HOPES THEY WILL BE  ABLE TO BE BACK AT THE CAPITAL  THIS WEEK.      SO -- SO THAT'S WHAT GOING  ON THE HOUSE SIDE.  BUT THERE IS STILL WORK CONTINUING.      THE GOVERNOR HAS TO RELEASE A BUDGET IN JANUARY UNDER THE  STATE CONSTITUTION IN EVEN  NUMBERED YEARS AND HE DID DO  THAT, AND SO I'M JUST GOING TO  GIVE A REVIEW OF WHAT SOME OF  HIS BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS ARE  AND HIS CAPITAL INVESTMENT  RECOMMENDATIONS.      SO AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE  STATE HAS A MUCH SMALLER SURPLUS IN THIS BIENNIUM AND THE  STRUCTURAL IMBALANCE IN THE OUT  YEARS SO BECAUSE OF THAT THE  GOVERNOR DID SCALE BACK A  SPENDING PROPOSAL.  IT'S A 65.9  BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET PROPOSAL  FOR THE 26-27 BIENUM.  BY  COMPARISON THE CURRENT  PROTECTIONS FOR THE 26-25 ARE M  A BIT SMALLER BUDGET.      HE DOES RECOMMEND $748  MILLION IN NEW SPENDING.      THE BULK OF THIS IS  SPENDING FOR STATE AGENCIES FOR  INFLATIONARY AND OTHER OPERATING ADJUSTMENTS SO REALLY JUST KIND  OF THE GROWING COST OF  DELIVERING SERVICES.      THE GOVERNOR ALSO PROPOSED  A $45 MILLION PACKAGE TO COMBAT  FRAUD IN STATE GOVERNMENT  PROGRAMS, AND IS $66 MILLION TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH  INCLUDING $45 MILLION FOR  RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TAX  CREDIT.      THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET  PROPOSAL INCLUDESOME NET  INCREASES TO SALES TAX  COLLECTIONS AND OTHER REVENUE  INEASES SO THAT WOULD RAISE  ABOUT $414 MILLION FOR THIS  BIENNIUM BUT THIS BECAUSE THERE  ARE SOME CUTS PROPOSED IN THE  BUDGET AS WELL, WHICH I'LL GET  TO IN A MOMENT,THE DEFICIT WOULD BE REDUCED ITHE NEXT BIENNIUM.      ONE OF THE GOVERNOR'S  PROPOSALS IS TO LOWER THE  STATE'S TACHYBY .075% BUT  BROADEN THE BASE TO TAX SOME  SERVICES THAT CURRENTLY AREN'T  TAXED INCLUDING LEGAL AND  FINANCIAL SERVICES.        AS I NTIONED, THE  GOVERNOR DOES PROPOSE SOME  REDUCTIONS IN HIS BUDGET, $900  MILLION IN REDUCTIONS.  MANY OF  THESE FAL IN THE HUMAN SERVICES AREA INCLUDING REDUCING THE  GROWTH AND THE DISABILITY WAIVER SERVICES.      OF INTEREST TO THE CITY THE GOVERNOR ALSO PROPOSED ELIMINATING THE 2% CANNABIS TAX  FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.  TS IS  SOMETHING THAT WE HAD SUPPORTED  AND ADVOCATED FOR 1% WOULD G TO THE CITIES, 1% TO THE COUNTIES.  WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE CITY  WOULD USE THIS FOR THINGS LIKE  PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION AROUND  CANNABIS USE.  SO WE WILL BE  ADVOCATING TO KEEP THIS 'CAUSE  WE DID THINK THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR  THE CITY.      THE GOVERNOR ALSO PROPOSED  TO REDUCE THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR  SPECIAL EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S --  I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR TM  BUT I THINK A CONCERN FOR OUR  PARTNERS AT MPS BECAUSE MPS  WOULD DISPROPORTIOTELY IMPACT  DISTRICTS THAT HAVE HIGHLY  HOMELESS AND STUDENTS IN IF  PEOPLE THE STATE CURRENTLY  REIMBURSES 100% OF THOSE COSTS  FOR TRANSPORTATION THIS WOULD  REDUCE IT AND SO SOMETHING THAT  WE ALSOIKELY WILL FLAG FOR OUR DELEGATION AS SOMETHING THAT'S A CONCERN TO THE CITY.      THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET  RECOMMENDATION, OF COURSE, IS A  STARTING POINT FOR THE  DISCUSSIONS ON THE BUDGET.   THERE WILL BE A FORECAST -- A  FEBRUARY FORECAST THAT COMES OUT LATE FEBRUARY, EARLY MARCH AND  THEN THE GOVERNOR WILL PROPOSE A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET AND THAT  WILL REALLYE THE STARTING  POINT FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO GET BUDGET COMMITTEE TARGETS AND  RK ON WHAT THEY WANT TO PUT  TOGETHER.      ONE LAST THING I JUST  WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FROM THE  GOVERNOR'S BUDGET -- HE DOES  PROSE EXTENDING THE PILOT  PROGRAM FOR METRO MOBILITY  ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE RIDERS TO  EXTEND FREE REGULAR ROUTE BUS  FARE BUT THE PROPOSAL ALSO  ELIMINATES THE GENERAL FUNDED  APPROPRIATIONS THAT SUPPORT  LIGHT RAIL AND COMMUTER RAIL  OPERATIONS WCH WOULD MEAN  METRO TRANSIT WOULD HAVE TO RELY SOLELY OR COLLABORATIONS FOR  OPERATIONS.      I DON'T KNOW THE BREAKDOWN  OF WHAT'S GENERAL FUND VERSUS  FARE COLLECTION RIGHT NOW BUT WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THAT COLLABO  QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE OF.      THE GOVERNOR DID ALS  RELEASE A CAPITAL INVESTMENT  PROPOSAL.  IT'S $887 MILLION.   IT INCLUDES NEARLY 103 MILLION  FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION ASSET  PRESERVATION REPLACEMENT OR  HEAPER PROGRAM WHICH HELPS HELP  SUPPORT CAPITAL NEEDS AT OUR  HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. IT ALSO INCLUDES $7 MILLION FOR  PUBL HOUSING REHABILITATION  WHICH IS SOMETHING THE CITY  SUPPORTS.  $15 MILLION FOR BUS  WAYS AND THEN THE GOVERNOR SET  ASIDE $40 MILLION FOR LOCAL  PROJECTS BUT THEY ARE NOT  ITEMIZED SO IT JUST SORT OF A  FUND FOR LOCAL PROJECTS.  I  THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY WE WOULD  LIKE TO SEE A HIGHER NUMBER FOR LOCAL PROJECTS GIVEN THAT $40  MILLION DOESN'T GO SUPER FAR IN  AN INVESTMENT BILL AND SO WE  WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADVOCATING  FOR OUR LOCAL PROJECTS.      AND THEN JUST AS A  REMINDER, SOME OF THE PRIORITIES WE'RE WORKING ON.  THIS IS NOT  AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST BUT I DID  JUST WANT TO MENTION A FEW  THINGS.  WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH OUR DELEGATION MEMBERS AND OTHER LEGISLATIVE PARTNERS ABOUT AS  WE'V BEEN OVER AT THE CAPITAL.  WE DO STILL HAVE A $2 MILLION  REQUEST FOR THE NULIQUID AVENUE  BRIDGE AND MISS OLSON WILL BE  TALKING ABOUT FEDERAL ISSUES IN  A MOMENT AND CERTAINLY WE ARE  MONITORING SOME OF THE ECUTIVE ORDERS THAT HAVE COME OUT AROUND IIJA WHICH WAS THE SOURCE OF  FUNDING FOR THISPROGRAM.  WE  ARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT  OUR GRANT AWARD WILL STILL BE  FORTHCOMING BUT THAT IS  SOMETHING WE'RE MONITORING AND  WE'LL HAVE TO ADJUST OUR ASK TO  THE STATE BUT FOR NOW OUR ASK IS $2 MILLION.  WE ALSO HAVE AN ASK OF 12.36 MILLION FOR THE 36 INCH WATER MAIN WHICH DELIVERS  DRINKING WATER FROM NORTH  MINNEAPOLIS TO DOWNTOWN AND 1.7  MILLION FOR T WATER YARD TO  COMPLETE THE SALE OF THE ROOF  DEPOT TO THE COMMUNITY       SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WE ARE WORKING ON ARE AROUND THE  CUB CREDIT WHICH IS THE  CONVERTING -- OR CATALYZING  UNDERUTILIZED BUILDINGS I THINK  IS WHAT IT STANDS FOR AT THIS  POINT.  BUT THAT'S TO CONVERT  BUILDINGS FROM COMMERCIAL TO  RESIDENTIAL OR OTHERS TO HELP  REVITALIZATION DOWNTOWN AND  WE'RE ALSO TALKING WITH  DELEGATION MEMBERS TO TALK ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF THE DOWNTOWN  TAXING BOUNDARY TO ADDRESS THE  NORTH LOOP AND WORK WITH OUR  AUTHORS TO GET A BILL INTRODUCED AGAIN THIS SESSION THERE.      WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF  MEETINGS TOGETHER WITH THE  COUNTY IGR TEAM TO TALK WITH KEY LEGISLATORS ABOUT THE SHELTER  FISCAL CLIFF AND ADDRESS THE  BRIDGE TO HOME BILL WHICH THE  COTY IS BRINGING FORWARD WHICH WOULD ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE  WHICH WOULD ADDRESS THE NEW  SHELRS THAT WERE STOOD UP  DURING THE PANDEMIC AND THEN  SOME OF THE NEW SERVICES LIKE  24/7 SHELTER OPERATIONS AND  HOUSING CASE MANAGEMENT CAN  CONTINUE.      WE'VE ALSO BEEN TALKING  WITH MEMBERS ABOUT OUR 0 WASTE  INITIATIVES THINGS LIKE  REPEALING THE PLASTIC BAG BAN,  MAKING SURE THERE'S SUPPORT TO  IMPLEMENT THE EXTENDED PRODUCER  RESPONSIBILITY BILL FROM LAST  SESSION.  AND JUST MORE FUNDING  TO HELP WITH EDUCATION AROUND  RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING AND  THINGS TO PROMOTE 0 WASTE.      WE ARE WORKING WITH SENATE  AUTHORS TO GET A COMPLETE  STREETS AND TRAFFIC CALMING BILL INTRODUCED AND HOPE TO HAVE  SOMETHING INTRODUCED RELATIVELY  SOON      WE ALSO ARE SPEAKING WITH  MEMBERS ABOUT FINDING AN ONGOING SOURCE FOR THE ADA OF PEDESTRIAN RAMP UPGRADES THAT WE HAVE A  SIGNIFICANT ED FOR.      AND THEN LASTLY, WE ARE --  WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON  IDENTIFYING SUPPORT FOR YOUTH  INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND  COMMUNITY SAFETY AND THEN  THERE'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE STATE NEED FOR PEACE OFFICER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AND  WORKING WITH PARTNERS AT THE  LEAGUE AND OTHER CITIES ON  LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT THERE AS  LL.      AND I THINK THAT IS ALL I  HAVE ON STATE ISSUES SO I CAN  PAUSE THERE PERHAPS, CHAIR  CHOWDHURY, TO SEE IF THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE TO  FEDERAL -- >> YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH,  DIRECTOR TOPEKAA WOULDNYONE  LIKE TO QUETTE IN QUEUE.      I AM NOT SEEING ANYTHING.   THE ONE QUESTION THAT I'LL JUST  ASK IS THE PLEASURE IN THE  GOVERNOR'S BUDGET ON ELIMINATING 100% OF GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION FOR LIGHT RAIL AND COMMUNITY RAIL OPERATIONS.  I  THINK THAT WOULD BE OF INTEREST  TO KNOW HOW MUCH FARES ARE  COLLECTED THAT GOES INTO  OPERATIONS NOW AND DO YOU KNOW  WHAT THE REASONING BEHIND TS  MOVE IS?  WHY THE GOVERNOR'S  OFFICE IS THINKING ABOUT TAKING  THIS ACTION?   >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, I WILL -- WE WILL FOLLOW UP TO GET SORT OF  THE BREAKDOWN OF HOW THE  OPERATIONS ARE CURRENTLY FUNDED  BETWEEN GERAL FUND  APPROPRIATIONS AND FEES.      THIS WAS -- ON THE  SPREADSHEET UNDER SORT OF THE  REASONABLE CUTS SECTION -- I  CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY HOW THEY  PHRASED IT BUT I KNOW TY DID  LOOK AT A COUPLE DIFFERENT AREAS WHERE THEY HAD TO TRIM DOWN SOME SPENDING IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE STRUCTURAL IMBALANCE IN THE  OUTYEARS AND SO THERE WERE A FEW DIFFERENT AREAS WHERE THEY'VE  MADE SOME PROPOSED CUTS.      SO I CAN CERTAINLY TRY TO  FIND OUT MORE, THOUGH, AND  FOLLOW UP WITH MORE DETAIL.   >> YEAH, AND IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW WHAT WITH A OUR IGR  DEPARTMENT AND OUR CITY'S  POSION IN RELATIONSHIP TO THIS POSITION IS BECAUSE IT SEEMS  KIND OF COUNTER WHAT WE'RE  TRYING TO ACHIEVE AS FAR AS OUR  TRANSIT GOALS AND EQUITY IN THE  CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS SO WE CAN  TOUCH BASE ON THAT.      I'LL NEXT RECOGNIZE COUNCIL PRESIDENT ELLIOTT PAYNE.   >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY.      YOU KNOW, I WAS WONDERING  GIVEN THE TENUOUS NATURE IN THE  HOUSE, ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO  HAPPEN IS GOING TO REQUIRE BIPA  POLICY AREAS WHERE YOU ENVISION  THERE BEING SOME BIPARTISAN  CONSENSUS?   >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY AND COUNCIL  PRESIDENT PAYNE, YES, I THINK  SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE HEARD  CERTAINLY -- CERTAINLY A CAPITAL INVESTMENT ALWS NEEDS  BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND I THINK  THERE IS INTEREST IN TRYING T GET A CAPITAL INVESTMENT BILL  THIS YEAR AND I THINK THAT'S ONE POTENTIAL AREA.      YOU KNOW, I THINK HOUSING  SUPPLY IS SORT OF A SHARED AREA  OF INTEREST IN IT RECOGNIZING  THAT THE STATE NEEDS TO BUILD  MORE HOUSING TO KEEP UP WITH  DEMAND AND TO HELP WITH  AFFORDABILITY.  SO I THINK  THAT'S ALSO A SHARED AREA OF  TEREST IS POTENTIALLY LOOKING  AT SOME ZONING REFORMR WAYS TO INCENTIVIZING BUILDING.      SO THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF  PLACES AND THEN, OF COURSE,  THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PASS A  BUDGET -- I MEAN, THEY HAVE TO  DO THAT FOR STATE GOVERNMENT TO  CONTINUE OPERATING AND SO, YOU  KNOW, I THINK -- I THINK THAT  WILL BE THE BULK OF THE FOCUS  ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY'RE GETTING STARTED A LITTLBIT LATER IS  GETTING A BUDGET DONE.      I THINK THERE IS SOME  BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR  MINIMIZING IN RAISING THE REVENUE NOT ACROSS-THE-BOARD BUT BOTH, YOU KNOW -- MEMBERS ON  BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE HE  TALKED ABOUT THAT.   >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER  JENKINS? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY  AND THANK YOUISS TOPINKA.  CAN YOU ADDRESS BUS WAYS.  WHAT ARE  BUS WAYS?   >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY,  COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, I THINK  GET BACK TO YOU JUST TO CONFIRM  BUT MISS OLSON MIGHT BE ABLE TO  HELP ME.  BUT I THINK IT JUST  GENERALLY BUS ROUTES, BUS RAPID  TRANSIT, FUNDING FOR BUS  TRANSIT.   >> THANK YOU.  AND THEN CHAIR  CHOWDHURY TALKED ABOUT THE CUT  TO THE 100% RELIANCE ON THE  GENERAL FUND.  I SEEM TO RECALL  MENTAL TRANSIT JUST REDUCED SOME FARES.  IS THAT ACCURATE?   >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY,  COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, THAT IS  ACCURATE, AND ACTUALLY I DIDN'T  THINK OF THIS BEFORE BUT I THINK PART OF THE RATIONALE FOR  REDUCING GENERAL FUND MOY  TOWARD OPERATIONS IS ALSO THE  METRO-WIDE SALES TAX FOR METRO  TRANSIT SO THERE IS A NEW  FUNDING SOURCE SEPARATE FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR TRANSIT THAT  WASN'T PREVIOUSLY AVAILAE.   >> YES, I'VE PAID THAT TAX A FEW TIMES.  THANK YOU, I REMEMBER. (LAUGH.)  >> THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.   >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH.      JUST TO CLARIFY WITH YOU,  DIRECTOR TOPANKA, INOW THAT  SPEAKER HORTMAN SAID THAT  SESSION COULD POTENTIALLY START  NEXT WEEK, THAT'S NOT FOR  CERTAIN YET, THOUGH, THEY HAVE  TO GET TO A POWER SHARING  AGREEMENT AT THE HOUSE CORRECT?  >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, YES, SO THE  HOUSE IS ILL WORKING ON COMING UP WITH A POWER-SHARING  AGREEMENT.  AT THIS POINT, YOU  KNOW, THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE --  I DIDN'T MENTION THIS IN IN MY  EARLIER COMMENTS BUT THERE'S  ALSO WAS THE CLOSE RACE IN  SHAKOPEE WHERE THERE WAS A CLOSE RACE AND TALK AND MAKING SURE  THAT REPRESENTATIVE TABBKI WILL  BE SEATED BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO  MEET TO SEAT THEIR COLLEAGUES  AND SOME ASSURANCES THAT SHOULD  AFTER THE SPECIAL ELECTION,  SHOULD IT RETURN TO A TIE, THAT  THERE IS A POWER-SHARING  AGREEMENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF  SESSION.      AND SO, YES, SPEAKER  HORTMAN HAS INDICATED THEY'RE  HAVING GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND  THEY'RE HOPEFUL TO GET SOME  RESOLUTION HOPEFULLY, THIS WEEK  BUT TALKS ARE ONGOING.   >> AND JUST A NOTE TO EVERYONE  IN THE PUBLIC, THE SENATE IS IN  A POWER SHARING AGREEMENT.  THEY HAVE SPLIT GAVELS AND COMMITTEES BECAUSE THEY'RE AT A TIE?  IS IT      THE LAST THING I'LL JUST  SAY INCLUDING ON THE STATE  LEGISLATIVE UPDATES IS JUST  RECOGNIZING THAT DURING OUR TIME AWAY FROM COMMITTEE, WE LOST A  LEADER, A GIANT IN THE SENATE IN SENATOR KERRY DEETIG AND I KNOW  MANY MEMBERS - THEIR  COMMUNITIES WERE REPRESENTED BY  HER AND WE ALL BENEFITED DEEPLY  FROM HER LEADERSHIP.  I GOT MY  FIRST OFFICIAL JOB IN PUBLIC  SERVICE IN HER OFFICE AND SHE  WILL BE DEEPL MISSED AND I  THINK I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF  THE BODY THAT WE SEND OUR LOVE  OF AND CONDOLENCES TO HER FAMILY AND THEY'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR HER LEADERSHIP.      I DO SEE CNCIL VICE  PRESIDENT IN QUEUE SO I'LL CALL  ON HER NEXT.   >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.      DIRECTOR, I FIND SEVERAL OF THE ITEMS IN THE GOVERNOR'S  BUDGET RECOMMENDATION TO BE  CONCERNING, AS YOU'VE NOTED IN  YO PRESENTATION.  I'M  WONDERING IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO  HOW OFTEN THE GOVERNOR'S  RECOMMENDED BUDGET AND  ULTIMATELY THE BUDGET THAT'S  APPROVED ARE THE SAME?  SEVEN OR HOW MUCH -- LIKE, WHA-- HOW  DOES THE INSTITUTION USUALLY  REACT TO THE GOVERNOR'S  RECOMMENDED BUDGET.  DOES IT  CHANGE MUCH?   >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY AND COUNCIL  PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, I THINK IT  TYPICALLY DOES CHANGE, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF A STARTING PNT TO GET CONVERSATIONS GOING.  I  THINK, YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY  THERE'S -- YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE  TO START SOMEWHERE AND THE  GOVERNOR'S IS TRYING TO PRODUCE  A RESPONSIBLE BUDGET TO KEEP  STATE GOVERNMENT WORKING AND  STILL HAS T MAKE SOME HARD  DECISIONS BUT ALSO RECOGNIZING  THAT THE LEGISLATURE ULTIMATELY  APPROVES THE BUDGET AND GET AND  ALSO GETS TO FUND SOME OF ITS  PRIORITIES AND SO, YOU KNOW,  IT'S VERY MUCH A PROCESS.  I  EXPECT IT WILL CHANGE QUITE A  BITHROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.   THERE WILL BE SOME KEY  FOUNDATIONAL THINGS THAT ARE  REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE GOVERNOR THAT I THINK THE LEGISLATURE  WILL MAKE SURE THEY -- THE FUND 'CAUSE HE DOES ULTIMATELY HAVE  TO SIGN IT BUT THERE'S A LOT OF  BACK AND FORTH AND ITERATION  THAT GOES ON IN THE BUDGET  PROCESS.   >> THANK YOU.  I'M NOT SEEING  ANYONE ELSE IN QUEUE SO WE CAN  GO TO THE NEXT PART OF THE  PRESENTATION.      WELCOME, MISS OLSON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,  MADAM CHAIR.  COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I AM LAUREN OLSON, SENIOR  GOVERNMENT RELATIONS  REPRESENTATIVE, AND I AM GOING  TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A FEDERAL  UPDATE TODAY.  I'M GOING TO ASK  IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PATIENCE  BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT GOING ON  AND WHEN I COME BEFORE YOU, I  LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME  CERTAINTY AND CLARITY AROUND  THINGS AND RIGHT NOW, THERE'S  NOT A LOT OF THAT AND I DO WANT  TO BE CAREFUL, TOO, THAT WE  STICK TO WHAT WE -- WHAT WE  KNOW.      SO ANYWAY, I APPRECIATE  YOUR PATIENCE AND LET'S TALK  ABOUT SOMIS THINGS GOING ON  WITH THE GOVERNMENT.      SO AS YOU KNOW THERE'S BEEN NUMEROUS EXECUTIVE ORDERS ISSUED IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION  INCLUDING MORE THAN 20 ON THE  FIRST DAY ALONE THERE'VE BEEN  MANY SINCE THEN AS WELL.      JUST A NOTE, TOO, BEFORE WE EVEN DISCUSS ECUTIVE ORDERS IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE -- THERE ARE CERTAIN AUTHORITY THAT THE  PRESIDENT CAN EXERCISE THAT ARE  CONSISTENT WITH HIOFFICE AND  CAN EXERCISE VIA EXECUTIVE  AUTHORITY BUT SOMETIMES A  PRESIDENT MIGHT PUT SOMETHING IN AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT PEOPLE  WILL CLLENGE AS NOT WITHIN  THEIR AUTHORITY SO I JUST WANT  TO BE CLEAR AS WE TALK ABOUT  SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE  TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS PUTTING  IN THESE ORDERS THAT THERE WILL  OBABLY BE SOME QUESTIONS FROM  PEOPLE ABOUT WHETHER THOSE ARE  WITHIN HIS POWER TO ACTUAY DO, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.      SO I KNO THERE'S A LOT OF  INTERESTS IN THE TOPICS THAT  HAVE COME UP IN ESE EXECUTIVE  ORDERS.  THEY ARE -- NUMERS  AND VERY LENGTHY AND INCLUDE A  LOT OF DIFFERENT PIECES.      TODAY, I'M JUST GOING TO  TOUCH ON SOME HIGH-LEVEL THEMES  AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO ATTEMPT  TO DIG INTO ALL THE EXECUTIVE  ORDERS AND ONE IMPORTANT REASON  IS THAT WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE  WE'REROVIDING AS MUCH CLARITY  AND ACCURACY AROUND THESE AND  I'LL PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE IN A  MOMENT OF HOW FLUID SOME OF THIS STUFF IS AT THIS MOMENT.  BUT  CERTAINLY WE'LL JUST TALK ABOUT  SOME OF THE MAJOR TOPICS AND  THEMES ESPECIALLY IN THE ORDERS  FROM THE FIRST DAY OF THE  ADMINISTRATION SO THERE WAS A  DECLARATION OF NATIONAL  EMERGENCY AT THE SOUTHERN  BORDER, DIRECTING MILITARY  INVOLVEMENT AT THE BORDERO  PROVIDE BORDER SECURITY,  SUSPENSION OF REFUGEE  RESETTLEMENTWITH, YOU KNOW,  SOME IMMEDIATE IMPACTS FOR  PEOPLE COMING TO MINNESOTA.      DECLARING A NATIONAL  EMERGENCY, ENERGY EMERGENCY,  PROMOTING DOMESTIC ENERGY WHICH  IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION  MEANS PARTICULARLY FOSSIL FUELS, YOU KNOW, OIL, NATURAL GAS AND  COAL ROLLING BACK A LOT OF  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS IN  GREEN ENERGY PRIORITIES,  SIGNIFICANT TARGETING OF DEI  INITIATIVES AND SEEKING TO  DIANTLE DEI WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND TO EXAMINE OTHER  DEI PROGRAMS OUTSIDE OF THE  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.      A LOT OF RESHAPING OF  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE  THEME OF TARGETING THE RIGHTS OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE.      ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS ALONE REVOKES 78 PRIOR  DIREC DIRECTIVES BIDEN ADMINISTRATION   IT JUST GIVES YOU A SCOPE OF  THINGS THAT AT THAT ARE PREPARED TO START THE TRUMP  ADMINISTRATION.      AGAIN, WE KNOW THERE'S A  DESIRE TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE  IMPACT OF SOME OF THESE THINGS  AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE  EXAMINING THESE IN PARTNERSHIP  WITH A LOT OF FOLKS AND WE'LL  DEFINITELY BE TRYG TO GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU AND YOU ALSO  BE DOING A DEEP DIVE ON  EXECUTIVE ORDERS AT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON FEBRUARY 11TH ALSO.      BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A  LOT OF QUESTIONS AND WE WILL DO  OUR BEST TO GET INFORMATION TO  U AS IT'S AVAILABLE AND  RELIABLE.      I WILL JUST KIND OF TOUCH  ON A COUPLE THINGS THAT ARE  GETTING PEOPLE'S ATTENTIONS THAT DO RELATE TO EXECUTIVE ORDER IN  A WAY I DO WANT TO BRING THIS UP AS KIND OF AN EXAMPLE OF HOW  FLUID THE SITUATION IS RIGHT NOW SO -- I MEAN, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT ONE EXECUTIVE ORDERS WAS  PAUSING FUNDING RELATED TO THE  INFLATION REDUCTION ACT AND OF  BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW,  OTHERWISE, KNOWN AS IIJA.  SO  THERE WAS THE ORDER AND, OF  COURSE, THAT CAUSED A LOT OF  STIR.  PEOPLE TRYING TO  INTERPRET THAT ORDER AND THEN A  MOST OF THEM CAME OUT THE NEXT  DAY PURPORTING TO HELP US  UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ORDER WAS  AND TH THAT MOST OF THEM  SEEMED TO NARROW THE FOCUS OF  THE PAUSE ON A CERTAIN SET OF  PROGRAMS THAT WERE SEEN AS, YOU  KN, THE ADMINISTRATION IS  TRYING TO TERMINATE ANYTHING  ASSOCIATED WITH THE GREENEW  DEAL IN THE ORDER THEY LIST WHAT THAT MEANS TO THEM.      SO THEY WERE IN A WAY  NARROWING THE FOCUS OF THAT  PAUSE PARTICULARLY AT THAT  POINT.  BUT THERE'S NEW MEMOS  AND NEW GUIDANCE COMING OUT ALL  THE TIME ABOUT THE MEANING OF  ALL THESE THINGS PLUS NUMEROUS  OTHER EXECUTIVE ORDERS BUT  THERE'S A NEW MOST OF THEM THAT  CAME OUT LAST NIGHT AND THAT'S  WHY IT DOESN'T HAVE ITS OWN  DEDICDEDICATED SLIDE YET THAT A  RELATES TO PAUSING FEDERAL  FUNDING WE ALSO WOULD NEED TO  INTERPRET THE SIGNIFICANCE OF  THAT.      SO I'LL JUST REFER TO MY  NOTES ON THAT SO TT WILL --  EXCUSE ME, WHAT THAT WAS IS AN  INTERNAL MOST OF TM FROM THE  WHITE HOUSE BUDGET OFFICE TO  AGENCIES.  BASICALLY DIRECTING  THE FEDERAL AGENCIES TO  TEMPORARILY PAUSE ALL ACTIVITIES LATED TO OBLIGATIONS OR  DISBURSEMENT OF ALL FEDERAL  FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.  AGENCIES  MUST FORM A AGGRESSIVE ANALYSIS  OF THEIR GRANTS AND LOANS TO  ENSURE THEIR CONSISTENT WITH  PRIDENT TRUMP RECENT ORDERS  AND DIRECTIVES.        THIS DOES NOT ACCDING TO  THE MOST OF THEM AFFECT SOCIAL  SECURITY OR MEDICARE OR ANY  ASSISTANCE PROVIDED DIRECTLY TO  INDIVIDUALS.  AGENCIES ARE  REQUIRED TO THEN SUBMIT A LIST  OF WHICH PROJECTS ARE SUSPEND  TO THE WHITE HOUSE.      AND THEN THE ALSO SAYS THAT RESPONSIBILITY AND OVERSIGHT FOR FERAL SPENDING AND PROJECTS  SHOULD BE GIVEN TO SENIOR  POLITICAL APPOINTEES AND NOT  CAREER OFFICIALS.      SO THIS IS KIND OF  CONSISTENT, TOO, WITH THE NATURE OF A LOT OF THE OTHER ORDERS AND MEMOS BUT THIS CAME OUT LAST  NIGHT AND I THINK THIS IS ALSO  CAUSING A T OF QUESTIONS FOR  PEOPLE ABOUT, WHAT, YOU  KNOW -- WHAT WADS OF THAT MEAN?A VERY FID SITUATION AND I THINK PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM THE FLOOD OF MISINFORMATION AND SO WE'RE  TRYING NOT TO GET CAUGHT UP IN  THAT.      SO JUST SOME OTHER BUSINESS YOU PROBABLY ARE AWARE  GENERAL -- CONFIRMATIONS THAT  HAVE OCCURRED.  THEY'RE ON THE  SCREEN THERE. (LAUGH.)  >> SOME OTHER HEARINGS THAT ARE  COMING UP THIS WEEK ARE ON THIS  SLIDE.  SHONDA IS PROBABLY BEING APPOINTED VERY SOON.  HE SEEMED  NOT TO GET A LOT OF OPTION IN  POTENTIALLY BECOMING A LOT OF  SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION AND  A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM HIS  COLLEAGUES ON THE SENATE SIDE  AND THEN THERE WILL BE OTHER  CONFIRMATIONS FOR KELSEY GABBORD AND RFK -- NOW DON'T FEEL I'M  YOU GIVING YOU A AGGRESSIVE --  COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW BY ANY  MEANS.  AS WE'RE NAVIGATING  ORDERS -- WT CONGRESS WILL BE  NAVIGATING IS THE 2025 BUDGET  HAS STILL NOBEEN ADAPTED SO  WE'RE FUNDING THE GOVERNMENT  RIGHT NOW UNDER A CONTINUING  RESOLUTION THROUGH MARCH 14TH SO CONGRESS WILL NEED TO ADAPT THE  BUDGET OR A CONTINUING  RESOLUTION TO AVOID A SHUTDOWN.      THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS  DOES HAVE EARMARKS IN THE 2025  BUDGET FOR THE FIRE ALERTING  SYSTEM AND FOR ADA RAMPS.      WE STILL CAN'T GIVE A FIRM  NUMBER ON THE AMOUNT FOR THE  FIRE ALERTING SYSTEM BUT WE KIND OF THINK PRECEDENT -- PAST  PRECEDENT IS THAT MAYBE THE  HIGHER NUMBER MIGHT BE USED OF  $2 MILLION FOR THAT.      SO WE ARE MONITORING THE  STAT OF THAT BUDGET, OF  COURSE, THE DEBT CEILING ALSO  NEEDS TO BE RAISED BY MARCH 14TH AND, OF COURSE, THERE'S A LOT OF GOP MEMBERS WHO HAVE CLAIMED TO  BE DEFICIT HAWKS AND -- B  THERE'S A LOT OF DYNAMICS THAT  ARE COMING -- THAT WILL BE  COMING TO PLAY SHORTLY.      I ALSO NOTE THAT THERE'S -- THE TOOL OF A RECONCILIATION  OF -- A BUDGET RECONCILIATION  AND THAT TOOL CAN BE USED UNDER  SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES TO MAKE  CHANGES TO THE BUDGET, TO CHANGE SPENDING REVENUES OR THE DEBT  CEILING.  IT HAS CERTAIN  PARAMETERS ON IT BUT IHAS BEEN AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR PEOPLE TO  HAVE SOME SUBSTANTIAL BILLS  PASSED OF THROUGH BUDGET  RECONCILIATION BECAUSE THE  BUDGET RECONCILIATION, AGAIN,  CAN ONLY BE USED A LIMITED  NUMBER OF TIMES UNDER CERTAIN  CIRCUMSTANCES AND IT ONLY  REQUIRES A MAJORITY IN THE  SENATE OF 51 VOTES RATHER THAN  60.  IN ORDER TO ADVANCE AND GOP CURRENTLY HAS 53 MEMBERS IN THE  SENATE.      SO THE POINT IS WE'LL BE  WATCHING IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS  AS PEOPLE PEOPLE DECIDE -- AS  PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO DECIDE.   IN2025 BUDGET AND THE PRESIDENT  MAY PROPOSE -- TALK ABO 2026  BUDGET IN THE SPRING.  IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S POTENTIAL AN  EARMARKS PROCESS WILL CONTINUE  AND WE WILL SEE IF IT'S  APPROPRIATE -- A PROJECT  APPROPRIATE TO ENGAGE IN THAT  PROCESS, AND THE HOUSE GOP WHEN  THEY RAN THATARMARKS PROCESS  DID NOT ALLOW NONPROFITS TO  APPLY -- I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER  IF THERE'S ANY CATEGORS THEY  COULD APPLY FOR BUT THERE WERE  RESTRICTIONS ON THAT AND I WOULD EXPECT THAT WE MIGHT SEE THOSE  RESTRICTIONS APPLY ON THE SENATE SIDE AS WELL SO IT MIGHT REDUCE  OR POSSIBLY ELIMINATE THE  ABILITY OF NONPROFITS TO APPLY  FOR THESE FUNDS BUT THAT'S A  LITT BIT OF SPECULATION OR --  YEAH.        O ANOTHER JUST DYNAMIC,  OF COURSE, THROUGH ALL THIS AS  THEY'RE DEALING -- AS THEY'RE  RIGHT TO DECIDE HOW TO PROCEED,  OF COURSE, IS THAT THERE IS A  DESIRE TO EXTEND THE  DONALD TRUMP-ERA TAX CREDITS  FROM 2017 THAT ARE SET TO  EXPIRE.  THE ESTIMATED COST OF  THAT IS 5.5 TRILLION FOR T  NEXT DECADE AND, THEREFORE,  HOUSE COMMITTEES ARE MAKING  RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT WHERE THEY THINK THAT THEY COULD CUT IN  ORDER TO PAY FOR THOSE TAX CUTS  AND SOME OF THE AREAS THAT I  GUESS ARE BEING IDENTIFIED  INVOLVE MEDICAID, FOOD STAMPS,  STUDENT AID -- THERE'S A LOT  MORE SO THESE HOUSE COMMITTEES  ARE EXAMINING POTENTIAL CUTS.      AND I JUST WANTED TO INFORM YOU -- I THINK MANY OF ARE AWARE THAT CONGRESS ALSO PASSED A BILL THAT WAS OF INTEREST TO US AT  THE CITY.  IT' CALLED THE LAKIN RILEY ACT.  WHAT THAT BILL WOULD DO -- AND JUST BASICALLY THIS IS PRETTY CLOSE TO THE LANGUAGE  FR THE BILL ITSELF.  IT'S A  BILL THAT IS A DIRECTIVE TO  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY  SO IT REQUIRES THAT  DEPARTMENTF HOMELAND SECURITY  DETAIN CERTAIN NON-U.S.  NATIONALS WHO ARE CHARGED WITH,  ARRESTED FOR, CONVICTED OF,  ADMITS HAVING COMMITTED OR  ADMITS COMMITTING AN ACT WHICH  COUNTS AS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT  OF A I SAY WILL OF NUMEROUS  THINGS SUCH AS BURGLARIES,  THEFT, SHOPLIFTING -- SO THERE'S REQUIRING HOMELAND SECURITY TO  DETAIN SOMEBODY W IS MERELY  ARRESTED FOR AND MAYBE ADMITTED  TO SHOPLIFTING, FOR EXAMPLE.      WE SHARED OUR CONCERNS WITH OUR FEDERAL DELEGATION ABOUT A  MBER OF ELEMENTS OF THIS BILL  INCLUDING A SERIES OF DUE  PROCESS CONCERNS FOR ALL  AMERICANS.      ANOTHER ASPECT OF THIS BILL GIVES STATE GOVERNMENTS THE  ABILITTO SUE FOR WHAT THEY  SEEM AS ALLEGED FAILURES BY THE  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUCH AS --  AND THIS IS NOT A COMPREHENSI  LIST BUT THESE ARE EXAMPLES SO  IF A FAILURE TO -- EXCUSE ME, A  DECISION TO RELEASE A NON-U.S.  NATIONAL FROM CUSTODY COULD BE  THE CAUSE OF ACTION, FAILURE TO  FULFILL REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO  INSPECTING THE INDIVIDUAL  SEEKING ADMISSION, FAILURE TO  STOP ISSUING VISAS TO NATIONAL COUNTRIES THAT RECENTLY DENIES  OR DELAYS FOREIGN NATIONALS OF  THAT COUNTRY.      SO ESSENTIALLY TT IS  SAYING THAT IF WE -- WELL, WHY  DON'T I NOT -- I'M GOI TO  STOP -- I'M NOT GOING TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ANALYSIS BUT WE CAN  TALK ABOUT THIS LATER IF YOU  WANT TO.      BUT SO THIS GIVES THE  STATES' ATTORNEYS GENERAL THE  ABILITY TO BRING ACTION FOR  THOSE WHO WOULD SHARE THE VALUES OF A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THAT'S ANOTHER TOOL TO TRYO ENFORCE  THIS -- THESE PRIORITIES.      I WILL B CLEAR, THOUGH,  THIS IS -- I SHOULD BE CLEAR  THIS IS, THOUGH, AN ACT OF  CONGRESS, NOT AN ACT OF THE  PRESIDENT VIA EXECUTIVE ORDER.      SO AS I STATED, WE LET OUR  FEDERAL DELEGATION KNOW ABOUT  OUR CONCERNS WITH THIS.  THEY  ALL -- SENATOR KLOBUCHAR, SMITH  AND REPRESENTATIVE OMAR VOTED  AGAINST IT, AND THE BILL,  THOUGH, PASSED WITH BIPARTISAN  SUPPORT AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS  ABLE TO PASS AND POTENTIALLY  BE -- MAY POTENTIALLY BE THE  FIRST BILL THAT TRUMP WILL SIGN.      I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS  BILL, 1, BECAUSE IT WAS  SOMETHING THE CITY WEIGHED ON  AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT BUT ALSO I THINK THAT WE'RE PROBABLY  ING TO BE HEARING A LOT ABOUT  THIS BILL IN THE FUTURE.  TOO,  SO WILL YOU PLEASE...       AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO NCLUDE MY PRESENTATION AND  THEN KATIE WAS GOING TO HAVE  SOME CLOSING REMARKS.   >> YEAH, WHY DON'T WE TAKE SOME  QUESTIONS ON YOUR PRESENTATION,  MISS OLSON, THANK YOU SO MUCH.   I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER  WONSLEY.  OH, BEFORE I DO THAT,  I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT  COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAS JOINED  OUMEETING.   >> ALSO COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY.  >> ALSO COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY.  >> THANK YOU.   >> ALSO COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS.  WE'RE ALL RECOGNIZED.   COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY.   >> THANK YOU.  YOU ALREADY MADE  A PITCH FOR THIS AT THE VERY  BEGINNING BUT I THINK THIS  ENTIRE PRESENTATION JUST REALLY  SOLIDIFIES THE URGENCY IN WHICH  OUR CITY AND YOU SAY AS LEADERS  NEED TO BE MOVING IN TERMS OF  WHAT IS OUR PROACTIVE RESPONSE  AND FIGURING OUT STRATEGIES BE  IT ON A LITIGATETIVE SUBSTANCE  ON A POLICY STANCE ON HOW WE'RE  GOING TO DEFEND AND PROTECT OUR  RESIDENTS FROM AS YOU LAID OUT  ARE SOME IS VERY -- AS YOU JUST  LAID OUT ARE SOME VERY VIOLENT  AND RACIST AND INTENTIONALLY  JUST HORRIBLE ACTIONS FM OUR  FEDERAL LEADERS.  ESPECIALLY TO  CONTRAST THAT, TOO, WITH THE  STATES OR THE STATE UPDATE, TOO, AROUND JUST OUR FINANCIAL  LANDSCAPE I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO  WEIGH VERY HEAVILY IN THE NEXT  COMING MONTHS AS WE'RE SEEING  ALSO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION  LITERALLY LOOKING AT CUTTING  FEDERAL PROGRAMS OR PUBLIC  PROGRAMS THAT HAVE LARGELY  BENEFITED OUR MOST VULNERABLE  COMMUNITIES.  WE'RE TALKING  ABOUT OUR SENIORS.  WE'RE  TALKING ABOUT STUDENTS.      AND IAN IMAGINE THAT  THOSE REVENUE SOURCES WILL  LIKELY BE TRANSFERRED OVER TO  HIS FRIENDS WHO ARE ALSO IN  THESE CABINET POSITIONS WHO  OVERSEE PRIVATE INTERESTS AND  DIFFERENT PRIVATE BUSINESSES AN  MOVING PUBLIC ASSTANCE, PUBLIC RESOURCES TO GO SUBSIDIZE THE  ALTH OF PRIVATE CORPORATIONS  AND THAT IS THE TRUMP AGENDA FOR YOU.  SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO  THINK THROUGH HOW ALSO ON THE  FINANCIAL -- YEAH, WHAT'S THE  FINANCIAL APPROACH?  IS IT HOW  DO WE MANAGE OUR RESOURCES TO  SUPPORT OUR RESIDENTS WHO MIGHT  POTENTIALLY BE SEEING CUTS AND  HOW DO WE DO SO IN A  INTERGOVERNMENTAL COLBORATIVE  WAY WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE  COUNTY, AT THE STATE LEVEL WHO  ARE ALSO ON BOARD BUT THIS --  THIS IS JUST HRIBLE AS I THINK ALL OF US HAVE IMAGINED BUT  GOING BACK TO WHAT I NAMED  EARLIER, WHAT YOU PITCHED, THAT  IS WHY I ENCOURAGE MY COEAGUES TO FOLLOW UP WITH OUR CITY  ATTORNEY.   THEY'RE DOING  BRIEFINGS ON HOW THIS WORKS AND  IMPACTS THE WORK THAT WE'RE  DOING AT THE CITY.  IT'S LIKELY  RELATED TO THIS BUT MORE SO  RELATED TO THE ENTERPRISE WORK  OF MANY OF US HAVE POLICIES AND  IS MOVEMENT THAT IS FOCUSED ON  IMMIGRATION.  THAT'S FOCUSED ON  CIL RIGHTS.      EVEN THE TARGETING AROUND  DEI ISSUE IN ACTIVIST -- WE HAVE A TARGET MARKET PROGRAM THAT LITERALLY THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER  SETS INOTION A WAY IN WHICH  MAYBE -- OUR OWN PROGRAM THAT  S HELPED TO SUPPORT MANY  MINORITY-OWNED CONTRTORS IN  THE CITY OR MINORITY OR --  CONTRACTORS OF COLOR IN THE CITY TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR OWN  PLATFORM TO BE INVOLVED IN  BUSINESS WITH THE CITY, THAT  MIGHT BE IN JEOPARDYEP.   DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER SO I KNOW THERE  IS SO MUCH THAT IS IMPACTED AND  I'M GRATEFUL THAT OUR CITY  ATTORNEYS ARE WORKING OVERTIME  TO HELP US PROCESS WHAT THAT  MEANS LOCALLY FOR THE WORK THAT  WE'VE BEEN PUSHING AND IS HAVE  BEEN DEVELOPING ON BEHALF OF OUR RESIDENTS SO THAT IS GOING TO BE ON FEBRUARY 11TH AND I ENCOUGE THE PUBLIC TO TUNE IN TO THAT.      ONE PIECE THAT I DID WANT   THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND THAT'S RELATED TO THE TARGE MARKET  SPECIFICALLY IS THAT THAT  EXECUTIVE ORDER IS THE ENDING  ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION AND --  UNLESS YOU REMEMBER THE NAME.   ENDING ON ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION AND RESTORING MERIT-BASED  OPPORTUNITIES.  AND THAT IS  LITERALLY ALSO ONE OF THE  SIGNIFICANT GAINS OF THE CIVIL  RIGHTS MOVEMENT THAT WA PASSED  IN 1965.  AND THAT WAS REPEALED  LIKE A STROKE OF A PEN BY  MR. MAN -- MR.ORANGE MAN IN THE OVAL OFFICE.  S I -- YEAH, I  THINK ALL OF US FEEL THE WEIGHT  OF WHAT'S GOING ON NATIONALLY  AND I THINK A NUMBER OF US ALSO  FE EVEN MORE COMMITTED TO DO  WHAT WE CAN WITH THE AUTHORITY  WE HAVE HERE TO SERVE OUR  RESIDENTS AND TO PROTECT THEM. - >> MADAM CHAIR, IF I MAY.   >> YES. (LAUGH.)  >> AND COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY I  JUST WANTED TO -- I WANT TO SAY  THISLREADY BUT I DO WANT TO  REITERATE JUST BECAUSE LET'S SAY IT'S AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN LAWFUL OR  CONSTITUTIONAL -- SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR -- YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN SO I'M NOT GOING TO  SPEAK -- YOU KNOW, TO ANY  PARTICULAR ASPECT OF ANY OF  THESE ORDERS.  I JUST WANTED,  THOUGH TO REITERATE THAT PIECE  BUT IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT  THAT --R I MEAN -- IT DOESN'T  MAKE THEM LESS HARMFUL  REGARDLESS.  OR -- I MEAN,  THEY'RE HARMFUL.   >> THAT'S CORRECTUT I THINK  THERE'S ALSO A REASON WHY WE'RE  REVOLVING INVOLVING OUR CITY  ATTOEYS WHO ARE TRACING  THAT -- >> OH, YEAH. >> THERE ARE SOME ACTUAL THINGS  THAT ARE HAPPENING AND IN  MOTION.  YES, WE KNOW THEY'RE IN FLUX.  THEY'RE STILL THINGS TO  BE DEFINED BY THE IMPACTS OF  THESE EXECUTIVE ECK ORDERS BUT I DO KNOW FOR SURE THAT REPEALING  OF THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT I  MENTIONED DOES SET SOMETHING IN  MOTION AROUND OUR TARGET MARKET  PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY.  SOHAT  IS WHY I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE DO  HAVE, AGAIN, ALL OF OUR STAFF ON BOARD WORKING OVERTIME TO REALLY PROCESS HOW DOES THIS DIRECTLY  IMPACT NOT ONLY US AS CITY  OFFICIALS BUT, OF COURSE, MOST  IMPORTANTLY OUR RESIDENTS IN THE WORK THAT WE DO EVERY DAY.  AND  THISRESENTATION WAS THE FIRST  STEPPING-STONE AND I'M GLAD  WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE  FROM OUR ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN  THE COMING WEEK.   >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER  WONSLEY, I APPRECIATTHE ALL  THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE PUT IN TO HELP ORGANIZE BRIEFINGS AND THEN THE PRESENTATION THAT IS  FORTHCOMING AND ALSO  APPRECIATIVE OF THE CITY  ATTORN'S OFFICE.      I KNOW OUR ATTORNEY HERE,  HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY DEEPLY  INVOLVED IN THE EXECUTIVE ORDER  OF YOU.      I'LL NEXT RECOGNIZE  COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN?   >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND  THANK YOU, MISS OLSON, FOR THE  PRESENTATION.      I REALLY WANTED TO ASK  ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE ORDER TITLE  PROTECTING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC  AGAINST INVASION THAT WAS SIGNED BUT IT WAS ALREADY SIGNED BACK  IF 2017, DURING THE FIRST TRUMP  ADMINISTRATION.  THIS IS THE  EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT SAYS NO  FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SANCTUARY  CITIES OR SANCTUARY STATES OR  SANCTUARYJURISDICTIONS.      DO YOU KNOW BACK IN 2017 IF THAT WAS LAWFUL AND ENACTED AND  WHAT CAN WE EXPECT THIS TIME  AROUND? >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN I  DON'T REALLY FEEL PREPARED TO DO JUSTICE TO THAT QUESTION HERE AT THIS MOMENT BUT WE CAN  DEFINITELY FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT TOPIC.      AND IF THE ATTORNEY REPS  WANT TO, THEY CAN -- >> OKAY, WE CAN NOTE THAT FOR  ADMINISTRATION FOLLOW-UP FOR  COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN.      ARE THERE ANY OTHER  COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO  MAKE, COUNCIL MEMBER?   >> YES, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION  ABOUT FEDERAL GRANTS.  I'M  REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE  INFLATION REDUCTION ACT AND IJA  FUNDING AND SPECIFICALLYOR OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THAT  RELIES ON THESE AND I'M REALLY  CONCERNED ABOUT THE NULIQUID  BRIDGE AND SAFE STREETS FOR ALL  AND ENDING TRAFFIC DEATHS -- I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO  THE STATUS OF THOSE TWO FEDERAL  FUNDING SOURCES AND ANY OTHER  FEDERAL GRANTS THAT ARE RIGHT  NOW -- THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE  OF THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, COULD BE ROLLED BACK THAT WE MIGHT NEED  TO FIND OTHER SOURCES FOR?   >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, FAIR  QUESTION AND IT'S A QUESTION WE  ALL HAVE ON OUR MINDS.   >> YEAH.   >> AND THAT IS BEING THOROUGHLY  ANALYZED BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE  AND I WAS ILLUSTRATING HOW FLUID THGS ARE ABOUT -- THAT COULD  IMPACT -- THAT COULD -- DO OR DO NOT IMPACT THAT ANALYSIS.  SO  IT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE WHERE I  CAN'T QUITE GIVE YOU A FIRM --  FIRM INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE  GRANTS AND PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW.   >> UH-HUH.   >> WHEN -- YOU KNOW, I HOPE THAT EN WE GET TO THAT POINT WHERE  THERE IS -- WE'RE VERY CLEAR  ABOUT THOSE ANSWERS THAT WE CAN  GET THAT TO YOU AS SOON AS THAT  POSSIBLE.   >> JUST ON THE QUESTION OF WHICH GRANTS ARE VULNERABLE, IS THERE  ANYTHING ELSE THAT COM TO MIND AS BIG FEDERAL GRANTS THAT WERE  PENDING AT THE CHANGE OF THE  ADMINISTRATION?   >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, I  DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD WANT TO  LIST THOSE OUT RIGHT NOW. (LAUGH.)  >>O THERE'S SEVERAL -- SEVERAL FUNDING -- SEVERAL FUNDING  AGREEMENTS THAT ARE KIND OF  UNCERTAIN?   >> I MEAN, THERE'S A FEW BUT I  DON'T KNOW I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT  THEM BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT -- WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT LATER.   >> YEAH, PERHAPS THERE'S A  BRIEFING THERE BETWEEN IGR AND  COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THERE'S NO DOUBT -- I'M AS  INTERESTED AS ANYONE ELSE TO  REALLY NAIL DOWN THE  IMPLICATIONS OF EVERYTHING.   AGAIN THERE'S NUMEROUS MEMOS AND SUCH.   >> I DO SEE OUR CITY ATTORNEY IN QUEUE SO I'LL RECOGZE  MR. MELCHER.   >> THROUGH THE CHAIR,  COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, I JUST  WANT TO REITERATE SOMETHING THAT MISS OLSON MENTIONED THATHE  AMOUNT OF FLUX THAT THAT ALL  FEDERAL FUNDING IS CURRENTLY  GOING THROUGH IS REMARKABLE  RIGHT NOW.  THERE'S WORK  HAPPENING IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE QUITE LITERALLY AS WE  SPEAK ANALYZING WHAT IS BEING  AFFECTED SPECIFICALLY WITH  REGARDS TO FEDERAL GRANTS AND  FUNDS THAT THE CITY MIGHT BE  RECEIVING FOR PUBLIC WORKS  PROJECTS AND, FRANKLY, ALL  GRANTS THAT THE CITY IS  RECEIVING SO MISS OLSON IS  RESPONDING TO THAT LEVEL OF FLUX RIGHT NOW.   >> OKAY, I APPRECIATE THE -- YOU KNOW, THE LEVEL OF CHARITY THAT  YOU CAN PROVIDE AT THE MOMENT  AND WE'LL BE TRACKING THAT  CLOSELY AND JUST THANK YOU FOR  YOUR WORK IN DIVING TO PROTECT  WHAT WE CAN.   >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU,  COUNCIL MEMBER.  I'LL NEXT  RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER  JENKINS.   >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY.   I GUESS I'LL JUST EDITORIALIZE A LITTLE BIT.  I THINK GIVEN THE  UNCERTAINTY, THE FLUX, THE --  JUST -- THE TREMENDOUS TAX CUTS  THERE ARE GOING ON, THAT IT'S  CRITICALLY IMPERATIVE THAT WE  USE O INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS  TO REPAIR 38TH AND CHICAGO OR IT WILL LIKELY NEVER GET DONE.  SO  I JUST WANT TO MANAGES THAT  STATEMENT. THANK YOU.   >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER  JENKINS.      I'LL JUST MAKE A QUICK  NOTE, I THINK MANY COUNCIL  MEMBERS COMMENTED THIS WILL  REMAIN TO BE VERY  INTERGOVERNMENTAL IN NATURE AND  WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO REALLY  STAY UP-TO-DATE ON WHAT HAPPENS  IN THIS COMMITTEE AS THINGS GET  CLARIFIED OVER TIME OR AS THINGS CHANGE.  MY HOPE IS THAT BETWEEN THE STATE LEVEL FORTIFYING  DIFFERENT POLICIES IN RESPONSE  TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WE  GET UPDATES ON THAT TO  UNDERSTAND HOW OUR STATE IS  PROTECTING US.  I KNOW THAT  THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  REGARDING LAKIN RILEY AND JUST  THE IMPACTS THAT EXIST ON THE  LEGAL PROCESSES FOR INDIDUALS  IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SO THAT'S A PRESENTATION YEAR CONDERING  IN BRINGING TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND I -- I ENCOURAGE  MEMBERS IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SEE HERE IN THIS  COMMITTEE TO REAC OUT TO ME AND THE DIRECTOR OR OUR VICE-CHAIR,  COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE AS WELL I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE  PRESENTATION AND WITH THAT, I  DON'T SEE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION  OR QUESTIONS SO I'LL ASK THE  CLERK TOILE THAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF  YOUR TIME IN PUTTING THIS  PRESENTATION TOGETHER AND WE'LL  LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT  LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE ON  THE FEBARY 25TH  INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS  COMMITTEE.      OUR NEXT ITEM IS APPROVAL  APPROVE OF A RESOLUTION  SUPPORTING THE NEIGHBORS NOT  ENEMIES ACT TO REPEAL THE  ALIENAN ACT THAT WAS INTRODUCED  ON JANUARY 22nd BEFORE IT WAS  REFERRED TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE  ON -- OTHE JUDICIARY  COMMITTEE.  SIMILAR LEGISLATION  SEEKING TO STRIKE DOWN THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT THAT HAS BEEN  INTRODUCED AND REFERRED IN THE  SENATE.      MY CO-AUTHORS AND I DO FEEL THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE READ OUT THIS RESOLUTION SO THE  PUBLIC AND COUNCIL COLLEAGUES  REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S WITHI THE ENEMY ALIENIAN ACT AND WHAT  THE CONGRESSWOMAN IS BRINGING  FORTH.  I'D ASK MY CO-AUTHORS  JOIN ME UP FRONT SO WE CAN READ  IT OUT TETHER.  AND CONGRESSWOMAN IF YOU WOULD LIKE  TO JOIN US UP HERE, YOU'RE  CERTAINLY WTO.   (PAUSE.)  >> ALL RIGHT.  WHEREAS, IN THE  CITY OF MINNEAPOLISVER 63,000  PEOPLE IDENTIFY AS IMMIGRANTS  AND REFUGEES NOT INCLUDING THE  DESCENDANTS OF IMMIGRANTS AND  REFUGEES.      FURTHERMORE, IN THE TWIN C  CHILDREN OR 1 IN 4 CHILDREN HAVE AN IMMIGRANT PARENT AND WHEREAS  IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEE AND  THEIR DESCENDANTS BRING  INVALUABLE PERSPECTIVES, SKILLS, EXPERIENCES TO OUR CITY AND  NATION AND -- >> WHEREAS, THE CITY OF  MINNEAPOLIS IS A WELCOMING CITY, ONE THAT SUPPORTS RESIDENTS IN  ACHIEVING LIVES OF SAFETY  DIGNITY AND OPPORTUNITY THROUGH  SUPPORTING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT,  ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY,  EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH  UPWARD MOBILITY, PROTECTION FROM DISCRIMINATION AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE MORE SECURIATION  STATUS -- MORE SECURE  IMMIGRATION STATUS AND WHEREAS  THE 1798 LAWS KNOWN COLLECTIVELY AS THE ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS  WERE A SET OF FOUR BILLS  TARGETING IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE  GUISE OF WAR IN 3 OF THE 4 ACTS  WERE REPEALED OR ALLOWED TO  EXPIRE, HOWEVER, THE ALIEN ACT  REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY AND -- >> WHEREAS, THE ALIEN ENEMY HE  ACT IS OUTDATED AND DANGEROUS  LAWS THA VIOLATES THE RIGHTS OF FOREIGN NATIONALS IN IT WARTIME  AND COULD BE NATIONALIZED  AGAINST IMMIGRANTS IN PEACETIME  AND WHEREAS THERE HAS BEEN  INCREASED XENOPHOBIC RHETORIC  THAT HAS LEAD TO INCREASED TALKS OF COMMUNITIES AND THIS ARCHAIC  LAW HAS BEEN TO EXACERBATE THE  HARM BY TARGETING RACIAL  MINORITIES AND ALLOWING THEM DUE PROCESS AND ALLOWING HUMAN  RIGHTS AND -- >> AND WREAS THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT WAS USED IN THE WORLD WAR II TO JUSTIFY THE SHAMEFUL  INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE, GERMAN  AND ITALIAN GRANTEES AND WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS SINCE RECOGNIZED THE INJUSTICES  COMMITTED TO APOLOGIZE, GERMAN  AND ITALIAN -- JAPANESE, GERMAN  AND ITALI IMMIGRANTS AND IT  ALLOWS THE PRESIDENT OF THE  UNITED STATES TO DETERMINE HOW  AND IF FOREIGN NATIONALS SHOULD  BE APPREHENDED, RESTRAINED,  SECURED AND REMOVED DURING THE  TIME OF WAR AND WHEREAS --  >> WHEREAS, THIS PROVISION  BRINGS GRAVE CONCERNS ON HOW  THIS LAW ENABLES ABUSE OF  EXECUTIVE POWER TO BIPAUSE THE  JUDICIAL PROCESS, TARGET ENTIRE  GROUPS OF PEOPLE BASED ON  NATIONAL ORIGIN EVEN IF THEY'RE  LAWFUL RESIDENTS AND WHEREAS HR  630 KNOWN AS THE NEIGHBORS NOT  ENEMIES ACT INTRODUCED BY  REPRESENTATIVE OMAR SEEKS TO  FULLY REPEAL THE ALIEN ENEMIES  ACT OF 1798 AND WHEREAS HR 630  IN-SERVICE TO PROTECTING THE  HUMAN RIGHTS OF OUR IMMIGRANT  COMMUNITIES AND UPHOLDING THE  CONSTITUTION OF THE  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  THERORE IT BE RESOLVED THAT  THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS SUPPORTS THE NEIGHBORS NOT ENEMIES ACT  REPEALING THE ACT OF 1794 BE IT  FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF  THIS RESOLUTION BE SENT TO  CONGRESSWOMAN OMAR,  SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR AND  SENATOR TINA IS SMITH.      THANK YOU SO MUCH,  COLLEAGUES, FOR STANDING UP HERE AND COLLEAGUES, JUST FOR  SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION.  I  THINK THIS IS INDICATIVE OF MUCH OF THE WORK THAT THIS COUNCIL  AND CITY LEADERSHIP A OUR  MAYOR'S OFFICE AND EVERYONE THAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE IN SERVICE  TO OUR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE  COMMUNITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH  LEADERS IN OUR FEDERAL  GOVERNMENT LIKE CONGRESSWOMAN  OMAR AND OUR SENATORS IN OUR  STATE GOVERNMENT, CONGRESSWOMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE  WORDS TO CLOSE US OUT?   >> JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR  Y'ALL'S PARTNERSHIP IN SUPPORT  OF MY LEGISLATION.   >> THANK YOU. (PAUSE.)  >> I'LL ASK IF THERE'S ANY  DIUSSION?  OKAY.  SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.   >> AYE.   >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.   WITHHAT THE MOTION CARRIES.   THANK YOU AND WITH THAT WE'VE  CONCLUDED ALL BUSINESTO COME  BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY.   WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE  ADJOURNED.  --------- ##VIDEO ID:w71hJ9gfvr8## >>  GOOD AFTERNOON!  MY NAME IS JASON CHAVEZ, AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.  I'M GOING TO CAL TO ORDER OUR REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETING FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 28.  BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER T ALL MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.  THEREFE THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL LIFE CAPTIONING AS A FURTR METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY.  THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH, SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST.  WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS.  AT THIS TIME, I'LLASL TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> WONSLEY IS ABSENT.  RAINVILLE IS ABSENT.  VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> ELLISON IS ABSENT.  OSMAN ABSENT.  CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> JENKINS IS ABSENT.  CHUGHTAI. >>RESENT. >> KOSKI. >> PRESENT. >> PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE EIGHT MEMBERS PRESENT. >> THANK YOU.  I DID WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE REACHED OUT AND LET ME KNOW HE WOULDN'T BE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY.  WE ALSO HAVE COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON AND COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS.  LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HE A QUORUM.  THE FIRST ITEM IS PART OF APPOINTED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS.  TODAY'S ACTION IS REESTABLISHING AND PROVING BYLAWS AND PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.  COMMITTEE ON AGING.  PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE.  AND MINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY ON HOUSING. ANY DISCUSSIONS ON THE ITEMS?  SEEING NONE.  I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.  ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.  THOSE OPPOSED SAYAY.  ANY ABSTENTIONS?  THE AYES HAVE IT.  AND THAT ITEM CARRIES.  BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR DISCUSSION ITEM, WE'LL ADDRESS ITEM NUMBER 2, THE 2020 CIVIL UNREST AFTER ACTION REVIEW FINAL REPORT.  THE ITEM HAS BEEN POSTPONED SEVERAL TIMES.  I'LL MOVE TO REFER IT BACK TO STAFF TO BRING IT BACK AT AT DIFFERENT DATE.  ARE THERE ANYISCUSSIONS ON THIS ITEM?   SEEING NO COMMENTS, ALL THOSE IN FAR SAY AYE ON THE MOTION TO RETURN BACK TO STAFF.  AYE.  THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.  ANY ABSTENTIONS?  THE AYES HAVE IT.  AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.  I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN IS PRESENT FOR THIS MEETI, AS WELL.  >> ND COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> NEXT IS THE EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR THE MINNESOTA INDIAN WOMEN'S CENTER BROUGHT FORWARD BY VICE PRESIDENT CHOWDHURY.  I'LL ASK YOU TO SPEAK ON T ITEM. >> THANK YOU.  I'M BRINGING THIS FORWARD TO BRING FUNDING TO THE MINNEAPOLIS INDIGENOUS RESOURCE CENTER TO SUSTAIN A WARMING CENTERHAT THEY POPPED UP OTHER THIS LAST COLD SNAP.  THIS IS BROUGHT FORWARD WITH COAUTHORS, CHAVEZ, CVP CHUGHTAI, AND OSMAN.  THIS BUDGET ALLOCATION WOULD MAKE A ONE-TIME ALLOCATION FROM CONTINGENCY FUNDS.  AT PRESENT, IT SAYSEGULATORY SERVICES, BUT IN CONSULTATION WITH DCCO, THIS MAY BE AMENDED.  COME TO FULL COUNCIL.  POTENTIALLY TO CPED AS THEY'VE ADMINISTERED SIMILAR CONTRACTS IN THE PAST.  AGAIN, THIS IS TO HELP SUSTAIN A WARMING CENTER THAT POPPED UP DURING THIS REALLY COLD SNAP THAT WE HAD IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS.  MINNESOTA INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER STEPPED UP IN A MOMENT WHERE WE SAW THAT THE WARMING SHELTERS CURRENTLY BEING SUPPORTED BY HENNEPIN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THROUGH A BUDGET ALLOCATION THAT WE MADE IN OUR LAST BUDGET WERE FACING MANY CAPACITY ISSUES.  ESPECIALLY AROUND THE EMERGENCY THAT WE SAW IN OUR CITY WHEN THERE WERE MULTIPLE ENCAMPMENT FIRES THAT LEAD TO THE DISPLACEMENT OF MANY UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS IN OUR CITY.  THIS WAS A PLACE WHERE EVEN HCMC WAS SENDING IIVIDUALS DURING THAT REALLY COLD PERIOD THAT WE HAD, AND THE COMMUNITY REALLY CAME TOGETHER TO CROWD SOURCE FUNDING.  BUT, HOWEVER, THAT TYPE OF FUNDING ISN'T SUSTAINABLE FOR LONG-TERM OPERATIONS.  AND WHILE WE MIGHT BE IN A WARMER SNAP RIGHT NOW IN OUR STATE AND IN OUR CITY, IT IS EXPECTED TO GO BELOW FREEZING AGAITHIS UPCOMING TUESDAY.  AND ESSENTIALLY THIS WAS A LIFE-SAVING SERVICE THAT WAS PROVIDED.  IT CREATED REALL GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR HENNEPIN COUNTY AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE AT THE WARMING CENTER, GET THEM RESOURCES, IF THEY WANTED TO GET TO DETOX.  IF THEY WANTEDO DO HOUSING ASSESSMENT.  THAT WAS ALL PROVIDED.  I, MYSELF, AND OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS HAD THE OPRTUNITY TO VISIT THE WARMING CENTER, AND I'LL JUST SHARE WITH COLLEAGUES.  IT WAS A SPACE THAT WAS TRULY CARING.  IT WAS VERY CALMPACE WHERE INDIVIDUALS GOT TO JUST REST, WATCH A MOVIE, GET MEALS, GET A SHOWER.  GET TO COMMISERATE.  AND IT WAS LARGELY VOLUNTEER RUN.  SO THIS ALLOCATION WLD HELP SUSTAIN THE PROGRAMMING, AND HELP SUPPORT FUNDING FOR STAFFING, SECURITY, MEALS, AND OTHER NEEDS FOR OPERATIONS.  I'LL ALSO SHARE THAT I'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONW, SPECIFICALLY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.  THEY HAVE ALREADY CONTRIBUTED AN ADDITIONAL 00,000 IN THE EXISTING CONTRACT THEY HAVE WITH THE RESOURCE CENTER.  THIS -- IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN THE RESOURCE CENTER/WARMING CENTER, IT WOULD REQUIRE APPROXIMATELY JUST OVER $300,000.  SO WHILE EVEN AS WE MAKE THIS ALLOCATION, THERE IS A GAP THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE FILLED, THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE FILLED BY STATE FUNDING AND ALSO SOME COMMITMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY PRIVATE PARTNERS ALONGSIDE THE COMMUNITY DONATIONS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVING.  AND I JUST WANT TO REALLY THANK THE INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER AND OTHER NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS THAT COME TOGETHER TO PARTNER.  NOT ONLY TO PROVIDE FOR THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY, BUT COMMUNITIES THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS.  AND WITHHAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS FOR APPROVAL.  AND I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU.  NEXT UP WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR.  I WANTED TO, FIRST, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY, FOR REALLY TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS.  AND I WANT TO THANK, ALSO, ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO HAVE WORKED ON THIS.  I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THIS LOCATION.  THIS IS LOCATED IN WARD 6.  THEY OPENED THEIR DOORS AND I VISITED THERE.  IT'S LIKE A GYM THEY'RE IN.  SO FOLKS WERE SEPING ON MATS OR WHATEVER THEY COULD GATHER.  AND WERE ABLE TO STAY INDOORS.  AND WHAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL ABOUT THAT, THE PROVIDERS WERE COMINGN, K COMFORTABLY, AND HAVING A CONVERSATION AND CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH SERVICES.  IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ANY PROVIDER TO BE AT THE ENCAMPMENT IN THE FREEZING TEMPERATURE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED.  SO NOW THIS IS A PLACE THAT FOLKS WERE COMING IN AND GETTING THE SERVICES.  PEOPLE WERE EING, HAVING CONVERSATION, WATCHING TV.  AND THIS PLACE IS WHAT WE NEED IN OUR CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS.  WE NEED MORE PLACES TO OPEN THE DOORS WHEN IT'S THE TEMPERATURES LIKE THIS FREEZING.  WE UNDERSTAND THE ENCAMPMENT -- THE FIRE THAT TAKES PLACE, THE UNSAFETY SURROUNDING EAMPMENTS IS NOT A LIVABLE PLACE FOR ANY HUMAN BEING TO BE AT THAT PLACE.  AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK MINNESOTA INDIAN WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER WHO TOOK THE LEAD.  I FEEL LIKE GOVERNMENTS SHOULD TAKE THE LEAD.  WE CAN OPEN PLACES FOR TEMPORARY.  UNTIL WE, AT LEAST YOU KNOW, HELP THE FOLKS OR HAVE THEM, YOU KNOW, HAVE THEM AWAY FROM THIS DANGEROUS, I WOULD SAY, LIFE-THREATENING DANGEROUS TEMPERATURE.  AND THIS WAS NO-BRAINER TO DO THIS.  AND I WANT THE CITY TO STEP UP AND, YOU KNOW, WORK WITH THE INDIAN -- MINNESOTA INDIAN WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER.  WORK WITH THEM WHEN IT COMES TO MAINTAINING THIS CENTER.  AND AS COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY MENTIONED, THIS WAS USED AS A RESOURCE PLACE, YOU KNOW.  SO IT SHOWS WHAT KIND OF SITUATION WE'RE IN IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS.  AND I AM SUPER THANKFUL THAT THE CITY IS STEPPINGN.  AND THE COUNTY, ALSO, IS MATCHING THIS FUNDING.  AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES TO MAKE A VISIT.  I CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.  AND I WANT TO THANK THE VOLUNTEERS WHO I MET WHO WERE HELPING THOSE FOLKS.  AND UNDERSTANDING THEM.  IF YOU HAVE A LAWMAKER, IF YOU'RE IN THE CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE VISIT AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.  AND HOW DIGNIFIED AND COMFORTABLE IS FOR FOLKS TO BE IN THAT PLACE.  I WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY, ANDTHERS FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN.  SO THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ.  I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD TODAY.  I THINK THIS IS A GREAT USE OF OUR CONTINGENCY FUNDING.  WE ARE IN A CRISIS OF UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS IN GROUPS LIKE THE, YOU KNOW, URBAN INDIAN DIRECTORS ARE ASKING THE CITY TO STEP UP.  THIS IS A WAY WE CAN STEP UP AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION WHO IS DOING GREAT WORK.  I WANT TO THE UPLIFT AND THANK RUTH BUFFALO FROM THE MINNESOTA INDIAN WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER.  AND CALL OUT SOME OF WHAT SHE PRODED IN A LETTER TO ALL OF US.  JUST A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE MEETING THAT SINCE THE WARMING CENTER OPENED JANUARY 6th, AS OF MININAVIGATION CENTER TO PROVIDE RVICES, THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO HELP 15 RESIDENTS ENT TREATMENT, 18 TO ENTER LONG-TERM SHELTER, TWO PERMANENTLY HOUSED, AND MANY MORE NAVIGATING THE PROCESS OF COORDINATED ENTRY.  I THINK THAT'SREAT SUCCESS!  AND METRICS OF SUCCESS THAT ARE SHARED GOALS AMONG THE COUNTY AND THE CITY AND, OF COURSE, OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE.  I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS.  THANK YOU. >>  AWESOME.  I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE ON CUE.  WITH THAT, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.  I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLE ON THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL. >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE IS ABSENT.  VETAW. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> JENKINS. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY >> AYE. >> AND CHAIR CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 12 AYES. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES.  THE AYES HAVE IT.  COLLEAGUES, NEXT UP WE HAVE REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE FULL COUNCIL ON THURSDAY.  WE'LL BEGIN BY THE ADMINISTRATION HE AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY COCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >>  THANK YOU.  T ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 16 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL.  THE FIRST IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE UNITED STATES POLICE CAY MEAN ASSOCIATION, INC. OF LODGING EXPENSES.  TWO IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE MINNESOTA SECTION OF AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION OF REGISTRATION, TRAV.  THREE IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM SOUTHERN TEXAS IVERSITY THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES.  FOUR IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM RESULTS FOR AMERICA OF TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES.  FIVE IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM CITIES FOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT FUND OF TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES.  SIX IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM MINNESOTA SECTION OF AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION OF TRAVEL, LODGING, AND MEAL EXPENSES.  SEVEN IS A BID FOR HAZARDOUS TREE REMOVAL AND GRINDING.  EIGHT IS CONTRACTS WITH MULTIPLE VENDORS FOR POLICE COMMUNITY CHAPLAINERVICES.  NINE IS A CONTRACT WIT TYLER TECHNOLOGIES FOR ONLINE PERMITTING SERVICES.  10 IS A CONTRACT WITH URBAN VENTURES LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION TO ADMINIST THE PATHWAY TO A NEW BEGINNING GUNDY VERSION PROGRAM.  11 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH SHEEHY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER MEETING ROOMS REMODEL PROCT.  12 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH VARIOUS VENDORS FOR INTERPRETING A TRAN TRANSLATION SERVICES.  13 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH JPMI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR SECOND PRECINCT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.  14 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH A MOTHER'S LOVE INITIATIVE FOR SYRINGE NEEDLE CLEAN UP AND DISPOSALERVICES.  15 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH WELLS FARGO BANKOR DEPOSITORY BANKING SERVICES.  16 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH PRINCIPAL BANK FOR CUSTODIAL BANKING SERVICES.  AND I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU.  SEEING NO ONE ON QUEUE, WE'LL GO TO THE BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE.  CHAIRED BY COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >>HANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ.  WE'LL BE BRINGING 12 ITEMS ON THURSDAY'S COUNCIL MTING.  ITEM ONE IS ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REAPPOINTMENTS.  TWO IS AUTHORIZING THREE LAND SALES TO THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND REC.  ITEM THE IS DENYING A VARIANCE APPEAL. FOR 1815.  ITEM FOUR IS A DENYING VARIANCE APPEAL AT UNIVERSITY AVENUE ADDRESS.  AND, FIVE, SIMILAR.  SIX IS ALSO SIMILAR.  ITEM SEVEN AND EIGHT ARE  SIMILAR..  ITEM NINE IS APPROVING 25 LIQUOR LICENSES RENEWAL.  11 IS SAI ANTHONY FALLS HERITAGE BOARD APPOINTMENT.  12 IS AUTHORIZING A GRANT TO THE STATE FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES.  WITH THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU.  COLLEAGUES, THERE SEEMS TO BE NO ONE ON QUEUE.  SO NEXT WE'LL TWO ON TO THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >>  THANK YOU, MR.  CHAIRMAN.  WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD 18 ITEMS.  ONE IS APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE CENTRAL AVENU SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD.  AND ITEMS TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, 10, AND 11 ARE ALL APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.  12 IS PROJECT DESIGNATION AND COST ESTIMATE AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FRANKLIN AVENUE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.  13 IS PROJECT DESIGNATION COST ESTIMATE SETTING A PUBLI HEARING FOR THE NEW NICOLLET AVENUE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.  EXCUSE ME.  14 IS AUTHORIZING A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY REGIONAL RAILROAD AUTHORITY FOR THE 10th AVENUE SOUTH BRIDGE OVER THE MIDTOWN GREENWAY.  15 IS THE SAME FOR THE PILLSBURY AVENUE BRIDGE OVER THE MIDTOWN GREENWAY.  16 FOR THE GRAND AVENUE SOUTH AND 18th AVENUE SOUTH OVER THE MIDTOWN GREENWAY.  17 IS AUTHORIZING A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE LORING GREENWAY ASSOCIATION.  AND 18 IS APPROVING AN OARED M ORDINANCE RELATING TO BOULEVARDS. >> WE HAVE VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY ON QUEUE. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.  I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT AHEAD OF FULL COUNCIL.  SPECIFICALLY ON THE BOULEVARDS ORDINANCE THAT I AM A COAUTHOR OF.  I HAVE RECEIVED JUST A VY LARGE AMOUNT OF OUTREACH FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS.  NOT JUST WITHIN MY WARD.  JUST THROUGHOUT THE CITY.  VY CONCERNED AND, ALSO, I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A LACK OF UNDERSTANDG.  NOT TO THE -- NOT THEIR FAULT.  BECAUSE IT IS A VY DENSE DOCUMENT THAT IS VERY TECHNICAL IN NATURE OF WHATHIS ORDINANCE WILL MEAN.  AND SO I'M PLANNING ON HAVING CONVERSATION WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOLLOWING UP TO FULL COUNCIL AND PLANNING ON TALKING TO PUBLIC WORKS, AS WELL, AND WOULD LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO KIND OF WORK TOGETHER TO FIGURE SOME THINGS OUT AHEAD OF FULL COUNCIL. >>  NO ONE ELSE IS -- OH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ.  YEAH.  I'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF CONSTITUENT FEEDBACK ON THIS.  I'M WORKING ON SOMETHING FOR FULL COUNCIL, AS WELL.  SO I THINK  CAN CONNECT AND DISCUSS. >>  ALL RIGHT.  SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON QUEUE.  WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TTHE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >>  THANK YOU.  THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS MMITTEE HELD THE FIRST MEETING OF 2025 THIS MORNING.  WE RECEIVED AN INITIAL PRESENTATION FROM OUR IGR TEAM ABOUT STATE AND FEDERAL ACTIONS AFFECTING THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS.  THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM FOR APPROVAL.  AND THAT IS THE PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE NEIGHBORS NOT ENEMIES ACT T REPEAL THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT.  I'LL STAND FOR AN. >> THANK YOU.  NO ONE IS ON QUEUE.  LASTLY, GO ON TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE WITH THE VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, COUNCMEMBER WONSLEY.  >>  THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ.  THE PUBLIC HEALTH A SAFETY COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD FIVE ITEMS FOR APPROL.  TO THIS WEEK'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.  THE FIRST IS FEEFOR USE OF CITY-OWNED RESOURCE ORDER MINNESO ORDINANCE.  THE SECOND IS MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES GRANT AMENDMENT FOR NALOXONE EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION.  THREE IS HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM GRANT TO ADDRESS REGIONAL DRUG THREATS.  FOUR IS A GRANT APPLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE TO THE MINNESOTA DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS.  AND FIVE IS WINTER SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.  WITH THAT, I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>  THANK YOU.  I WOULD LIKE TO FLAG ITEM NUMBERIVE, THE WINTER SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.  I WANTED COLLEAGUES TO KNOW THAT THE DATE FOR REPORT BACK IS ON FEBRUARY 5th.  AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO STAFF.  WE'RE MOVING THAT DATE TO FEBRUARY 19.  SO I WOULD LIKE TO COMMUNICATE WITH STAFF, IF I NEED TO BRING AN AMENDMENT TO THE DATE AT FULL COUNCIL.  BUT WE ARE NOT EXPECTING STAFF TO PRESENT ON THOSE LEGISLATIVE DICTIVE, SHOULD IT PASS, WHICH IT WILL, ON THURSDAY AT FULL COUNCIL WITH A DATE OF FEBRUARY 5.  THEY COMMUNICATED THAT BETTER DATE WOULD BE FEBRUARY 19th, WHICH IS THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE.  I WANTED TO COMMUNICATE WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT IT'S GOING TO BE THE FOLLOWING CYCLE.  NOT NT WEEK ON THAT DIRECTIVE.  SO WE CAN HAVE CONVERSATIONS OFFLINE.  ALL RIGHT.  SO QUESTIO ABOUT THAT?  GREAT.  WITH THAT, WE HAVE CONCLUDED ALL BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COMMITTEE TODAY.  HEARING NO OBJECTION, I'LL DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED.  THANK YOU.