SHTLY. >> THE MNEAPOLIS COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING WILL BEGIN SHORTLY. >> THE MINNEAPOLIS COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING WILL BEGIN
SHORTLY. [GAV [GAVEL]. >> GD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SUPER COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, MY NAME
IS COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. COUNCIL TEMPORARILY RESTRUCTURED INTO A SINGLE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, WHICH IS CONSOLIDATING AL STANDING COMMITTEES INTO A SINGLE BODY. REGULAR COMMITTEE
WORK, INCLUDING REVIEWING, REVISING, REFINING, AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ON ALL MATTERS WILL BE DONE BYHIS COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. ALL ITEMS FROM TODAY'S MEETING WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR ITS CONSIDERATION ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH AT
9:30 A.M. AS USUAL, THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST AND LIVESTREAMED FROM OUR PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNELS IN THE CITY'S WEBSITE TO ENHANCE PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY. WITH THAT, I WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL
TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. >> PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER R >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. >> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMR WHITING. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >>ICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI IS ABSENT, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE 12 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANTED TO OFFER A
FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THOSE MEETING BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL-TIME CAPTIONING TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY.
THEREFORE ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH S OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. I ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. COLLEAGUES, WE WILL
ALSO BE USING SPEAKER MANAGEMENT TODAY. WE WILL ALSO BE HAVING SOME TIME LIMITS THAT WE USUALLY HAVE AT OUR FULL COUNCIL ON SPEAKING, SO YOU CAN GET IN TWICE, THE FIRST ONE I BELIEVE
IS 7 MINUTES AND THE SECD ONE IS 5 MINUTES JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT TO GET THROUGH AND LOT TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. SO, BEFORE WE MOVE AHEAD TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THAT ASKS THE ADMINISTRATION TO OVERVIEW THE RETENTION POLICY AND SHARE HOW THE CITY IS DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS IN VIOLATION OFONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, VIOLATIONS OF STATE LAW,
AND VIOLATIONS OF ANY CITY ORDINANCES MADE BY C.E. AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENTS. I ASK FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> OKAY. THAT HAS BE AND FOR MEMBERS, YOU HAVE A PRINTED COPY OF THE MOTIONS TO
AMEND BEFORE YOU. NEXT I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE ITEM 68, A CONSIDERATION R A LEASE NON-DISTUR BENS AND CSENT
AGREE AGREEMENT. >> GREAT. IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT? >> SECOND. >> OKAY, GREAT. WE WILL TAKE THAT UP TOGETHER THEN. SO, WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA,
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [AYES EXPRESSED] >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. IT CARRIES. WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ITEMS TO TAKE UP TODAY INCLUDING THE QUASI JUDICIAL
HEARINGS, A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, AND I AM GOING TO TAKE UP THE 53 ITEMS THAT ON THE LIST, THAT IS LISTED ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA FIRST SO WE CAN RELEASE ANY STAFF WAITING TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THO ITEMS. THEN WE WILL TAKE UP THE THREE QUASI JUDICIAL
HEARINGS, PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE LIQUOR LICENSE REQUEST AFTER, AND IF IT COMES TO TIME AT NOON, IT'S MY INTTION ACTUALLY AFTER WE FINISH THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND THE DISCUSSION ON THE LIQU LICENSE RENEWALS THAT WE
WILL BREAK FOR LUNCH AND THEN RECONVENE TO TAKE UP THE REST OF THE ITEMS ON OUR DISCUSSION AGENDA. FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE, LET ME KNOW -- SORRY, MY APOGIES. WE WILL BE TAKING COMMENTS ON THE HEARINGS FOR
EACH OF THE THREE QUASI JUDICIAL MATTERS TIED TO THE RENEWALS IN THE ORDER THAT FOLKS ARE REGISTERED. IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE DURING ANY OF THESE THREE HEARINGS OR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS, YOU NEED TO REGISTER WITH THE CLERK AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE IN THE
CORRIDOR OUTSIDE THE CHAMBER. SO IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THOSE AGENDA ITEMS, PLEASE TAKE TIME NOW TO REGISTER WITH THE CLERKS AT THE REGISTRATION TABLES. ALSO, IF YOU HAVE ANY MATERIALS TO SUBMIT TO T RECORD ON THOSE MATTERS, PLEASE GIVE THOSE MATERIALS AT THE
REGISTTION TABLE AS WELL. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS ON THE FLOW OF THE AGENDA? IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT SO WITH THAT, I WILL SUMMARIZE -- >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL TWO ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT, JUST
SO YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT. >> OKAY, GREAT. THEN WHEN I RD THROUGH THE CONSENT AGENDA, YOU CAN SHARE WHICH ITEMS YOU WLD LIKE TO PULL AT THAT TIME. >> THANK YOU CHAIR. >> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER. THEN ARE FOLKS
ABLE TO GET ON SAKER MANAGEMENT RIGHT NOW? IT'S FIXED? GREAT. WITH THAT, I WILL SUMMARIZE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, INCLUDING 4 THROUGH 56. 4 THROUGH 7 ARE LEGAL SETTLEMENTS RELATED TO
WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS. 8-10 ARE VARIOUS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS, AND 11 IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE. 12-14 ARE LIQUOR AND GAMBLING LICENSE APPROVALS AND RENEWALS. ITEM 15 REFLECTS TWO
APPOINTMENTS. ITEM 16-18 ARE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS AND GIFT ACCEPTANCE. ITEM 19 IS OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. ITEM 20 GRANT AS WAIVER ANDUTHORIZES AN AGREEMENT FOR PARKLAND DEDICATION FEE. ITEM 21 IS REVISING PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR
THE CITY'S 2% LOAN PROGRAM. ITEM 22 IS ACCEPTING OUR LIVABLE COMMUNITIES GRANTS. ITEM 23 AND 24 APPROVE EXTENSIONS AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. ITEM 25 IS AN EVICTION MORATORIUM ORDINANCE
THAT WAS INTRODUCED AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS BEING REFERRED TO STAFF. THEN ITEM 26-32 ARE VARIOUS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS AND VARIOUS GIFT ACCEPTANCES. ITEM 33 IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FOR HEALTH EDUCATION. ITEM 34 IS ACCEPTING
A BID FOR YARD SERVICES. ITEM 35 IS RELATED TO STREET RESURFACING PROGRAM. ITEM 36 IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE AND ITEM 37 ACCEPTS FEDERA GRANT DOLLARS FOR THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM. ITEM 38 THROUGH 43 ARE VARIOUS BIDS AND
CONTRACTS FOR PROJECTS. ITEMS 44-51 ARE APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS SPEAL SERVICE DISTRICT BOARDS. ITEM 52 AND 53 ARE FOR SCHEDULING PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR STREET AND ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. I WILL ALSO NE THAT ITEM 53 IS LISTED AS BEING
RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 17th, HOWEVER THAT MEETING IS ALSO BEING RESCHEDULED SO THAT PARTICULAR HEARING WILL BE RESET TO MARCH 24th. THE CLERKS WILL NOTE THAT THE CORRECTION FOR THE COUNCIL'S MEETING AGENDA THAT IT
IS PLANNED FOR THURSDAY. ITEM 54 IS A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR TRAINING SERVICES FOR AMY MOSER CONSULTING. ITEM 55 AND 56, FORMALLY ADOPT OUR 2027-2029 CALENDAR AND RATIFYHE APPOINTMENTS OF THE EXTERNAL
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. THESE ITEMS WERE HOLDOVERS FROM OUR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING IN JANUAR AND WERE EXPLAINED BY THE CITY CLERK IN AN E-MAIL ON FEBRUARY 11TH. I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT ITEM 56, THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENTS FOR US
IS BEING MOVED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COUNCIL. THAT COMPLETES MY SUMMARY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. BEFORE I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR DISCUSSION? WE
WILL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER FIRST. >> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL NUMBER 21 AND 25 FOR DISCUSSION. >> ALL RIGHT. NUMBER 21 AND 25 FOR THE CLERKS, NEXT I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I MADE THE RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE THE OUTSIDE BOARDS AND APPOINTMENTS WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE I WANT EVERYBODY ON THE DAIS TO TAKE A
LOOK AT IT. I WANTHOSE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE MEMBERS WOULD LAND BEST BUT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A L THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND I'M SURE THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE IT ON THE TOP OF THEIR MINDS WHAT OUTSIDE BOARDS THEY WANT TO BE A PARTICIPANT OF. PLEAS REVIEW
THAT AND GIVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK BEFORE THE END OF DAY EITHER TODAY OR BY NOON TOMORROW, SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THOSE APPOTMENTS AND AMENDMENTS FOR THE FULL COUNCIL ON THURSDAY. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. NEXT I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL
MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 49, THE STATING OF SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY APPOINTMENTS. >> ALL RIGHT, ITEM NUMBER 49 AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I
WANTED TO MAKE SURE 4, 5, AND 6 ARE PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. >> 4, 5, AND 6 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. THEN JUST FOR MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS TO ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT PULLED
ITEMS, FOR ITEMS 21 AND 25, YOU WANT IT PULLED FOR DISCUSSION TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER OR IS IT A SEPARATE VOTE? >> SEPARATE VOTE. I MEAN I AM KNEW TO THAT, SO LET'S GO THA ROUTE. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. GREAT. WOULD
YOU SAY THE SAME FOR 49 COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY? ARE THERE QUESTIONSND DISCUSSION? >> DISCUSSION AND A SEPARATE VOTE. >> EXCELLENT. >> I JUST CLARIFIED DISCUSSION AND A SEPARATE VOTE. THANK YOU. >> OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ALL RIGHT, WE PULLED THOSE ITEMS. WITH THAT, IILL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS 21, 25, 4, 5, AND 6. OKAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAYYE. >>. [AYES EXPRESSED] >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ABSTENTIONS? THAT MOTION CARRIES AND I WILLLSO NOTE THAT VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI HAS JOINED US. I
BELIEVE YOU VOTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS YOU WERE WALKING IN SO WE'RE GOOD TO GO. NEXT, WE WILL GO TO THE DISCUION ITEMS 4, 5, AND 6. WE'LL TAKE UP THE VOTE ON 4, 5, AND 6. ALL RIGHT. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL
ON THOSE ITEMS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE ON 4, NAY ON 5 AND 6. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW.
>> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> AY >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE ON 4 AND NAY ON 5 AND 6. >> CNCIL MEMBER WHITING. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE ON 4, NO ON 5 AND 6. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES ON 4,0
AYES ON 5 AND 6. >> ALL RIGHT, THOSE ITEMS CARRY AND IS FORWARDED TO FULL
COUNCIL. FOR THE CLERKS, I JUST WANT YOUR ASSIST HERE. ARE WE MOVING TO 21, 25 AND 49? I'M NOT SEEING IT QUEUE UP. >> NORMALLY IF WE PULL IT ON DECISION, IT WILL FALL TO THE END OF THE AGENDA. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT UP NOW, WE CAN. YOU
SAID WE WOULD BE DOING THE THREE KWAUS QUASIS, SO I SUGGEST WE PUT I AT THE END OF THE DECISION. >> I WILL LOOK TOWARDS THE MEMBERS. I HAVE A FEELING THESE ARE QUICK QUESTIONS UNLESS UNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, YOU ARE
EXPECTING A LONGER DISCUSSION WITH ZAF. I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO GET CLARITY ON THE WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD. >> I'M HAPPY TO TAKE UP NUMBER 21 RIGHT NOW. THAT IS FAIRLY QUICK FOR ME. 25, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO ANTICIPATE. >> OKAY, THEN WE WILL PUT 25 AT THE BOTTOM OFHE AGENDA AND TAKE UP 21 AND 49 RIGHT NOW. LET'S START WITH ITEM NUMBER 21. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> YES, I JUST HAD A QUESTION IF SOMEONE FROM CPED COULD GIVE
US -- OH, DIRECTOR HANSON IS COMING IN. I WAS THRILLED TO SEE ESE CHANGES COME FORWARD AND SEE THE INCREASE IN THE 2% LOAN AMOUNTS THAT WE COULD BE OFFERING OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. WHAT I WASAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING IN THE DOCUMENTS ONLINE IS KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT
HAVE WE COMMITTED TO FUNDS TO THIS PROGRAM CURRENTLY? YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE WE CURRENTLY? I FOUND REFERENCES TO 2018 AND THE NUMBER OF ABOUT 7 MILLION FOR 271 BUSINESSES, BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE A CURRENT UPDATE ON WHERE WE SIT AND MAYBE SOME OF
THE BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS, YOU KNOW, 2 MINUTE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT YOU'RE CHANGING HERE. >> WELCOME. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, MY NAME IS ERIC HANSON, E DIRECTOR OF CPED AND I THINK WE WILL BE SPENDING SOME TIME
TOGETHER TODAY ON THIS ACTION. WE'RE BASICALLY EXTENDING THE CAP FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS, THE CAP HAS BEEN $75,00 A 2% LOAN PROGRAM IS A PARENT PASSION LOAN PROGRAM WHERE THE CITY WILL MATCH UP TO $75,000, A PRIVATE
LENDER INTO FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO PURCHASE CAPITAL, THEIR BUILDINGS, AND OTHER THINGS TO KEEP THEIR BUSINESSES GOING. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1984. THIS WOULD NOW BNG UP TO MORE MODERN BUSINESS
SUBSIDY ACT REQUIREMENTS SO WE CAN PUT MORE MONEY INTO BUSINESSES. I BELIEVE THE LOWEST WILL GO FROM 50 TO 75 AND THE HIGHEST IS 125. I CAN LOOK IN THE REPORT. WE HAVE $2.2 MILLION ONGOING IN THIS LOAN PROGRAM AND
WHEN THE LOANS COME BACK, THEY GO INTO THE GENERALFUND, WE GET IT RENEWED. WE DON'T ALWAYS USE THAT $2 MILLION EVERY YEAR, BUT IN SOME YEARS, WE WILL GET TO THAT CAP. IILL NEED TO DO AN ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSE MEMO WITH THE UPDATES ON HOW MANY LOANS WE HAVE OUT AND THE
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS BECAUSE IT'S VOLUMINOUS SINCE WE'VE DONE THIS IN 1984, BUT I CAN GET BACK TO THE COUNCIL HOPEFULLY BEFORE THURSDAY, AND THE HIGHLIGHT IS MORE SMALL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY BUSINESSES OF COLOR, ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR ARE GETTING THE FUNDING THE NEED TO STAY, GROW, AND DO BUSINESS IN
THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION, CAN YOU TELL ME THAT 2.2 MILLION, HOW IS THAT INCREASED OVER THE LAST 5 TO 10 YEARS, ROUGHLY. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEER SHAFFER, IT'S BEEN $2.2 M $2.2 MILLION ANNUALLY SINCE I
WOULD SAY AT LEAST 15 YEARS, BUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT AMOUNT EACH YEAR. SO, IT'S SUFFICIENT FOR US TO MAINTAIN DEMAND. >> OKAY. WHY DO YOU THINK -- CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT ANY FURTHER
ABOUT WHY THAT HAS MET THE DEMAND FOR 15 YEARS? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE TO, THEY WANT TO BORROW MONEY BECAUSE THESE ARE LOANS. WE ARE -- THEY WILL GO THROUGH STANDARD UNDERWRITING AND
PARTICIPATE WITH THE CITY. WHEN INTEREST RATES ARE LOWER, BANKS DON'T USUALLY COME TO US. IT'S ONLY WHEN THE INTEREST RATES GO UP, THAT'S WHEN THEY SEE THIS. SINCE OUR LOAN IS 2%, IT BRINGS DOWN THE COST OF BORROWING. SO WHEN THE INTEREST RATES ARE
GOING UP LIKE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW, A LITTLE HIGHER, HISTORICALLY NOT HIGH BUT FROM THE RECENT TIMES PRETTY HIGH, WE WILL SEE MORE USE OF IT. IT'S RARE WE HIT THE $2.2 MILLION CAP. SO WE CAN DO MORELOANS,
BUT WE EVALUATE IT. WE DO IT EVERY YEAR WHEN WE MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAYOR FOR HIS BUDGET PROPOSAL. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCHDIRECTOR, WE WILL BE SEEING YOU. >> YEP, THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, I WILL
HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT ITEM CARRIES, NEXT WE WILL GO TO ITEM 49, I WILL
RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU CHAIR. ITEM 49 IS THE STATING OF VILLAGE SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMTS AND THERE ARE TWO BEING RECOMMENDED, ONE OF WHICH IMPACTS MY WARD NUMBER 1 OF
49.1. SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE STRAIGHT OUT I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING MR. BECK FOR THE APPOINTMENT AND I ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME. MR. BECK APPLIED FOR THIS ROLE BECAUSE OF HIS ROLE AS THE
MANAGER OF THE GRADUATE HOTEL. I AMONCERNED WITH HOW THEY CONDUCTED THEMSELVES ABOUT THEM ALLEGEDLY HOUSING I.C.E. AGENTS. THIS COME FROM THE ALUMNI THAT OFTEN STAY THERE WHEN THEY'RE IN TOWN TO STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN THE
AREA THAT FEEL UNSAFE KNOWING THAT FEDERAL AGENTS WHO HAVE NO RERD FOR THE LAW OR LIFE COULD BE LIVING RIGHT IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE GRADUATE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THESE CONCERNS BY PUBLICLY COMMITTING TO NOT HOUSE I.C.E.
AGENTS AND INSTEAD THEY RESPONDED BY CRIMINALIZING OTESTERS, LEADING TO DOZENS OF ARRESTS, INCLUDING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO WERE NOT VIOLENTLY PROTESTING. THE GRADUATE HOTEL FAILED TO RESPOND PROACTIVELY TO
COMMUNITY CONCERNS, FAILED TO USE DECALATION AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE OPTIONS AND MEASURES TO RESPOND TO CRITICISMS AND CONCERNS FROM THEIR NEIGHBORS. FOR THOSE REASONS, I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL IS THE
RIGHT CHOICE FOR THIS PARTICULAR APPOINTMENT BOARD OR ADVISORY BOARD AND ALSO DON'T BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE AN ADVISORY ROLE ON ANY MATTER REGARDING HOW TO FOSTER A SAFER COMMUNITY
AMONGST THOSE LIVING, WORKING, AND PLAYING IN STADIUM VILLAGE. WITH THAT, I WILL MOTION TO DENY THIS ITEM, WHICH WOULD BE THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL BERK AND THEN APPROVE ITEM 49.2 FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF AMY CAMPBELL.
WITH THAT, I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SO, WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY 49.1 AND THEN A MOTION TO APPROVE49.2. SHOULD WE TAKE
THAT UP TOGETHER? SO WOULD IT BE AN AYE ACROSS THE BOARD WITH AT? HOW WOULD MEMBERS VOTE? >> MADAM CHAIR, AN AYE VOTE IS TO DENY THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL BERK AND APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF AMY CAMPBELL. A
NAY VOTE WOULD BE TO DENY BOTH OF THEM. IF YOU WANTO TAKE THEM UP SEPARATELY FOR CLARITY, WE CAN DO THAT FOR SURE. >> I THINK WE CAN TAKE IT UP TOGETHER, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. I WILL HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL. THANK YOU.
>> MY OLOGIES, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE? >> SO WHEN WE CALL THE ROLL, ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT SEPARATELY OR TOGETHER? >> WOULD YOU LIKE IT SEPARATELY? >> YES, THANK YOU. I WAS WONDERING IF THE CITY ATTORNEY COULD GIVE US ADVICE. CAN WE
DENY SOMEONE APPOINTMENT BECAUSE OF WHO THEY ALL IN THEIR BUSINESS? I MEAN CLEARLY A HOTEL CANNOT REFUSE AERVICE TO A FEDERAL AGENT. >> WE WILL GO TO ATTORNEY O'REILLY.
>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU CHAIR CHOWDHURY AND COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. I THINK THE BODY HAS THE ABILITY TO DENY APPOINTMENTS FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. GENERALLY SPEAKING, I WOULD URGE CAUTION AGAINST DENYING SOMEONE
FOR VIEWS THEY MAY HAVE EXPRESSED OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE AND AGAIN THERE IS BROAD DISCRETION TO APPOINTING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE BODY TO CONSIDER THE APPLITION OF THE INDIVIDUAL FOR THIS PARTICULAR
BOARD AND IF THEYEET THOSE QUALIFICATIONS. >> THANKYOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN OR COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.
>> IS MICHAEL BERK HERE? NO? OKAY. I AM CONCERNED WITH WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY STATED. WHEN WE APPOINT ADVISORY INDIVIDUALS, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT THEY ADVISE US IS TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE AND IF HE IS SOMEONE WHO IS REPRESENTING ON THIS BOARD COULD NOT, I GUESS KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE THEN I
WOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER SOMEONE ELSE TO ADVISE US ON HOW TO APPROACH THE COMMUNITY AND BE SAFE. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION. >> YES, WE WILL TAKE THEM UP SEPARATELY AND I WILL NOTE TO EVERYONE THIS IS NOT OUR FINAL
VOTE. THIS IS US MAKING A RECOMMENDAON TO THE FULL COUNCIL, SO WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE THIS ITEM UP THERE AS WELL. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO REFERENCE THE PRESIDENT LAST TERM VOTED DOWN AN APPOINTMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKED ON
BEHALF OF GRAY STAR, CONSIDERING THAT GRAY STAR HAS ALSO BEEN ONE OF THE MOST PROBLEMATIC LANDLORDS IN MY WARD, ALSO ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS WE WERE T
AND FOUND THEY WERE USING PRICE FIXING TO HIK RENTS THAT PRICED OUT MY STUDENTS OR MADE THEIR EVERY DAY LIVING HARDER BECAUSE THEY HAD TO STRUGGLE TO PAY RENT BECAUSE OF GRAY STAR'S USAGE OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES. THIS BODY
DID VOTE DOWN THAT INDIVIDUAL. THERE IS THE SAME LOGIC THAT APPLIES HERE. THIS IS NOT TARGETED TO THE INDIVIDUAL, IT'S TIED TO THE GRADUATE AS A SINESS, PARTICULARLY THEIR REALLY QUESTIONABLE RESPONSE, AND PROBLEMATIC RESPONSE THAT AS I NOTED HAS LED TO AGGRESSIVE
CRIMINALIZATION OF PROTESTERS AND HAVE LED TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS NOW HAVING A PETTY MISDEMEANO ON THEIR RECORD FOR EXERCISING THEIR 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF OTHER WAYS THEY COULD HAVE ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT RAISED CONCERNS ON WHAT WAS
HAPPENING IN THEIR HOTEL. THEY OPTED NOT TO DO THAT. THIS IS WITHIN OUR RIGHT AND OUR AUTHORITY TO BE ABLE TO SAY OKAY,O BETTER. I NEEDED TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION. WE HAVE EXERCISED A SIMILAR RESPONSE BEFORE REGARDING TO SPECIAL
SERVICE OR A SPECIAL SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD LIKE THIS, AND THE LOGIC BASICALLY TRANSFERS OVER INTO HOW WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTING ON THE BOARD HAVE THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR COMMUNITIES IN MIND AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY
THEY ALSO AIM TO REPRESENT. >> THANK YOU, WE WILL BE TAKING UP THOSE MOTIONS SEPARATELY, THE FIRST ONE IS A MOTION TO DENY 49.1. WITH THAT, I WILL HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> NA >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. >> ABSTAIN. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> NAY. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 8 AYES, 4 NAYS, AND 1 ABSTENTION. >> THAT MOTION CRIES AND THE
FORWARDED. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP 49.2. I WILL HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINLLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> CNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. >> AY >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. >> ABSTAIN. >> COUNCIL MEMR PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHA CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 12 AYES AND 1 ABSTENTION. OKAY, THAT MOTION CARRIES.
GREAT. NOW WE WILLAKE UP 3 KWAUS SIGH JUDICIAL HEARINGS REFLECTED AS 1, 2, AND 3 ON OUR POSTED AGENDA. AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THIS COMMITTEE ON ANY OF THESE KWAUS SIGH JUDICIAL HEANGS SHOULD REGISTER WITH THE CLERKS AT THE
REGISTRATION TABLE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CHAMBER.E WILL TAKE TESTIMONY IN THE ORDER THAT FOLKS REGISTERED. IF YOU HAVE ANY MATERIALS TO SUBMIT FOR THE RECORD ON ANY OF THESE MATTERS, PLEASE GIVE THOSE MISATERIALS T
THE CLERK AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE. FOR THOSE WHO PTICIPATE IN THE HEARING OR COMMENT PERIOD, LET ME OFFER THIS NOTICE. THIS PLIC MEETING IS BEING RECORDED AND BROADCAST. THE BROADCAST OF THISEETING IS
LIVESTREAMED AND THE RECORDING MINNESOTA GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES ACT. BY ATTENDING THIS MEETING AND PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROCEEDINGS, YOUR AGE, ANY TESTIMONY OR INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL ALSO BE SUBJECTO DECISION CLOSURE UNDER THAT LAW.
THAT INCLUDES, NOT LIMITED TO YOUR ATTENDANCE, NAME, PERSONAL DETAILS YOU PROVE, AS WELL AS ANY TESTIMONY OR COMMENTS YOU PROVIDE, WHICH INCLUDES ANY WRITTEN SUBSSIONS YOU MAKE WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE RECORD OF THIS MEETING. WITHTHAT, OUR FIRST KWAUS JUDICIAL HEARING
RELATES TO AN INTERIM USE PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY TOCALI. WELCOME. >> GOOD MORNING CHAIR CHOWDHURY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M ANDREW, A PNNER WITH THE LAND USE TEAM
IN CPED PLANNING TO PRESENT AN APPLICATION TO ALLOW A PARKING FACILITY AT 1901 EAST LAKE STREET FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS.
SORRY, I DID NOT EXPECT THAT TO SCROLL SIDE TO SIDE RATHER THAN TO THE NEXT SLIDE SO WE'LL DO I IS A VACANT LOT LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE
INTERSECTION OF 1901 EAST LAKE. THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN VACANT FOR 22 YRS AFTER THE DEMOLITION OF A GAS STATION AT THE SITE IN 2004. THE APPLICANT
IS PROPOSING TO ESTABLISH A 19 SPACE PARKING LOT ON THE PROPERTY. IT WOULD SERVE THE MARKET LOCATED ACROS 19th AVENUE FROM THE PROPERTY. THE APPLICANTS ARE SEEKING TO ESTABLISH THE PARKING LOT VIA AN INTERIM USE PERMIT AND REQUESTED
THE MAXIMUM PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. THE APPLICANTS STATED THAT IN THE LONG-TERM, THEY PLAN TO PROPOSE A COMMERCIAL OR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY, ESTABLISHING THE PARKING LOT THROUGH A INTE RIM USE PERMIT, SUPPORTING THE CLEAN UP OF THE PROPERTY AND THE OPERATION OF THIS EXISTING SMALL
BUSINESS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WITHOUT CEMENTING THE PROPERTY'S LONG-TM USE AS SURFACE PARKING. I'M HAPPY TO GO IO DETAIL ON ANY OF THE REQUIRED FINDINGS, IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS BUT AT A HIGH-LEVEL -- SORRY ABOUT THAT. AT A HIGH-LEVEL, STAFF FOUND THAT THE APPLICATION DOES MEET ALL THE REQUIRED FINDINGS AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL SUBJECTO
A FEW BASIC CONDITIONS RELATED TO LANDSCAPING AND REIRATING THE EXPIRATION OF THE PERMIT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I THINK WE WILL TAKE UP QUESTIONS AFTER WE HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT AND THOSE THAT ARE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, I DID WANT TO ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO JUST GIVE A BRIEF TO THE MEMBERS ON HOW WE SHOULD ADDRESSUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS AND MAKE
DECISIONS. >> THANK YOU CHAIR. MY NAME IS AIM AIM AN ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND I STAFF THE BIZ COMMITTEE. SO YOU ARE HEARING THREE QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS.
THEY OCCUR WHEN YOU ARE APPLYING EXISTING LAWS AND RULES TO A PARTICULAR LANDSE REQUEST. IN THOSE CASES, YOU HAVE A BIT LESS DISCRETION THAN YOU USUALLY DO IN YOUR DECISION MAKING AND A COURT IS IN REVIEWING WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WILL EXAMINE WHETHER
YOU APPLIED THE RULES ALREADY IN PLACE TO THE FACTS BEFORE YOU. SO, IN ORDER FOR YOUR DECISION ON QUASI JUDICIAL MATTERS TO STAND, WHAT WE LOOK FOR IS THAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLEO AFFIRMATIVELY ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. WAS THERE A
COMPLETE RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, WAS FAIR NOTICE OF THE HEARING AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD PROVIDED TO THE APPLICT OR THE APPELLANT IF THERE IS AN APPELLANT IN THE CASE, DID YOU AVOID EX PARTE CONTACTS WITH THE APPLICANT, APPELLANTND OTHERS ON THE
MATTER, AND DID YOU AVOID PREJUDGMENT BIAS. SO AS THE CHAIR NOTED, FOR THESE REASONS THE PROCEDURE OF A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING IS VERY SPECIFIC. WE HEAR FROM STAFF ON THE BACKGROUND OF THE ISS AND THEN WE GO DIRECTLY INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT AND THE APPELLANT, IF
THERE IS ONE, AND ONLY AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN CLOSED AND THE RECORD IS SET, DO YOU DEBATE THE FACTS OF THE ISSUE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH ATTORNEY SHET. NOW I WILL OPEN THE
HEARING ON THIS APPLICATION. WE WILL ALLOCATE 5 MINUTES FOR THEIR COMMENTS AND ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE, AND THEN I WILL WELCOME UP THE APPLICANT. WELCOME, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
>> YES, HI EVERYONE, MY NAME IS DELGADO, THE APPLICANT FOR THIS PARKING LOT. >> WONDERFUL. YOU HAVE 5 MINUTE >> PERFECT. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BRING THIS PROJECT TO LAKE STREET. WE STARTED THIS
PROCESS WAY BEFORE ALL THE CHAOS LIVING IN THE CITY HAPPENED. WE HAVE BEEN WANTING TO IMPROVE THAT AREA, WE HAVE BEEN WANTING TO IMPROVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. WHEN MY BUSINESS PARTNER AND I BOUGHT THE MARKET, WE REALLY THOUGHT
THAT HAVING THAT VACANT LOT THERE JUST DIDN'T DO MUCH FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN DO ALL KINDS OF USE OF ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES. IT JUST OBVIOUSLY LOOKS LIKE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS ABANDONED AND SO WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME UP TO BUY IT, WE REALLY WANTED TO JUM
ON IT. THEN WE REALIZED THAT WITH THE CURRENT HIGH-DENSITY PLAN FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, ESPECIALLY THE LAKE STREET CORRIDOR, THIS WAS WAY ABOVE OUR PAY GRADE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND THE FUNDS IN SUCH A SHORTERIOD OF TIME AND
THANKFULLY WHEN WE REACHED OUT TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, THE EXPLAINED TO US OUR DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND WE THOUGHT THIS ONE WOULD BE A GREAT OPTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. IT WOULD GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE THAT LOT AND GIVE IT SOME SORT OF USE, TRANSITION IT INTO
SOMETHING THAT IS PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT ACTUALLY SERVES THE COMMUNIT AND IT WOULD GIVE US THE TIME TO ACTUALLY FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO BRING A BIGGER, BETTER PROJECT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO. AGAIN, WE'RE VERY EXCITED. WE REALLY THI
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOTHING BUT GOOD NEWS TO AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN SO HEAVILY AFFECTED, ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS WHERE WE DID HAVE MOMENTS WHERE WE THOUGHT MAYBE WE SHOULD BACK OUT OF THIS BECAUSE IT'S OUR GROCERY STORE
GOING TO SURVI EVERYTHING GOING ON RIGHT NOW? WE HAVE BEEN CLOSED FOR SO LONG, WE LOST SO MUCH REVENUE BUT WE KEPT GOING BACK AND FORTH ON IT AND ULTIMATELY DECIDED THAT OUR COMMITMENT TO LAKE STREET IS FOR THE LONG-TERM, IT HAS BEEN MY HOME FORVER 30 YEARS. I WENT TO SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL A COUPLE
YEARS. SO, WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT AND AGAIN WE'RE JUST VERY EXCITED AND I AM JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS THAT AONE ELSE MAY HAVE. WE REALLY BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. I REALLY APPRECIATE >> AM I ALLOWED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE? >> WE ARE GOING TO TAKE UP TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYONE HERE TO GIVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY FST AND THEN WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AND IF THERE ISOMETHING PERTAINING TO YOU,
WE WILL HAVE YOU UP AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS? WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP, SO I WILL JUST ASK ONE MORE TIME BEFORE WE CLOSE
THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. WITH NO ONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL GO TOOUNCIL MEMBERS FOR DISCUSSION, I RECOGNIZE
COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND DOING CREATIVE TO A LAND THA HAS BEEN SITTING THERE FOR A WHILE. I HAVE A QUESTION, WE ARE SEEING ESPECIALLY ON THE LAKE STREET
AREA WHERE PAID PARKING, LIKE WHERE FOLKS ARE WITHOUT A GATE, PEOPLE ARE COMING IN, MAYBE GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT THEY THEY GET OUT, THE PLATE PICKS UP
AND SENDS THEM A LARGE BILL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T PAY. WILL THIS BE A PAID PARKING SERVICE OR IS IT OFFERED TO YOUR CUSTOMERS OR BUSINESSES? HOW WILL THIS WORK? >> I'LL WELCOME BACK UP THE APPLICANT.
>> YES, FOR OUR CURRENT VISION WE WANT IT VARIABLE FOR- AVAILABLE TO OUR CUSTOMERS, WHERE WE WANT THEM TO HAVE A FREE PARKING SPACE. WE WILL HAVE
TO WORK OUT HOW IT WILL WORK OUT IN THE FUTURE. THERE WILL BE A LEARNING CURVE WHERE THERE ARE THINGS WE DIDN'T THINK AND ADDRESS IN ADVANCE AND IT WILL COME UPS PEOPLE'S NEEDS SHIFT AND AS PEOPLE WANT TO MISUSE OUR PARKING LOT. FOR THE TIME BEING, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS HAVE
PARKING SPACE AVAILABLE TO OUR CUSTOMERS, THAT IS FREE OF CHARGE. >> OKAY, WONDERFUL. IF THAT IS THE CASE, DEFINELY SUPPORT IT. IF THERE IS EVER A TIME WHERE A PARKING WILL MAKE REVENUE OR PAID PARKING, I THINK THERE ARE CONDITIONS WE HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT, WHICH IS HAVING A GATE THAT OPENS AND PEOPLE ARE EASILY ABLE TO PAY INSTEAD OF SCAN HERE. NOT EVERY ELDERLY PERSON KNOWS HOW TO SCAN A PAID ONLINE. WE'RE SEEING ME PARKINGS THAT ARE SENDING LARGE BILLS IN THE
MAIL BY PLATE READERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> WE ARE TRYING TO BE COST-EFFECTIVE, SO I IMAGINE INSTALLING SOMETHING OF THAT SORT, A MECHANISM OF THAT SORT WOULD RISE UP OUR EXPENSES AND SINCE IT WILL ONL LAST FIVE
YEARS, WE DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT I WILL GO TO VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I FEEL LIKE AS FAR AS QUASI JUDICIAL GOES, OUR STAFFER RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM, I HEARD
FROM THE APPLICANT THAT THIS IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AND THAT YOU ARE HOPING TO ACTIVATE THIS SPACE FOR THE LONG HAUL AND HAVE THA FIVE YEARS PERIOD OF TIME TO ENVISION THAT AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR WHATEVER THAT FUTURE FOR
THIS PARCEL LOOKS LIKE. I PLAN TO APPROVE, I PLAN TO SUPPORT THE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM, THIS APPLICATION AND I WANT TO THANK THE APPLICANT FOR COMING IN AND MAKING YOURSELF AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE WILL GO TO CNCIL
MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU CHAIR CHOWDHURY, I WANTED TO MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. >> ALL RIGHT, SECOND. >> IF I MAY, MAY I SUGGEST THAT YOU AMEND THAT TO ALSO ADOPT THE FINDINGS OF FACT IN THE STAFF REPORT THAT IS IN THE RECORD. >> THANK YOU. YES, COUNCIL
MEMBER CHAVEZ, WILL YOU ADD THAT TO YOUR MOTION? >> YES. >> EXCELLENT. SO I AM NOT SEEING ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING RIGHT NOW AND FOR DOING BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WE KNOW THAT IT IS A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TIME. SO
WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO HR FROM YOU TODAY. >> THANK YOU. >> YEAH. >> WITH THAT, I ASK THE CLERK TO LL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW.
>> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. >> AY >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE.
>> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> WITH THAT, THE MOTION CARRIES AND PASSES. THE NEXT KWAQUASI JUDICIAL HEARING IS ON AN APPEAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS SUBMITTED BY
NICHO NICHOLAS BATES. NOW I WELCOME UP KAY FOR A BRIEF ON THIS MATTER. >> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS EN
KAY, A SENIOR PLANNER IN THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION SUBSECTION IN CPED. I AM HERE TO PRESENT AN APPEAL OF THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION FOR THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 201-FRANKLIN AVENUE EAST IN THE WASHBURN HISRIC DISTRICT. I WILL SUMMARIZE THE APPLICATION AND THEN THE DECISI REQUEST. HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY'S LOCATION AT FRANKLIN AVENUE EAST IN
WAWARD 10. BECAUSE IT'S LOCATE IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT. THI PROJECT CAME TO STAFF VIA A 311 INQUIRY TO REPORT UNPERMITTED WORK, WHICH WAS VERIFIED BY A CITY
INSPECTOR. T SIDING WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED AND DID NOT RECEIVE PRESERVATION APPROVAL OR A PERMIT. BASED ON THE NATURE OF THE PROJECT, THEY NEEDED TO PREPARE A CERTIFICATE GOING BEFORE THE HPC AND A
PUBLIC HEARING. THEYEEDED TO REPLACE THE ROOF, WHICH RECEIVED PRIOR PERMIT APPROL AND INSTALLING NEW GUTTERS, WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN INSTALLED. THE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1885, DURING THE DISTRICT'S PERIOD OF SIGNIF
SIGNIFICANCE. STAFF BELIEVED THAT THE ORIGINAL SIDINGOULD HAVE BEEN WOOD, BASED ON WHAT WAS TYPICAL FOR THIS AREA. IN 1964, THE HOUSE WAS RESIDED. THIS IS WHEN ALUMINUM SIDING WAS INSTALLED AS SHOWN IN THESE PHOTOS. THE PROPERTY OWNER IN
THEIR APPLICATION SAID THE SIDING HADXPERIENCED DETERIORATION OVERTIME, DUE TO CLIMATE EXPOSURE AND DENTI FROM THE HAILSTORM. THE APPLICANT SELECTED FINAL SIDING TO REDUCE RISKS OF DENTS AND TO
CLOSELY RESEMBLE THE WOOD SIDING IN THEIR OPINION. HERE ARE TWO PHOTOS OF THE HOUSE WITH THE VINYL SIDING INSTALLED AND A SCREENSHOT FROM THE PROPERTY SHEET. THE WORK WAS NEARLY COMPLETE AT THE TIME THEY WERE NOTIFIED A PERMIT WAS NEEDED.
STAFF REVIEW FOR THIS TYPE OF APPLICATION INVOLS DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE PROJECT MEETS THE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR STANDARDS WHICH ARE THE FEDERAL PRESERVATION STANDARDS. FOR THIS HISTORIC DISTRICT, VINYL SIDING
IS NOT CONSIDERED AN APPROPRIATE SUBSTITUTE MATERIAL FOR A HOUSE THAT HAD WOOD SIDING. IT HAS A DIFFERENT APPEARANCE THAN WOOD. THE DESIGN GUIDELINES SUGGEST WALL CLADDING, WHICH WOULD BE
WOOD OR IN-KIND REPLACEMENT, WHICH IS ALUMINUM. THEY HAD TWO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE VINYL TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT MATERIAL. AT THE HPC MEETING ON DECEMBER 2, 2025 THE PROPERTY OWNER SAID THEY WERE
NOT AWARE OF THE PROPERTY'S HISTORIC STATUSHEN THEY BOUGHT THE PROPERTY IN 2022. OUR TEAM WORKED TO ADD THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION TO ALL TRUTH IN SALE OF HOUSING OR TISH REPORTS, WHICH COULD EXPLAIN WHY THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE HISTORIC
STATUS. THE PROPERTY OWNER SHARED THAT THE CONTRACTOR DID NOT TELL THEM THAT A PERMIT WAS NEED TO REPLACE THE SIDING. THEY ASKED THEM TO STRIKE THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO KEEP
THE SIDING AS IT WAS INSTALLED. ONE MEMBER EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL WASTE FROM REMOVING NEW SIDING THAT HAD JUST BEEN INSTALLED, ANOTHER ACKNOWLEDGE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, OTHERS EVERED POSSIBL
NEGLIGENCE BY THE CONTRACTOR BY CONDUCTING UNPERMITTED WORK. IT'S SUBJECT TO THREE CONDITIO AS SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE. THE PROPERTY OWNER SUBMITTED AN APPE TO STRIKE TWO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FROM THE DECISION, THE FIRST BEING THE REPLACEMENT
SIDING WILL BE FIBER CEMENT, COMPOSITE WOOD, OR OTHER MATERIAL. VINYL SIDING IS NOT PERMITTED. THE APPLICANT SHOULD WORK WITH STAFF TO DETERMINE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE REPLACEMENT SIDING. IT SHOULD BE COMPARABLE
TO SIMILAR PROPERTIES IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. THEY'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS OF MATERIALS, LACK OF OBJECTIONS FROM NEIGHBORS AND TENANTS, ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, REDUCTION OF WASTE AND OVERALL
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY. STAFF HAVE NOT RECEIVE IN I PUBLIC COMMENTS PERTAINING TO THIS OJECT. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND THE PROPER OWNER, WHO IS ALSO THE APPELLANT IS HERE AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. KAY.
WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION AFTER, IF THE APPLICANT IS HERE. YOU WILL BE GIVEN FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND THEN AFTER THAT,F THERE IS ANYONE ELSE REGISTERED, YOU WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES TO SPEAK AND I
WILL WELME UP THE APPLICANT. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS NICHOLAS BATES. WE PROVIDE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE IN
TRANSITION, FACING BARRIERS LIKE POOR CREDIT, CRIMINAL BACKGROUND, THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS TO ALLOW THEM TO OBTAIN HOUSING. WE START IN 2019, SERVING JUST 3 PEOPLE. NOW TODAY WE SERVE 247. THIS
BUILDING THAT WE'REISCUSSING TODAY IS DESIGNED TO BE A LONG-TERM PAR OF OUR PORTFOLIO. IT'S NOT LIKE A FLIP TYPE SITUATION, TYPICALLY WE OBTAIN HOUSES OR BUILDINGS THAT ARE
DISTRESSED, FIX THEM UP, AND PLACE CANDIDATES THAT ARE IN NEED OF HOUSING. ERIN COVERED EVERYTHING I WAS GOING TO SAY. SORRY, I'M A LITTLE BIT SICK AND LITTLE BIT NERVOUS. I'M PLEADING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL TO OVERTN THE HPC'S CONDITIONS
IN 1 AND 2 BECAUSE TAKING OFF THE SIDING THAT WAS RECENTLY INSTALLED WOULD BE A DETRIMENTAL COST TO MY ORGANIZATION AND POTENTIALLY LEAD TO THE CLOSURE OF THAT BUILDING AND MAYBE EVEN THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE PPLE
WITHIN. YEP, WE'RE BRANDED IN MINNEAPOLIS, WE STAY THERE, WE TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I REALLY HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER THIS APPEAL. ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> OKAY. >> WE'LL LET YOU KNOW IF THERE
ARE ANY FURTHER QUESTIS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY ON THIS? OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN I WILL ASK IF THERE IS ANY
DISCUSSION FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. COUNCIL VICE PSIDENT OSMAN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. STAFF, CAN YOU SAY MORE ABOUT -- BECAUSE WE CONTINUE TO HEAR WE'RE NOT AWARE
OF THIS IS A DESIGNATED HISTORIC SITE. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHEN DID THEY FIND THAT OUT, THIS BUILDING REQUIRES SPECIAL LOOKS BEFORE YOU GET A PERMIT. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION. I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE WANTING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONFUSION RELATED TO THE HISTORIC STATUS OF THE PROPERTY. SO THE APPLICANT SHARED WITH US THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE OF IT WHEN HE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN 2022. I CAN'CONFIRM OR DENY THAT IN THAT MOMENT, BUT THE
PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT MAY HAVE INFLUENCED THAT IS THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET THAT INTO TISH REPORTS UNTIL 2023. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MAY BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE OF THE STATUS, SO THIS HAS BEEN A WAY TO ADDRESS THAT. HOWER, YOU ONLY KNOW IT
WHEN YOU BOUGHT THE PROPERTY AFTER IT GOT ADDED INTO THE REPORT. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM OUR APPLICANT AND THE APPELLANT IS THAT HE BECAME AWARE OF THE HISTORIC STATUS IN THE FALL WHEN HE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT
UNPERMITTED WORK BEING DONE, OR CONTACTED THAT THE WORK BEING DONE AT HIS PROPERTY WAS UNPERMITTED. SO, WE SPOKE AND HE IMMEDIATELY WANTED TO KNOW THE STEPS TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND THAT HAS TAKEN US TO TODAY.
>> SO, ONE MORE TIME. THE CONDITIONS THAT YOU FORWARD THAT REQUIRES THE OWNER TO END THE WORK HE DID? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, IF YOU WERE TO
UPHOLD THE HPC'S DECISION AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, IT WOUL REDO THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE THROUGH VICE CHAIR CHHTAI. I'M HAVING SPEAKER MANAGEMENT ISSUES MYSELF UP HERE. I HAD AUESTION FOR STAFF. SO, IF WE WANTED TO -- IF
THE BODY WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD ON A MOTION TO STRIKE THE FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONS, WHAT KIND OF FINDINGS WOULD WE NEED TO PREPARE? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, BECAUSE THE HPC HAS ADOPTED FINDINGS AND
HAVE VOTED ON APPROVAL, IF THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO STRIKE THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, THAT WILL NOT REQUIREEW FINDINGS AND FACT FOR THIS PLICATION. >> OKAY. THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL TO KNOW. I WILL JUST SPEAK MY
POSITION ON THE MATTER. OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE RULES AROUND HISTORIC PRESERVATION THAT COME UP AND ONCE IT IS APPEALED TO THIS BODY, IT IS UP TO US TO MAKE DECISIONS ON WHAT IS BEST SUITED FOR THE APPLICANT, BUT ALSO THE CITY AS
A WHOLE. I SHARE IN THE PERSPECTE THAT IT WOULD BE VERY ARDUOUS FOR THIS APPLICANT TO HAVE TO REMOVE EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF SIDING THEY ALREADY PUT FORWARD AND THEN REPLACE IT. PERSONALLY, I THINK THE NEW VINYL SIDING LOOKS PRETTY GOOD AND IS A BIG IMPROVEMENT. SO, I
AM LOOKING FWARD TO HAVING FURTHER CONVERSATIONS ON WHAT WE WANT TO DO AT FULL COUNCIL, BUT TH IS MY CURRENT POSITION AND I'LL GO TO VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. JUST
CONTINUING OFF OF WHAT YOU STATED AND WHAT OUR STAFF FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION WORK HAVE ALSO ADDED AS FURTHER CONTEXT HERE, I THINK I WOULD
LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION NOW TO IN CONSIDERATION OF THE APPEAL SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT, STRIKE CONDITIONS NUMBER 1 AND 2
FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND IN ESSENCE APPROVE THE APPEAL. I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND ON THAT. >> SECOND. >> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. NO? I THOUGHT YOU WERE TRYING TO GET INTO QUEUE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> I HAD A CLARIFICATION. THERE ARE THREE CONDITIONS, WAS IT ONE AND TWO THAT T APPLICANT WANTED TO CHANGE OR ONE AND
THREE? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, THAT IS CORRECT. THERE WERE THREE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. THE THIRD ONE IS RELATED TO GUTTERS, THE APPLICANT HAS NO ISSUES WITH THE GUTTERS. THEY'RE ASKING YOU TO STRIKE ONE AND TWO.
>> OKAY. >> GREAT, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WITH THAT, WE HAVE THE MOTIONROM VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI TO MOVE THIS BOARD STRIKING CONDITIONS 1 AND 2. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE
ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUIL MEMBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WHING.
>> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> WITH THAT, THAT MOTION
PASSES. THE THIRD AND FINAL QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING TODAY IS SUBMITTED BY TRICK. NOW A
BRIEF ON THIS ITEM, WELCOME. >> GOOD MORNING CHAIR CHOWDHURY,
COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M FATIMA WITH CPED. THIS IS A BOARD ADJUSTMENT R DENIAL TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF A PRIVACY FENCE FROM 4 FEET TO 6 FEET. IT'S A CORNER
LOT IN THE URBAN NGHBORHOOD DISTRICT DEVELOPED WITH A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME. ZONING CODE ENFORCEMENTSSUED AN ORDER TO CORRECT IN OCTOBER OF 2024 RELATED TO THE FENCE HEIGHT. THE APPLICANT WAS ADVISED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE OR APPLY FOR
A VARIANCE. THERE HAS BEEN NO ORDINANCE CHANGES SINCE THAT TIME. THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES A 6-FOOT SOLID FENCE THAT RUNS ALONG 39th STREET AND THE FRONT OF T HOUSE ON YORK AVENUE. WHILE PORTIONS COMPLY WITH THE
ORDINANCE BY ENCLOSING AN ENTRANCE, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET EXCEED THE 4-FOOT ALLOWED FOR FENCING IN A CNER SIDE YARD. STAFF FINDS THAT UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES DO NOT EXIST THAT PREVENT COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE, SUCH AS GRADING OR
SAFETY CONSTRAINTS AND THA THE PROPOSAL IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE SPIRIT AND INTENT, WHICH SEEKS TO BALANCE PRIVACY WITH VISIBILITY LIGHT IN PUBLIC FACING YARDS. ALTHOUGH THE REQUEST WOULD NOT ALTERNATE CHARACTER AND BE DETRIMENTAL TO
PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY OR WELFARE, NOT ALL FINDINGS ARE MET. FOR THESE REASONS, STAFF RECOMMENDED DENIAL. I WILL STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL NOW OPEN UP THE HEARING, IF THE
APPLICANT IS HERE TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN AND YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MITES TO SPK. THANK YOU. WELCOME. >> IS THERE A WAY TO SHOW SOMET
>> WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO DO SIR? WE CAN POTENTIALLY ASSIST YOU. >> SORRY, I'M GOOD. I JUST HAVE TO PLUG THIS IN AND IT WILLOME
UP, I THINK. MADAM CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBS, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR OUR
APPEAL THIS MORNING ABOUT THE FENCE HEIGHT VARIANCE REQUEST WE HAVE BEFORE THE CITY. SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE'RE REQUESNG IS -- >> COULD YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD. >> MY NAME IS PATRICK HAGGER TON
AND I'M THE OWNER OF THE OPERTY. WITH ME HERE IS M FIANCÉE AND CO-OWNER OF T PROPERTY. WE ARE JUST COMING TO REQUEST YOUR HELP ON THIS. SO,
AS I SAID WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. WE A HERE ASKING FOR A VARIANCE TO ADD A 6-FOOT FENCE ABOUT 20 FEET ALONG WEST 39TH STREET AND 40 FEET BACK TO THE
HOUSE. AS FATIMA MENTIONED, IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS, IT REQUIRES THAT WE MEET THESE CONDITIONS. I THINK WE'RE BOTH IN AGREEMENT THAT 2 AND 3 ARE MET, WHEREAS THE ZONIN ADMINISTRATION POSITION IS THAT
WE DO NOT MEET CONDITION 1, I'VE ASKED MULTIPLE TIMESOR VERY SPECIFIC INFORMATION WHY WE DON'T MEET IT AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED THAT. OUR POSITION IS THAT WE DO MEET THOSE
CONDITIONS. THIS IS AN OVERHEAD VIEW OF OUR PROPERTY. IT WAS BUILT IN952 ON A DOUBLE LOT. THE HOUSE WAS SHIFTED TOWARDS THE SOUTH AND WEST OF THE LOT, LEAVING A RATHER SMALL BACK GARDEN AREA AND A RATHER LARGE
SIDE YAR AREA, WITH THE INTENT THAT THE SIDE YARD BE THE OUTDOOR SPACE FOR THIS PROPERTY. TO GIVE YOU A FURTHER CONTEXT OF THAT, THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAD A SWIMMING POOL AND A TRAMPOLINE, ET CETERA ON THE SIDE LOT. THAT
WAS THEIR OUTDOOR SPACE. THEY HAD IT SURROUNDED BY A POOL FENCE AND 7-FOOT HIGH HEDGE THAT CREATED THE PRIVATE SPACE ON THE SIDE YARD. YOU MIGHT NOTE THAT THE HEDGE WENT TO THE CORNER OF
THE LOT, CREATING A SOMEWHAT VISIBILITY ISSUE FOR PEDESTRIAN VEHICLE TRAFFIC. WHAT WE ARE ASKING IS THAT AS FATIMA SAID,
WE'RE ABLE TO BUILD A 6-FOOT FENCE, AND ASKING TO HAVE AN VARIANCE TO BUILD AN ADDITIONAL TYING BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. SOME ADDITIONAL DATA
POINTS HERE TO SUPPORT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A UNIQUE SITUATION IN OUR YARD. THERE ARE 44 HOMES ON 39th. I MEASURED ALL THE SID
OU OURS, OURS IS A DIFFERENT ANIMAL, INTENDED TO BE OUR OUTDOOR SPACE. WE KNOW AND YOU PROBABLY KNOW 39th IS VERY BUSY, SO THERE I A LOT OF VEHICLE
TRAFFIC AND A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC, WHICH CREATES NOISE AND A LOT OF ONLOOKERS THAT TEND TO LOOK INTO OUR PROPERTY AND WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE SOME PRIVACY THERE. AS YOU ALSO KNOW, THE NON-CORNER LOT PEOPLE ARE ABLE
TO PUT A 6-FOOT FENCE IN THEIR BACKYARD, WHICH IS THEIR OUTDOOR SPACE AND WE' SIMPLY ASKING FOR THE SAME CONSIDERATION TO BE ABLE TO PUT A 6-FOOT FENCE ON OUR SIDE YARD TO CREATE THAT SAME PROOIVACY. I THINK YOU MAYE
AWARE THERE IS A PROPOSAL SOMEWHERE IN THE MIX HERE THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN HEARD BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THAT IN RECOGNITION THAT SIDE YARD PEOPLE ARE SOMEWHAT DISADVANTAGED BY THE ORDINANCE. THERE IS A PROPOL TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE, GIVING US MORE
LEEWAY T BUILD FENCES IN OUR SIDE YARD. LAST COMMENTS I WILL MAKE IS THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS PROPERTIES IN LYNDON HILLS THAT HAVE 6-FOOT FENCES IN THEIR SIDE
YARDS. THERE IS AT 39th AND ZENITH, THERE IS A 6-FOOT FENCE THAT EXTENDS 18 FEET INTO THE FRONT YARD AND IT'S SOLID. A SHERIDAN, THERE IS A SOLID 6-FOOT FENCE THAT EXTENDS TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. AT THE OTHER
END OF OUR BLOCK ON YORK, THERES IN THEIR SIDE YARDS, ONE SEMI TRANSPARENT AND ONE MOSTLY SOLID. JUST A LITTLE FURTHER AWAY ON SHERIDAN, MORE HOUSES AND I WILL CONCLUDE --
>> YES, PLEASE WRAP UP YOU COMMENTS. >> WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR THE SAME CONSIDERATION AND SO WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE APPROVE OUR REQUEST. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING BEFORE US TODAY. I WILL SEE IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC
HEARING. YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES. OKAY. I AM NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN GO TO DISCUSS. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION ON THIS. I HAD BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF LAST
YEAR ON THIS VERY ISSU THE CORNER LOTS AND THE DISADVANTAGE OF CORNER LOTS. SO, I AM KIND OF SIDING WITH YOU S ON HAVING THE CORNER LOT AND THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE SAME FENCE THAT THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU GETS TO HAVE.
THAT MIGHT BE BECAUSE I LIVE ON THE END OF A BLOCK TOO SO I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS WHEN FOLKS WALK IN YOUR YARD BECAUSE YOU'RE IN THE CORNER OR THERE IS NO PRIVACY. IT IS A BIG ISSUE IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. THAT'S WHY I STARTED WORKING ON IT. A LOT OF
THE PROPERTIES ON VERY BUSY STRY DO THEY WANT PRIVACY, THEY WANT THE -- THERE ARE TRAFFIC CONCERNS ABOUT CARS SLIPPING OFF THE ROAD AND GOING INTO PEOPLE'S
PRIVATE SPACE. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. IT WAS PRIMARI PEOPLE THAT HAD CORNER LOTS AND WANTED THE HIGHER FENCING. SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT, MAYBE
COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN SENT ME A TALK THAT WE MAY BRING THAT UP SOON TO TALK ABOUT ORDINANCE CHANGES AROUND CORNER LOTS NOT HAVING THE DISAANTAGE. I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND I AM SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO
HERE BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT IT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT ON A CORNER LOT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A BACKYARD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, NEXT I WILL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. >>HANK YOU CHAIR CHOWDHURY. THIS MIGHT JUST BE A QUESTION FOR STAFF IT SOUNDS LIKE COUIL
MEMBER VETAW MIGHT HAVE ANSWERED MY QUESTION AS WELL. DO WE HAVE Y SEMBLANCE OF WHERE THIS ORDINANCE CHANGE IS IN THE PROCESS OR ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO BRINK THIS -- BRING THIS BACK UP FOR CORNER LOTS TO FIT.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR CHOWDHURY AND COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. I'M THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AT CPED, I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ALL OF YOU YET. SO COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW BROUGHT FORWARD AN AMENDMENT LAST YEAR, STAFF HAD BEGAN SOM PREPARATION. WE HAVE OPTIONS ON HOW TO PRO SEED WITH
THAT. MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL THOSE LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS ESSENTIALLY DIED AT THE END OF THE YEAR SO THE ITEM WOULD NEED TO BE PICKED BACK UP AND RECEIVE AN OFFER IN THIS NEW TERM. THEN I THINK STA IS IN THE POINT WHERE WE NEED SOME DIRECTION FROM POLICYMAKERS ON WHAT THOSE
OPTIONS ARE AND HOW YOU WANT TO PROCEED. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU,O IT'S IN THE BEGINNING PART OF THE ORDINANCE. THAT'S GREATO KNOW. NEXT WE
WILL GO TO COUNCIL VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU CHAIR, ALSO A QUESTION FOR STAFF, I APECIATE THAT THE APPLICANT PICKED OUT EXAMPLES OF OVER PROPERTIES WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE
SIMILAR CONDITIONS EXIST WITH RESPECT TO FENCING. I AM WONDERING IF STAFF CAN SPEAK TO WHAT THE DISTINCTION IS BETWEEN PROPERTIES THAT HAVE THE 6 HT FOOT EXTENDED FENCING VERSUS THIS SPECIFIC PROPERTY AND WHY
THAT MIGHT BE AN ACCEPTABLE THING FOR THOSE OTHER PROPERTIES VERSUS FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE ON WHY IT ISN'T IN THIS CASE. >>HANK YOU CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. SO,
WHEN WE ARE DOING ZONING ENFORCEMENT IN THE CITY, WE DON'T DO PROACTIVE ZONING ENFORCE ENFORCEMENT. WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO LOOK FOR COMPLAINTS. A LOT OF THOSE PHOTOS WERE PHOTOS OFFENSES THAT WERE OLDER, YOU CAN TELL FROM THE PICTURES. IT'S NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BUT WE ARE
COMPLAINT-BASED SYSTEM. IN THIS CASE, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THA THE FENCE WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THE INSPECTOR SAW THAT AND RAISED IT AT THAT MOMENT. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE OTHER FENCES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO WE HAVE NOT
PROACTIVELY ADDRESSED THOSE. SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THOSE FENCES ARE LIKELY IN VIOLATION. >> UNDERSTOOD, SO THAT IS HELPFUL. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE
UNRLYING STATUS QUO POLICY. I APPRECIATE THERE IS WORKROUND CHANGING SOME OF THE REGULATIONS AROUND FENCING. I APPRECIATE THAT IS WORK AT THE VERY, VERY BEGINNING STAGES RIGHT NOW AND I DON'T HAVE ANY INSIGHT INTO, NOR CAN I SPEAK TO WHAT THOSE
CHANGES WOULD LOOK LI. I AM CERTAIN THAT YOU WILL HAVE AN EXTENSIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THAT. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE STATUS QUO POLICY THAT PREVENTS SUCH FENCING AS THE APPLICANT HAS BROUGHT BEFORE US TODAY. >> SURE, SURE. >> JUST IN SIMPLE PEOPLE TERMS.
>> CIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI, YES, I CAN ATTEMPT TO. SO ESSENTIALLY WHEN FENCE IS ALLOWED IN REAR AND SIDE YARDS. ANYTHING FORWARD OF THE REQUIRED SETBACK, FRO YARD
SETBACK IS REQUIRED TO BE 4 FEET. IN CORNER SIDE YARDS, IT'S AN AWKWARD SITUATION BECAUSE IT'S FRONTING ON A STREET FRONT. SO THE PROVISION ALLOWS FOR A 6-FOOT FENCE ALONG THAT FRONT, OR SORRY, ALONG THAT
SIDE YARD THAT IS FACING THE SECONDARY PUBC RIGHT OF WAY, UP TO THE THERE IS A SIDE DOOR ON THAT HOUSE. THAT FENCE CAN BE 6 FEET, TO THE SIDE DOOR AND THE THINKING BEHIND THAT IS IF YOU'RE USING THE SIDE DOOR TO ACCESS YOUR BACK DOODOOR, IT'S
CONTINUATION OF YOURACKYARD AND CREATING THAT PRIVACY. FORWARD OF THAT DOOR, IT HAS TO DROP BACK DN TO THE 4 FEET, AND THEN CONTINUE AROUND TO WHAT WOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE FRONT YARD. SO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WOULD
ALLOW A 6-FOOT FENCE FOR THE DURATION O THE SIDE YARD, TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE OR WHERE THAT REQUID YARD WOULD BEGIN. SO IT WOULD BE A SLIGHT EXTENSION OF WHERE THE 6-FOOT WOULD BE ALLOWED. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME OPTIONS
AROUND THAT BECAUSE IN A LOT OF SITUATIONS, YOU HAVE SOME GRADE CHANGE BETWEEN WHERE THE HOUSE IS AND THE RO. SO, YOU WILL SEE RETAINING WALLS IN A LOT OF AREAS IN MINNEAPOLIS THAT ARE KIND OF HOLDING UP THOSE FRONT YARDS. SO YOU CAN ENVISION A
6-FOOT FENCE ON TOP OF THE RETAINING WALL COULD BE QTE OPPRESSIVE, CAN CREATE THIS BLANK WALL, AND IT REALLY DISRESULTS THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR SNOW REMOVAL. IF
YOU HAVE TO PUT THAT SNOW SOMEWHERE, GETTING IT UP AND OVER A 6 FOO FENCE IS LESS LIKELY THAN A SHORTER FENCE. THERE ARE CONSIDERATIONSND UNIQUE SITUATIONS THAT IS NOT COMPLETELY CUT AND DRY AMENDMENT. WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK THUGH AND SEE IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, THERE ARE PLACES
WHERE IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE AND THERE ARE OTHER PLACES WHERE ITR PEDESTRIANS. >> I WOULD IMAGINE WITH A CORNER LOT, PART OF THE 4 FOOT REDUCTION REQUIREMENT IT HAS TO DO WITH OBSTRUCTION O LINE OF SIGHT AS PEOPLE ARE NAVIGATING
THAT BLOCK. IS THAT A FAIR ASSESSMENT? >> YES, CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI, THAT'S CORRECT. SO VISIBILITY IS A COMPONENT OF THAT AND SAFETY IS GENERALLY TOO. I THINK THE SENSE OF A 6-FOOT PRIVACY FENCE GENERALLY IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AS SAFE,
EVEN WHE YOU'RE ON THE INSIDE OF IT, YOU FEEL SAFER. FROM A CRIMEREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, OPAQUE FENCES ARE GENERALLY NOT CONSIDERED EFFECTIVE SAFETY FEATURES. >> FOR SURE. WELL, I MEAN I AM
NOT SURE HOW OTHER COLLEAGUES ARE THINKING ABOUT IT AND I HOPE THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE WILLING TO MAKE A MOTION BUT GENERALLY I AM -- I DON'T THINK THAT THIS
APPEAL MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL BUT YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT THERE ARE POLICY CHANGES THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED. WE CAN'T APPROVE AN APPEAL BASED ON HYPOTHETICAL CHANGES THAT MAY HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. WE HAVE TO CONSIDER
BASED ON THE LAWS THAT EXIST RIGHT NOW AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE CONTEXT FROM STAFF THAT THERE ARE OTHER EXAMPLES THAT THE APPLICANT PICKED OUT THAT ARE ALSO PEOPLE THAT ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE APPLICANT
ENDED UP IN A POSITION WHERE THAT WAS -- WHERE THEY WERE STOPPED FROM DOING SO ON THE FRT END. SO, I THINK THAT IS HOW I AM THINKING ABOUT IT AND THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. >> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR. I PUT
SELF IN QUEUE. I AM INCLINED TO AGREE WITH YOUR COMMENTS. WITH QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS AND MATTERS, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT ARE T LAWS AND POLICIES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE. IT'S NOT A PLACE FOR US TO LEGISLATE
AND CHANGE THE RULES. THAT IS WHAT THE ORDINANCE AND LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IS FOR AND THAT'S WHERE IT SEEMS LIKE T ADDRESS THIS GREATER ISSUE, THAT IS WHERE WE WILL NEED TO MAKE THE CHANGES. S I AM NOT INCLINED TO APPROVE THIS APPEAL.
IF THERE ARE COUNCILEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, YOU WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEYS TO CREATE FINDINGS OF FACT WITH RESPECT TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS COUNCIL MEMBERS
THAT HAVE DIFFERENT POSITIONS. I WILL PUT THE MOTION TO RECOMMEND THIS WITHOUT APPROVAL. THERE IS TIME FOR DISCUSSION WITH CITY ATTORNEYS. I WILL ADVISE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WH THE CITY ATTORNEYS, THIS IS A QUASI
JUCIAL MATTER SO NO EX PARTE COMMUNICATION, SO THAT' THE MOTION I WILL PUT FORWARD SO THERE IS TIME FOR A DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER ON THURSDAY. >> SECOND. >> OKAY, IF THERE IS A SECOND ON MY MOTION. >> SECOND. >> OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER
PALMISANO. >> THERE ARE OTHERS IN QUEUE, OH, NOT ANYMORE. I'LLEFER TO OTHERS FIRST. >> OKAY, I WILL CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN.
>> THANK YOU. MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT IS SCRAMBLED. THERE WAS A FENCE HERE PREVIOUSLY, CORRECT? THERE WAS A POOL, A TRAMPOLINE, AND CAN THE PROPERTY OWNER PROVIDE SOME CLARITY
AROUND THAT? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FEN THAT WAS THERE WHEN THERE WAS A POOL AND TRAMPOLINE THERE? >> I WILL ASK STAFF TO COME UP FOR THAT ON >> STAFF, WHOEVER.
>> I WOULD DEFER TO THE APPLICANT APPELLANT ON THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS REMOVED PRIOR TO THEIR PURCHASE OF THE HOME OR NOT. >> OKAY, WELCOME BACK UP. >> WE REMOVED THE POOL AND THE
TRAMPOLINEND THE FENCE AND THE 7-FOOT HEDGE BECAUSE WE ARE NOT POOL PEOPLE. WE DIDN'T WANT TO MAINTAIN A POOL. WE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS UNSIGHTLY ON TOP OF IT. WE REMOVED THAT SO WE COULD HAVE
THE SPACE RECONFIGURED. CAN I MAKE ONE OTHER COMMENT? >> ONLY IF IT'S DIRECTED TO THIS QUESTION. YOU HAD YOUR MOMENT FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. >> OKAY, YOU GUYS SAID SOMETHING THAT THE IS A VARIANCE PROCESS AND IT DOES HAVE A VARIANCE
PROCESS AND THAT IS WHY I AM HERE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE RULES BUT THERE IS A REQUEST PROCESS. >> YES, THANK YOU. >> I ASK FOR CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, YOU STILL HAVE SOME TIME. >> I WAS WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE PREVIOUS ARRANGEMENT AND WHY IT WAS REMOVED AND IF IT WAS ACCEPTABLE THEN, WHY ISN'T IT ACCEPTABLE NOW? >> WELCOME UP FATIMA. >> THISS A DIFFERENT CON FIR RATION. BEFORE THERE WAS A
4-FOOT FENCE THAT SURROUNDED THE POOL WITH HEDGES THAT PRODED 7-FOOT HEDGES THAT PROVIDED THAT PRIVACY. NOW THE APPLICANT IS PROP PROPOSING A 6-FOOT FENCE,
COMPLETELY OPAQUE. IT IS A DIFFERENT SET UP. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. NEXT WE WILL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
PATRICK AND HIS FIANCÉE BOUGHT A BEAUTIFUL OLDER HOUSE AND THEY MADE IT MORE BEAUTIFUL. THEY COMPLETELY REDONE THEIR YARD. THAT OLDER EDGE THAT USE TO BE THERE, I WOULD SEE IT EVERY DAY, KIND OF FUNCTIONED AS A FULL ON
SCREEN TO THE PRERTY. YOU KNOW, LIKE MYSELF, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, HE AND HIS FIANCÉE HAVE A DOUBLE FRONT LOT. WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE AS PROPERTY NERS HAVE TO COMPLY WITH FRONT
YARD RULES ON BOTH SIDES. IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY, THERE ARE DIFFERENT CONCERNS THAT GIVE US THESE KINDS OF RULES. COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW HAS BEEN WORKING ON UPDATES TO THESE FENCE REGULATIONS AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME. I WANT T GIVE,
YOU KNOW, GIVE THAT SOME CREDIT. I PROBABLY NEED SOMEIME UNTIL THURSDAY TO KIND OF SPEAK WITH HER AND UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT IS GOING. I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS GOING TO GET TO THE POINT OF SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE THE FENCE THAT HE HAS BLT OR
MOSTLY BUILT THAT WOULD MAKE THAT WITHIN ORDINANCE. I DON'T KNOW. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE ARGUMENT THAT THE OTHER CORNER PROPERTIES HAVE A 6-FOOT FENCE. THOSE ARE PROBABLY OUT OF
COMPLIANCE BUT NOT COMPLAINED ABOUT OR CAUGHT BUT RULES ARE RULES AND I THINK WE HAVE TO WORK REALLY HARD TO APPLY THOSE FAIRLY ACROSS THE WHOLE CITY. THE FENNECING ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE IS FOR ORDERLINESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND IT HAS TO
APPLY TO EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE CITY. I'M NOT SURE I CAN GET TO THE POINT OF FINDING OF FACT SO A COUPLE MORE DAYS TO DISCUSS IT WITH MY COLLEAGUES WOULD BE WELCOMED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER WREN IN QUEUE. OKAY. THEN I WOULD JUST REMIND COUNCIL MEMBERS TO CHECK IF YOUR MICS ARE ON AND IF YOU INTEND FOR
THEM TO BE ON JUST IN CASE. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE HAVE THE MOTION IN FRONT OF US, WHICH IS A MOTION TO -- >> MADAM CHAIR, I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN WAS IN QUEUE ACCIDENTALLILY AND WAS IN QUEUE A SECOND TIME WHEN YOU
RECOGNIZED HER. >> OH, OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBE CHAVEZ, WERE YOU IN QUEU FOR COUNCIL MEER CHAVEZ? >> YEAH, FOR COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> OH, WELCOME BACK. >> I HAVE NO IA WHAT IS GOING
ON. THIS THING JUST KEEPS PUTTING ME IN QUEUE. I ONLY HAD ONE QUESTION MADAM CHAIR AND THAT WAS JUST ABOUT THE FENCING. IT JUST KEEPS -- MY NAME KEEPS -- I HAVEN'T TOUCHED ANYTHING. IT JUST KEEPS POPPING UP.
>> I HAD SO MANY SPEAKER MANAGEMENT ISSUES ON MY END TOO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING, I'M HERE A THEN I'M HERE AND HERE. I DON'T KNOW. I HAVEN'T TOUCHED ANYTHING. >> YOU JUST LET MENOW WHEN YOU WANT TO SPEAK AND IF IT'S NOT SHOWING UP, I WILL CALL ON YOU. YOUR COLLEAGUES OVER THERE WILL
HELP OUT. PERFECT. >> THANK Y MADAM CHAIR. >> OKAY, WE GOT THAT SQUARED AWAY. WITH THAT, I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. WE HAVE THE MOTION BEFORE US THAT HAS BEEN SECONDED TO MOVE RECOMMEND WITHOUT -- MOVE
WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. THERE WE ARE. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER TAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILEMBER OSMAN IS
ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MBER STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> AND VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.
>> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> GREAT, THAT MOTION CARRIES. IT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED WITHOUT APPROVAL TO FULL COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT COLLEAGUES, WE DISPENSED HEARINGS ON OUR AGENDA.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR DISPENSING OF THE FIRST KWAUS SIGH JUDICIALS OF THE YEAR. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO T DISCUSSION AGENDA BEGINNING WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON TWO LIQUOR LICENSE REMONEWALS THAT WAS STPONED FROM OUR LAST MEETING.
THOSE ARE REFLECTED ON THE AGENDA AS ITEM NUMR 57. BEFORE WE TAKE UP THOSE ITEMS, LET ME REITERATE TO ANY INDIVIDUALS THAT WISH TO ADDRESS THIS COMMITTEE ON THESE ITEMS AS A PART OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THE CLERK AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE IN THE CORRIDOR OUTDE
THIS CHAMBER. I WILL RESTATE THAT THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED AND BROADCAST. THE BROADCAST OF THIS MEETING IS A LIVESTREAM OF THESEROCEEDINGS AND DEEMED PUBLIC DATA. BY ATTENDING THIS MEETING AND PARTICIPATING IN THESE
PREEDINGS, YOUR IMAGE, ANY COMMENTS, OR INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE UNDER THE LAW. THAT INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO YOUR ATTENDANCE, YOUR NAME, AND OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS YOU PROVIDE, YOUR COMMENTS, AS WELL AS WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS YOU MAKE INCLUDE IN THE RECORD OF THIS
MEETG. WE WILL BE ACCEPTING COMMENT FROM SPEAKERS IN THE ORDER THEY HAVE REGISTERED. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN A TOTAL OF TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A TIMER TO HELP SPEAKERS MONITOR THE USE OF
THEIR TIME RIGHT OVER THERE. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO WRAP UP THEIR COMMENTS WHEN THE TIME HAS EXPIRED. WE ASK EVERYONE TO BE RESPECTFUL OF ALL SPEAKERS AND ALL OPINIONS OFFERED. IF YOU DO GO OVER THE 2 MINUTES, I AM JUST
GOING TO RESPECTFULLY INTERJECT. WITH THAT, WE'RE READY TO OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. I DON'T HAVE THE CURRENT LIST BEFORE ME. >> MADAM CHAIR, IT SHOULD BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STACK.
>> ALL RIGHT. ONE MOMENT PLEASE. THERE WE ARE. SO FAR WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 10 SPEAKERS REGISTERED FOR THIS PERIOD. I WILL BE CALLING SPEAKERS IN GROUPS OF VE BY THEIR NAME AND
REGISTERED NUMBERS. IF YOU ARE NOT SIGNED UP, PLEASE AGAIN GO TO THE REGISTRATION TABLE.SO, WE WILL BE DOING 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 5. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS, I
BELIEVE IS JAY IN WARD 11. WELCOME UP. >> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS JOAN AND I'M A 23 HOTEL BANQUET SERVER. MY COWORKERS ARE NOT
JUST COLLEAGUES, TY'RE OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. IT'S HEARTBREAKING TO WATCH WHAT HAS UNFOLDED IN OUR CITY. I HAVE WITNESSED FIRSTHAND THE FEAR, U
BEHAVIOR DIRECTED TOWARDS ONE OF THE HOTELS INTIFIED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS HSING I.C.E. THE ATMOSPHEREF AGGRESSION AND MISINFORMATION HAS CREATED REAL ANXIETY AND I WANT TBE CLEAR, I.C.E. ACTIVITY IS NOT LIMITED TO ONE OR TWO FACILITIES. I KNOW
YOU KNOW THIS AS WELL. A NARRATIVE IS FORMED THAT UNFAIRLY TARGETS SPECIFIC HOTELS AND THE PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE, CLAIMS THAT THESE FACILITIES ARE CONTRACTING WITH I.C.E. ARE OVERPOURING TO AGENTS ARE FALSE AND DEEPLY DAMAGING. WHEN A
HOTEL IS TARGETED, THE IMPACT IS FELT BY OKS, BANQUET SERVERS, BARTENDERS, DISHWASHERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. USING LIQUOR LICENSES AS LEVERAGEITHOUT A VALID LEGAL COMPLAINT SENDS A CHILLING MESSAGE. IT SUGGESTS THAT COMPLIANT BUSINESSES CAN
LOSE THEIR LIVELIHOODS BECAUSE OF POLITICAL PRESSURE OR PUBLIC CONTROVERSIE THAT UNCERTAINTY DISCOURAGES INVESTMENTS, HARMS WORKERS, AND WEAKENS OUR CITY'S RECOVERY. PULLING OUR THREATENING LIQUOR LICENSES WITHOUT CLEAR CAUSE WOULD BE RECKLESS AND DEVASTATING TO
WORKING PEOPLE. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT CAREFULLY SUPPORTED THE RENEWAL OF THESE LICENSES AND I RESPECTFULLY URGE THOSE WHO HAVE NOT TO RECONSIDER. THIS IS ABOUT ECONOMIC STABILITY. IT'S ABOUT PROTECTING WORKERS. WE SHOULD BE DOING EVERYTHING WE LEGALLY CAN TO SUPPORT THE HOTEL RESTAURANTS
AND INDUSTRIES THAT EMPLOY SO MANY MEN'S OF OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY OPERATION METRO SURGE. PLEASE STAND WORK -- WITH
WORKERS AND UNITE BEZ BEHIND THESE BUSINESSES, EVEN WHEN NO LEL VIOLATION EXISTS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> NEXT WE WILL GO TO SPEAKER NUMBER TWO, JOHN.
>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR CHOWDHURY AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JOHN, I'M AN ATTORNEY AND I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF UNITE HERE LOCAL 17, A UNION OF HOTEL
ANDESTAURANT WORKERS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. I AM HERE TO LAY OUT THE RELEVANT LAW AS TO THE CITY COUNCIL'S BROAD DISCRETION IN DETERMINING THE MANNER IN WHICH LIQUOR LICENSES ARE RENEWED AND REGULATE IN THE CITY. FIRST AND
FOREMOST, I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT THERE IS NO RIGHT TO THE RENEWAL OF A LIQUOR LICENSE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS OR THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. THE MINNEAPOLIS SUPREME COURT HAS BEEN CLEAR. SELLING LIQUOR IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS A PRIVILEGE AND NOT A RIGHT.
ADDITIONALLY, THE POLICE POWER TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE ISXTREMELY BROAD, THUS THE MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT LONG HELD THAT A CITY PROPERLY USES THEIR POLICE POWER NOT TO RENEW A LEK LIQUOR LICENSE WHEN THEY PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF
THE CITY. SO, UNDER THAT BROAD POLICE POWER, THE CITY COUNCIL'S LEGAL AUTHORITY REGARDING LIQUOR LICENSES IS LAWFUL, A DECISION REGARDING LIQUOR LICENSES IS LAWFUL UNLESS THAT DECISION IS
WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT THE RELEVANT FACTS AS TO THESE TWO PARTICULAR HOTELS BUT SPEAKING HYPOTHETICALLY, MY LEGAL OPINION IS THAT IT IS NOT UNREASONABLE, IT'S NOT ARBITRARY, IT'S NOT
CAPRICIOUS OR FRAUDULENT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO DETERMINE THAT IF A HOTEL IS HOUSING A VIOLENT D ARMED PARAMILITARY THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO SELL LIQUOR IN THE CITY OR IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED ON HOW THEY ARE SELLING LIQUOR IN THE CITY, OR IT SHOULD BE RESTRICTED IN ITS
ABILITY TO SELL LIQUOR IN THE CITY. I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS THE HEARING PROGRESSES AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL GO TO SPEAKER NUMBER 3, SHAY FREEBURG. OKAY, WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
NEXT IS SPEAKER 4, JEFFREY. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MADAM CHAIR. MY NAME IS JEFFREY, THE INTERNAL ORGANIZING DIRECTOR
OF LOCAL 17. I WILL BE SPEAKING AND READING A STATEMENT FROM AN ANONYMOUS WORKER AT THE DEPOT HOTE O OF THE HOTELS THAT HAS THEIR LIQUOR LICENSE UP FOR RENEWAL. SO I WILL BE READING THE STATEMENT FROM THIS WORKER. I FIRST NOTICED THAT I.C.E. WAS
STAYING IN THE HOTEL ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 5, 2026. I WAS ENTERING THE PARKING LOT AND I NOTICED A LARGER GROUP OF MEN STANDING IN THE PARKING LOT. AS WE WERE WALKING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT, I NOTICED SEVERAL CARS WITH OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE PLATES AND BARS ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR.
WHEN I CAME INTO WORK, I TOLD MY COWORKER WHAT I HAVE SEEN AND I SAID I BELIEVE THEY WERE I.C.E. AGENTS. MY CO WORK SAID THE MANAGER PREVIOUSLY TOLD THEM THAT THE HOTEL MANAGEMENT DID NOT TELL US THAT I.C.E. WAS STAYING IN THE HOTEL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO CREATE A
SENSE OF PANIC. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF STAYING IN OUR HOTEL, THE MANAGER COVERED UP A WINDOW FROM THE BREAKFAST BUFFET OF OUR RESTAURANT AND THE WINDOW LOOKED INTO THE KITCHEN. THEY COVERED THE WINDOW WITH PAPER SO THAT NO ONE COULD SEE THE WORKERS WHO ARE WORKING IN THE BACK OF THE
HOUSE AS A SAFETY MEASURE. MY MANAGER SAID IT WAS FORUR SAFETY. ADDITIONALLY, NORMAL ONE PART OF MY JOB IS TO BRING GLASSWARE TO WHERE AN EVENT IS TO BE CATERED. THE DEPOT IS BIG
AND DOES MANY EVENTS. SO BRINGING THESE MATERIALS IS A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF MY JOB. SINCE I HAVE BEEN STAYING IN THE HOTEL, MY MANAGER SAID IT WASN'T SAFE FOR US TO BE IN THE PUBLIC AREA OF THE HOTEL. OTHER BANQUET STAFF STARTED TO COME INTO THE
KITCHEN TO TAKE THE ITEMS THEY NEEDED. LASTLY, SINCE I HAVE BEEN STAYING IN THE HOTEL, WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATE FROM THE MANAGEMENT, WE HAVE BEEN STAYING IN A PART OF THE HOTEL WHERE THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF DPGUESTS MY MANAGER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO GO TO THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE HOTEL BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE I.C.E. AGENTS WERE STAYING AND THEY WERE CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT, WE WILL GO TO SPEAKER
NUMBER 5, ESPINOZA. WELCOME. >> GOOD MORNING MADAM CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE HERE. I AM WITH
UNITE HERE LOCAL 17, WORKERS UNION. I AM HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE RENEWAL OF THE LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE HOTELS THAT ARE HOSTING SOME OF THE I.C.E. AGENTS. I HAVEEVER SEEN
ANY ICE AGENTS IN THIS HOTEL BUT I SPOKE WITH A FEW WORKERS. AFTER THE CONVERSATION, I CON CLUE V INCLUDED THERE ARE I.C.E. ANCIENTS IN THE HOTELS. THESE ARE SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS. I
ASKED WORKER X, HE DOES NOT WANT TO KEESAY HIS NAME PUBLIC FOR PERSONAL REASONS AND HAVE YOU SEEN ANY I.C.E. AGENTS STAYING IN THE HOTEL? YES, I HAVE. MANY OF U HAVE SEEN I.C.E. AGENT
STAYING IN OUR HOTELS. THEY PARK THEIR CARS ON THE RAMP. THEY WEAR CAMOUFLAGE CLOTHING, SOMETIMES THEY WEAR CIVILIAN
CLOTHING, THEY WEAR A MASK, AND THEY COME TO THE HOTEL EVERY DAY FOR THE PAST TWO MON THEY LEAVE AS EARLY AS 5:30 A.M., AND THEY RETURN AROUND 3:30 P.M. THEY GO AND EAT IN THE
RESTAURANT. THEY ARE HERE EVERY DAY AT THE RENAISSANCE IN THE DEPOT HOTEL. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE PRESENCE IN THE HOTEL? HAVE YOU RUN INTO ANY OF THEM? HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION? IN
DECEMBER WHEN THEY FIRST CAME IN, WE ALL WORKERS WERE AFRAID AND CONCERNED ABOUT BEING PICKED UP BY I.C.E. WE DIDN'T KNOW -- I GUESS THAT IS MY TIME. >> THANK YO IF YOU WANT TO GIVE THE REST OF YOUR COMMENTS TO OUR CLERKS FOR ANYONE THAT
WASN'T ABLE TO FINISH, THEY CAN SUBMIT IT INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD. >> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO. IT'S A LOT. THANK YOU. >> YES, PLEASE BRING IT TO OUR CLERKS. THEY HAVE THEIR HAND UP RIGHT THERE AMBER AND MICHAEL.
GREAT, WE WILL NOW GO TO SPEAKER NUMBER 6, WADE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL
MEMBERS, MY NAME IS WADE. I'M A RESIDENT OF THE THIRD WARD. I LIVE NEAR THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN QUESTION TODAY. UNITE HERE HAS 22 UNION HOTELS, WE'RE IN OUR MAJOR SPORTS FACILITIES, OUR CONVENTION CENTER CRAFT BREWING AND RESTAURANTS. FIRST
WE REQUEST THAT IF YOU ARE A HOTEL OPERATOR, YOU CHOOSE N TO GRANT IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OR OTHER GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT FACILITIES LODGING IN YOUR FILITIES IN MINNEAPOLIS. THIS IS CONCERNING THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF WORKERS. IIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
CAN IESCALATE TENSIONS AND PLAC WORKERS IN UNSAFE SITUATIONS THAT THEY ARE NOT TRAINED FOR OR PAID TO MANAGE. THE PRESENCE OF I.C.E. CAN DETER PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING FOOD AND NECESSITY, AND PLACING THE WORKERS IN THE IMSSIBLE POSITION OF
NAVIGATING FRIGHTENED CUSTOMERS AND AGGRESSIVE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. THERE IS ALSO A DANGER TO GUESTS. T CUSTOMERS THAT ARE STAYING IN THE HOTEL, I.C.E. HAS PROVEN THEY ARE NOT FOCUSED ON CRIMINALS OR EVEN
JUST IMMIGRANTS WITHOUT PROPER DOCUMENTATION BUT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS HAVE TAKEN ACTION AGAINST U.S. CITIZENS IN CUSTODY AND WORSE. WE BELIEVE THAT A LIQUOR LICENSE IS A PRIVILEGE AND THAT THE PRIVILEGE SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR BUSINESSES WHO KEEP
THE PUBLIC SAFETY IN MIND. OUR UNION HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH WORKERS AT HOTELS THAT I.C.E. HAS BEEN STAYING AT, REPORTING RASSMENT, UNSECURED FIREARMS, AND ABDUCTIONS. ADDING LIQUOR TO THIS MIX IS A TERRIBLE POTENTIAL. FOR THOSE REASONS
STATED BY THE VARIOUS WITNESSES AND BASED ON THE OTHER EVIDENCE HERE, WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF HOTEL EMPLOYEES, CUSTOMERS, AND PEOPLE THAT LIVE NEAR HOTELS WHERE I.C.E. AND CBP AGENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED LIQUOR AND HE BEEN
HOSTED AND HOUSE IN THE HOTELS. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, YOU CAN PLEASE SUBMIT THEM TO THE PUBLIC RECORD. NEXT,
WE HAVE NUMBER 7 SHELLEY. >> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SHELLEY STEIN, I LIVE IN WARD 9. I WORK IN WARD 10. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE RESTAURANT OPPORTUNITY CENTER IN MINNESOTA.
WE ARE WORKER CENTER WHO WORKS WITH RESTAURANT AND FOOD SERVICE WORKERS ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES. OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS, I HAVE TALKED WITH WORKERS IN BOTH OF THESE PROPERTIES, RESTAURANT WORKERS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED AN
IMMENSE AMOUNT OF FEAR. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH WORKERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS WHO HAV MADE THE COMMITMENT TO NOT SERVE I.C.E. IN THEIR RESTAURANTS BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY FOR WORKERS, CUSTOMERS, AND THEIR BUSINESSES. I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO WORKERS WHO DIDN'T RETURN TO WORK THE
DAY AFTER I.C.E. WAS IN THE VICINITY, NOT EVEN IN THEIR WORKPLACES. THE HEALTH OF OUR INDUSTRY IS ABOUT PROTECTING OUR WORKERS, WHO ARE THE BACKBONE AND DOING SO IS ABOUT ENSURING THAT VIOLENT AND CRIMINAL FORCE
ISN'T ALLOWED INTO OUR WORKPLES AND BUSINESSES DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE TO I.C.E. AND TO D.H.S., AND THEY SHOULD FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR INDUSTRY. I BELIEVE THAT SERVING THEM IS IRRESPONSIBLE
AND WORKERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS EVERY DAY ARE SIGNING ON TO PLEDGES TO NOT SERVE THEM. IT IS A CALL TO YOU ALL TO TAKE THE SAME PLEDGE IN SUPPORT OF WORKERS THAT I.C.E. AGENTS WHO
ARER RIDING OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR WORKERS TO DO THEIR JOB TO NOT BE SERVE IN OUR ESTABLISHMENTS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL GO TO
SPEAKER NUMBER 8, WARD 10. >> HI EVERYONE, I WANT TO START BY TALKING ABOUT A NEWS STORY I READ ABOUT JOURNALIST WHO WAS
HIRED BY I.C.E. AS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH ANTI-I.C.E. OPINIONS, PLAINLY AVAILABLE ON THE INTENT. FOLLOWING BEING HIRED BY IC.C.E, HE WAS INTERVIEWED AND GIVEN A
JOB AND THEN WAS TOLD TO COMPLETE THE ONBOARDING. DURING THE ONBOARDING, SHE FAILED TO COMPLETE THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFIDAVIT, THE BACKGROUND CHECK AUTHORIZATION, AND IN LITANY OF OTHER PAPERWORK. DESPITE NOT
FILLING THIS OUT, SHE WAS STILL HIRED. NOW, YOU MIGHT ASK OKAY, SO MAYBE SHE WON'T MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STAGE BUT THAT BRINGS US TO REPORTING THAT CAME OUT IN JANUARY WHERE PER CBC RADIO
CANADA -- NO, THAT'S THE WRONG SITE HERE. ESSENTIALLY, ESSENTIALLY IN JANUARY THERE WAS A MISTAKE THAT WAS MADE THAT
ALLOWED A NUMBER OF I.C.E. RECRUITS TO SKIP PORTIONS OF THE TRAINING BASED ON THE FALSE ASSUMPTION BY AI THAT THEY WERE PRIOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS, THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY TARGETING WHITE SUPREMACISTS, ALSO WITH REPORTING THAT CAME OUT IN
JANUARY, USING REFERENCES TO NONFICTION BOOKS POPULAR WITH NEO-NAZIS AND SOME SONGS THAT WERE POPULAR WITH THE KKK. THESE IN CONJUNCTION MEANS WE HAVE A PIPELINE OF INTENSE WHITE
SUPREMACISTS COMING DOWN THE LINE WITH NO CHECKS. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHO ARE STAYING IN THESE HOTELS. IN ADDITION TO THIS, I WOULD MENTION THAT THE SHOOTING IN HAMPTON INN WHERE AN I.C.E.
AGENT FIRED A GUN ON ZEFACCIDEN THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXTE WILL GO TO SPEAR NUMBER 10, I HAVE SHAYA. APOLOGIES IF I PRONOUNCED YOUR NAME INCORRECTLY.
>> HELLO. I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA TACO COMPANY FOR LIQUOR PERMIT. SO, JUST WANTED TO NOT TAKE UP TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME BUT I WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE ARE A RESTAURANT AND NOT A NIGHTCLUB
COMING INTO THE AREA THERE IN THE UPTOWN LOCATION. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE RENEWALS, LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS FOR
CANOPY, HILTON, AND DEPOT RENAISSANCE HOTEL. >> OH, OKAY. WE WERE TOLD WE WERE ON THE DOCKET FOR OUR LIQUOR LICENSE TODAY. >> NO, THAT'S NOT THE XAS CASE BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING. >> OH, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SIR. NEXT WE WILL
GO BACK TO SPEAKER NUMBER 3. AL IS ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY THAT DID NOT SIGN UP AND I WILL LOOK TO THE CLERKS TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE THAT REGISTERED AT THE TABLE.
>> MADAM CHAIR. WE DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYONE ELSE REGISTERED BUT A REMINDER THAT THE CLERKS AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE HAVE FORMS FOR WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS. FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T GET THROUGH THEIR COMMENTS IN TIME, THERE ARE FORMS TT CAN BE SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE RECORD AS WELL.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. CLERK. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT CAME TODAY. I HAVE MYSELF IN QUEUE TO JUST KICK OFF DISCUSSION AND I DO SEE THAT WE
HAVE AMY LINGO HERE AND I AM GOING TO CUE TO C PED STAFF TO COME UP FOR A COUE OF QUESTIONS WHEN THEY'RE AVAILABLE. SO OBVIOUSLY THERE
WERE BOTH IN OUR OUTREACH TO US BY E-MAIL AND COMMUNITY AND THEN ALSO IN THIS PUBLIC TESTIMONY SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE STATED THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT I.C.E. PRESENCE AT THE HOTELS
THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND THE CONCERNS ABOUT THEM HAVING AN I.C.E. PRESENCE THAT CREATES A PUBLIC SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE CONCERN. WE HEARD THAT FROM THEESTIFY IERS TODAY UPLIFTING THAT AND A TESTIFIER
ALSO SHARED THE CONCERNS ABOUT PUTTING LIQUOR IN THE MIX OF THAT, SHARED A LOT OF WORKER CONCERNS, UNSECURED WEAPONS AT THESE HOTELS SPECIFICALLY, AND JUST GENERALLY I THINK WE HAVE
ALL SEEN THE DISRUPTNS ACROSS THE METRO THAT HAS OCCURRED AS I.C.E. AGENTS HAVE BLOCKED HOTELS IN SEVERAL PARTS OF MINNEAPOLIS AND THEN OUTSIDE OF MINNEAPOLIS. SO, I HAVE HAD SOME
INITIAL DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR CITY STAFF IN TERMS OF WHAT ARE POTENTIAL NEXT STEPS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THERE IS DUE PROCESS HERE THAT THERE IS SOME WORK THAT CAN BE DONE WITH BUSINESS LICENSING TO DO SOME
FURTHER INVESTIGATING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON HERE AND TO SEE IF THERE ARE SOME CONDITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE PUT ON THESE LICENSES DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY MAY FIND. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO DEFER TO OUR EXPERT
STAFF ON THIS. I DID WANT TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYONE AVAILABLE FROM CPED TO ANSWER A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. I AM NOT SEEING
ANYONE BUT THE MOTION I AM INTERESTED IN PUTTING FORWARD IS THAT WE TAKE THESE LICENSES, WE HAVE A DUE PROCESS BY REFERRING THIS TO STAFF TO DO THAT INVESTIGATIVE WORK. I SEE AMY LINGO, I WILL FINISH UP MY
COMMENTS. TO DO THAT INVESTIGATIVE WORK, WE HAVE DONE THIS AS A COMMON PRACTICE WHEN WE HAVE SEEN DIFFERENT ISSUES AT CERTAIN BUSINESSES, WHETHER IT'S SAFETY, GENERAL WELFARE, WE'LL HAVE OUR BUSINESS LICENSING STAFF DO DUE DILIGENCE WORK,
TALK TO THE BUSINESSES, SEE IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CONDITIONS, AND THEN I WANTED TO ASK -- WELL, I WILL PUT FORWARD THAT MOTION AND ASK FOR A SECOND, IF THERE IS ONE. >> SECOND. >> OKAY, THERE IS A SECOND. I
WANTED TO ASK CPED AND MS. LINGO SPECIFICALLY IF YOU COULD SHARE WHAT A REFER TO STAFF WOULD MEAN AND WHAT STEPS YOU AND YOUR TEAM WOULD TAKE. >> THANK YOU CHAIR CHOWDHURY, MY
NAME IS AMY LINGO. THE WAY THE PROCESS WORKS, IF THIS ITEM IS REFERRED TO STAFF, WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE DOCUMENTATION WE RECEIVED. 301-911 COMPLAINTS, CONVERSATIONS THAT WERE HELD TODAY, WE WILL REVIEW THE
LICENSE AND WHAT THE ITEMS ARE REQUIRED TO AND WHAT WE CAN TOLD THEM TO. WE WILL LOOK AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY CONDITIONS THAT CAN BE HELD ON TO THE LICENSE THAT WE CAN IMPOSE. WE WILL HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PROPERTY AND THE LICENSE HOLDERS
TO SEE WHAT KIND OF SECURITY AND/OR CONDITIONS OR PROCEDURES THAT WE CAN AGREE UPON. ONCE WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT, WE CAN BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR A VOTE FOR DISPOSITION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANTED TO NOTE TO THE PUBLIC A JUST
STATE THAT THIS IS, THIS IS A PRACTICE THAT WE HAVE USED ON SEVERAL BUSINESS LICENSES AS A COUNCIL, RIGHT? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE A ALLOWED TO DO, THAT WE'RE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO DO, WE HAVE PAST PRECEDENCE FOR. WHAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD TO US BY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TODAY AND TO US DIRECTLY BY PHONE CALL OR E-MAIL, THAT IS CERTAINLY HOW I GOTTEN OUTREACH. IT'S THAT THERE IS A PRESENT PUBLIC SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFAR CONCERN THEY HAVE. IT'S EXTREMELY UNIQUE. WE HAVE NEVER BEEN THROUGH THIS AS A CITY AND
THAT'S WHAT THEY TESTIFY TOWARDS. I THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE IF WE ARE GOING TO DO EXTRA INVESTIGATIVE WORK FOR MUCH LESS OF SAFETY CONCERNS THAT WE SHOULD DO IT FOR THIS ONE. SO, I JUST WANTED TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT WHAT WE ARE
DOING TODAY WITH THIS MOTION IS COMPLETELY IN LINE WITH WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. IT'S LEGAL AND I WILL ACTUALLY ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY WITH THE REMAINING TIME WE HAVE ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF US ASKING FOR OUR
STAFF TO DO FOR THEIR INVESTIGATION AND REFER IT TO STAFF. [INDISCERNIBLE-L VOLUME]. >> YES, THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED BUT YOU CAN SUBMIT ANYTHING PRINTED OVER THERE TO THE CLERKS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WITH THAT, I WILL USE MY REMAINING TIME TO GO TO ATTORNEY O'REILLY. >> TNK YOU CHAIR CHOWDHURY. MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE CERTAINLY CPED CAN LOOK INTO IT
BUT MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO MOVE THIS FORWARD TODAY, PERHAPS HAVE C PED BEFORE THURSDAY'S MEETING TAKE A LOOK AT THE RECORDS AVAILABLE AND THEN HAVE THIS ON COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY. HAVING HEARD THE PUBLIC COMMENT,
THERE ARE CERTAINLY CONCERNS, BUT I DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING -- >> MR. ATTORNEY, I ARECIATION YOUR RECOMMENDATION BUT I ASKED IF IT'S WITHIN OUR LEGAL RIGHT TO REFER THIS TO STAFF. >> IT IS CERTAINLY WITHIN THE LEGAL RIGHT TO REFER IT TO STAFF
AS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS ADVISED. THERE IS A RISK IN DELAYING. >> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.
NEXT WE WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. YEAH, I SUPPORT YOUR MOTION TO REFER THIS BACK TO STAFF. I THINK THIS HAS BEEN SUCH AN UNPRECEDENTED EVENT FOR OUR CITY AND ONE THING THAT REALLY COMES TO LIGHT,
GIVEN THE UNPRECEDENTED ACTIVITIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS THERE IS TOTAL DISREGARD TO THE PROCESS OF DUE PROCESS. I THINK THAT WE CAN BE AN ANTIDOTE TO THAT BY CREATING AN ACTUAL FORMAL DUE PROCESS OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE
APPLICANTS. WE HEARD TESTIMONY AROUND CERTAIN ACTIVITY. I HAVE SEEN AND WITNESSED A LOT OF VIOLATIONS OF PEOPLE'S DUE PROCESS AND I THINK THAT GIVING OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF THE TIME TO ACTUALLY DO A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION ON SOME OF THE
ALLEGATIONS WILL ALLOW US TO USE OUR DISCRETION IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, OUR ORDINANCES DO ULTIMATELY SUGGEST THAT THIS IS UP TO THE DISCRETION OF COUNCIL AND I WOULD LIKE TO USE MY DISCRETION ON A BASIS OF FACT AND NOT RUMOR AND I THINK THIS MOTION IN FRONT
OF US ALLOWS US TO HAVE A FACTUAL BASIS FOR THAT DECISION. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. NEXT I WILL GO COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. >> THANK YOU CHAIR CHOWDHURY AND I THINK THIS MIGHT BE FOR MANAGER LINGO OR CITY ATTORNEY
O'REILLY. JUST A QUESTION OVER THE PROCESSES ABOUT WITH THIS INVESTIGATION REFERS BACK TO STAFF. SO, AFTER WE GO THROUGH THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS, IF THIS MOVES FORWARD, IF THE FINDINGS COME BACK, IF THE
INVESTIGATION GOES FORWARD AND THERE IS NOTHING, WITH A LEGAL BASIS TO REMOVE A LICENSE, DO WE AS A CITY HAVE ANY LEGAL BASIS TO REMOVE OR REVOKE THESE LICENSES? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL
MEMBER WHITING, THEEGAL BASIS I WILL DEFER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. AS FAR AS OUR PROCESS GOES, WHEN WE LOOK THROUGH THE EVIDENCE, WHAT WE FIND, WE WILL MAKE OUR RECOMMENDATION. I WILL MAKE MY RECOMMENDATION BASED ON WHAT WE FIND IN THE CONVERSATIONS WEHAVE. IF WE DO
NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE TO EVEN OPPOSE CONDITIONS OR INCREASE THE SECURITY OR IF WE DON'T FIND ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DENIAL, THEN I WOULD MAKE MY RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE, AS FAR AS THE PROCESS THAT GOES FROM THERE, I WILL DEFER TO THE ATTORNEY FOR THAT ANSWER. >> THANK YOU. >> MR. ATTORNEY.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING, BASED ON WHAT STAFF HAS FOUND, WE WILL MAKE THAT DETERMINATION AGAIN. THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE LEGAL STANDARDS HERE IN APPROVING THE RENEWALS OR NOT APPROVING THE RENEWALS OF THE
LIQUOR LICENSES. SO WE USE THAT STANDARD BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE STAFF HAS PUT TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION. >> THANK YOU, JUST TO KIND OF I GUESS ASK ANOTHER QUESTION FURTHER ON THAT. I WE REFER THIS BACK TO STAFF, AN INVESTIGATION HAPPENS IN THE
LICENSING AREA OF THIS WORK, AND IT COMES BACK WITH AN ABSENCE OF FINDINGS, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THESE LIQUOR LICENSES, WOULD THE CITY HAVE ANY LEGAL BASIS IF NOTHING COMES BACK RELATED TO
THE REVOCATION OF THESE LIQUOR LICENSES? >> MOST LIKELY NO. AGAIN, IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHAT THE FINDINGS ARE, BUT AGAIN AS WE ADVISED, WE NEED A RATIONAL BASIS TO MAKE A DECISION ON THE LIQUOR LICENSE AND WE WOULD
GENERALLY RELY ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF AND THE FACTUAL FINDINGS THAT STAFF HAS DONE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ON THAT. >> THANK YOU, JUST LAST POINT HERE AND NOT A QUESTION. I THINK AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUS MENTIONED, I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DUE PROCESS, A STANDARD HERE AND I THINK IT IS SOMETHING
THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO. I WOULD LIKE TO URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO KNOW THAT IF WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE DO HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT REQUIRES US TO FOLLOW THE LEGAL BASIS SET FORWARD BY THE CITY. IF THINGS
COME BACK WITH ZERO ABILITY TO ACTUALLY REMOVE A LEGAL STANDARD, I THINK WE AS A CITY COUNCIL HAVE A DUTY TO NOT JUST THE BODY HERE BUT OUR CONSTITUENTS AS WELL TO COMMUNICATE THAT HEY, WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS THIS PROCESS WAS FOLLOWED. NOTHING WAS FOUND. IF WE DO FIND
NOTHING, I THINK THAT IS AN ABILITY HERE THAT THIS INVESTIGATION CURRENTLY HAS NO IMPACT ON THE CURRENT LIQUOR OPERATIONS OF THE DEPOT OR CAN CANOPY. THEY CAN HAVE THEIR LIQUOR LICENSES IN THIS PROCESS AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT
OUT THAT IF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES IDENTIFY ANY LAPSE IN THOSE STANDARDS, THAT WOULD BE, I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME BASIS O CONVERSATION AROUND IT. IF NOT, I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT THERE WAS NO LEGAL BASIS
AND UNDERSTANDING TO ACTUALLY REMOVE THESE LIQUOR LICENSES. SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT HERE IN PARTICULAR AROUND THOSE THAT ARE MENTIONED NOT JUST THE BUSINESS IMPACT, BUT THE PERSONAL IMPACT FROM EVERYBODY THAT WORKS IN OUR
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. SO UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS DOES TAKE A PLACE AND THE REVOCATION OF A LIQUOR LICENSE WOULD ALSO HAVE IMPACTS, NOT JUST FOR OUR HOTELS AND THE INDUSTRY THERE, BUT THE PEOPLE WORKING, THE DISHWASHERS, THE BAR TETENDER,
THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU, NEXT WE WILL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD CLARIFICATION AROUND THIS BASIS. THIS MAY BE FOR CPED STAFF AMY LINGO OR THE AUTHORS. THE LIQUOR
LICENSE AS IS WILL REMAIN STATUS QUO IN TERMS OF NOT EXPERIENCING INTERRUPTION AS WE GO ABOUT THIS INVESTIGATION PROCESS, CORRECT? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, THAT IS CORRECT. WHILE WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THE LIQUOR LICENSE IS STILL IN GOOD STANDING. THEY HAVE CERTIFIED WITH THE STATE
AND THEY MAY CONTINUE OPERATING AS USUAL. >> I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO DRAW OUT AND REITERATE THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE IMPACTF THE BUSINESSES AS IT RELATES TO US TAKING THIS ACTION TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO SEE IF THERE ARE WAYS TO USE THAT INVESTIGATION,
TO MAKE FINDINGS THAT WILL WARRANT ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS. JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE VERY THINGS THAT THE THE FIERS THAT CAME TODAY AND THE MANY COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED ON COUNCIL VIA E-MAIL AND IN ALL OTHER FORMS OF
DIFFERENT CHANNELS HIGHLIGHTING THE VARIED SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE
SAYING WE'RE BARING THE RISK TO MAKE SURE WE'RE KEEPING RESIDENTS AND WORKERS SAFE. WE WANT TO SEE CITY OFFICIALS ALSO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS ARE BEING SAFE. STOMERS ARE BEING SAFE. OUR WHOLE COMMUNITIES ARE BEING PROTECTED. IF THERE IS A
PRESENCE OF I.C.E. AT ESTABLISHMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. SUCH AS HOTELS. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER AND CHAIR CHOWDHURY FOR BRIDGING THIS -- BRINGING THIS MOTION FORWARD. I'LL BE SUPPORTING IT. I'M ALSO GOING TO BE TAKING ADDITIONAL
LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS RELATED TO THIS MATTER. AND IN RESPONSE TO THE CONCERNS I'VE HEARD FROM WORKERS AND CONSTITUENTS. I'LL BE SHARING DETAILS ABOUT THAT RELATIVELY SOON. AN, YEAH, GRATEFUL WE ARE APPROACHING THIS MATTER AS COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT PAYNE ARTICULATED.
IT'S UNPRECEDENTED. AND ALSO GIVES KIND OF A PLAYBOOK TO OTHER CITIES WHO WILL BE AND HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THIS DYNAMIC OF HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOU'RE HOLDING HIGH STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR
ESTABLISHMENTS WHEN I.C.E. IS OCCUPYING YOUR COMMUNITIES. AND HOW IT'S E ELECTED OFFICIALS SHOULD USE YOUR AUTHORITY TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO PROTECT THE WELL BEING AND WELFARE OF YOUR COMMUNITIES ANDORKERS AND ALSO BUSINESSES THEMSELVES, TOO. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
THAT. AND, YEAH. LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS MOTION. >> NEXT WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING THOSE WHO CAME FOR A PUBLIC TESTIMONY. I
LEARNED SOMETHING TODAY. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO SPEAK. IT'S CLEAR THAT I.C.E. PRESENCE IN THE HOTELS IS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC SAFETY RISK. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE ATTORNEY. THIS IS I'M ASKING FOR YOUR OPINION. IN YOUR
OPINION, IS IT LEGAL FOR HOTELS TO DENY I.C.E. AGENTS TO STAY THERE? >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. I THINK ULTIMATELY, HOTELS COULD DECLINE SERVICE TO OFFER ANY NONDISCRIMITORY REASON. SO, GENERALLY SPEAKING,
EMPLOYMENT BY A CERTAIN ENTITY IS NOT A PROTECTED CLASS. SO I WOULD IMAGINE A HOTEL COULD DECLINE TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS FROM -- WHO HAVE CERTAIN EMPLOYERS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. I'VE HEARD THE OPPOSITE. I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING WHETHER IT'S LEGAL OR NOT IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR. YEAH. I WILL LEAVE MY COMMENTS THERE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. NEXT WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER
RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. I LIKE TO GIVE MY TIME TO THE ATTORNEY SO YOU CAN FINISH YOUR RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU WERE CUT OFF FROM. >> WELL IT WAS MY TIME, RESPECTFULLY. SO I'M GOING TO SAY THAT I DIDN'T CUT ANYONE OFF. IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
ME. IT WAS MY TIME. I ASKED A SPECIFIC QUESTION. AND I RECLAIMED IT. AND I WILL DO AS SUCH AS NECESSARY. SO IF YOU WOULD KE TO ASK THE ATTORNEY WHAT YOUR QUESTION IS, PLEASE ASK WHAT YOUR QUESTION IS DIRECTLY TO HIM. PLEASE DON'T INVOLVE ME IN IT, COUNCIL
MEMBER. >> PLEASE, ATTORNEY, FINISH YOUR STATEMENT. YOUR RECOMMENDATION. >> OKAY. SO YOU'RE ASKING FOR HIS RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. GO AHEAD, ATTORNEY. >> THANK YOU. CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. AT THIS POINT, AND, AGAIN, DEFERRING TO THE COUNCIL. IT'S
MY UNDERSTANDING THAT STAFF BE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF REVIEW VERY QUICKLY. AND I CAN MESSAGE YOU. DIRECTOR HANSEN AND ANDREA
LINGO CAN SPEAK TO THIS. LOOKING AT THE COMMENTS TODAY, AS WELL A LIKE SOMEONE MENTIONED THE 9-1-1 CALL HISTORY, 3-1-1ONCERNS OF THAT NATURE. I RECOGNIZE THERE'S A TIMELINE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REVIEWED AS PART OF THE RENEWAL
RECOMMENDATION. GIVEN THESE ARE HELD FOR A CYCLE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE AND RECOMMEND THE COUNCIL, IF SO INCLINED, TO ASK CPED STAFF TO LOOK AT DETAILS. PERHAPS COME TO THE COUNCIL. MEET WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS NECESSARY, OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS AND COME TO THURSDAY'S
COUNCIL MEETING TO PRESENT. SO THEN THE COUNCIL CAN TAKE ACTION ON THESE LIQUOR LICENSES. BECAUSE WHILE IT IS TRUE THE COUNCIL HAS DISCRETION IN THE GRANTING OR NOT GRANTING OF LICENSES, AND AT SOME POINT
ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN. AND GIVEN THE FACTS IN FRONT OF US TODAY, AND WHAT WE'VE HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMENT, I IMAGINE THAT THE REVIEW WOULD BE RELATIVELY TIMELY. SO WE CAN MOVE THESE FORWARD. HOPEFULLY IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
>> AND I WOULD LIKE YOUR OPINION, ATTORNEY O'REILLY, THE LONGER WE DELAY THIS VOTE, PERHAPS THE LARGER THE LIABILITY OF THE CITY GETS FOR A LAWSUIT FROM THESE HOTELS AS THEY'RE FACING CANCELLATIONS OF BUSINESS. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL
MEMBER RAINVILLE. YES. THERE IS SOME RISK IN HOW LONG THE DECISION TAKES. WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE IMPACTED LICENSEES THEY HAVE CONCERNS ON THE POTENTIAL IMPACT. SO FOR THAT REASON YOU
KNOW, ABSENT A COMPELLING NEED TO TAKE MORE TIME TO LOOK AT THESE IN SIGNIFICANT DETAIL, I WOULD RECOMMEND MOVING A THESE FORWARD. EVEN AT THIS POINT TODAY. MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO MOVE FORWARD, IF THE BODY SO CHOSES, WITHOUT
RECOMMENDATION IN ORDER FOR CPED TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION TO THE COUNCIL WITH ACTIONS SET TO BE TAKEN AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. >> THANK YOU. AND I WOULD LIKE TO END WITH THESE CANCELLATIONS COMES A LOSS OF JOBS FOR THE WORKERS THAT WE REFUSE TO HELP. SO WE SHOULD REALLY GET QUICK
RESOLUTION TO THIS, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER SCHAFER. >> YES. THANK YOU CITY ATT ATTORNEY, FOR THAT INFORMATIVE INFORMATION AROUND THE TIME
FRAME AROUND THURSDAY. I HAVE JUST A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS IN THE NEED TO GET THE WORK DONE BY THURSDAY. DIRECTOR OR DIRECTOR LINGO, CAN YOU GIVE ME A COUPLE MORE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS AROUND WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF CONDITIONS THAT THE CITY HAS TYPICALLY PUT
ON LIQUOR LICENSES? IF ANY. >> WELCOME. DO YOU NEED THE QUESTION REPEATED? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, YES PLEASE. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD. WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES THAT THE CITY HAS IN PREVIOUSLY IN THE PAST PUT CONDITIONS ON LIQUOR LICENSES?
> IS THAT COMMON OR UNCOMMON? >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. IT IS QUITE COMMON. WE HAVE VARYING LEVELS OF INTERACTION THAT WE DO WITH ESTABLISHMENTS. BASED ON EITHER PREVIOUS HISTORY OF A LOCATION OR WITHIN A TYPICAL
LOCATION. IT'S NOT AN UNCOMMON PRACTICE FOR US TO HAVE CONDITIONS ON A LICENSE. I WOULD SAY 95% OF THE TIME, THEY ARE AGREED UPONN ADVANCE. SO WE DON'T NECESSARILY IMPOSE CONDITIONS WITHOUT AIR THERE BEING AGREEANCE FROM THE
ENTITIES. WE MEET TO DISCUSS THE CONCERNS AND ISSUES AND AGREE UPON A SERIES OF ITEMS THAT CAN BE USED TO HELP BUSINESS THRIVE AS WELL AS MAKE THE COMMUNITY. >> AND THE ITEMS OR CONDITIONS WOULD BE AROUND THE SELLING OF LIQUOR IN MOST OF THE CASES? OR
WHAT WOULD BE THE CONDITIONS? EXAMPLES OF THOSE. >> THE EXAMPLES CAN VARY, THROUGH THE CHAIR. IT CAN FEND ON THE SITUATION. BASED ON TIME, CLOSING TIME, STARTING TIME, IT CAN BE ABOUT A NUMBER OF SECURITY, WHETHER THEY'RE LICENSED SECURITY. IT DOES
DEPEND ON THE SPECIFIC BUSINESS. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEND OVER SOME EXAMPLES SO YOU CAN SEE AND TO ANY OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS SHARE DIFFERENT CONDITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR YOU. I WOULD JUST SAY, I WOULD BE
WILLING TO CONSIDER THIS DELAY UNTIL THURSDAY. IF POSSIBLE. OR AS A FINAL CALL. BUT IN MY MIND, GENERALLY, ANY POTENTIAL OF DELAY IN APPROVING THIS BEYOND THURSDAY IS ABOUT SOMETHING MUCH BIGGER AND
BROADER THAN LIQUOR LICENSES. WE ARE SAYING TO ALL OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY THAT MINNEAPOLIS IS AN UNSAFE -- IS NOT A SAFE PLACE TO DO BUSINESS. AND WHY? WE ARE NOT A STABLE,
GULATORY ENVIRONMENT. TO CONTINUE TO LET THIS PLAY OUT AND SPEND STAFF TE ON THIS IS DISAPPOINTING. OUR CITY ATTORNEY HAS MADE THIS CLEAR, AND I RESPECT THEIR INPUT AROUND THE FINAL DECISION THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE. NOT RESPECTING STAFF'S
INPUT AND OPION HERE COULD HAVE TREMENDOUS LEGAL AND FINANCIAL IMPACT. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I AM FINDING MYSELF. AND LOOK FORWARD TO THESE BEING APPROVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
NEXT WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I HAVE A QUESTION. FOR THE
ATTORNEY. PEOPLE WHO OPERATE THE GUEST LISTS FOR HOTELS, ARE THEY LEGALLY ALLOW TODDIES CLOSE THE NAMES AND OCCUPATIONS OF GUESTS WITHIN THESE HOTELS?
>> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER WARRENS, I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS ABOUT HOTEL PRIVACY LAWS. >> BUT THAT'S PRIVATE INFORMATION OF WHO IS STAYING THERE AND WHAT'S GNG ON WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN HOTELS. YOU CAN'T WALK UP TO A HOTEL AND
SAY, "I BELIEVE JOE BE BLOW IS STAYING HERE" AND THEY'RE GOING TO TELL YOU "YES OR NO" CORRECT? >> I APOLOGIZE. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HOTELS IN TERMS OF THAT TYPE OF PRIVACY. >> DOES ANYONE HERE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ANY OF THAT? IN
MY EXPERIENCE, THAT'S NOT THE CASE. YOU CAN'T GET INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS. JUST LIKE YOU'RE NOT -- WHEN -- IN MY HISTORY OF CHECKING INTO HOTELS. I WAS AT A HOTEL THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH ABOUT 14 KIDS. I WAS CHECKED IN. CHECKED OUT.
NOBODY ASKED ME WHO I WAS, WHERE I WAS WORKING, ANY OF THOSE DIFFEREN INSTANCES. SO THAT WOULD BE QUITE DISCRIMINATY. JUST LIKE IF I WENT TO CHECK INTO A HOTEL AND STATED THIS BEFORE AT THE LAST COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING. EVEN DISCLOSED THE FACT I WAS A BLACK
WOMAN OR WHATEVER THE CASE IS. AND THEY DECIDED TO BE RACIST AND NOT WANT TO SERVE ME ORWHATL INSTRUMENT STORY. -- DISCRIMINATORY AND NO ONE SHOULD BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN THAT RESPECT OF WHAT IS GOING ON WITH
THEM IN THEIR, YOU KNOW, PERSONAL LIVES OR THE JOBS OR PROFESSIONS THAT THEY TAKE UP. I MEAN, WE ALL WORK A LOT OF DIFFERENT JOBS ACROSS, YOU KNOW, THE UNITED STATES HERE. AND WE HOPE THEY ALL LINE UP THE DUTIES AS ASSIGNED WITH OUR MORAL
VALUES AND OUR MOR MORAL COMPASS. WE CAN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WITH THE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT DOESN'T SAY THAT WE CAN'T CONSUME ALCOHOL OR WHATEVER ELSE THE CASE IS. IF YOU'RE OF LEGAL AGE, I THINK YOU SHOULD MAKE THE
JUDGMENT CALL, IF IT LINES UP WITH WHATEVER IS GOING ON WITH YOUR OWN MENTAL FOCUS. BUT I KNOW I'M REALLY STRUGGLING AND HAVING A HARD TIME HERE WITH WHY WE KEEP LINGERING IN THIS AREA WITH ALL DUE RESPECT. IF WE WERE GIVING INFORMATION FROM THE
ATTORNEYS AT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO, IS THAT CORRECT, ATTORNEY? THAT THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANYTHING THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THAT TIME TO, YOU KNOW, HOLD ON TO THE LIQUOR
LICENSING AND NOT MOVE FORWARD. SO I'M JUST GOI TO RECOMMEND THAT WE MOVE FORWARD AND STOP PLAYING IN THE FACE OF OUR BUSINESSES THAT ARE ALREADY SUFFERING. WE HEARD FROM A
YOUNG LADY HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY WHO STATED THERE ARE A NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE D DIASPORA WITH THE INCOMES AND NEEDING TO SUSTAIN THEIR FAMILIES AND SHOWING UP AND GOING TO WORK AND NEEDING THESE
THINGS PUT IN PLACE. SO IT'S AFFECTING US ALL IN A MULTITUDE OF WAYS. THERE'S GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, WHITE SUPREMACISTS STAYING AT HOTELS. THERE'S GOING TO BE ALL KINDS OF THINGS, WHATEVER THE CASE IS, YOU KNOW,
NORTH MINNEAPOLIS SHOWED UP IN DROVES HERE DOWNTOWN AT THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE COMPLAINED ABOUT OUR LIQUOR STORE THAT IS RIGHT THERE IN FIFTH WARD ON BROADWAY AND LYNDALE. AND SAID, "HEY, THERE'S BEEN MURDERS THERE. THERE'S BEEN ALL KINDS OF THINGS THERE.." AND COUNCIL DIDN'T
APPROVE THE CLOSURE OF THAT NOR THE CLOSURE OF THE MURDER STATION ON BROADWAY AND PENN. I MEAN ON BROADWAY AND LYNDALE. SO I MEAN, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE WITH TH THESE BIDSES? -- BUSINESSES? IT'S UNSETTLING. IT'S NOT MAKING ANY SENSE AT
ALL WHATSOEVER. YOU CAN'T GO INTO PEOPLE'S INFORMATION AND FIND OUT WHO IS STAYING WHERE. AND WHAT THEY DO FOR A LIVING. BECAUSE THAT -- I DON'T EVEN THINK THEY'RE LEGALLY SUPPOSED TO DISCLOSE THAT INFORMATION. AN, ATTORNEY, I CHALLENGE YOU TO FIND OUT THE INFORMATION BEFORE
THE COUNCIL MEETING NEXT OF WHAT TH PRIVACY FACTOR COVERS. >> THANKS. NEXT WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS THE BIZ COMMITTEE CHAIR, I HAVE
SEEN MANY ITEMS THAT CAME THROUGH THE COMMITTEE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A CONDITION. I DON'T REMEMBER THE BUSINESS, BUT THERE WAS A BUSINESS NOT THAT LONG AGO. IT
WAS OPENING IN DOWNTOWN. WE HAD A RESIDENT THAT HAD A CONCERN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HAVING SOME KIND OF VIOLENCE OR SOME KIND OF, YOU KNOW, CONCERN HAVING THE BUSINESS NEAR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WERE ABLE TO
GET TOGETHER, HAVE THE BUSINESSES INTERVIEW EACH OTHER AND COME UP, YOU KNOW, OR OUR LICENSE DEPARTMENTS COME UP WITH, YOU KNOW, A PLAN. AND BRING IT FORWARD. I DON'T SEE
ANY PROBLEM GOING. AT THE SAME TIME I WANT TO SEE THE TANGIBLE THINGS WE CAN TOUCH THAT IS A VIOLATION WITHIN THE LICENSE. SO, YOU KNOW, MY QUESTION IS,
MANAGER LINGO, IS FROM NOW UNTIL THURSDAY IS THAT ENOUGH TIME FOR YOU TO INTERVIEW THE BUSINESS OWNERS, GO THROUGH THE 3-1-1, TWO TGO THROUGH THE 9-1-1,
I GUESS DO YOUR INVESTIGATION UNTIL THURSDAY SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO WITH SENDING BACK TO THE STAFF. BUT IF WE'RE -- IF THAT GIVES YOU ENOUGH TIME UNTIL URSDAY. WILL IT BE -- OR IS IT, YOU KNOW, IS THAT TOO MUCH? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, WE'LL BE
ABLE TO DO THE REVIEW OF THE INCIDENTS IN TODAY'S TESTIMONY AND 3-1-1 AND 9-1-1 IN TIME FOR THURSDAY, IF THAT SUITS THE NEEDS OF THE BODY. WHETHER OR NOT I CAN HAVE THE CONVERSATION WITH THE HOTELS, THAT IS A DIFFERENT ENTITY. THOUGHTS ARE PROBABLY VERY HIGH. BUT AS FAR AS THE REST OF THE INVESTIGATION
GOES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET YOU FEEDBACK ON THURSDAY, IF THAT'S THE WILL OF THE BODY. >> I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CPED DEPARTMENT. AND I DON'T KW IF DIRECTOR HANSEN IS ALSO AROUND. MS. LINGO, I
THINK, LIKE, YOUE DOING YOUR BEST TO RESPECT THE WISHES OF THE BODY. IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS, THE DIRECTOR SAID THERE MIGHT BE A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL TIME BEYOND A CYCLE TO DO A PROPER INVESTIGATION. SO I WOULD LIKE TO RECONCILE
THIS CONVERSATION. I'D LIKE TO JUST STATE FOR THE FACT THAT THERE IS PUBLISHED TESTIMONY THAT HAS NOT BEEN READ OUT INTO THE RECO TODAY. THAT WAS HAND DELIVERED THAT HASN'T BEEN REVIEWED. I DON'T -- I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN REASONABLY BE ABLE TO DO A PROPER DUE
PROCESS AND INVESTIGATION IN A SINGLE DAY. I CERTAINLY HAVEN'T SEEN IT WITH THE OTHER LICENSES THAT WE HAVE ASKED FOR OR REFERRED TO STAFF. SO, DIRECTOR HANSEN. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, I WAS WALKING IN BETWEEN TWO ROOMS. BUT I THINK YOU WANT TO KNOW IF
WE CAN PERFORM THE REVIEW BETWEEN NOW AND THURSDAY. BASED ON WHAWE HEARD TODAY. IS THAT THE QUESTION? >> YEAH. AND JUST RECONCILING OUR PAST CONVERSATIONS. THERE WAS A CONVERSATION YOU AND I HAD ABOUT THIS MIGHT NEED BEYOND A CYCLE. >> YEP. >> MY INTENT WOULD BE TO REFER
IT UNTIL YOU WERE READY TO COME BACK TO THIS BODY. >> YEAH. CHAIR CHOWDHURY, SO WHAT WE'VE HEARD SO FAR TODAY. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO COME UP. WE WANTED TO HEAR IF THINGS WERE SPECIFIC TO A SPECIFIC EYE WITNESS TESTIMONY ABOUT THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN A
ONE OF THE TWO HOTELS RELATED TO THE LIQUOR LICENSE. WHA WE HEARD TODAY WAS NOT NECESSARILY AS DIRECT ASE WERE EXPECTING. I HAVE NOT -- WE HAVE NOT READ WHAT'S IN WRITINGS. WE'D HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK. WE HAVE THE BUSINESS LICENSING TEAM
MONITORING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING RIGHT NOW. WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, AMY LINGO HERE TO ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS. BUT WE HAVE PEOPLE BACK AT THE OFFICE WATCHING THIS STUFF AND MONITORING SO WE CAN IMMEDIATELY START INVESTIGATING TOMORROW. AND WITH BASED ON THE DEPTH AND THE BREADTH OF THE
TESTIMONY THAT WE WOULD SEE HOW COMPLEX IT WOULD BE. SO BASED ON WHAT I CAN SEE TODAY, WE PROBABLY CAN GET IT DONE IN A FEW DAYS. AND IT'S POSSIBLE, BASED ON WHAT WE SEE, AGAIN, WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT IS IN THE WRITTEN. THAT WOULD BE THE THING THAT WOULD HOLD US BACK.
MOST LIKELY IF IT'S NOT, THE FEW DAYS WOULD BE BY THE NEXT CYCLE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S MY QUESTION. AND THEN I WILL CONTINUE ON WITH MY COMMENTS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> I THINK PUTTING THIS MOTION FORWARD AFTER THIS COUNCIL
MEETING CONCLUDES. HAVING ONE FULL DAY BEFORE WE GO TO FULL COUNCIL. AS THE DIRECTOR SAID, A FULL DAY TO A CYCLE, I JUST DON'T THINK THAT IS GOING TO LEAD TO PROPER DUE PROCESS. OR AN ACTUAL INVESTIGATION. THE THINGS I WILL ALSO STATE IS WHAT
THIS IS VOTE ABOUT, THE MOTION I'M PUTTING BEFORE THE BODY IS DO WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO DO DUE PROCESS AND INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY HAVE RAISED UP AS A GRAVE CONCERN OR NOT. RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. DO WE WANT
TO TAKE THIS STEP THAT WE ARE AFFORDED THAT WE CAN DO AS A COUNCIL OR NOT. IN THE PAST, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL SMALL BUSINESSES COME BEFORE US, NIGHTCLUBS, I BELIEVE A NORTHEAST BUSINESS, DESSERTS, THAT SELLS OVERNIGHT. THEY WERE
DELAYED A CYCLE. WE HAD A BUSINESS IN ANY WARD, CEDAR INN, IT TOOK SEVERAL CYCLES FOR US TO GO THROUGH THAT. AND NONE OF THE THINGS THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS BROUGHT INTO TESTIMONY REACHED THE LEVEL OF A COMMUNITY MEMBER SHARING THAT WORKERS FELT
UNFE AND THERE WERE WEAPONS THAT WERE UNSECURED. WE DIDN'T HEAR IT IN THOSE TESTIMONIES. AND SO I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR FOR US TO HAVE A DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS FOR A MOM AND POP SHOP, A LOCAL BUSINESS OVER MULTIPLE
CYCLES, AND WE CAN'T SAY WE CAN'T DO A SINGLE CYCLE OF DUE PROCESS FOR A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION HILTON AND MAR MARRIOTT. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. AND THE COUNCIL OVER TWO COUNCIL MEETINGS HAVE TO DO WITH THE HITS ON LOCAL
BUSINESS. IT'S ILLOGICAL. WE KNOW WHY BUSINESS ISN'T DOING WELL IN THE CITYF MINNEAPOLIS. AS EVIDENCED BY THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT GIVEN BY OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. IT'S DUE TO THIS I.C.E. OCCUPATION AND SURGE. AND ANY HITS ON REPUTATION THAT ANY
BUSINESS MAY HAVE ARE DUE TO THE DECISIONS THEY'VE MADE AND HOW CONSUMERS HAVE DECIDED TO USE THEIR DOLLAR. THAT'S NOT ON THIS BODY. WHAT THIS BODY IS SUPPOSED TO DO IS TO HEAR FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS AND TAKE STEPS.
I'M ASKING COUNC MEMBERS, IT'S CLEAR WE WON'T GET A PROPER INVESTIGATION DONE WITHIN A DAY. IF IT MAKES COUNCIL MEMBERS MORE COMFORTABLE, WE CAN TAKE IT UP NEXT CYCLE. WE CAN ASK STAFF TO COME BACK NEXT CYCLE, INSTEAD OF HAVING IT UNDEFINED. I'M AT
MY TIME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. THAT'S MY COMMENTS. WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL VICE CHAIR. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M GOING TO INVITE MS. LINGO BACK UP. >> GIVE ME A SECOND.
>> YEP, I GOT IT. HI, MS. LINGO. CAN YOU START BY TELLING ME HOW LONG YOU'VE WORKED HERE AT THE MINNEAPOLIS. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I HAVE WORKED AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS FOR 20 PLUS YEARS. >> THAT'S A LONG TIME. I WOULD IMAGINE YOU HAVE WORKED ON
LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF LIQUOR LICENSES OVER THE COURSE OF YOUR CAREER. WOULD THAT BE A FAIR ASSESSMENT. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> EXCELLENT. DO WE HAVE A PROCESS AROUND THE LICENSURE OF LIQUOR BECAUSE WE ENJOY BUREAUCRACY OR DO WE HAVE IT BEUSE SELLING AND CON -- THE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR
IS A HIGHLY REGULATED TNG IN THIS COUNTRY. >> THAT IS CORRECT. ALCOHOL IS ONE OF THE MOST REGULATED INDUSTRIES IN BOTH THE CIT STATE, AND THE NATION. THAT IS WHY WE ARE -- ALL OF OURCLINESER
LICENSE OR ANY OTHER LICENSES ARE LICENSED DUE TO BEING PLIC SAFETY. WE'RE HERE TO REGULATE WHETHER IT IS ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, DRY CLEANING, TAXI. IT'S CAUSE IT'S FOR THE IMPACT OF THE COMMUNITY.
>> RIGHT. SO TO SUMMARIZE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, ALCOHOL IS A HIGHLY REGULATED THING BECAUSE IT CAN HAVE SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC SAFETY IMPACTS AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO HIGHLY REGULATED IN THIS CITY, STATE, AND COUNTRY. IS THAT FAIR? >> THAT IS FAIR.
>> EXCELLENT. SO THE -- IN THE PROCESS OF DELIBERATION -- IN THE PROCESS OF PROVIDING THE APPLICANT WITH DUE PROCESS TO PROPERLY CONSIDER THE INFORMATION THAT IS BEFOREHE BODY, BEFORE THE CITY, UMM, IS THERE A NEGATIV ECONOMIC IMPACT
RIGHT NOW TO THE -- TO THE BIZ -- TO THE TWO IMPACTED BUSINESSES RELATED TO THEIR LIQUOR LICENSE. AS IN, DO THEY HAVE A LIQUOR LICENSE RIGHT NOW? CAN THEY CE SELL LIQUOR RIGHT NOW? >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. SO THEY DO HAVE A LIQUOR LICENSE. THEY CAN
CONTINUE. AS FAR AS THE FULL SCOPE OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT, I CANNOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I CAN ONLY ANSWER TY DO, INDEED, STILL HAVE A VIABLE LIQUOR LICENSE. >> RIGHT. THAT'S EXCELLENT. SO BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE BOTH OF THESE IMPACTED BUSINESSES HAVE A CURRENT LIQUOR LICENSE, THEY'RE NOT LOSING ANY REVENUE AS A
RESULT OF NOT BEING AE TO MAKE LIQUOR SALES. AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY? >> ANY REVENUE THEY HAVE BASED OFF THE LICENSE IS NOT CURRENTLY BEING IMPACD. AS FAR AS LICENSURE GOES. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY HELPFUL. I THINK MY
NEXT QUESTION HERE IS FOR THE ATTORNEY. CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT IS OF PROPERLY CONSIDERING DUE PCESS FOR THESE TWO IMPACTED BUSINESSES. AND COMPLETING A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION. ON THESE TWO
BUSINESSES WHAT'S THE NEGATIVE IMPACT THEY'RE AFFORDED DUE PRESS? >> THANK YOU. THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER. FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE WE'RE NOT STARTING FROM SCRATCH HERE.
AS YOU ALL KNO THESE LICENSES WENT THROUGH THE RENEWAL PROCESS, AS ALL THE LICENSES DO. AND NOW SOME QUESTIONS WERE RAISED ABOUT THESE TWO PARTICULAR LICENSES. AND STAFF, AS MS. LINGO HAS INDICATED,
LOOKED INTO THOSE CONCERNS AND PREPARED TO LOOK INTO THE CONCERNS. WHERE THE LEGAL RISK COMES FROM, IS THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN ADVISED AND IS THE POTENTIAL CUD ON THE LICENSE. THE LONGER THE PROCESS TAKES, THE GATER THE RISK THERE IS,
AS THESE BUSINESSES ARE -- AS THEY'VE EXPLAINED TO US AS THE BUSINESSES ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, FUTURE FUTURE CONCERNS. BUT WHEN THE L LIQUOR LICENSE WILL BE CONFIRMED, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. >> RIGHT. BUT THEY HAVE THE
ABILITY TO SELL NOW?>> YES. TH. >> AND, LIKE, OUR OCCUPATION IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S CONSIDERED A PROTECTED CLASS IN THIS COUNTRY. IS THAT CORRECT? >> EXCUSE ME? >> YOUR OWCH OCCUPATION IS NOT A PROTECTED CLASS. MY OCCUPATION IS NOT A PROTECTED CLASS FOR ME. THE OCCUPATION OF
SOMEONE WHO WORKS FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NOT A PROTECTED CLASS FOR THEM. OWNING A HOTEL IS NOT A PROTECTED CLASS EITHER. . >> GENERALLY SPEAKING, NO. YOU DO ACTUALLY AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL --
[ TALKING OVER THE SPEAKER ] >> I'M TRYING TO GET MY QUESTION ANSWERED AFFORDING SOMEONE DUE PROCESS BY PROPERLY CONSIDERING ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT ARE IN FRONT OF STAFF, AND THEN IN FNT OF THE BODY, IS THERE A NEGATIVE IMPACT OF CONSIDERING DUE PROCESS
BECAUSE THESE TWO BUSINESSES, AS YOU HAVE SAID, ARE CURRENTLY ABLE TO OPERATE AND HAVE A CURRENT LIQUOR LICENSE. AFFORDING THEM DUE PROCESS. WHAT'S THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF THAT? 1:50. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE LEFT ON THE CLOCK >> LIKE I SAID, FENDING DEPENDING HOW LONG T PROCESS
TAKES. THERE'S A RISK OF THE IMPACT OF THE LICENSE THEY HAVE EXPRESSED TO US. AND WE HAVE ADVISED YOU OF. OF THAT POTENTIAL RISK, AND, AGAIN, -- [ OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] >> WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO SUE US -- HOW DO YOU QUANTIFY A RISK
THAT THERE IS NO NEGATIVE SALES TO POINT TO THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE LIQUOR LICENSE. I'M NOT GETTING IT. >> RESPECTFULLY, I DO NOT WAN TO LAY OUT THE -- >> EXCELLENT. >> -- THE CASE FOR THE HOTELS IN A PUBLIC FORUM. SO I WON'T -- I'LL LEAVE IT AT WHAT WE HAVE ADVISED.
>> AWESOME. I'M NOT HEARING -- I'M NOT HEARING WHAT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF AFFORDING SOMEONE DUE PROCESS IS YET FROM YOU. IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ON THAT, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND CONTACT US AND LET US KNOW. UMM, WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO
CONTINUE WITH QUEUE AND GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING NEXT. >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. QUESTION FOR MANAGER LINGO, AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THIS SPACE. IF YOU CAN KIND OF
JUST -- TRYING TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIQUOR LICENSE PROCESS BROADLY. AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BEGINNING WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS/ESTABLISHMENTS SUBMIT THEIR PROCESS. WHAT DO THEY GO THROUGH FROM THE MOMENT THEY SUBMIT THEIR LICENSE TO
WHEN IT COMES UP TO OUR BODY TO APPROVE OR DENY? >> THROUGH THE VICE CHAIR, COCIL MEMBER WHITING. DO YOU MEAN THE NEW LICENSE OR RENEWAL? >> RENEWALS.>> YEAH. FOR RENEW, IT COMES UP DURING THEIR TIMEPEA SPECIFIC TIME WHEN THEY'RE
RENEWED. THEY RENEW AT LEAST 30 DAYS. SOMETIMES 60 DAYS IF ADVANCE. WHEN WE GET THE RENEWAL,E MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE PAPERWORK IN LINE. PROPER INSURANCE, PROPER CERTIFICATION WI THE STATE, AND ALSO REVIEW FOR ANY INCIDENTS OR CONCERNS. WHETHER THEY'RE COMPLAINTS,
WE'RE COMPLAINT DRIVEN. HAVE WE GOTTEN ANY COMPLAINTS? 3-1-1, NIN 9-1-1, WE LOOK AT THAT. AS FAR AS THE LIQUOR LICENSE GOES, WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE NO ISSUES WITH FOLLOWING THE ORDER ORDINANCES OF THE COD YOUTH ALCOHOL COMPLIANCE, CHECK FAILURES.
>> THANK YOU. IN THE PCESS THUS FAR WITH BOTH OF THE TWO WE'RE CONSIDERING NOW, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY KN 9-1-1 COMPLAINTS, THREE ONE ONE COMPLAINTS, ANYTHIN THAT RELATES DIRECTLY TO THE BUSINESSES? >> THANK YOU FOR THEUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. WE HAVE
THE RUN THE REPORT OF THE 9-1-1 AND 3-1-1. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SERTTANGENTIAL. WE DID RECEIVE ME COMPLAINTS BEGINNING IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY. BUT NOTNG THAT
REALLY P PINPOINTED TO BEING THE NEXUS OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS. >> IT SOUND LIKE YOU'VE DONE THE PROCESS. PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO KIND OF THE HOUSING AND PRESENCE OF I.C.E. WITHIN AT LEAST THE LAST MONTH OR SO. >> WEAVE DONE THE REVIEW FOR I.C.E. OF THE LIQUOR LICENSE AND
THE COMPLAINTS WEAVE RECEIVED VERSUS NINE ONE BUN. NOT NECESSARILY THE HOTEL ASPECT. THE HOTEL WAS REVIEWED. >> THE LIQUOR LICENSE. >> THE LIQUOR LICENSE. >> THANK YOU. SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NOT JUST A SINGLE-DAY INVESTIGATION THAT YOU HAVE UNDERTAKEN. IT'S SOMETHING
YOU'VE BEEN DONE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PARTICULARLY WITH YOUR 20 PLUS YEARS. I'M SURE YOU CAN DO IT IN A DAY. IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU'VE DONE IN A DAY. THUS F. >> WHEN WE GET COMPLAINTS, WE CAADDRESS THEM WHAT THEY ARE. WE DO A DEEPER DIVE. WE HAVE
BEGUN, AS THE CONVERSATIO STARTED RECENTLY IN THE FIRST DELAY, FIRST POSTPONEMENT. WE DID BEGIN PULLING THE REPORTS ONCE WE REALIZED ITAS THE PATH GOING FORWARD. WE STARTED LOOKING DEEPER IN AND GATHERING IN MORE DATA. >> OKAY. THIS IS PROBABLY AN
OPINION PIECE. NOT A QUESTION THAT IS RELEVT, PLEASE THROW IT AWAY. IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION, YOUR 20 YEARS OF OPINION, WITHIN THE LAST, AS YOU'VE RECEIVED THE COMPLAINTS. HAS THERE BEEN ANYTHIN RAISED TO THE LE LEVEL OF DENIAL OF A LIQUOR LICENSE.
>> AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING RELATED TOHE LIQUOR LICENSE CAUSE FOR CONCERN OR DIAGONAL. >> OKAY. AND MINUTE AND A HALF LEFT. BUT FOR A CITY ATTORNEY. AND THIS IS, AGAIN, SOUNDS LIKE AN OPINION PIECE. IF IT DOESN'T FIT, IT DOESN'T FIT. IS THE
PRESENCE OF I.C.E. ALONE, THE HOUSING OF I.C.E. ALONE AT THESE ESTABLISHMENTS, BY ITSELF, A REASON TO DENY A LIQUOR LICENSE? THEIR LIQUOR LICENSE? >> TOUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. NO. AS WE'VE
ADVISED PREVIOUSLY, THERE NEEDS TO BE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE LICENSED ACTIVITY AND THE IDENTIFYING CONCERN WHO STAYS AT THE HOTEL IS NOT -- THERE'S NO NEXUS BETWEEN THE LIQUOR -- THE LICENSE ACTIVITY, WHICH IS
THE SERVING OF ALCOH, AND THE ACTIVITY THAT WERE CONCERNED. >> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME LEVEL OF EVIDENCE THAT THE STAY OR THE PRESENCE OF I.C.E. IS PARTICULARLY CONNECTED TO THE LIQUOR LICENSES AND THE
DISTRIBUTION CONSUMPTION, ET. CETERA OF THE LIQUOR ITSELF. >> YES. >> THANK YOU. LAST QUESTION, AND QUICKLY HERE. IS THI SOMETHING -- LET'S SAY WE DO THIS THE INVESTIGATION. AND THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND CONTINUED INVESTIGATION AND WE GET TO THE POINT ON THURSDAY.
IS THIS SOMETHING -- THIS IS PROBABLY A CLERK QUESTION. IS IT SOMETHING WE CAN DELAY IF IT'S NOT UP TO THE STANDARDS OF WHAT THE BODY IS LOOKING FOR? >> YES, CORRECT. >> OKAY. THANYOU SO MUCH. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY SOME OF
THE COMMENTSADE TODAY. I PERSONALLY VOTED AGAINST THE RENEWAL OF T TXT WINE AND SPIRITS LLC, LIQUOR LICENSE WHICH INCLUDED FIN FINDINGS BY THE COMMUNITY. AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, ACROSS THE POLITIC SPECTRUM HAVE IN THE PAST VOTED AGAINST THE RENEWAL OF LIQUOR
LICENSES AND NONE OF US SAID IT WAS POLITICAL. AND NONE OF US SAID YOU HATED SMALL BUSINESSE S ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHERE HOTELS HAVE GIVENUEST LISTS TO I.C.E. AND IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES. I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE DELAY TO
INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> OH, UMM, THANK YOU. I THINK THAT -- I N'T RECALL THE QUESTION BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET THE NINE VOTES. I WOULD
LOVE TO, UMM, END THIS DISCUSSION TO JUST VOTEN IT. I THINK THAT WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR FROM THE STAFF I HEARD. THEY CAN FINISH IT. ONE D. THEY CAN FINISH IT IN TWO WEEKS.
CAN GO BOTH WAYS. ONE MORE QUESTION, UNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY SUGGESTED THAT INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO THE STAFF -- [ AWAY FROM MIC ]
>> G AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> UMM, SO COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY MENTIONED THAT SHE IS OPEN TO DELAY ONE CYCLE. CLERK, IF YOU CAN DEFINE WHAT IS SENDING THE STAFF THIS ITEM BACK
TO THE STAFF AND COMING BACK IN TWO WEEKS. >> MAY I CLARIFY, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> SURE.. >> TO REFER TO STAFF TO BRING BACK IN ONE CYCLE. SO PUT AN END DATE ON THE INVESTIGATION TO COME BACK TO THE NEXT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. >> OKAY. WONDERFUL. THAT'S IT
FOR ME. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVLE. >> THANK YOU. SO THE TRUTH IS, THERE HAS BEEN LOSS OF BUSINESS AT THE HOTELS. PEOPLE HAVE CANCELED BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF LOSING THEIR LICENSE. SO
THAT HAS HAPPENED. REDUCTION MUCHOF HOURS HAS HAPPENED AS WELL AS LAYOFFS ARE PLANNED. THAT'S THE TRUTH. I WOULD HAVE A QUESTION AGAIN FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY. IF -- WOULD THE CITY BE FOUND
LIABLE IF THE LOSS OF -- FOR THE LOSS OF BUSINESS FROM THESE HOTELS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR DENYING THIS LICENSE? >> CITY ATTORNEY? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. THAT'S, I
THINK, IT DEPENDS VERY MUCH ON THE SPECIFICS. AND SO I THINK I'LL DEFER TO WHAT WE'VE ADVISED THROUGH ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE. OUR PREVIOUS GUIDANCE AND CAN DISCUSS OTHER CONCERNS THAT ARE SPECIFIC
RELATED TO THOSE LEGAL RISKS. OUTSIDE OF A PUBLIC FORUM. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. SO I GUESS I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT
YOU'RE PROPOSING, CHAIR. DELAY THIS A CYCLE. DELAY IT A CYCLE WITH THE INTENT OF GETTING INFORMATION BACK REGARDING THE LICENSE. ARE YOU SAYING NOW YOU WANT TO POTENTIALLY DELAY IT TO WHENEVER? ECAUSE YOU STATED YOU DON'T THINK THE
INVESTIGATION CAN BE DONE IN ONE CLE. THAT IT MIGHT TAKE SEVERAL CYCLES. NOW ARE YOU PROPOSING AN ADDITIONAL DELAY TO WHENEVER STAFF CAN COME FORWARD AND TELL US WHEN THEY CAN HAVE THE INVESTIGATION DONE? >> YEAH. I WANT TO MAK SURE I'M ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION. DO
YOU HAVE -- YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, LIKE, WHAT IS THE INTEND OF MY MOTION. IS THERE A QUESTION -- >> NOT THE INTENT. I UNDERSTAN WHAT -- I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT TRUMP DID TO JIMMY KIMMEL HERE. I DON'T NEED CLARIFICATION ON THAT. WE DON'T LIKE WHAT THEY'VEONE SO
WE'RE GOING TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING. >> THAT'S NOT MY INTT. >> I GUESS I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE TIMELINE. I MEAN, THE PRESIDENT DID IT SWIFTLY AND THEN, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE STEPPED IN AND FIXED IT. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. WHAT IS THE DELAY? WHAT IS THE POTENTIAL
TIMELINE FOR THIS DELAY?>> SO MR TO STAFF FOR THIS INVESTIGATION THAT IS ROUTINE THAT WE'VE DONE FOR LESSER SAFETY CONCERNS IN THE PAST FOR ONE CYCLE. >> OKAY. I MEAN,OU SAID SOMETHING DIFFERENT. AND I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN
BROUGHT UP A GREAT POINT -- THIS IS MY TIME, THANK YOU. THA COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN BROUGHT UP A GREAT POINT. I LITERALLY VOTED AGAINST THE TXTICENSE BECAUSE PEOPLE FROM NORTH MINNEAPOLIS CAME HERE AND SAID "MY FAMILY MEMBER WAS MURDERED THERE." LIKE, I LITERALLY HEARD
PEOPLE TELL ME. PEOPLE WERE MURDERED. I WATCHED SOMEONE BE SHOT IN, LIKE, BRUTALIZED. AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO SAY HOW TERRIFYING AND HORRIBLE IT WAS FOR THIS CORRIDOR IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS TO BE FUNCTIONING. AND THIS BODY,
YES, SOME PEOPLE VOTED AGAINST THE LIQUOR LICENSE. BUT THIS BODY USED THE VERY EXCUSE THAT WE'RE HEARING RIGHT NOW TODAY. THE LEGAL OPINION WAS "WE DON'T HAVE A RIGHT TO DENY THEM THE LICENSE." THIS BODY DID THAT. THERE WAS SOME OF US WHO SAID IF
YOU'RE GOING TO EVER STAND UP FOR THE COMMUNITY, THIS IS THE TIME WHEN YOU DO IT. AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT, COUNCIL MEMBERHAVEZ. SOME OF US BELIEVE IF WE WERE GOING TO BE CREATIVE AND FIGHTING THAT LIQUOR IS WHO WE OULD BE FIGHTING FOR. PEOPLE SAID MY
CHILD WAS MURDERED. EVERY TIME I DRIVE PAS THERE, I STOP IN MY TRACKS AND JUST CRY. LIKE, I CAN'T GO -- I NEVER DRIVE BY THAT PART OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. OR POLICE OFFICERS TALKED ABOUT HORRIFIC SCENES THEY WENT TO OVER THERE. AND I PLEADED WITH
SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS IS THE RIGHT THING. THIS IS WHO WE -- THIS IS WHEN AND HOW WE FIGHT A LIQUOR LICENSE. AND SO TO HAVE US SIT HERE AND, LIKE, TALK ABOUT SOME WHAT IFS. LIKE, THERE ARE ACTUALLY VERIFIED
MURDERS AND CRIMES THAT HAPPENED AT THIS PLACE. AND AT LOT OF YOU WERE NOT WILLING TO FIGHT FOR THAT. THESE PEOPLE SHOWED UP IN NUMBERS. LIKE I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. FROM NORTH MINNEAPOLIS TO SAY, "PULL THIS LINSE ." AND THE EXCUSE WAS USED OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. NOW OUR LAWYERS DON'T
MATTER. YEAH, HE'S A DIFFERENT PERSON THAN WHO WAS SITTING HERE BEFORE. BUT IT WAS A LEGAL OPINION THAT WE USED TO DANGLE OVER NORTH MINNEAPOLIS' HEAD AND SAY "WE CAN'T HELP YOU, NORTH SIDE. YOU CAN'T CHANGE THIS. WE HAVE A LEGAL OPINION THAT
THERE'S NO F." AND WE KNEW AHEAD OF. LIKE, WE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF BEFOREHAND. WE HAD THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WAS INVOLVED IN THIS LIQUOR STORE. THIS WASN'T SOME "I THINK I.C.E. STAYED THERE" OR WHATEVER. AGAIN, LIKE I SAID. THIS FEELS
LIKE EXACT MY LY WHAT THE PRESIDENT DID TO JIMMY KIMMEL. DON'T LIKE IT. I DON'T LIKE IT. I DON'T LIKE IT. I'M GOING TO USE WHATEVER POINT POWER I HAVE. IF IT FEELSS LEGITIMATE. THISAME
UP AFTER THE FACT. THIS RENEWAL WAS GOING TO HAPPEN LIKE IT DID LAST YEAR AND THIS CA CAME UP. I RECEIVED E-MAILS. YES, I RECEIVED E-MAILS FROM PEOPLE. IT'S MY JOB, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, TO THEN REPLY BACK TO THE PEOPLE OR CALL THOSE PEOPLE HOWEVER WE COMMUNICATE AND SAY
THERE IS NO LEGAL BASIS FOR THIS. OR WHATEVER REASONING YOU HAVE. I DON'T GET IT. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD PROLONG THIS ANORE THAN THURSDAY. E AND I GET PEOPLE ARE SAYING WE'RE LIVING IN TOUGH TIMES WHERE BUSINESSES ARE HIT. WE'RE
HAVING A PUBLI CONVERSATION ABOUT TWO BUSINESSES. IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT GETS BUSINESSES HIT I THE VERY DIFFERENT WAY, THEN THOSE SAME -- LIKE, THOSE BUSINESSES THERE WERE LICENSES THAT GOT RENEWED THE LAST CYCLE THAT WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE CONVERSATION. WHAT WE SAY UP
HERE, WHAT WE SAY IN THE MEDIA, WHAT WE SAY ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES DEFINITELY AFFECTS BUSINESSES. AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW. AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS A BODY. AND SO I BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE WORDS WE SAY UP HERE, THE THINGS
WE DO, THE ACTION WE TAKE, CAN IMPACT BUSINESSES. I CARE ABOUE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE A POINT TO REACH OUT AND SAY THEY HAD THESE EXPERIENCES. BUT DRAGGING THIS CONVERSATION ON
FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IS NOT GOG TO HELP THAT. IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE IT ANY BETTER THAN WHAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT ACTUALLY THIS HAS BEEN GOINGE BEEN RECEIVING E-MAILS ABOUT THIS FOR A MONTH NOW. SO TS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A MONTH.
I CAN'T SUPPORT US DRAGGING THIS ON. I MEAN, THIS IS A TOUGH DECISION. CLEARLY FOR SOME OF US. BUT I THINK NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE THAT DECISION. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEPHENSON. >> I APPRECIATE ALL THE DISCUSSION WE'VE HAD. AND THE
DEBATE WE'VE HAD. I AGREE WITH THE COLLEAGUE AND AOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION. >> THERE'S A MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION. CAN THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> CLERK: COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE.
>> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> NO. >> WARREN. >> NO. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> SAFER. SCHAFER. >> NO. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WHITING. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> NO. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> ABSTAIN.
>> THERE REALLY E ARE EIGHT AYES. >> THAT DOESN'T CARRY. COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU. THIS IT NOT THE -I KNOW IN OUR PREVIOUS COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. THERE WAS A COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW FOUND OUT SHE WAS THE PERSON WHO KEPT
GETTING THE QUESTIO CALLED BEFORE. I'VE BEEN THE VICTIM OF THIS, AS WELL. JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE. UMM, AH -- I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO A COUPLE O THINGS BROUGHT UP DURING DISCUSSION. AND THE FIRST IS THE EXAMPLE OF HER WIN'S LIQUOR AND THE LIQUOR LICENSE. I
REMEMBER THAT CAME UP. FROM THE TIME IT FIRST CAME BEFORE BIZ AGENDA TO THE TIME THAT THE LIQUOR LICENSE WAS ULTIMATELY APPROVED MONTHS PASSED BETWEEN
THAT TIME. WORK ON ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. THAT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAD LIFTED UP A WE DID HAVE DOZENS OF PEOPLE COME TO -- COME TO OUR CHAMBERS TO TESTIFY. JUST LIKE RIGHT NOW. WE'RE
GETTING DOZENS OF E-MAILS. HUNDREDS OF E-MAILS. WE'RE GETTING THAT THAT TYPE OF INQUIRY. AND LEVEL OF INTEREST FROM OUR RESIDENTS. AND THE REASON THE LIQUOR LICENSE WAS ULTIMATELY APPROVED BY THIS BODY. SOME VOTED AGAINST IT AND
SOME DIDN'T. I DON'T RECALL IT RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. BUT THE REASON WEERE ULTIMATELY ABLE TO APPROVE THAT LIQUOR LICENSE WAS BECAUSE THERE WERE CONDITIONS PUT ON THE LIQUOR LENSE TO ADDRESS THE VERY PROBLEMS WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH CPED ON IDENTIFYING IF THIS IS
ONE OF THOSE CASES WHERE IT MEETS A THREATEN THRESHOLD WHERE WE CAN PUT CONDITIONS ON THE TWO LIQUOR LICENSES TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO APPROVE THEM. IT'S PART OF THE DUE POSSESS. IT TAKES TIME. RIGHT NOW WE'RE ASKING FOR ANOTHER CYCLE WORTH OF TIME. THE NEXT PIECE I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT IS ACTUALLY, MADAM CHAIR, I'M WONDERING IF COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE WOULD ANSWER A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I KNOW BOTH OF THESE LIQUOR LICENSES RESIDE IN THE THIRD WARD. AND THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF THINGS HE'S BROUGHT UP IN DISSSION I'M HOPING TO SEEK FURTHER
CLARITY ON. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, ARE YOU OPEN TO ANSWERING SOME QUESTIONS? [ AWAY FROM MIC ] >> WONDERFUL. I'VE HEARD YOU SAY NOW TWICE BOTH IN THIS COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND THE PREVIOUS ONE THAT THE CANCELLATIONS THAT THESE HOTELS
ARE EXPERIENCING ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE COUNCIL CONSIDERING THESE LIQUOR LICENSES. HOW DOAPPEN TO KNOW THAT INFORMATION? >> BECAUSE, AS A VERY GOOD COUNCIL MEMBER, I GO OVER TO THESE HOTELS AND ENGAGE THEM. I
WENT OVER THERE WHEN THEY WERE DAMAGED DURING THE PROTESTERS. THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE. >> UH-HUH. >> AND ALL THEIR EMPLOYEES WERE SCARED TO DEATH. AND I ALSO TALKED TO THEM. BECAUSE THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CANCELLATIONS. >> EXCELLENT. >> FROM THE THREAT OF LOSING THEIR WELCOME CORP. LICENSE.
LIQUOR LICENSE. >> I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD SAY THIS. INHE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE CANCELLATIONS. I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE TALKING TO HOTEL OWNERSHIP, RIGHT? OR HOTEL LEADERSHIP? >> YES. >> OKAY. AND YOU HAVE NOT TALKED TO ANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE PHYSICALLY CANCELED
THEIR RESERVATION AT THE HOTEL. DO YOU KNOW IF THE HOTEL ITSELF IS ASKING CUSTOMERS WHO ARE CANCELING WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THAT CANCELLATION MAYE? >> YES. BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF THE LIQUOR LICENSE. >> NO. IS THE HOTEL ASKING PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLING TO CANCEL
THEIR RESERVATION W "WHY ARE YOU CANCELING?" >> THE PEOPLE WHO CALL TELL THE HOTEL WHY THEY'RE CANCELING. >> THIS IS BASED ON ANTE DOTEDS NOT, LIKE, THE SURVEY OF EVERY SING PERSON THAT CANCELED THEIR RESERVATION.
>> NO. IT'S NOT BASED ON ANTIDOTES. YOU KNOW, IN FACT, I'M PROBABLY NOT THE RIGHT PERSON TO ASK. WOULD YOU LIKE THE HOTEL OWNERSHIP? >> I WOULD BE SO THRILLED TO DISCUSS THIS WITH THE HOTEL OWNERSHIP. >> I'LL PASS THAT ON. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M JUST REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH THE PROCESS HERE. I THOUGHT AT OUR LAST COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WE WERE GOING TO TAKE THE TIME, HEAR FROM PUBLIC COMMENT, MAKE A DECISION, MOVE FORWARD. NOW
WE'RE PUSHING TOWARDS ALL OF THESE INVESTIGATIS OR WHAT HAVE YOU. AND PEOPLE ARE JUST THROWING CONFETTI UP IN THE AIR TO SEE WHAT STICKS TO A STAT TICK BALLOON. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT IS SUFFERING
ENOUGH. WE DON'T HAVE ANY REASON TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THE BUSINESSES. WE'VE HEARD EVERYTHING. ALL OF THIS IS HEARSAY AND SPECULATION OR WHAT HAVE YOU. I GET ANGRY WHEN I SEE, YOU KNOW, RACIST OR PREJUDICE OR DISRESPECTFUL
BEHAVIOR FROM PEOPLE AND PEOPLE E WHO THEY ARE. I CAN'T JUST NOT DO SOMETHING -- HAD IS JUST RIDICULOUS. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. IT'S A WASTED CONVERSATION. WE'VE DONE ALL OF
DUE DILIGENCE. WE HAVE THOUSANDS -- EACH ONE OF US HAVE THOUSANDS OF E-MAILS FROM PEOPLE WITHHE SAME MESSAGE OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. AND AGAIN THE COMMENT WAS MADE ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT KNOWING WHO WAS STANDING IN HOTELS. LAW
ENFORCEMENT CAN SUBPOENA FOR INFORMATION ON HOTEL REGISTRY AND WHAT HAVE YOU. THE ONLY PEOPLEHO IS STAYING UP IN THE HOTELS ARE THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK THERE AND THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE GENERAL
PUBLIC ABOUT WHO IS IN THE HOTEL FOR THE SAFETY OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN THERE. SO HOW THAT INFORMATION GOT LEAKED OUT IS BEYOND ME. THAT'S ANOTHER SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE INDIVIDUALS THERE. I MEAN, YOU BRING THINGS ON TO YOURSELVES THAT ARE COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY.
WE CANNOT DISCRIMINATE. WE CANNOT TREAT PEOPLE REGARDLESS TO WHATEVER LIKENESS AND CAUSE OUR BUSINESSES TO SUFFER. THESE ARE MAJOR EVENT VENUES IN OUR CITY. THAT BRING A LOT OF REVENUE FOR GALAS AND OTHER
KIS OF THINGS. LIKE, WE'RE SHOOTING OURSELVES IN THE FOOT HERE WITH THISHOLE, YOU KNOW, FIASCO OF THINGS. IT'S JUST REALLY NOT MAKING A LOT OF SEN TO ME. I'M JUST VERY DISAPPOINTED.
>> THE MOTION BEFORE US IS REFERRED TO STAFF UNTIL THE NEXT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE US. I WILL A THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, CAN WE CLARIFY THE MOTION. A REFER TO STAFF OR CONTINUING ONE CYCL
>> IT'S REFER TO STAFF. STAFF SAID THEY CAN COME BACK. WE'RE ASKING STAFF TO COME BACK TO THE NEXT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. THE NEXT IMHEE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS MARCH 24th. 23rd? >>ADAM CHAIR -- THE NEXT
ONE-WEEK CYCLE IS MARCH 3 AND 5th. THIS IS A MATTER REFERRING TO STAFF REQUESTING THEY REFER BACK TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ON MARCH 3rd. >> MY APOLOGIES. I'M IN THE MONTH OF MARCH ALREADY. OBVIOUSLY. THIS IS REFERRING TO STAFF TO THE NEXT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON MARCH 3rd, 2026.
ANY OTHER CLARIFICATIONS NEEDED? OKAY. GREAT. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> NO. >> VETAW. >> NO. >> WARREN. >> NO. >> OSMAN. >> NO. >> SHAFFER. >> NO. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ.
>> AYE. >> WHITING. >> NO. >> PALMISANO. >> NO. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> YES. >> THERE ARE SIX AYES AND SEVEN NAYS. >> OKAY THAT MOTION FAILS. WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBE OSMAN. >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE THE MOTION TO WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION ON THURSDAYO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION AND THE STAFF COME BACK WITH MY FINDINGS. THANK YOU. >> I SECOND THAT. SECOND.
>> THE CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RNVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WARREN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> NO. >> WHITING. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI.
>> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> NO. >> THERE ARE 11 AYES AND TWO NAYS. >>HAT MOTION CARRIES. WE HAVE CONCLUDED AND DISPENSED THAT
ITEM. I AM NOW GOING TO RECESS US FOR LUNCH FOR ONE HOUR. I WILL HAVE US BACK HERE AT 1:23:00 P.M. >> CHAIR, -- >> ACTUALLY, 1:24:00 P.M. >> THANKS WITH, CHAIR CWDHURY. BEFORE WE BREAK. I HAD A FEW
COMMENTS TO MAKE. >> WHAT ITEMS. >> MEMBERS WON'T BE ABLE TO COME BACK BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING A LUNCH BREAK. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. >> OKA GO AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER. >> IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE BREAK, WITHOUT OBJECTION, CHAIR, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I L
LET -- IN WERE IN THE ROOM TODAY. HERE FOR ITEMS VOTED ON AFR WE COME BACK FROM BREAK. I WANT TO MAKE SURE IF THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO BE HERE, THAT WE AT AST ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. BECAUSE WE'RE GOING ON BREAK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER. WITH TT, WE'LL RECESS FOR AN HOUR.
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ITS LUNCH BREAK. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLLO PROVE THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> V VETAW. >> PSENT. >> WARREN. >> PRESENT.
>> OSMAN. IS ABSENT. IS PRESENT. >> SCHAFER. >> PRESENT. >> STEVENSON. ? >> >>: PRESENT. >> CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> WHITING. >> PRESENT. >> PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. IS ABSENT. CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE 12 MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A FORUM. COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE ITEMS 58 THROUGH 67 REMAINING ON THE DISCUSSION AGENDA TODAY. WE WILL BEGIN WITH ITEM 58, WHICH IS A PROPOSAL TO SUSPEND THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT-RELATED POLICIES TO
EXPEDITE A RESPONSE TO OPERATION METRO SURGE. THIS REQUEST WAS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY'S EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER. I'LL RECOGNIZE HER AND ASK THE DIRECTOR TO GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE REQUEST FOR
US. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS RACHEL SAY SRE. THERE IS
FREQUENTLY A NEED FOR EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY, EVEN NEAR THE END OF AN EMERGENCY. WE BEGAN PURSUING THIS AUTHORITY ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO. THE USE OF THIS WOULD BE AORST-CASE SCENARIO AND USE ALL EXISTING
AUTHORITIES BEFORE THIS >> THANKFULLY WE HAVE COME CLOSE BUT NOT YET NEEDED THIS AUTHORITY FOR THIS SITUATION. I'M STILL REQUESTING THIS AUTHORITY TODAY BECAUSE WE ARE NOT YET PASSED THE CURRENT SITUATION, AND THE END OF A
RESPONSE IS OFTEN THE HIGHEST RISK AS EXHAUSTION SETS IN AND CAN CONTRIBUTE TO IMPAIRED JUDGMENT URGENT NEEDS REMAIN FOR TH NEXT MONTHS BEFORE WE CAN MOVE INTO RECOVERY. UNDER
CITY PROCUREMENT RES -- SPECIFICALLY, THE ABILITY TO PROCURE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OVER $175,000. AT THAT LEVEL, IF IT'S A NEW SERVICE, REVIEW BY THE DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND POTENTIAL REVIEW BY THE PERMANENT REVIEW COMMITT IS
STILL REQUIRED EVEN FOR A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT THAT MAY RESULT IN TOO SLOW OF AN ACTION. AGAIN, WE HAVE NOT YET NEEDED THIS FOR THIS CURRENT SITUATION AS OF TODAY, BUT AGAIN, IT'S COME CLOSE AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. THIS IS A FAIL-SAFE MECHANISM.
BEST CASE, ONE I VERY MUCH HOPE IS THE SITUATION HERE IS THAT IT WILL NOT BE NEEDED AT ALL. AND IN THAT CASE, IF IT IS NEEDED, OF COURSE I'D COME BACK AND REPORT. HOWEVER, I RECOMMEND BEING SAFE RATHER THAN SORRY BECAUSE IT WILL BE TOO LATE IF
THIS AUTHORITY IS NEEDED AND WE DON'T HAVE IT. COST WILL NECESSARILY BE MUCH HIGHER AND DAMAGE GREATER IF WE ARE UNABLE TO MOVE AT THE SPEED OF EMERGENCY AND TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR SAYER. NEXT, WE'LL OPEN IT UP
FOR DISCUSSION. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY, DIRECTOR SAYRE. I'M LOOKING AT THE RCA AND ALSO THE RESOLUTION ITSELF. IT'S VERY UNCLEAR WHAT DEPARTMENT IS EXPERIENCING LIMITATIONS OR CHALLENGES THAT'S
DUE TO OUR CURRENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND DOESN'T IDENTIFY WHAT TYPES OF GOODS AND SERVICES ARE EXPERIENCING SOME DIFFICULTY IN BEING ACQUIRED. CAN YOU SPECIFY WHAT DEPARTMENT IS THIS APPLYING TO? >> YUP. SO WHEN WE ARE IN A
RESPONSE SITUATION AND HAVE ACTIVATED THE NIMS COMPONENTS, THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPONENTS LIKE WE CURRENTLY HAVE, THE WAY THINGS WORK IS INCIDENT COMMAND IS T INITIATOR OF MANY REQUESTS. SO IN THIS POINT IT COULD HAVE BEEN
MPD OR NCR, FOR EXAMPLE. THEY SAY THIS IS A SITUATION AND IN ORDER TO MEET THE URGENT ED, HERE'S THE BROAD OUTLINES OF THE THING WE NEED. WE IN THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER RECEIVE THAT REQUEST, AND WE WORK TOUGH HOW TO MEET THAT
NEED URGENTLY. SO IT IS MY DEPARTMENT THAT PROCURES AT THE REQUEST, AT THE NEED ON THE GROUND FROM THE ENTITY THAT IS IN CHARGE OF THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND. >> NO, I GET THAT. THANK YOU,
DIRECTOR YRE. I'M SAYING WHICH SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS ARE IN NEED AT THIS MOMENT. >> SO THIS IS A REQUEST FOR MY DEPARTMENT. >> THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. AND WHAT ARE YOU EXPERIENCING CHAENGES WITH THAT WARRANTS AN EXPEDITED OR WAIVER PROCESS FROM OUR
TRADITIONAL PROCUREMENT PROCESSES? >> YES. THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER, SO AS I NOTED WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT NOTHING HAS COME SPECIFICALLY TO PASS RIGHT NOW. THIS IS A FAIL SAFE REQUEST. AND
IN MY PROFESSION, WE REALLY FOCUS HEAVILY ON PREPAREDNESS. AS I SAID, THERE'S A FEW MORE MONTHS TO GO HERE. SO THIS IS A PREPAREDNESS MEASURE. >> NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR YOU, DIRECTOR SAYRE. JUST A BRIEF COMMENT ON THIS. I AM A
BIT CONFUSED AS TO WHY THIS IS ACTUALLY NEEDED. MAYOR FREY HAS NOT DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY. AND I THINK TYPICALLY WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST MEASURES LIKE THIS WHERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SUSPENDING RULES SO BE ABLE TO MOVE CONTRACTS OUTSIDE OF A TRADITIONAL PROCUREMENT
PROCESS OR EVEN OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY COUNCIL. I THINK A NUMBER OF US WOULD HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN SEEING THAT HAPPEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE OCCUPATION. NEVERTHELESS, WE'RE NOT THERE. THE RCA ALSO, AND EVEN IN THE
COMMENTS THAT YOU JUST SHARED IS STILL AROUND THIS HYPOTHETICAL IF, WHEN, AS OPPOSED TO IF THERE WERE URGENT REQUESTS RIGHT NOW FROM SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS. SO THAT GIVES ME CONCERNS AND MOMENT TO PAUSE TO SAY I'M STILL
NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THINGS COULD MOVE THROUGH OUR TRADITIONAL PROCESSES BECAUSE THE RESOLUTION WOULD HAVE THIS STARTRELATIVELY, WHAT, STARTING APRIL 1ST OF 2026. SO AT LEAST
THAT'S THE DATE I'M SEEING HERE IN THE RESOLUTION. SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING FOR ME. SO THAT SAID, I JUST DON'T -- THIS FEELS LIKE UNNECESSARY MANEUVER AT THIS CURRENT MOMENT ESPECIALLY WHEN IT MEANS US CONCEDING THE OVERSIGHT THAT WE HAVE OVER THESE PROCUREMENT, YOU
KNOW, CONTRACTS TH. AND WE HAVE LOTS OF DEBATE AND CONVERSATIONS AROUND THEM AS IS WITHOUT AN OCCUPATION BEING IN PLACE. FOR THOSE REASONS, I'M GOING TO BE A NO ON THIS. IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE FUTURE AGAIN FOR MORE
SPECIFICITY AROUND WHICH DEPARTMENTS ARE IN NEED, ACTUALLY QUANTIFYING WHAT SERVICES AND GOODS THEY'RE EXPERIENCING CHALLENGES IN.HAT IS THE BASELINE OF A DEPARTMENT, THAT DID REQUEST SOMETHING THEY DIDN'T GET IT IN TIME TO RESPOND
TO AN EMERGENCY THROUGH OUR CURRENT PROCUREMENT CHANNELS. THAT WAS NOT EVEN PROVIDED AS AN EXAMPLE. FOR THAT, I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS MEASURE TODAY. BUT THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL GO TO
COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. >> YE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, AND PLEASE EDUCATE ME ON THIS. CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ON OUR ROLE ON FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO THE SUSPENSION OF PROCUREMENT?
>> YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET SOMEONE FROM OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT UP HERE. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, SO THE QUESTION IS LIKE WHAT IS THE ROLE OF -- >> WOULD YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF. >> WHAT WAS THAT? >> WOULD YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF
FOR THE RECORD? >> I'M SORRY. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT FOR THE CITY, PAM FERNANDEZ. IF THE QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE ROLE OF FINANCE IN THE OCUREMENT, IS THAT CORRECT? >> I GUESS I WAS WONDERING
WHAT'S THE ROLE. IF WE SUSPEND PROCUREMENT, IF WE GRANT THIS, WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE COUNCIL'S ROLE IN FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT? >> SO THE COUNCIL WILL NOT HAVE A ROLE IF THE CONTRACT GOES OVER $175,000. YOU WILL GET A REPORT
ON APRIL 30TH AS IT SAYS IN THE RESOLUTION. >> OKAY. IS THERE AN UPPER LIMIT TO, LIKE, IF WE'RE SUSPENDING THE LIMIT OF $150,000, IS THERE A NEW UPPER LIMIT? LIKE $1 MILLION, $2 MILLION SOMETHING, OR NO LIMIT? >> THERE IS NO LIMIT IN THE
RESOLUTION AT THIS TIME. >> OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN ONE OTHER QUESTION. WHEN IT COMES TO THESE CONTRACTS, SUSPENDING PROCUREMENT MEANS -- WELL, LET ME KNOW. IT MEANS THERE'S, LIKE,
NO RULES. JUST WHATEVER CONTRACT IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO MEET THE NEED AT THE TIME? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, IT MEANS THAT ALL CITY ORDINANCES RELATED TO PROCUREMENT WILL BE SET ASIDE. I MEAN, LIKE, IT WON'T BE
FOLLOWED. BUT WE WILL FOLLOW ANY FEDERAL OR STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES. >> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY FEDERAL OR STATE REQUIREMENTS AROUND LABOR LAW THAT WOULD COME INTO EFFECT HERE? >> THERE WILL BE LIKE PREVAILING WAGE, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS ALSO
OURS. THOSE KIND OF THINGS WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THAT ONE YET. BECAUSE IF IT GOES OVER $100,000, THEN WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN. THERE IS PREVAILING MEASURE ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS. THOSE THINGS WILL BE WORKING WITH CIVIL RIGHTS IF IT COMES UP
BEFORE THE EOCUs. WHICH WE NEVER HAD ANY IN THE PAST. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. JUST A QUICK COMMENT, I'M NOT SURE HOW TO VOTE ON THIS. I FEEL A LITTLE QUEASY ABOUT GIVING A BLANK CHECK. BUT I UNDERSTAND IT'S AN
EMERGENCY AND IT MIGHT BE NEEDED. THAT'S MY THOUGHTS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I THINK I HAVE A QUESTION FOR DIRECTOR SAYRE, IF YOU HAVE A SECOND. THANK YOU. JUST KIND OF
A -- YOU MENTIONED KIND OF IN YOUR PRESENTATION THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE'VE COME CLOSE ON. KIND OF USING SOMETHING OR NEEDING TO USEHIS PROCESS. ARE YOU ABLE TO GIVE US ANY INSIGHT TO WHAT THOSE THINGS MIGHT BE? I THINK IT'S JUST HELPFUL FOR ALL
OF US TO BE LIKE, OKAY, WHAT ARE THESE THINGS IN EMERGENT SITUATIONS THAT MIGHT COME UP. >> YEAH. THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER. SO I WOULD SAY THE DAYS THAT WE ALL WITNESSED OF THE MOST SEVERE AND
DIFFICULT DAYS OF THIS CRISIS SO FAR, IN WHICH THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY AND UNFOLDING SITUATIONS ACROSS WIDE SWATHS OF OUR CITY, IF THOSE SITUATIONS HAD CONTINUED TO
BUILD, IT COULD HAVE PUT US IN A SITUATION IN WHICH WE NEEDED EMERGENCY SERVICES THAT WE DID NOT ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACT FOR. I UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTY IN THIS IS THE LACK OF SPECIFIC EXAMPLES. AND I WILL SAY THAT IS
THE PART OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSE THAT IS THE HARDEST TO EXPLAIN BECAUSE WE CANNOT PLAN FOR EVERY SINGLE SITUATION BECAUSE EVERY COMPLEX CRISIS LOOKS DIFFERENT. SO UNTIL WE GET TO THAT MOMENT, IT'S REALLY EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT TO SAY
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE IT'S NEVER EXACTLY WHAT WE IMAGINE OR PLAN FOR. >> AND IS IT MY UNDERSTANDING -- SORRY,'M KIND OF JUST CONFUSED A LITTLE ABOUT THIS PROCESS. I THINK TO COUNCIL MEMBER
STEVENSON'S POINT CONFUSING ABOUT NOT NECESSARILY THE NEED, BUT THE PARTICULARS FOR. RIGHT. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WON'T BE A NEED FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES THAT WE ALREADY CONTRACTED WITH. LIKE I KNOW WE DON'T CONTRACT WITH MPD, BUT FIRE, MPD, THOSE ARE
THINGS WE WILL NOT HAVE TO USE THESE PROCUREMENT SERVICES FOR. BUT THINGS OUTSIDE OF OUR TRADITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EMERGEY SERVICE RESPONSE, IS THAT CORRECT? SO IT WOULD BE SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS, OTHER THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES. >> YUP. CHAIR CHOWDHURY, CNCIL
MEMBER. SO LIKE I SAID, THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE LAST RERT. IT MEANS WE'VE GONE THROUGH EVERYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE GET TO IT. SO OF COURSE CITY DEPARTMENT'S NUMBER ONE. IT MEANS WE'VE GONE THROUGH CURRENT CONTRACTS AND GRANTS WE HAVE THAT WE CAN JUST TOP UP IF WE
NEED TO. IT MEANS WE'VE EXHAUSTEDUTUAL AID. MUTUAL AID IS WHEN WE SAY, HEY, HENNEPIN COUNTY, WE NEED X-NUMBER OF FENCES, AND THEY PROVIDE THAT. OR THEY SAY HEY, WE DON'T OF HAVE THAT, YOU HAVE TO GO
SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO WE GO TO THE STATE. AGAIN, IT'S A FAIL-SAFE. >> THAT'S EXTREMELY HELPFUL. THANK YOU. >>OUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I'M HEARING THE NEED HERE IS LIKE NIMBLENESS, ESSENTIALLY.
AND I'M WONDERING IF TO COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY'S POINT, IF SOMETHING REALLY IS SO SEVERE AK THE MAYOR'S ABILITY TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY DOES ALSO UNLOCK SOME STREAMLINING OF VARIOUS PROCUREMENT PROCESSES. SO IN
THAT INSTANCE, THAT'S A REME. BUT I THINK ANOTHER REMEDY THAT'S NOT BEING DISCUSSED HERE IS OUR ABILITY AS A BODY TO BE NIMBLE. WE'VE SHIFTED OUR CALENDAR AND RPONSE TO THIS OCCUPATION. THIS IS OUR FIRST DAY BACK IN THE CHAMBER SINCE THE, YOU KNOW, ANNOUNCEMENT THAT
THEY'RE ENDING THE OPERATION. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY FURTHER CONVERSATION WITH THE CLERK. WE'VE ALREADY MADE A DECISION ABOUT WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO OUR NORMAL CALENDAR AND WE'VE MADE THAT BASED ON OUR BEST GUEST ON WHEN IT MIGHT BE
FEASIBLE. WE STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MEET PRETTY MUCH WITHIN A WEEK WOULD BE THE LONGEST TIMELINE FOR MEETING. I'M SURE CHAIR CHOWDHURY WOULD AGREE WITH THIS. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING
TO TOMORROW. WE COULD ADJOURN THE COUNCIL MEMBER THIS THURSDAY TO NEXT WEEK, MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY. WE WOULD JUST NEED TO HAVE ONEF THESE ON WEEKS TO BE ABLE TO ADJOURN A MEETING TO A FOLLOWING WEEK. I FEEL LIKE BETWEEN OUR ABILITY TO ADJOURN TO A NEXT CYCLE SO WE COULD
ACTUALLY, HEY, THERE'S AN ACTUAL THK WE NEED TO BE RESPONSIVE RIGHT NOW THAT PROCUREMENT OFFICE IS NOT GOING TO -- I THIS I THIS BODY COULD BE RESPONSIVE TO IT. IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THI WEEK'S CYCLE TO BE AABLE TO ADJOURN TO A DAY WE WOULD NEED
IT, I THINK IT COULD BE SUCH A THING TT THE MAYOR COULD DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY. I FEEL WE DO HAVE MECHANISMS. MR. CLERK, AM I GETTING THIS CORRECT AS FAR AS OUR ABILITY TO ADJOURN OR NOT EVEN DECLARE AN EMERGENCY TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING. SO
EVEN OUTSIDE OF THIS BODY'S AUTHORITY, THE MAYOR COULD CL A SPECIAL MEETING. WE COULD TAKE UP WHATEVER CONTRACTS OR SET ASIDES WE WANT TO DO AS FAR AS WAIVERS OF PROCUREMENT PROCESS. I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE GOVERNANCE PROCESSES THAT ALLOWS US THE
NIMBLENESS BEING SOUGHT AFTER. >> YOU'RE CORRECT. PROVIDED THERE'S ADEQUATE NOTICE. USUALLY THREE DAYS IN ADVANCE. THREE-DAY NOTICE AND THE COUNCIL COULD BE CONVENED. IT COULD FOCUS ON ANY NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT THE MAYOR WISH THE COUNCIL TO TAKE UP AND
CONSIDER. THIS BODY, AS YOU POINTED OU AS ABILITY TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO ITS CALENDAR, TOO. >> SO I THINKHAT SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF THE NIMBLENESS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO WITHOUT NECESSARILY DOING SUCH A BIG SET ASIDE OF SOME OF OUR CONTROLS,
ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF COMMENTARY ABOUT CONTROLS IN GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT BEING PRETTY TOP OF MIND FOR A BUNCH OF FOLKS. THAT'S JUST SOMETHING I'M CONSIDERING RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU. WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. DIRECT SAYRES, I DON'T MEAN TO IMPOSE UPON YOU, BUT COULD YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC TO IF WE DO NOT APPROVE THIS, WHAT WOULD THE
DOWNSIDES BE? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINLLE, SO WHEN WE'RE IN A SITUATION, AGAIN, THIS IS A CASTROPHIC FAIL-SAFE, EVERY MINUTE IS GOING TO MATTER. IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY
PROCURE THE THING THAT IS NEEDED FOR THE MJT SITUATION THAT REQUIRES IT, WE ARE PUTTING OUR WHE RESPONSE BEHIND HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES THEN TO COMPLETE THE ACTION. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF
THERE WAS A NEED FOR LARGE SC E SCALE. SOMETHING LIKE DEESCALATION SERVICES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE CURRENT CONTRACTS TO SEND FOLKS INTO DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE CITY, AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT AWAY AND THE SITUATION CONTINUES TO ESCALATE, WE'RE PUTTING OURSELVES BACK HOWEVER LONG THAT SITUATION RUNS AND THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION RUNS. SO THIS
IS ANOTHER ONE THAT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO SAY SPECIFICALLY HOW BAD COULD IT GET BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT THE SITUATION IS. THE IDEA IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AS SOON AS YOU PREPARE, THAT'S NUMBER ONE THING YOU DO. YOU PREPARE,
YOU PREPARE. YOU PREPARE FOR THE WORST CASE CATASTROPHIC SCENARIO BECAUSE THEN IF IT HAPPENS, YOU CAN RESPOND RIGHT AWAY AND CATCH IT BEFORE IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THAT ACTUAL WORSTASE SCENARIO. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS BE PREPARED FOR THAT WORST CASE SCENARIO.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'VE ANSWERED. I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS. I DO THINK WE NEED TO GIVE OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF THE TOOLS TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. AND I WOULD HATE TO WAIT THREE DAYS OR LONGER IN ORDER TO GIVE YOU THE RESOURCES YOU NEED TO SOLVE A
PROBLEM. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. NEXT, WE'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> YES, I HAD A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY AROUND THE LANGUAGE IN THIS. WE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE BRINGING FORWARD MANY POTENTIAL ACTIONS THAT ARE
RELATED TO, YOU KNOW, THE EMERGENCY THAT WE'RE IN. I'M ASSUMING THIS WOULD NOT APPLY TO THOSE MORE RECENT COUNCIL LANGUAGE. DOES THIS LANGUAGE, COULD THAT APPLY TO THOSE
SCENARIOS AS WELL? >> WE'LL SEE IF THERE IS A STAFF MEMBER THAT COULD -- >> I WAS ASKING THE CITY ATTORNEY IF THIS LANGUAGE WOULD APPLY TO COUNCIL ACTIONS AVOIDING PROCUREMENT PROCESS IN
THIS EMERGENCY -- MANY OF THE EMERGENCY RESOLUTIONS THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING. >> OKAY. ATTORNEY O'REILLY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. COUNCIL MEMBER, NO, THIS WOULD APPLY TO
THE ADMINISTRATION NOT EXPENDITURES SET BY THE CITY COUNCIL. >> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. >> COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM 2020. WE
WERE NOT PREPARED. AND ANYTHING THAT GIVES US TOOLS TO BE PREPARED AND NOT MAKE SAME MISTAKES WE HAVE MADE, ESPECIALLY THIS DEPARTMENT HAS
BEEN, YOU KNOW, WE GIVE THEM THE TOOLS. WE HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR. WE HAVE A DIFFERENT VISION. AND I THINK IT MAKES SENSE FOR US TO APPROVE THIS. BUT IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON THIS? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL
MEMBER OSMAN, APRIL 30TH IS THE DATE. >> APRIL 30TH. YES. MY POINT IS THAT APRIL 30TH IS AROUND THE CORNER. IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. BUT WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT OUR PRESIDENT CAN DO. WE HAVE SEEN
HIM THREAT US TO THAT HE'S GOING TO SEND THE MILITARY HERE. AND WE ARE IN A PLACE THAT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON. SO I TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT, DIRECTOR, I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK FOR LAST FEW WEEKS, MONTH AND A HALF. I KNOW YOU HAD A LOT, YOU AND YOUR
TEAM HAD A LOT ON YOUR HAND. AND THINGS COULD HAVE GONE WRONG. T I WILL SUPPORT THIS MOTION. THANK YOU. >> NEXT, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> TO ME, I HEAR DIRECTOR SAYRE
ISN'T REFERRING TO PROCURING ROUTINE MATTERS OR TO ECUTE CONTRACTS FOR NORMAL SUPPLIES. SHE'S ATTEMPTING TO STREAMLINE PROCUREMENT FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND SUPPLIES THAT RELATE TO THE SAFETY AND PRESERVATION OF LIFE AND
PROPERTY. AND I JUST, SORRY, I DO WANT YOU TO MAYBE SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT? IS THIS ABOUT THE WORST CASES THAT INVOLVE LIFE AND PROPERTY OF OUR CITY? BECAUSE IN YOUR PREVIOUS HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE, IT SOUNDS
LIKE YOU ARE STILL GOING TO BE STEPPING THROUGH THE IDEAS IN YOUR FENCE EXAMPLE OF DO WE HAVE IT, DOES A PARTNER HAVE IT, DOES ANOTHER PARTNER HAVE IT? OKAY, HERE WE ARE. AND THE END RESULT COULD BE THAT WE GO OUT AND BUY
IT IN THIS MOMENT. AM I RIGHT IN ASSUMING THAT THIS I THAT CATASTROPHIC SOLUTION ONLY? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, THAT IS CORRECT. IT IS THE ABSOLUTE CATASTROPHIC SITUATION AFTER WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL OF THOSE OTHER STEPS.
>> I SEE. AND THIS WAS, YOU KNOW, YOU WERE GETTING THIS INTO THE QUEUE BEFORE WE GOT THE NEWS ABOUT A LIKELY DRAWDOWN OF ICE AGENTS IN OUR VICINITY AND OTHER
KINDS OF THINGS. THANK YOU >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I THINK I WANT TO START BY THANKING STAFF FOR BRINGING THIS
ITEM FORWARD. AND DOING EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO RESPOND TO THIS EMERGENCY CRISIS THAT NOT ONLY YOU, BUT IN REALITY, THE REAL PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THIS REAL CITY ARE
EXPERIENCING DAY AFTER DAY. I AM STRONGLY IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM. AND I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY. IN 2020, OUR CITY EXPERNCED A
CATASTROPHIC EMERGENCY THAT AFFECTED EVERY RESIDENT THAT LIVED IN THE CITY. NOT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US WAS HERE DURING THAT TIME. I WASN'T HERE. I EXPERIENCED THAT EMERGENCY AS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY, NOT AS A POLICYKER OR DECISIONMAKER. THAT IS STREW FOR NEARLY EVERY
SINGLE PERSON SITTING ON THIS DAIS MAYBE WITH EXCEPTION OF COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. THE REST OF US HAVE COME AFTER. I WAS HERE, THOUGH, WHEN THE CITY SETTLED SEVERAL LAWSUITS RELATED TO MISUSES AROUND PROCUREMENT
THAT CAME AS A RESULT OF THAT LACK OF OVERSIGHT. THE CITY COUNCIL IS ONE OF THE LAST PLACES WHERE THAT OVERSIGHT HAPPENS. AND SO WHE I AM ASKED AS A MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL, AS A MEMBER OF THIS BODY, TO CONSIDER SOMETHING LIKE THIS
KNOWING THAT WE HAVE SETTLED PRETTY SIGNIFICANT LAWSUITS FROM THE MISUSE OF IT, RIGHT, I AM INCLINED TO SAY NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT. WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP ANY LAST AUTHORITY WE HAVE BECAUSE IN THE END, WE'RE GOING TO BE SADDLED WITH THE IMPACTS.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY INDIVIDUAL SITTING IN THESE CHAMBERS THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE IMPACTS. IT'S THE INTUITION. CO-EQUAL LEADER OF THIS INSTITUTION IN SETTLING SUCH LAWSUITS. I THINK THAT THERE ARE -- OF THE EXAMPLES
THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO ME BECAUSE I'VE ASKED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES, IN THE EXAMPLES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP HERE, I DON'T SEE A SINGLE REASON AS TO WHY WE MUST APPROVE THIS WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY TOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THIS
ADMINISTRATION, WHETHER IT IS CIVIL SEICE CONTRACTING OR THE DEEP DESIRE FROM THIS BODY TO SAY, WE'LL ADJOURN OUR MEETING TO THE FOLLOWING DAY TO MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OF GETTING A
CONTRACT IN PLACE. I DON'T SEE A REASON FOR US TO APPROVE AND WAIVE EVERY SINGLE CHECK THAT EXISTS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. RIGHT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, A
LOT OF THE SAME ACTORS ARE WIIN THE ADMINISTRATION. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM DOING EVERYTHING WITHIN MY POWER TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR MISUSES OF SUCH POWER BEING GIVEN AWAY. AND I WOULD URGE MY
COLLEAGUES TO NOT SUPPORT THIS ACTION FOR SUCH A REASON. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI, FOR RAISING SOME OF THE CONCERNS
THAT WE HAD TO DEAL WITH AS A COUNCIL, AS A RESULT OF THE MISUSE OF PRIOR WAIVERS TIED TO PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND THE LITIGATION THAT CAME FORWARD AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THAT. BUT I
JUST WANT TO HAVE A QUESTION AROUND THE RESOLUTION ITSELF. YOU NAME THE PRETEXT FOR THIS AS NEEDING TO RESPOND TO URGENT DEMANDS RIGHT NOW. AND AGAIN, IT SOUNDS LIKE POTENTIALLY UNDEFINED REQUESTS COMING FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS THAT MAY BE
IN NEED OF EXPEDITED SERVICES IN THE CURRENT MOMENT AS WE DON'T KNOW WHEN IS THE DEFINITIVE END OF THE OCCUPATION. CAN YOU EXPRESS WHY DID YOU SET A DATE OF APRIL 1ST FOR THIS TO BE IN EFFECT AND THEN TO EXPIRE ON
APRIL 30TH? AND IS FEBRUARY 17TH. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL
MEMBER WONSLEY, THE APRIL 1ST DATE IS ACTUALLY MISTAKE. BECAUSE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MAY 1ST. SO IT IS A DATE FOR REPORTING BACK TO YOU. AND IT SHOULD BE MAY 1ST INSTEAD OF APRIL 1ST. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> SO WE COULDN'T GET A REPORT -- SO THIS WAS ESSENTIALLY NOTING THE TYPO. WILL GO INTO EFFECT IF THIS WAS APPROVED IMMEDIATELY. AND THEN IT WOULDN'T EXPIRE UNTIL APRIL 30TH, AND THEN COUNCIL WOULD NOT G A REPORT BACK
UNTIL MAY 1ST? >> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET A REPORT LIKE A MID-TERM REPORT, WE CAN DO THAT. >> WELL I'M NOT SUPPORTING THE MEASURE IN GENERAL. I JUST WANTED CLARIFICATION IN WHICH
GOOD TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A TYPO IN THIS WHEN COUNCIL WOULD EVEN GET A FULL ACCOUNTING OR BASICALLY WOULD THIS COVER IMMEDIATE KIND OF NEEDS RIGHT NOW THAT STILL REMAINS TO BE UNDEFINED. EVEN A SCOPE OF
SERVICES. NAMING DOES MPD NEED EQUIPMENT X. DOES CPED NEED Y, THAT STILL HAS NOT COME FORWARD. SO AND WHY WOULD THAT BE OF CONCERN FROM TODAY'S DATE ALL THE WAY THROUGH APRIL 30TH.
WHICH THIS EXTENSIVELY WOULD BE THE EXPIRATION DATE. >> CORRECT. I WOULD ASK DIRECTOR SAYRE. >> WELCOME BACK. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, SO THE APRIL 30 DATE WAS CHOSEN AS
THE MOST REASONABLE ASSUMPTION DATE GIVEN WE DON'T KNOW WHEN OPERATION METRO SURGE WILL END. I THINK WE'RE ALL WAITING TO SEE. BEYOND THE DATE THAT IT ENDS, AS I'VE BRIEFED COUNCIL IN
SEPARATE MEETINGS, I EXPECT URGENT NEEDS TO REMAIN AT LEAST TWO MONTHS AFTER THAT GIVEN THE LONG TAIL OF THIS KIND OF COMPLEX ERGENCY. SO THAT IS WHY WE SELECTED AS A BEST DATE, APRIL 30TH. >> ONCE AGAIN JUST CLARITY.
THERE'S NOT EVEN A QUANTITY OF REQUESTS THAT YOU CAN SHARE RIGHT NOW FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS THAT ULD BE APPLICABLE DURING THIS DEADLINE, OR THIS TIME PERIOD? >> CURRENTLY, THERE IS NOT A SPECIFIC PENDING REQUEST BECAUSE WE ARE NOT AT A CATASTROPHIC
MOMENT IN WHICH THIS IS NEEDED THAT WE HAVE NOT EXHAUSTED ALL AVENUES. THIS IS CORRECT. >> I ALREADY KNOW WE'RE ANTICIPATING HAVIN TO REDO SOME BUDGET AMENDMENTS THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPACTED ALREADY BY CONSTRAINTS OF OUR GENERAL CASH
FUND AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE WHICH ALSO WILL TIE TO EVEN THIS. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN'T BE DONE IN A MID-YEAR, WHICH WE WERE GOING TO DO LIKE A UNCIL REVIEW WHICH I THINK HAPPENS RELATIVELY SOON, IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AROUND THE BUDGET.
>> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BUDGET CYCLE QUESTION. AGAIN, FROM MY DEPARTMENT, THI IS AN OPERATIONAL NEED TO BE ABLE IN
THE MOST CATASTROPHIC SITUATION IN WHICH WE HAVE NO OTHER OPTION. WE HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL OTHER OPTIONS FOR SPECIFIC NEED THAT DOES NOT ALREADY FIT INTO CITY CONTRACTS OR MECHANISMS THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO RESOLVE AN IMMEDIATE, LIFE THREATENING
SITUATION. THAT IS THE ASK FOR THIS. >> IN VERY RAW TERMS. AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE BUDGET DIRECTOR HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. >> OKAY. THEN NOTHING FOR YOU. NEVER MIND. >> WE WILL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER
CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF. LET'S SAY THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY THAT OCCURRED AND STAFF DECIDED TO ALLOCATE $10 MLION TO HIRE CITY WORKERS TO STOP OBSERVERS FROM OBSERVING ILLEGAL ACTIONS
COMMITTED BY ICE, AS AN EXAMPLE, WHERE WOULD THE MONEY COME FROM? WHO WOULD PAY FOR IT? IS THERE ALLOCATED BUDGET FOR THIS ONE, I'M ASKING THAT BECAUSE MY CONCERN IS THAT WE WOULD BE
TARGETING OBSERVERS THAT WOULD BE OBSERVING ILLEGAL ACTIONS BY ICE. MY QUESTION IS WHERE'S THE MONEY GOING TO COME FROM IF YOU WERE TO THEN HAVE THIS POWER THAT WE WILL STRIP FROM OURSELVES AS A COUNCIL TO THEN GIVE STAFF THE POWER TO ALLOCATE A SPECIFIC CONTRACT FOR A
SPECIFIC ISSUE. WHERE WILL THAT MONEY COME FROM? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, I THINK THERE'S A DISTINCTIONE NEED TO DRAW BETWEEN BUDGET AUTHORITY AND THE PROCUREMENT RULE. SO THIS ACTION WOULD NOT INCREASE ANYONE'S BUDGET OR ABILITY TO SPEND.
>> YES. BUT LET'S JUST SAY THAT YOU GET THIS AUTHORITY, RIGHT, AND YOU CONTRACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION FOR SPECIFIC ISSUE THROUGH THIS AUTHORITY. WHERE WOULD THE MONEY COME FROM. >> COULD YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF AS WELL.
>> SURE. I'M JAYNE DISCENZA, I'M DEPUTY CFO AND SERVING AS THE BUDGET DIRECTOR. THE CITY IS STILL BOUND BY THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. THERE'S NOT A SITUATION WHERE ANYONE ON CITY STAFF WOULD
RECOMMEND A $10 MILLION EXPENDITURE THAT'S NOT PLANNED FOR IN THE BUDGET. >> I GUESS I'LL ASK MY QUESTION AGAIN, CHAIR, THESE I ASSUME WOULD BE UNEXPECTED EXPENSES SHOULD AN EMERGENCY OCCUR. IF THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED EXPENSE AND EMERGENCY, WHERE WOULD THE
MONEY COME FROM? WOULD IT BE TARGETING COUNCIL MEMBER'S BUDGETING PROPOSALS THAT WE PASSED? MY FEAR IS THAT COUNCIL BUDGET AMENDMENTS WOULD BE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK SHOULD THIS GET APPROVED WITHOUT US GETTING A SAY.
>> THROUGH THE CHAIR, I THINK W FOR HERE IS NOT AGAIN AUTHORITY TO EXCEED THE BUDGET. IT'S AUTHORITY TO MOVE THROUGH PROCUREMENT PROCESSES SLIGHTLY QUICKER IN THE EVENT THAT HAPPENS. I THINK WHENEVER WE
EXCEED A BUDGETARY APPROP N APPROPR APPROPRIATIONS, THAT'S WHAT OUR FUND BALANCE IS FOR. YOU ALL GET TO VOTE ON WHEN SUCH INCIDENCES OCCUR. >> WOULD THIS ALLOW STAFF TO PICK AND CHOOSE FUNDING THAT WAS
APPROVED IN THE LAST BUDGET CYCLE AND SAY NOW WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CUT A PROGRAM WITHOUT TALKING TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, NO. >> CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THIS WOULD WORK? LET'S JUST SAY THERE WAS AN ACTION THAT
BECAME EMERGENCY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. STAFF SEES A REASON TO EXPEDITE THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS BY PAST CITY COUNCIL. WHAT WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP FOR STAFF? LET'S JUST SAY COSTS $500,000 TO $1 MILLION TO
CONTRACT WITH WHOEVER. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, I THINK IT'S OFTEN THE CASE THAT THE CITY HAS TO FIND WAYS TO PAY FOR THINGS THAT WEREN'T STRICTLY SPEAKING BUDGETED FOR. RIGHT? MY DEPARTMENT IS PAYING FOR A FEE STUDY THAT WE DIDN'T PLAN FOR,
RIGHT? SO WHENEVER THOSE THINGS HAPPEN, YOU KNOW, CITY STAFF AS PROFESSIONALS HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE ACCOMMODATE THOSE EXPENSES WITHIN EXISTING BUDGETS. IT COULD BE GIVEN THE EOC, THE EMERGENCY OPETION
CENTER IS PRETTY MUCH EVERY SINGLE CITY DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATES IN IT. IT COULD BE THAT MANY DEPARTMENTS POOL TOGETHER RESOURCES FROM VACANCY SAVINGS OR WHAT HAVE YOU TO MAKE IT WORK. THE GOAL IS THAT WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THINGS IN THE BUDGET NEUTRAL WAY.
>> DOES STAFF HAVE A LIST IN PREPARATION IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN IN EMERGENCY, DOES STAFF HAVE A LIST OF DEPARTMENTS BUDGETARY IMPACTS, WHO WOULD WE BE CUTTING OR DIRECTING FUNDING TOWARDS? IS THERE A PLAN IN CASE
WHAT IS HAPPENING WHAT PROGRAMS MIGHT BE IMPACTED? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, NO PROGRAM EXISTS. >> IS THERE A PLAN SHOULD THIS AUTHORITY BE GIVEN AWAY? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, NO PLANS. >> CLERK, IF YOU COULD TRY TO
ASK ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE US MORE DETAILS AHEAD OF THE VOTE ON THURSDAY THAT WOULD BE SUPER HELPFUL. FOR US, WE WANT TO BE SUPER TRANSPARENT WHAT THIS ACTION MEANS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SE WE HAVE EVERYTHING AHEAD OF A FINAL VOTE ON THURSDAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE MYSELF IN QUEUE NEXT. I JUST HAVE SOME QUESTIONS TO JUST BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT SITUATION, AND THEN HOW WE'RE PLANNING ON MOVING FORWARD. I THINK I JUST SHARE IN A LITTLE
BIT OF,LIKE, THE CONFUSION AROUND LIKE THE NEBULOUSNESS OF TH ASK. AND I KNOW IT'S CONTINGENT ON THIS CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT OCCURRING. SO MY FIRST QUESTIONIS, COULD YOU WALK ME
THROUGH THE CURRENT BARRIERS AND THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO OVERCOME SHOULD THERE BE A CATASTROPHIC
INCIDENT? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. SO I AM NOT A PROCUREMENT
SPECIALIST, SO I MIGHT NEED TO TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE AT SOME MOMENT. SO AS I SAID, IF THERE IS A NEED IDENTIFIED IN A MOMENT, WHAT WE DO IS WE FIRST GO TO ALL MECHANISMS AVAILABLE.
WE LOOK THROUGH WITH THE EOC FINANCE DIRECTOR WHAT CURRENT CONTRACTS EXIST IN THE CITY. IS THERE ALREADY BUDGET THAT CAN BE PUT TOWARDS THAT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SLATED? IS THERE -- IF THERE'S NO CONTRACT IN THE CITY
AND IT IS FOR SOME REASON THEN AT A CERTAIN LEVEL OF SPENDING, WE'RE GOING TO MUTUAL AID. HENNEPIN COUNTY, ARE YOU ABLE TO MEET THIS NEED? STATE, ARE YOU ABLE TO MEET THIS NEED? SO IF WE HAVE EXHAUST ALL OF THOSE
OPTIONS AND IT IS OVER $175,000, RIGHT? BECAUSE UNDER $175,000, WE HAVE ALL OF THE ABILITIES TO PROCURE SERVICES AS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED. AND AGAIN, I WILL DEFER TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. BUT THIS IS
AN OVER $175,000 CATASTROPHIC REQUEST AFTER WHICH EVERYTHING THAT ALREADY EXISTS HAS BEEN EXHAUSTED. >> OKAY. MAYBE I HAVE A QUESTION THAT IS MORE IN YOUR SPECIALTY EMERGENCY SERVICES. SO YOU KEEP
ON NAMING THIS CATASTROPHIC EVENT AS THE TRIGGER FOR NEEDING THE SPENDING. DO YOU HAVE POLICY, INTERNAL POLICY OR DEFINITION FOR WHAT THIS EXACTLY IS THAT WOULD TRIGGER THIS TYPE OF SPENDING?
>> YEAH, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I RECOGNIZE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS. I CANNOT PRECT EXACTLY WHAT EVERY EMERGENCY IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE SO I CAN'T PREDICT WHAT PREVENTION REQUIRED WILL BE. >> I UNDERSTAND. I THINK WHA I'M LOOKING FOR JUST SO THERE
ARE SOME INTERNAL CONTROLS ON WHEN YOU SWITCHFF SPENDING OR NOT IS LIKE WHAT GOVERNS WHAT A CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT IS. BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT DEFINITION, IT COULD BE ANYTHING. AND WITHOUT US KNOWING, OKAY, LIKE
THIS IS THE THING THAT LEADS TO THE FAIL-SAFE THAT'S GOING TO LEAD TO $175,000 TO $2 MILLION TO WHATEVER TYPES OF SPENDING. IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TO SAY, OKAY, I FEEL GOOD KNOWING THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THESE STEPS
AWAY. >> YUP. >> SO AN INTERNAL DEFINITION OF EVEN, I KNOW WE'VE DONE EMERGENCY PLANNING YEARS AGO AS A COUNCIL WHERE EMERGENCIES WERE DEFINED AS LIKE A DISTER,
CIVIL UNREST, DISEASE, ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS. SO I'M KIND OF JUST LOOKING FOR WHAT YOUR CONTROL IS FOR MAKING THE DECISION. >> YEAH. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, CHAIR CHOWDHURY, IT IS LIFE SAFETY RELATED OR PROPERTY. THERE ARE THREE STANDARD PRIORITIES IN EMERGENCY
RESPONSE. ONE IS LIFE SAFETY, ONE IS PROPERTY BECAUSE PROPERTY IS WHAT PEOPLE NEED IN ORDER TO HABITATE. AND THIRD IS ENVIRONMENTAL. ENVIRONMENTAL IN THIS CASE WOULDE UNLIKELY, I WOULD IMAGINE, TO THE BEST OF MY
ILITY WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO PREDICT WHAT HAPPENS. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE A SPILL THAT CONTAMINATES OUR WATER. THAT WOULD THEN BE AN EMERGENCY LIFE SAFETY SITUATION IN WHICH SOME ITEM MIGHT NEED THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE AVAILABLE, WE
CANNOT PROCURE WITH GIVEN CONTRACTS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE IT. AGAIN, THAT IS UNLIKELY IN THIS SCENARIO, BUT THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CATEGORIZE WHETHER OR NOT WE PULL THIS LEVER. IT'S, AGAIN, IMMEDIATE LIFE SAFETY. IT'S NOT A WE CAN
WAIT TWO WEEKS. ABSOLUTELY, WE WILL. THIS IS A MUST ACT NOW OTHERWISE PEOPLE'S LIVES WILL BE LOST. >> OKAY. I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE LIKE AN INTERNAL DEFINITION THAT YOU'RE OPERATING OUT OF, THAT THE ENTERPRISE IS
OPERATING OUT OF. IHINK WE'RE DEFINING IT HERE IN REAL-TIME AND THAT'S OKAY. THE QUESTION, AND I'LL TRY TO CLARIFY MORE FOR PROCUREMENT TO HELP. SO CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ATATUS QUO, RIGHT, $150,000 THAT ARE SPENT.
THERE ARE CERTAIN STEPS THAT NEED TO GO FORWARD. THOSE ARE BARRIERS TO THIS MOVING FORWARD. ONE OF THE BARRIERS IS COUNCIL APPROVAL. WHAT ARE THE OTHER BARRIERS THAT SLOW THINGS DOWN TO GETSOMETHING, A CONTRACT PUT
OUT TO ADDRESS A LIFE SAFETY EMERGENCY? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, I WANTED TO JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT LEARNING FROM THE EVENTS OF 2020, PROCUREMENT HAS MANY CITY-WIDE CONTRACTS PUT IN PLACE. OKAY. SO ANYONE IN AN
EMERGENCY OR OTHERWISE CAN USE IT QUICKLY. SOME OF THE EXAMPLES RELATED TO AN EVENT LIKE AN EMERGENCY EVENT WOULD BE LIKE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CHEMICAL CLEAN UP. WE HAVE A CONTRACT FOR THAT ONE. SO JUST LIKE THAT,
BARRICADES, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, I MEAN, TRAFFIC SIGNS. THINGS OF THAT NATURE ARE ALREADY UNDER A CONTRACT AND WE'RE CONTINUALLY KEEPING THAT ONEOING ON SO THAT IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, WE HAVE SOMETHING
TO FALL BACK ON IMMEDIATELY. THE THRESHOLD FOR FORMAL CONTRACTS AS LIKE $175,000, WHICH IS SET BY THE STATE STATUTE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. STATE HAS A HIGHER INFORMAL THRESHOLD. SO WE HAVE
TO STAY AT $175,000. >> I APOLOGIZE, MY TIME HAS EXPIRED. >> OH, OKAY. >> I'LL GO TO COUNCIL MBER WARREN. >> THIS MEANS STAY READY SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GET READY. AND I
THINK ALTHOUGH WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING, WE'VE SEEN SOME CATASTROPHIC THINGS BUT NOT AS TASTROPHIC AS THEY COULD HAVE BEEN, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS OPERATION METRO SURGE. SO TO PROCURE A SITUATION MEANS TO
IDENTIFY IT AND THEN SOURCE I AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO DEFINE WHAT THE NEEDS ARE IN THERE AND NEGOTIATE AND NAVIGATE HOW WE GET THROUGH IT UNTIL THE END. SO IF IT IS GO TIME AND YOU NEED
YOUR GO BAG, YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO BE MESSING AROUND. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS EVER BEEN IN EXTREMELY CATASTROPHIC SITUATION. BUT WHEN IT'S GO TIME, YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL OF
YOUR TOOLS IN ACTION WHEN IT MEANS THE SAFETY AND SECURIT OF PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES ARE AT DANGER OR AT RISK, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO STOP AND TURN AROUND AND GO AND ASK OTHERS ARE THEY COMING WITH YOU OR WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THIS MOMENT. YOU'VE
GOTTA MOVE INTO ACTION BECAUSE LIFE SAVING MEASURES HAVE TO JUMP INTO PLAY. AND YOU CAN APOLOGIZE AND FIGURE IT OUT LATER. I DON'T EVEN THINK WE SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, NEED TO
GET TO IN ORDER TO IF IT'S LIFE SAVING AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, AND YOU'RE PROCURING AN ACTUAL SITUATION. I TNK THIS IS EVEN WHAT THE COUNCIL WAS ASKING FOR AS A WHOLE BODY THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE SITUATION WAS WHAT IS THE CITY DOING? WHY AREN'T THEY JUST
JUMPING IN? IF THIS IS A SITUATION THAT COULD BE CATASTPHIC, I THINK IT'S BETTER FOR US TO STAY READY SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GET READY INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET READY AT THE LAST MINUTE UNLESS PEOPLE ARE JUST THAT CONTROL HUNGRY OR SOMETHING, I DON'T EVEN KNOW.
BUT I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR IT BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THE MOST LOGICAL THING TO DO WHEN THERE IS A SITUATION THAT IS OF CRISIS AND THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE UTILIZED AGAINST US AS
A PEOPLE TO BRING ABOUT HARM TO US. IT'S TO BRING ABOUT SAFETY TO US. IF I'M LOOKING AT MY CITY TO PROVIDE ME WITH SOME SAFETY AND SECURITY HERE IN THIS PLACE, THEN YES, I WOULD VOTE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, I WILL CALL ON VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I THINK I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A FEW EXAMPLES AS THIS ITEM CAUGHT MY EYE AS SOON AS THE DRAFT AGENDA WAS PUBLISHED LAST WEEK. I'VE
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH STAFF AT AGENDA SETTING, AND THEN IN FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATIONS. SO I WANT TO REFLECT BACK SOME OF WHAT I'VE LEARNED. SOME OF THAT HAS MADE ITS WAY INTO THE CONVERSATION TODAY. SO MY FIRST QUESTION WAS, CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME EXAMPLES OF AUTHORITY THAT
YOU'VE NEEDED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH OTHER SOURCES? NOW I'LL SAY ON THE FRONT END, I NEVER GOT AN ANSWER ON THAT. BUT I'VE BEEN GIVEN TYPES OF EXAMPLES WHERE THIS
AUTHORITY WOULD HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE. THE FIRST OF THOSE IS LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES. CLEAN UP AFTER THE USE OF CHEMICAL IRRITANTS, FOLLOWED BY DEESCALATION FOR FIRST AMENDMENT RELATED ACTIVITY HAPPENING IN
OUR CITY. SO I'LL START WITH THE FIRST ONE, IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR BRINGING THIS TO MY ATTENTION. BUT ACTUALLY, THIS BODY ON FEBRUARY 5TH OF THIS YEAR, JUST AT OUR PREVIOUS MEETING, DID
AUTHORIZE THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS TO INCREASE ITS AMOUNTS FOR EXISTING CONTRACTS RELATED TO IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES. AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE ONLY THREE EXAMPLES I'VE YET TO HAVE
BROUGHT BEFORE ME OR BEFORE THIS BODY FOR THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS TYPE OF AUTHORITY THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY FOUND. THE SECOND, CHEMICAL CLEAN UP. I
JUST WANT TO MENTION THE IRONY THAT I SEE AS A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN TEAR GASSED MANY TIMES BY GOVERNMENT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, MORE THAN IN 2020, I'LL JUST SAY THAT. AND IS THE REASON WHY I AM SICK ALL OF THE TIME
RIGHT NOW. THE IRONY OF HEARING THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY A PROCESS FOR CHEMICAL CLEAN UP AND KNOWING THAT MY GOVERNMENT, MY CITY GOVERNMENT THAT I'M A LEADER OF HAS BEEN A PERPETRATOR OF THIS EXACT TYPE OF VIOLENCE THAT LIKE WE'VE NEVER BEFORE
BOTHERED TO MENTION THERE'S ACTUALLY A PROCESS FOR CHEMICAL CLEAN UP. JUST ESCAPES ME JUST HOW ANGRY IT MAKES ME. I CAN'T BEGIN TO PUT INTO WORDS THE NEXT TIME YOU'VE BEEN TEAR GASSED FIVE TIMES IN A ROW, PLEASE COME
TALK TO ME ABOUT HOW ANNOYING IT IS THAT THERE'S A PROCESS FOR CLEAN UP THAT WE'VE NEVER BOTHERED TO UNDERTAKE BEFORE. THE THIRD EXAMPLE IS DEESCALATION SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR FIRST AMENDMENT ACTIVITIES THAT ARE LAWFULLY
PROTECTED BY THE BILL OF RIGHTS, THIS COUNTRY'S CONSTITUTION. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO BRING AS AN EXAMPLE TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT THERE ARE CURRENT PROVIDERS FOR
THIS CITY THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT THAT ARE HAVING THEIR CONTRACTS CANCELED OR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF MONEY THAT IS AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR SUCH THINGS. SO AT A TIME
WHEN WE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO PAY FOR EXISTING STATUS QUO SAFETY SERVICES THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HYPOTHETICAL SERVICES THAT WE COULD NEED AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE IS INSANE. IT'S INSANE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THEN, AND I'LL END WITH THIS WITH THE MINUTE I HAVE LEFT, TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE CITY IS OVER THE COURSE OF THIS EMERGENCY THAT HAS BROUGHT ME TO MY COMMUNITY MORE THAN IT HAS TO CITY HALL. RIGHT. LIKE I'M A PERSON WHO IS WORKING AT CITY
HALL WAY LESS THAN I EVER HAVE BEFORE. I'LL JUST SAY THE CITY'S ONLY ROLE RIGHT NOW IS IN TEARING DOWN BARRICADES. THAT'S ALL WE'RE DOING. THERE'S NO OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICE I'VE SEEN GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, AN I AM LIVING IN AN IMPACTED
COMMUNITY THAT I AM IN DAY IN, DAY OUT TALKING TO CONSTITUENTS 24/7. AND LIKE I DON'T MEAN THAT AS AN EXAGGERATION. I LITERALLY MEAN THAT. AND I HAVE NOT SEEN
ONCE THE CITY PLAY OUT A ROLE IN RESPONDING IN A QUOTE UNQUOTE EMERGENCY BEYOND TEARING DOWN COMMUNITY BARRICADES. AND I ACTUALLY DO NOT FEEL A REASON TO GIVE FURTHER AUTHORITY TO TEAR DO SAID BARRICADES FASTER WHEN THE ONLY EMERGENCY RESPONSE I'VE
SEEN IS THAT. I CANNOT MORE STRONGLY URGE YOU TO DENY THIS, AND IF NOT THAT, THEN LET'S REIN IN THE OPTIONS FOR THIS -- >> YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING.
>> YES, THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. THIS IS PROBABLY A QUESTION FOR DIRECTOR DISCENZA, IF YOU HAVE A FEW MOMENTS TO SPARE. THANK YOU. AND I DON'T MEAN TO ASK A HYPOTHETICAL, SO GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF GRAC
HERE. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT TO COUNCILEMBER CHAVEZ'S QUESTION, I THINK IT'S A FAIR QUESTION. JUST TRYING TO POINT THE QUESTION IN THE RIGHT WAY. AND SO WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THESE SUSPENDING OF PROCUREMENT
PROVISIONS, AND THEN WHEN THOSE THINGS ARE SUSPENDED, IF WE HAVE AN EXPENSE. LET'S USE FIRE FOR EXAMPLE, AND WE SEE A MASSIVE FIRE THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH HOSES BECAUSE WE NEED THEM RIGHT NOW AND THERE'S LOTS OF FIRES. IF
THESE PROCUREMENT POLICIES ARE SUSPENDED THAT ALLOW FOR THE CITY TO GO ABOUT AND DO THA INSTANTLY WITHOUT HAVING TO COME TO COUNCIL I THINK IS MY UNDERSTANDING. AND THEN FROM THAT BUDGET, RIGHT, FIRE HAD TO PURCHASE THOSE HOSES. AND THEN
WOULD THEY HAVE TO USE THEIR 2026 FISCAL YEAR ALLOCATED BUDGET TOULL FROM SOMEWHERE WITHIN THEIR DEPARTMENT? SO IT'S NOT CITY WIDE. IT WOULD BE THE DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD SPEND THE MONEY. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING, YES, IN THAT CASE, THAT WOULD BE A FIRE
DEPARTMENT EXPENSE THA THEY'RE INCURRING. SO IN MOST CASES, DEPARTMENTS INDIVIDUALLY WOULD BE INCURRING THE COSTS. >> WE HAVE AN UNIDENTIFIED EXPENSE OR WHATEVER DEPARTMENT WOULD NEED THOSE SERVICES, IN WHATEVER DEPARTMENT THAT IS IN,
THAT IS WHERE THE EXPENSE WOULD GO. IT WOULD NOT CITY BUDGET BROADLY, BUT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2026 ALLOCATED BUDGET. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, THAT'S CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. THAT IS VERY HELPFUL TO KNOW. >> COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.
>> THANK YOU. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE VERY STRONG OPINION ABOUT THIS ITEM. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST STRAIGHT FORWARD. AS I LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION, I'M OPEN
HAVING A DIFFERENT DEADLINE IF FOLKS ARE WILLING TO DO THAT. AND ALSO, I THINK UNLIMITED AMOUNT MIGHT B -- COULD BE A PROBLEM. WE COULD LIMIT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IS NEEDED. BUT IF
WE CAN JUST MOVE FORWARD AND JUST TAKE THE ITEM, VOTE ON IT AND THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IF YOU HAVE A MOTION TO BRING A DIFFERENT DEADLINE THAN MARCH 30TH, THEN BRING IT FORWARD. SO LET'S GET THIS DONE. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO PUT A FINER POINT TO SOME OF MY PVIOUS COMMENTS. AND I TALKED ABOUT OUR CONTROLS. THE OTHER SIDE OF NOT HAVING CONTLS IS FRAUD. AND THAT'S A THING THAT'S BEEN RAISED ON THIS
DAIS. IT'S BEEN A FRUSTRATION TO ME WHEN IT HAS BEEN RAISED ON THIS DAIS BECAUSE WE HAVE A REALLY ROBUST SET OF CONTROLS WITHIN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHEN PEOPLE ARE READING HEADLINES ABOUT FRAUD. THEY'RE NOT READING ABOUT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, THEY'RE HEARING
ABOUT IT HAPPENING IN OTHER LEVELS OF VERNMENT. ONE THE REASONS YOU DON'T READ ABOUT IT IS BECAUSE OF OUR RIGOROUS PROCUREMENT POLICIES. I AM HESINT TO WEAKEN THOSE CONTROLS RIGHT NOW PARTLY
BECAUSE IF WE NEEDED THIS TYPE OF RESPONSE, WE NEEDED THIS ABOUT A MONTH AGO. MAYBE TWO MONTHS AGO. THAT'S A. AND B, LIKE I SAID, I THINK BETWEEN THE MAYOR'S ABILITY TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY BECAUSE LIKE LIFE IS REALLY LITERALLY ON THE
LINE, THE MAYOR'S ABILITY TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING, OUR ABILIT TO ADJOURN TO ANOTHER DATE, OUR DESIRE TO BE RESPONSIVE IN THIS MOMENT, WHICH I THINK WE'VE DEMONSTRATED. EVERYBODY UP HERE IS RESPONDING TO THIS MOMENT IN A VERY RESPONSIVE WAY. THIS FEELS LIKE
THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS MORE SO THAN IT SOLVING A PROBLEM. LIKE I SAID, I ALREADY TALKED ABOUT CONTROLS. BUT THE OTHER SIDE OF CONTROLS IS FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE. WHEN YOU LACK THOSE TYPES OF CONTROLS, THAT'S WHEN YOU FIND
YOURSELVES IN THOSE HEADLINES. I THINK THAT I'M VERYUCH OPEN TO STREAMLINING PROCUREMENT PROCESS. I'VE BEEN ACTUALLY WORK OG STREAMLINING OUR PROCUREMENT PROCESS SINCE 2018 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT'S DEFINITELY A BIGGER CONVERSATION I'M WILLING
TO HAVE ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AS A STRUCTURAL RESPONSE. I'M PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY UNDER ITS CURRENT STRUCTURE. >> VICE CHAIR, YOU HAVE A PRIORITY TION?
>> YEAH, MADAM CHAIR. I ACTUALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITYO TALK WITH CLERKS AROUND ADDING IN SOME CONTROLS ON THIS MOTION AS PROVIDED BY STAFF. AND I AM HAPPY TO WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE
READY TO CALL ON ME TO MAKE SUCH A MOTION SO THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO COMPLETE YOUR COMMENTS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST, THIS BODY IS NOT A RUBBER STAMP BODY. AND I HEAR LIKE THE URGENT NEED THAT'S
BEING PRESENTED, A I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THE EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS DONE. THE EOC HAS DONE. YOU GUYS ARE DOING DAY IN, DAY OUT WORK. AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE WEIGHING AN EXTRAORDINARY SHIFT, RIGHT. ONE OF OUR LARGEST
AUTHORITIES IS THIS OVERSIGHT OVER OUR BUDGET. IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT THING, TO ME. IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT THING AS FAR AS IT COMES TO PAST CONTRACTS, THE SETTLEMENTS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN CIRCLING AROUND IN MY HEAD.
WE'RE VERY CLEARLY IN A COMMITTEE BECAUSE WE'RE DOING COMMITTEE RK. COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT BROUGHT UP THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT A DIFFERENT DEADLINE. THERE'S CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, OKAY, $175,000, WHAT'S
THE TOP AMOUNT? VICE CHAIR HAS A PRRITY MOTION. I THINK THERE'S A WAY FOR US TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH A PATH THAT WORKS FOR US. I JUST I THINK -- WHEN THISAS BROUGHT
FORWARD IN CONSENT I WAS ALSO SURPRISED BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE AN ITEM WE COULD MOVE THROUGH SO QUICKLY WITH SUCH BIG QUESTIONS AHEAD IN TERMS OF WHAT IT MEANS AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SET THAT FORWARD. I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION SO THERE'S MORE
TIME FOR DISCUSSION. I MEAN, OUR STAFF IS DOING AN INVESTIGATION IN BETWEEN WEDNESDAY TO THURSDAY AT THIS POINT. AND I WOULD RECOMMEND A CONVERSATION BETWEEN EMERGENCY SERVICES, PROCUREMENT, AUDIT, OUR CITY LEADERSHIP AND THE BUDGET CHAIR TO FIND A PATH
FORWARD THAT WORKS. BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE A BLANKET NO. I PERSONALLY SEE A NEED. BUT THERE'S JUST SO MUCH NEBULOUSNESS AND CONCERN AROUND THIS FOR US TO JUST MOVE FORWARD AND RUBBER STAMP. THIS DOESN'T
SEEM WISE AND IT DOESN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE FOR ME TO DO. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. AND I KNOW THAT VICE CHAIR POTENTIALL RECOGNIZE YOU FOR THAT PRIORITY MOTION. >>HANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO I
WOULD -- I THINK I WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE MADE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS TO THURSDAY WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. BUT I THINK SOMETHING THAT I PERSONALLY COULD LIVE WITH MORE, AND I THINK PROVIDES A LEVEL OF SCRUTINY THAT IS NECESSARY WHILE
ENSURING THAT A LEVEL OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR WHATEVER THE NEED MAY BE. FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO FORWARD
TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO RESOLVING CLAUSES ON THIS RESOLUTION. FIRST, THAT A REPORT SHOWING ANY AUTHORIZATION OF PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS PURSUANT TO THE PRISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION BE FILED WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AT EECHL OF ITS REGULAR MEETINGS
DURING THE PERIOD WHEN THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE SUSPENDED. WHICH SHALL BE ADDED TO THE PUBLIC RECORD OF THOSE MEETINGS. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS IF THE CITY IN ANY OF ITS RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS, CHOOSES TO EXERCISE
ITS AUTHORITY TO APPROVE CONTRACTS WITHOUT COUNCIL APPROVAL AT EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEETINGS. AS WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT A COUPLE OF MONTHS. AT EVERY MEETING, YOU MUST COME BEFORE US AND FILE THE INFORMATION ABOUT CONTRACTS THAT WERE APPROVED USING THIS
AUTHORITY. THAT THIS AUTHORITY BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT RULES BECOMING EFFECTIVE UPON PUBLICATION OF THE CITY'S LEGAL NEWSPAPER. THAT'S THE STANDARD WAY IN WHICH WE APPROVE ALL ACTS
OF THE COUNCIL. AND ABSENT ANY FURTHER ACTION BY THE COUNCIL, IT SHALL EIRE ON MARCH 26TH. SO TODAY, WE ARE ON FEBRUARY 17TH. WANT TOAKE SURE
THAT AS THE HEIGHT OF THIS URGENCY IS EXCEEDING OR IS REDUCING THAT WE ARE BEING THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THAT. SO EXPIRING THIS ON MARCH 26TH, WHICH IS A DATE OF A CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO IF YOU COME TO US AND TELL US OH MY GOSH,
THE SKY IS FALLING FOR X, Y, OR Z REASON, THAT YOU CAN MAKE THAT CASE AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVISIT IT THEN. BUT ABSENT THAT, EXPIRES ON MARCH 26TH. AND
FINALLY, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED TO FILE A REPORT OF ALL PURCHASES MADE AND CONTRACTS ENTERED PURSUANT TO THIS ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY BY APRIL 1ST. SO IN ADDITION TO EVERY CHECK AT EVERY COUNCIL MEETING BETWEEN NOW AND EXPIRATION DATE ALL THE WAY TO THE END, JUST LIKE YOU ALREADY
PLANNED TO THAT YOU ARE BRINGING US FORWARD A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVERY SINGLE THING THAT YOU HAVE ENTERED INTO CONTRACTS FOR, AND WE'RE NARROWING THE SCOPE OF THIS AUTHORITY GIVEN THE MOMENT THAT WE'RE IN RIG NOW. AND THAT THE HEIGHT OF THIS REPRESSION FROM THE FEDER
GOVERNMENT, THIS OCCUPATION OF OUR CITY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS NOT BEFORE TODAY THAT WE ARE BEING CONSCIENTIOUS OF THAT. WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE THESE CHANGES FOR APPROVAL AND ASK FOR A SECOND.
>> SECOND. NEXT, WE HAVE ON DISCUSSION, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> YES, I WOULD JUST LIKE IF CITY STAFF WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND TO THIS AMENDMENT AND HAVE ANY COMMENTS WHERE THEY FEEL LIKE THIS IS FEASIBLE FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER, YES, THIS WORKS FOR US. THANK YOU.
>> DESHANI DYE, CFO. CHAIR CHOWDHURY, ONE QUESTION I HAVE IS IF THERE ARE NO SUSPENSIONS WE DO FOR PROCUREMENT RULES, DO YOU STILL WANT A REPORT BACK? >> I'M SEEING NODS FROM EVERYBODY. YES, WE WOULD LIKE A REPORT BACK. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
CFO. NEXT, I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I THINK I AM SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THIS MODIFICATION. BUT I DO
HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. ONE IS THAT ARE WE ADDING THEN SOME EXTRA REPORTING ABOUT ALL OF THE EXPENDITURES MADE THATERE DONE THROUGH REGULAR PROCESSES, NOT THROUGH THIS CATASTROPHIC
MECHANISM. IS THAT A NEW ADD TO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE? >> VICE CHAIR. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, FOR RAISING A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION. BASED ON THE LANGUAGE OF THIS ALONE, THIS IS SPECIC TO THE ACTION THAT IS BEFORE US.
SO FROM HERE ON OUT, AT A CYCLE BY CYCLE BASIS, ANY PROCUREMENT CORACT THAT IS ENTERED INTO USING THIS AUTHORITY IS PRESENTED ON. I'M HAPPY TO DEFER TO CLERKS IF I HAVE MISSPOKEN AT
ALL TO HAVE THE FINAL WORD OF TRUTH. >> THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S -- >> I SEE A THUMBS UP. >> SO THIS IS ONLY FOR WHEN WE ARE WAIVING THESE PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS. THAT MAKES SENSE TO . THE OTHER THING THAT I MIGHT SUGGEST
OR CAUTN, AND THIS COMES MORE FROM THE EXPERIENCE AFTER THE ENUNCIATION MASS SHOOTING AND HOW LONG WE HAD TO STAY IN THAT EMERGENCY SET UP. I JUST THINK THIS TIMELINE IS TOO SHORT. I
MIGHT RECOMMEND EXTENDING IT BY ANOTHER MONTH. SO I GUESS I CAN BRING THAT INTO CONVERSATION AND BRING IT BACK ON THURSDAY. BUT I DO THINK THAT THESE CHANGES ARE POSITIVE ONES. SO THANK YOU. >> MADAM CHAIR, IF I MAY.
>> IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, IT'S HER TIME. OR I GUESS YOU'RE IN QUEUE. >> YEAH. I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO HAVE TO -- >> I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU BETWEEN NOW AND THURSDAY MORNING. JUST TO TALK ABOUT ANY FURTHER MODIFICATIONS THAT WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE THAT MEET BOTH OF OUR NEEDS AND THE NEEDS REFLECTED TO US BY OUR COLLEAGUES. >> SOUNDS GOOD. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. >> YEAH. FORGIVE ME IF THIS ISN'T THE WAY THAT IT NORMALLY GOES, BUT I WOULD LOVE IF WE
COULD ADD A CAP OF $500,000 ON TO THIS AS WELL. I'M JUST UNCOMFORTABLE WITH AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT. THE REPORTING IS GREAT. THE LIMITED TIME IS GREAT. I LIKE THAT. I WOULD -- I THINK A CAP WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME.
>> I HEARD THE VICE CHAIR SAY THAT SHE'S HAPPY TO DISCUSS THAT AND WE WON'T CONCLUDE ON THIS ITEM UNTIL THURSDAY. S THERE'S TIME TO WORK ON THIS ON THURSDAY. SO I ENCOURAGE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. I PUT MYSELF IN
QUEUE. I THINK I LIKE THIS AMENDMENT. I UNDERSTAND THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE TIMELINE. I THINK THE PART THAT I'LL LIFT UP THAT THE VICE CHAIR SAID IN HER COMMENTS IS THAT SHOULD THE AUTHORITY AUTOMATICALLY EXPIRE, YOU SAID MARCH 26TH?
>> MM-HMM. >> THERE'S STILL AN OPPORTUNITY ATHAT COUNCIL MEETING FOR US TO HAVE A DISCUSSION TO EXTEND IT. I THINK IT JUST BECOMES A STOP GAP, A PLACE FOR US TO CHECK IN IF WE NEED THAT OPPORTUNITY. SO IT'S NOT
ENTIRELY SET IN STONE. IT GIVES US THAT FLEXIBILITY IF WE NEED TO EXTEND AND CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION. AND I ALSO THINK HAVING THIS TIME, A SHORTER TIME TO DISCUSS WHAT THIS MEANS AND KIND OF GET THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED, I REALLY ENCOURAGE
LEADERIP TO MEET WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES. THAT'S MY PERSONAL REQUEST TO GET A BETR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THIS IS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD. AND ALSO, I LOVED, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH COUNCIL MEMBER BROUGHT UP THE POINT OF HOW MUCH MONEY IS GOING TO BE SPENT. I THINK IT WAS
COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. LIKE IF THERE'S EVEN JUST A CONTINGENCY PLAN OF LIKE, YUP, WE'RE GOING TO PLAN TO SET ASIDE $6 MILLION AND THIS IS WHERE IT'S GOING TO COME FROM IF THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC NEED. AND HAVE THAT
DEFINED OUT OF THE FIRST PHASE OF WHERE THE FUNDING WOULD COME FROM. I THINK IT WOULD BE HEFUL FOR US TO UNDERSTAND IF THIS IS TRIGGERED, THIS IS WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING TO COME FROM WITHOUT KNOWING IN ITS ENTIRETY
WHAT THE CATASTROPHIC NEED IS. >> MADAM CHAIR. >> OH, I SEE CLERK CARL. >> I'M SORRY. JUST BECAUSE WE'RE MOVING VERY QUICKLY WITH THE AMENDMENTS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SUMMARIZE WHAT THE BODY IS DOING RIGHT NOW WITH TH
THE RESOLUTION IS THAT THERE ARE CHANGES THAT WERE READ INTO THE RECORD BY VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI SAYING THAT WITUT FURTHER ACTION BY THE COUNCIL, THIS TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF CITY ONLY PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND RULES WOULD EXPIRE AUTOMATICALLY AT MARCH 26TH. IT WOULD BECOME
EFFECTIVE UPON LEGAL PUBLICATION, WHICH MEANS AS EARLY AS FEBRUARY 21ST. IF THIS COMES TO COUNCIL AND IS APPROVED AND SIGNED BY MAYOR, IT COULD BECOME EFFECTIVE AS SOON AS SATURDAY, THE 21st. IT WOULD EXTEND AUTOMATICALLY UNTIL AT
LEAST MARCH 26TH, IF BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, MARCH 26TH, IT WOULD BE TO THIS BODYO EXTEND ON THAT. MEANWHILE, REGULAR REPORTS BY STAFF IDENTIFYING ANY POSSIBLE CONTRACTS OR EXPENDITURES OR
PURCHASES MADE UNDER THIS AUTHORITY BY THIS RESOLUTION. AND IF THERE WERE NONE, WE'D STILL GET A REPORT SAYING NOTHING WAS DONE. IF THERE WERE PURCHASES OR CONTRACTS, THEN THOSE WOULD BE ON THE FILE FOR COUNCIL'S NOTIFICATION. THERE ARE TWO OUTSTANDING ISSUES THAT MIGHT COME FORWARD THURSDAY
OUTSIDE OF WHAT I JUST SUMMARIZED. ONE IDENTIFIED BY COUNCIL MEER PALMISANO IS THE TIMELINE FOR THE AUTOMATIC EXPIRATION. AND THE ONE BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, ADDING A CAP UP TO $500,000. THOSE WILL
BE DECIDED ON THURSDAY. RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE IS THE RESOLUTION WITH THE CHANGES THAT VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI OUTLINED WITH THE CHANGES THAT WAS PRINTED SHOWING THAT IN THE SECOND BOL RESOLVED CLAUSE, IT'S NOT APRIL 30TH, IT'S MARCH 26TH. FAL RESOLVE
CLAUSE, IT' NOT MAY 1ST, IT'S APRIL 1ST. >> THANK YOU, CLERK CARL. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE HAVE THE MOTION BEFORE US. MAY I HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WARREN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WHITING. >> AYE.
>> PALMISANO. >> AYE. VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> AND CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. AND IT IS FORWARDED TO THE FULL COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS A RESOLUTION THAT AMENDS THE
BUDGET TO REDISTRIBUTE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUNDS TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY IMMIATION ENFORCEMENT AND OPERATION METRO SURGE. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEGIN WITH REMARKS? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OWDHURY. I'M EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THE
MINNEAPOLIS SMALL BUSINESS RESOLUTION FUND WITH MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE DAIS TODAY. MANY SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE HAD TO ADAPT TO THE OCCUPATION BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE KNOW THAT PREEXISTING DISPARITIES HAVE
ONLY INCREASED. NY OF THEM HAVING TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE, LOSING U TO 80-100% OF THEIR REVENUE. MANY HAVE HAD TO KEEP THEIR DOORS LOCKED TO KEEP STAFF
AND MEMBERS SAFE. HELPED CREATE SAFETY PLANS. ICE STAGING ON THEIR LOTS OR ON THEIR PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. HAVE BEEN ON WATCH AND HEARD THE IMPACT FROM THEM DIRECTLY. THESE OWNERS AND WORKERS OFTEN COME UP TO ME WITH
TEARS IN THEIR EYES AND TELLING ME THEY'RE AFRAID THAT THEIR LTURE IS BEING ERASED AND WIPED OUT. THEY TELL ME IT IS SAD THAT WORKING IS CONSIDERED A CRIME BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IF THEY WERE TO SHUTDOWN FOR
GOOD, THESE JOBS AND/OR BUSINESSES WOULD GO AWAY. AND OUR CULTURE, SOMETHING WE CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT, WILL BE ERASED. I'VE HEARD FROM MANY OF YOU COLLEAGUES THAT MANY WARDS HAVE BEEN DECIMATED. THIS IS HAPPENING ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS.
LOST WAGES OR PEOPLE AFRAID TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES. RESTAURANT AND SMALL BUSINESSES REVENUE LOSSES ARE AS HIGH AS $81 MILLION. I THINK OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN VERY CLEAR. WENOW THAT WORKING IS NOT A CRIME. OWNING A SMALL BUSINESS IS NOT A CRIME. AND WANTING TO
SEE YOUR CULTURE REFLECTED IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND LOCAL ECONOMY IS NOT A CRIME. I THINK IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A CITY TO KEEP OUR CULTURE AND OUR BIPOC COMMUNITIES ALIVE AND BUSINESSES AFLOAT. THEY WILL
CONTIN TO PATROL AND OBSERVE. BUT THEY ARE ALSO ASKING THE CITY OF MINNEALIS TO DO ITS PART TO SUSTAIN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THIS PROPOSAL TAY IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET COMPARED TO THE ACTUAL NEED THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE FACING TODAY. BUT THEY ARE ASKING THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO BE A LEADER IN
THIS MOMENT. THIS FUND WOULD BE CITY WIDE. IT'S COMING FROM THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND BECAUSE IF THE REST OF THE CITY FAILS, SO WILL DOWNTOWN. AND IT WILL HELP KEEP MANY OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AFLOAT DURING THESE TERRIBLE TIMES. WITH THAT,
CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS FOR APPROVAL. BUT WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE FOLKS HERIN THE AUDIENCE TODAY, WHICH ARE SOME OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS, ACROSS MULTI-CULTURAL CORRIDORS THAT ARE IN DANGER OF CLOSING TODAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I HAVE MYSELF IN QUEUE. I THINK YOUR REMARKS SET THE STAGE REALLY WELL. I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS IN
OUR CITY. ESPECIALLY OUR BIPOC IMMIGRANT BUSINESSES WHO HAVE BE JUST REALLY DEVASTATED BY THIS ICE OCCUPATION AND INVASION. IT'S BEEN HEARTBREAKING TO SEE SO MANY OF OUR DIFFERENT CORRIDORS NOT BUZZING WITH THE REGULAR ACTIVITY OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS JUST ENJOYING THEIR DAILY LIFE. BUT BUZZING WITH ICE AGENTS ROAMING AROUND AND OUR COMMUNITY HAVING TO STEP UP AND DO PATROL. I KNOW MANY BUSINESSES HAVE HAD TO KEEP
THEIR DOORS LOCKED, HAVE HAD TO SHUTTER DOWN. SOME WORKERS HAVING TO SLEEP AT THEIR RKPLACE BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID TOO STEP OUTSIDE AND GO INTO THE PARKING LOT AND DRIVE HOME. BASIC FREEDOM TO MOVE AROUND.
THE IMPACT OF THIS IS WIDE AND DEEP. IT IS CITY WIDE. AND THAT ECONOM IMPACT ASSESSMENT THAT SHOWED A CONSERVATIVE $2 MILLION IMPACT ON OUR CITY WILL BE FELT FOR YEARS. THE
MEMORY OF THIS OCCUPATION WILL BE FELT FOR GENERATIONS. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY TIMELY THAT WE STEP UP TODAY AND MOVE FORWARD THIS SMALL BUSINESS RESILIENCY FUND. AND ALONG WITH A LATER RESOLUTION WILL TAKE UP CALLING ON DIFFERENT LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT TO ALSO TAKE SIMILAR ACTIONS. I KNOW THE STATE LEGISLATURE TODAY IS IN SESSION. THERE ARE SEVERAL LEGISLATORS THAT ARE CHAMPION RENEWED FUNDING. I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP WE'RE SEEING IN THIS MOMENT FROM OUR COMMUNITY TO ASK
FOR US TO TAKE THIS STEP. I DID WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO ASK DIRECTOR HANSEN IF YOU COULD
KIND OF SPEAK TO SHOULD THIS ITEM PASS, WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPTO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND JUST HAVE PROGRAMMING THAT COULD DO IMMEDIATE RELIEF AND HAVE FORGIVABLE LOANS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN NEED. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, I'M ERIC HANSEN, THE CPED DIRECTOR. AND WHAT I BELIEVE IS IN FRONT OF US IS SOME FUNDING TO HELP THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AFTER FROM THE IMPACTS OF OPERATION METRO
SURGE. AS BOTH YOU AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAVE ARTICULATED, THE IMPACT TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN MINNEAPOLIS HAS BEEN VERY BRUTAL OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF WEEKS. AND WHILE THERE ARE CERTAIN BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED TO A POINT WHERE
THEY HAVE CLOSED, THERE'S NOT ONE BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THAT HASN'T BEEN IMPACTED. SO THAT BRINGS UP THE CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW TO MOST EFFICIENTLY USE THE FUNDING TO GENERATE BUSINESS ACTIVITY ACROSS THE CITY. THE ADVICE THAT
WE HAVE FROM CPED IS TO ESTABLISH A FUND AND THEN COME BACK WITH SPECIFICS ABOUT HOW TO USEHE FUND. THERE IS SOME INTEREST IN GETTING THE MONEY OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE REGULATORY AND PROCUREMENT
CONSTRAINTS AROUND HOW WE GET MONEY OUT. I KNOW YOU JUST DISCUSSED PROCUREMENT. SO I WON'T GET INTO THAT PART. AND SO IN ORDER FOR US TO GET MONEY FROM DIRECT LOAN TO A BUSINESS, THAT WILL TAKE A PERIOD OF WEEKS TO MONTHS BEFORE THE MONEY WOULD
BE AVAILABLE. AND THERE MIGHT BE SOME OTHER STRATEGIES THA YOU GUYS MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER THAT COULD GET MONEY OUT IN ADDITION TO POTENTIALLY HAVING SOME MONEY FOR DIRECT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE. BUT WE NEED PROGRAM GUIDELINES. FIRST, WE LOOK AT EXISTING
PROGRAMS. WHAT ARE THINGS THAT THE CITY ALREADY DOES THAT WE CAN JUST POTENTIALLY USE AS A VESSEL TO GET FUNDING OUT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. AND THEN FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S ANY GOOD IDEA THAT THERE'S OUT THERE THAT NEEDS PROGRAM GUIDELINES, WE COULD COME UP WITH PROGRAM
GUIDELINES THAT COULD CO TO CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD APPROVE THOSE. IF IT'S EVENTS, WE WOULD PUT IT OUT THROUGH COMPETITIVE PROCESS. IF THERE'S LOANS FOR BUSINESSES, WE WOULD HAVE AN APPLICATION
PROCESS BASED ON CRITERIA AND PROGRAM GUIDELINES. AND THEN FROM THERE, ADMINISTER THAT PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU. >> DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? >> YEAH, THAT ANSWERS IT GREAT. I WANT TO JUST SHARE WITH THE BODY, WE'VE BEEN HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CPED
DEPARTMENT ABOUT JUST THIS NIMBLENESS. WE NEED TO MOVE REA BUSINESSES NEED SUPPORT NOW. THE NEXT FEW MONTHS ARE CRITICAL JUST GETTING MEY OUT THE DOOR TO OVER THE SUMMER, THE FALL. WE'RE IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL.
WE'VE DISCUSSED WORK GROUP FORMING. THESE PROGRAM GUIDELINES, THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDING BEING MORE DETAILED OUT FOR EVERYONE CAN COME BACK TO THIS BODY QUICKLY. WHICH I'VE APPRECIATED. ONE THING THAT I REALLY GOT OUT OF THE CONVERSATION IN THE LAST FEW
DAYS IS THAT $5 MILLION IS REALLY, REALLY SMALL. IT'S A VERY SMALL DROP IN THE BUCKET. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MOMENTS WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO STEP UP AND UNDERSTAND IF WE'RE GOING TO DO AUITE OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS TO HELP BUSINESSES WHETHER IT'S
THAT RELIEF FUNDING DIRECTLY OR BRINGING BACK CUSTOMER BASES, BY BRINGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO KEY CORRIDORS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE AS MUCH AS WE CAN WORK WITH. AND SO THAT IS WHY I'M
BRINGING FORWARD A SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMENDMENT TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION FROM THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND THAT'S AUTHORED BY MYSELF, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI, COUNCIL VICE
PRESIDENT OSMAN, AND THEN I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING AND CHAVEZ ASKED TO BE CO-AUTHORS ON THIS. OKAY. GREAT. I'M GETTING NODS. AND SO I WILL PUT THAT BEFORE US AS AMENDMENT
TO THIS MOTION. GREAT. NEXT, I WILL CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. SO I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN
ASSET FUND. I DON'T KNOW, DIRECTOR DESHANI, DIRECTOR DISCENZA, WHAT WOULD BE BETTER TO COME FORWARD. SO I'M GOING TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS I KNOW THE ANSWER TO BUT I WANT THE PUBLIC
TO KNOW. AND I KNOW WE HAVE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL. BEFORE WE MAKE THIS DECISION, WE SHOULD HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION WE NEED. SOHE DOWNTOWN ASSET FUND, THAT'S THE MONEY THAT MINNEAPOLIS COLLECTS WITH ITS ENTERTAINMENT TAXES, CORRECT?
>> THROUGH THE CHAIR, THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND IS MOSTLY WITH SALES TAX. SO IT'S NOT JUST ENTERTAINMENT TAX. SO IT'S REAURANTS, LIQUOR, GENERAL SALES TAX. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ENTERTAINMENT TAX AS WELL. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT
CORRECTION. BUT THAT'S DOLLARS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SPEND IN MINNEAPOLIS WHETHER IT'S FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS FUND OR SOME OTHER PURPOSE? >> THROUGH THE CD BE CORRECT. >> OKAY. GREAT. AND THEN HOW ARE THOSE ASSET FUNDS TYPICALLY
SPENT? AND WHAT VENUES -- LET'S START WITH WHAT VENUES THEY'RE SPENT ON. >> SURE, THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND CONTAINS THE CONVENTION CENTER, TARGET
CENTER. WE ALSO PAY FOR THE PV PLAZA MAINTENANCE, ALONG WITH KOHL'S CENT, THAT'S A NEW ASSET TO THE NEW DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND. WE ALSO MAKE DEBT PAYMENTS FROM THE SALES TAXES TO THE US
BANK STADIUM DEBT, TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. WE ALSO PAID OFF THE CONVENTION CENTER DEBT. THERE WAS A RENOVATION SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND WE JUST MADE OUR LAST PAYMENT IN DECEMBER.ND
THEN JUST GENERAL OPERATING MAINTENANCE AT THE TARGET CENTER ASELL AS THE CONVENTION CENTER. >> SO THE ASSETS THAT THE CITY OWNS, LIKE YOU MENTIONED THE TARGET CENTER, CONVENTION CENTER
AS WELL, AND KOHL'S. AND RECENTLY, WE JUST AUTHORIZED MONEY. SO TYPE OF PLANNED EXPENSES. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, THAT WOULD BE CORRECT. >> SO HOW MUCH IS IN THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND RIGHT NOW? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL
MEMBER RAINVILLE, WE CAN GET YOU A MORE PRECISE NUMBER. BUT THE PROJECTION AT THE END OF LAST YEAR WHEN WE ADOPTED THE BUDGET WAS THAT WE WOULD END 2026 WITH ABOUT $81 MILLION IN FUND
DOLLARS. >> $81 MILLION. DO WE PLANS FOR ANY OF THAT $81 MILLION? SO YOU SAID DEBT SERVICE. ANY REPAIR PLANS? IS ANY OF THIS SPOKEN FOR? WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET TO, WE TOOK $7 MILLION, IS THAT
HURTING SOMETHING OR WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >> THROUGHHE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, WE WOULD NEED TO GET A REPAIR PN FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER. I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. BUT THEY'RE CONSTANTLY DOING REPAIRS AT THE CONVENTION CENTER AND TRYING TO
UPGRADE THEIR FACILITY. THAT'S PART OF THEIR NORMAL OPERATIONS. I SHOULD MENTION THE TARGET CENTER DEBT, WE HAVE PAYMENTS GOING ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2035 FOR THE TARGET CENTER DEBT
PAYMENTS. >> SO IS THAT $5 MILLION A YEAR, $10 MILLION A YEAR? HOW MUCH DO WE SPEND ON DEBT REPAYMENT? >> LIKE I SAID, THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, WE JUST PAID THE LAST DEBT PAYMENT FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER. SO THAT DEBT IS PAID
OFF. HOWEVER, FOR THE TARGET CENTER, IT'S IN VARYING AMOUNTS. BUT WE DO HAVE A $15.3 MILLION PAYMENT THAT'S DUE IN 2030. SO THAT'S COMING UP. BUT WE PAY ABOUT $5 MILLION A YEAR UNTIL 2030 FOR THE TARGET CENTER DEBT.
>> OKAY. SO THANK YOU FOR THE ANSWERS.EFORE I CAN VOTE ON THIS, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT ARE THE ASKS OF THIS FUND. WHETHER IT'S DEBT REPAYMENTS OR IF IT'S SOME TYPE
OF PLAN REPAIRS. IN FACT, SOMEONE SHOULD BE DOING THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS. I DON'T KNOW WHO IT SHOULD BE. I WOULD THINK THE PEOPLE WHO MANAGE THESE FACILITI OR DEPEND ON THEM, WANT OUR SUPPORT, THEY WOULD
KEEP IN TOUCH WITH US ABOUT THEIR FINANCIAL NEEDS. THERE'S ALSO A GENERAL FUND. SOME OF THIS MONEY GOES TO THE GENERAL FUND, IS THAT TRUE TOO? >> EACH YEAR WE DO BUDGET A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT TO TRANSFER TO KEEP OUR OVERALL LEVY DOWN.
>> OKAY. SO WE HAVE THIS LIMITED AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT AND WE HAVE AN UNLIMITED DEMAND, AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE DEMAND IS. YOU CAN'T TELL US TODAY WHAT THE DEMAND IS. SO I'M GOING TO VOTE NO ON TS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
INFORMATION. AND I WOULD HOPE WE COULD GET SOMETHING SOON. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, MAY I MAKE A STATEMENT? >> YES, PLEASE. >> SO WE DO GET MONTHLY REVENUE REPORTS FOR SALES TAXES. WE JUST
RECEIVED THE DECEMBER UPDATE FOR SALES TAX REVENUES. AND THOSE REVENUES ARE ALWAYS REPORTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER THEY'RE COLLECTED. SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW IS OCTOBER SPEND. AND IT'S ABOUT $2 MILLION LESS THAN WHAT
WE COLLECTED IN DECEMBER OF 2024. SO WE'RE SEEING A TREND DOWNWARD. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT DECEMBER AND JANUARY WILL LOOK LIKE. I SUSPECT IT WILL BE MUCH LESS THAN WHAT WE COLLECTED LAST YEAR. >> AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M
JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. IT'S GREAT TO KNOW THAT THE DOWNWARD TREND IS GOING. BUT WHAT ARE THE DEMANDS ON THAT FUND AS FAR AS DEBT REPAYMENT AND PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS, PHYCAL REPAIRS. THAT'S WHY I'M NOT ABLE TO VOTE ON THIS TODAY BECAUSE I DON'T
HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. NEXT, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> YEAH, I HAD A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS, FINANCE QUESTIONS, THANK YOU, THAT WERE RELATED. CAN YOU GIVE ME A SENSE OF WHAT
IS THE TOTAL UNALLOCATED AMOUNT THAT'S LEFT. YOU MENTIONED $81 MILLION. BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE'S DEBT SERVICE AND STUFF IN THAT NUMBER. FM MY UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU JUST TOLD TO US, I COULD HAVE MISINTERPRETED THAT RIGHT. BUT COULD YOU GIVE US A DOLLAR
AMOUNT FOR TOTAL UNALLOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE UNALLOCATED BALANCES FOR YOU. OF COURSE, WHEN WE'RE BUILDING A BUDGET, WE LOOK AT A LONG RANGE. WE'VE BEEN
TRANSFERRING QUITE AOT MORE INTO THE GENERAL FUND FROM DOWNTOWN ASSETS. WE ENDED UP TRANSFER $48.9 MILLION FROM DOWNTOWN ASSETSNTO THE GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORK. THAT'S ONE OF
THE FEW USES FOR THESE DOLLARS. SO IF WE'RE ON THAT CURRENT TRAJECTORY, IF WE WERE TO PLAY THAT OUT FOR OVER SIX YEARS, WE WOULD BE DIPPING DOWN INTO A PRETTY LOW FUND BALANCE OF AROUND $40 MILLION. WE HAVE TO
LOOK AT THE REVENUES ANTICIPATED, EXPENSES, INCLUDING CAPITAL NEEDS. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION YOU GAVE ME EARLIER. WHAT WAS FORWARDED TO ME SAYS TOTAL UNALLOCATED OF
$19 MILLION. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. I DON'T KNOW WHERE I GOT THIS. BUT I HAVE IT HERE. I CAN SHOW IT TO YOU AFTERWARDS. I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THAT NUMBER. MAYBE IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND. BUT THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTION TO MAKING THIS DECISION. AND SO I WOULD APPRECIATE THE FOLLOW UP ON THAT. AND THEN SECONDLY, CAN
YOU TELL ME WHEN DID WE START THE PROCESS OF USING DOWNTOWN ASSET FUND TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL FUND? DID THAT START FIVE YEARS AGO? DID THAT START IN 2024? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, THAT'S HAPPENED FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN AT THE
CITY TO VARYING DEGREES. WE DROPPED THE TRANSFER DOWN DRASTICALLY DURING 2020. SINCE THAT TIME HAVE RAMPED IT UP ITE A BIT. WE WERE ABLE TO RECOVER SALES TAX REVENUE MORE QUICY THAN WE THOUGHT AFTER
PANDEMIC. WE HAVE TO EVALUATE IT EVERY YEAR TOAKE SURE WE'RE MEETING OBLIGATIONS AND THAT FUND REMAINS HEALTHY. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I'M NOT SURE, WAS THAT ORIGINAL INTENT WHEN THE DOWNTOWN ASSET FUND WAS SET UP IS TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE CITY? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL
MEMBER SHAFFER, I THINK THE ORIGINAL, IF YOU GO WAY BACK TO THE MID '80s, THOSE TAXES WERE AUTHORIZED OGINALLY FOR THE CONVENTI CENTER SUPPORT, I BELIEVE. I'D HAVE TO GO LOOK BA AND LOOK AT THE LEGISLATION. BUT IT'S BEEN IN FINANCIAL POLICY THAT THEY CAN
BE USED AS WELL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE LAST THREE TO FIVE YEARS. >> OKAY. THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. AND THEN I HAD A FEW MORE QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR HANSEN AROUND THE PROGRAMMING. IDEALLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE NOT IN EMERGENCY, I WOULD LOVE TO BE
ABLE TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT ARE WE ALLOCATING MONEY TOWARDS BEFO WE GIVE THE MONEY. I THINK THAT THAT IS PROPER PROCESS FOR ANY MUNICIPAL BODY THAT SHOWS THOUGHTFULNESS TO THE TAXPAYER AND UNDERSTANDING IN
THESE FISCAL DIFFICULT TIMES WITH RISING PROPERTY TAXES, AND YOU KNOW, BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, THAT WE HAVE A REALLY CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE ALLOCATING THIS MONEY FOR. AND SO CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK TO -- I MEAN, I HEARD PROGRAMMING. I HEARD WE WOULD HAVE PROPER
PROCUREMENT PROCESSES. THAT IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE. I GUESS I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE JUST PASS, IS THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS THEN OUT THE WINDOW? CAN I SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO NUMBER ONE, HAVE YOU DONE A PROGRAM LIKE THISBEFORE? AND NUMBER TWO, WOULD THERE BE A BETTER
PLACE TO DIRECT THESE FUNDS THAT MAYBE DOESN'T HAVE TO DO ALL THE BUILDING BLOCKS BUT MIGHT BE MORE OF A QUICKER LIFT OFF WHETHER IT'S THE 2% LOAN PROGRAM OR ANOTHER ENTITY WITHIN CPED. COULD YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT
BOTH THOSE TWO THINGS. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, A LOT OF QUESTIONS. LET'S SEE IF I GET THEM ALL RIGHT. FIRST IS WE WOULD LOOK AT THIS AS BUDGET APPROPRIATION. TYPAL WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU DO THE MARKUP. THE
COUNCIL WOULD SET FUNDS UP FOR PARTICULAR USE. STAFF TAKES IT AND BUILDS A PROGRAM AROUND IT OR PUTS MONEY INTO AN EXISTING PROGRAM. WE DO NOT HAVE A PROGRAM THAT IS THE SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF PROGRAM RIGHT NOW. WE WOULD BE TAKING THIS AND
EVALUATING IT THROUGH A WORKING TEAM ABOUT WHAT TO COME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH. AND WE WOULD PUT THIS MUCH MONEY INTO THIS USE, THESE GUIDELINES, AND THEN WE'D BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT IT BASED ON THE PROGRAM THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD APPROVE. SO THAT'S HOW WE WOULD LOOK AT THIS.
WE HAVE HAD PROGRAMS LIKE THIS IN THE PAST WHERE WE HAVE DONE, IN THE RECENT PAST, WHERE WE HAVE DONE -- THERE WAS A DECLARED EMERGENCY RIGHT AFTER DURING THE PANDEMIC. 2% PROGRAM
AND WE PUT IT INTO DIRECT FINANCING FOR BUSINESSES. WE DID ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS FOR SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES IN GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. I WILL TELL YOU WHEN WE DO THESE PROGRAMS, THERE'S
ALWAYS, AND YOU'VE ALREADY STATED THE IMPACT, THERE'S ALWAYS MORE DEMAND THAN THERE AR RESOURCES. THAT'S THE REASON WHY IT TAKES A BIT OF TIME BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE OPEN PROCESS FOR PEOPLE TO APPLY. THEN WE USUALLY GO TO A LOTTERY. FROM LOTTERY, WE WOULD THEN WORK THROUGH A LOAN DOCUMENT. SO THIS
WOULD BE A LOAN. THIS WOULD BE AN EXECUTED CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE BUSINESS. WE'D HAVE TO SIT WITH EACH BUSINESS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY QUALIFY AND THEY CAN SHOW SOME SORT OF ECONOMIC INJURY BASED ON THE IMPACT OF OPERATION METRO SURGE.
WE'D COMPLETE THAT CONTRACTING PERIOD AND THEN WE'D BE ABLE TO DISPERSE THE FUNDS. THERE'S A PUBLIC PURPOSE COMPONENT TO IT. WE'D HAVE TO BE MANAGING THE PUBLIC PURPOSE COMPONENT. IF THEY MEET THE COMPLIANCE,
SUBJECT TO APPROVE FOIVENESS. ARE THERE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT CPED HAS? THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE RAISED WITH AUTHORS. MAYBE WE COULD GET MORE ACTIVITY. IF THIS IS ABOUT SUPPORTING BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED, CAN WE GENERATE
DEMAND? ARE THERE OTHER STRATEGIES TO GET THINGS GOING FASTER. THAT PROCESS, UNFORGIVEABLE LOAN TAKES A LONG TIME. IT TAKES A LOT LONGER THAN ANYBODY WANTS. BUSINESSES SAY IF IT'S NOT OUT IN TWO WEEKS, IT'S
NOT WORTH IT. I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT OUT IN TWO WEEKS. >> EITHER WAIVING LICENSING FEES IF THAT'S NOT AGAINST STATE REGULATION OR INCREASING THE 2% AND INCREASING THOSE AMOUNTS EVEN FURTHER TO MAKE IT MORE
ATTRACTIVE. OR FORGIVABLE COMPONENT. I WOULD BE VERY SUPPORTIVE DOING SOMETHING YOU ALREADY HAVE IN PROCESS. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO WHAT PROGRAMS WOULD BE COMPRISED. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, YOUR
TIME IS EXPIRED. >> SORRY. >> NEXT, WE'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE QUESTION. IT WAS MENTIONED THAT
THE ASSET FUND IS GENERATED THROUGH SALES TAXES. IS THAT SALES TAXES SIMPLY DOWNTOWN OR CITY WIDE? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, THE LIQUOR
AND RESTAURANT TAX ARE JUST DOWNTO. THE REST ARE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. >> OKAY. SO BUSINESSES, THE SALES FOR THE PROCEEDINGS FROM THEIR SALES OR THE TAXES FROM THEIR SALES AROUND THE CITY HAVE GONE INTO THE SPECIFIC FUND. >> CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU. THAT FEELS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN PAYING INTO THIS FUND FOR A WHILE NOW, THEY SHOULD GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT A LOSS OF SALES TAXES FROM LOSING A LOT OF THESE BUSINESSES WOULD BE
CATASTROPHIC FOR THIS FUND REPLENISHING ITSE. SO ANY REFERENCES ABOUT SPENDING TOO HARD WE SHOULD ALSO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FUND REPLENISHING ITSELF IF WE LOSE SMALL BUSINESSES. LASTLY, I JUST WANT
TO REITERATE THE SMALL BUSINESSES ON LAKE STREET, 38TH AND MY WARD, LYNDALE, ALL THESE DIFFERENT PLACES, THEY ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR CITY. WE SIMPLY CANNOT GO ON WITHOUT THEM. THEY'RE W WE LIVE HERE IN
MINNEAPOLIS. MY CONSTITUENTS HAVE BEEN SUPER CLEAR WITH ME THAT PROTECTING SMALL BUSINESSES DURING THIS TIME IS A TOP PRIORITY. I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE FOR THIS. YEAH, I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE FOR THIS BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE SUPPORTING THESE BUSINESSES SO WE DON'T LOSE
THEM. CENTRAL IS JUST ONE OF ASSETS. ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. AND ALSO THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER CHAVEZ, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, FOR BRINGING A SUBSEQUENT MOTION THAT WOULD INCREASE THIS FUNDING. AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON HIGHLIGHTED, I URGE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS. AS WAS JUST EMPHASIZED, SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE BACKBONE OF
OUR COMMUNITIES AND THEY'RE CRITICAL TO MAINTAINING VIBRANT AND SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD CORRIDORS. AND THIS FUNDING PROVIDES A WAY FOR THE CITY TO PROTECT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND SUPPORTN EQUITABLE RECOVERY IN OUR CULTURAL CORRIDORS, AS WELL AS
SUPPORT RECOVERY CITY WIDE. AND INACTION, NOT DOING ANYTHING, WILL RESULT IN DEVASTATING LOANS, HARM, DAMAGE TO THE LIVEABILITY IN OUR CITY, AND PUSH THE BURDEN OF THE COSTS OF RECOVERY THAT HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED NOW ALREADY ESTIMATED TO BE OVER
$200 MILLION, IT WILL PUSH THE COST OF THAT RECOVERY OF $200 MILLION PLUS TO WORKING CLASS RESIDENTS PROPERTY TAXES WHO HAVE ALREADY GIVEN SO MUCH THROUGHOUT THIS OCCUPATION. IF ICE AGENTS LEAVE MINNEAPOLIS BUT
HUNDREDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES CLOSE, THEN WE DID FAIL TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES FROM OPERATION METRO SURGE AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. DECIDING ON WHAT THEIR FUTURE HOLDS. AS CITY LEERS, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT AN
EQUITABLE RECOVERY AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE MASSIVE TRAUMAS AND ECONOMIC DAMAGES THAT HAS HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THIS OCCUPATION. AND THIS NOW $7 MILLION APPROPRIATION WON'T SAVE EVERY BUSINESS BUT IT WILL
SAVE SOME AND HOPEFULLY A LOT MORE. BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT LOSING A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF BUSINESSES, AGAIN, IF WE FAIL TO ACT TODAY AND MOVE THIS FUNDING FORWARD. I ABSOLELY BELIEVE THAT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES ARE WORTH INVESTING IN IF WE BELIEVE
AS CITY LEADERS IT'S OUR DUTY TO BRING FORWARD ACTIONS THAT HELP CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE, VIBRANT, AND DIVERSE CITY. SMALL BUSINESSES, THEY PROVIDE IMMEASURABLE BENEFITS TO OUR CITY. THEY KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS VIBRANT. THEY ENHANCE SAFETY. COMMUNITIES ESPECIALLY DURING THIS TIME O OCCUPATION, WHERE WE'VE HEARD BUSINESSES DONATE, DO FOOD DELIVERIES, PATROL. LITERALLY SHOWED UP IN THE ABSENCE OF
LEADERSHIP FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT. IN ADDITION TO THE ELECTIVE WAYS IN WHICH THEY SUPPORT OUR CITY, AS WAS HIGHLIGHTED, THEY ARE ALSO BUSINESSES THAT CONTRIBUTE IN OUR CRITICAL TO OUR TAX BASE. THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND IS
PARTIALLY FUNDED BY CITY-WIDE SALES TAXES THAT COMES FROM OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. THE REALITY IS IF WE LET THESE BUSINESSES CLOSE AND TAKE NO ACTION, WE ARE WITHOUT QUESTIONUELING THE ECONOMIC PRESSURES OUR CITY IS ALREADY WALKING INTO AND WE'RE
ALREADY FAILING. RECOVERY FROM OPERATION METRO SURGE, AND QUITE FRANKLY, THE TRUMP RESIDENCY OVERALL WILL TAKE YEARS. MEASURES ASKING THE CITY TO MAKE INVESTMENTS TO MITIGATE THE HARM THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE TO
MINNEAPOLIS. THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS WERE OUT ON THE STREETS SHOWING THE WORLD HOW THEY WERE WILLING TO DO WHAT WAS NEEDED TO PROTECT MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS BECAUSE THEY LOVE THEIR NEIGHBORS AND THEY LOVE OUR CITY. 13 OF US HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ARE WILLING TO DO THE SAME
AND PROTECT OUR TY. AND TODAY, THAT LOOKS LIKE HELPING THE SMALL BUSINESSES WHO WERE IMPACTED AND HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THIS FEDERAL OCCUPATION NOT CLOSE THEIR DOORS. AND THIS IS THE WORK THAT WILL CONTINUE TO LIE IN FRONT OF US, THIS PUSHING
FOR EQUITABLE RECOVERY. WEEKS, MONTHS AND YEARS. BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO MAKE A BOLD INVESTMENT IN WHAT WE KNOW WILL WORK AND HELP PRESERVE OUR VIBRANT AND CRITICAL SMALL BUSINESSES. THAT'S ALL. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, I'LL
RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAIR CHOWDHURY. JUST KIND OF A QUESTION. I SHARE SIMILAR I THINK CONCERNS OF SEVERAL MEMBERS OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE. PARTICULARLY AROUND THE PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS. I THINK IT'S
SOMETHING, AND APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I THINK ALL OF US UNDERAND THE GRAVITY, THE WEIGHT THAT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES ARE FEELING. I KNOW I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH
DIRECTOR HANSEN AND OTHERS ABOUT THE PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS. THURSDAY THAT KIND OF SPELLS OUT THE OPTIONS AND PROCESSES IN WHICH TO GO THROUGH THAT. I THINK JUST A NOTE THERE THAT WE ARE HOPING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER AND
OTHERS, SO THAT WE HAVE KIND OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THOSE OPTIONS MIGHT BE. I THINK THE WAY IT'S EXPLAINED TO ME IS BUFFET. I THINK MAYBE I'M HUNGRY AT THE MOMENT. BUT BUFFET OF OPTIONS THAT CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF. NOT JUST FOR OUR OWN EDIFICATION BUT FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WILL TAKE PART IN THESE PROGRAMS TOO I THINK IS HELPFUL AS THE PROCESSES GOES OUT. I KNOW WE'VE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT. THIS IS A SMALL DROP IN
THE BUCKET FOR THESE SMALL BUSINESSES, WHICH IT IS. BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S A SMALL DROP IN THE BUCKET FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AS WE ARE SEEING AN EMERGENT NEED AND WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS DEEPLY BOTH WITH CITY STAFF AND OTHERS ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT OUR CITY IS UNDER AT
THE MOMENT. I THINK THIS IS AN EMERGENT NEED AND SOMETHING WE SHOULD DO AS A COUNCIL. BUT IT'S NOT LOST ON ME IT IS GETTING SMALLER AND SMALLER AT THE MOMENT AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF TOUGH CONVERSATIONS THAT A LOT
OF US WILL BE HAVING NOT JUST IN THE MONTHS TO COME, BUT IN THE YEARS TO GO. I'M EXCITED TO SUPPORT IT AND HOPE TSETS INTO THE HANDS AS FAST AS IT CAN TO BUSINESSES IN NEED. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. MY QUESTION
IS FOR DIRECTOR HANSEN. AND CAN YOU BE AS DIRECT AS POSSIBLE, DIRECTOR. THE QUESTION IS REALLY AROUND TIMING. MY STRUGGLE WITH THIS IS WHAT IS REALISTICALLY THE TIME FRAME FOR FOLKS TO GET THIS MONEY IN THEIR HAND. PLEASE
DON'T GIVE ME THE LONG -- JUST REALIST REALISTICALLY. HOW MANY MONTHS, YEAR OR TIMELINE YOU'RE THINKING WE CAN GET THIS OUT TO PEOPLE? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, BASED ON PREVIOUS PROGRAMS, FEW MONTHS. >> THREE, FIVE, SEVEN?
>> THREE TO SIX. >> THREE TO SIX. OKAY. SO WE'RE SAYING THREE TO SIX MONTHS YOU COULD HAVE A PROGRAM DEVELOPED, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT PROGRAM IS YET? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, THAT WOULD BE MONEY, IF YOU DID A FORGIVABLE
LOAN PROGRAM, THAT WOULD BE MONEY DISPERSED TO BUSINESSES. >> BUT THAT'S IF WE DID A FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM. DEVELOP SOME SORT OF PROGRAM OR PROGRAMS FOR THE $7 MILLION?
>> CHAIR CHOWDHURY,COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, THE AUTHORS DO HAVE SOME COMPONENT THIS MONEY BE FORGIVABLE LOANS DIRECT SERVICE TO BUSINESSES. >> SO WE HAVE FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW? >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY AND COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, WE DO NOT.
WE HAVE A 2 LOAN PROGRAM. THAT'S THE ONE WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. >> OKAY. YES. 2%. THE MATCH. OKAY. SO HOW DOES THAT LOOK THOUGH FOR A CITY WIDE THING? IT'S NOT THAT I'M NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. BUT I'VE JUST GOT A LOT
OF CONCERNS FROM THE NORTHSIDE ABOUT THIS BEING HEAVILY TALKED ABOUT AS A SOUTHSIDE THING. HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE DEVELOP THIS PROGRAM AND IT'S EQUITABLY
DISTRIBUTED THAT IT GETS -- JUST EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED. >> THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES ARE NOT WRITTEN. IF THE BODY WANTS TO MOVE THAT WAY, CPED WOULD NOT BE PROPOSING A GEOGRAPHIC SPECIFIC TO JUST ONE AREA OF THE CITY. BECAUSE ALL BUSINESSES
HAVE BEEN IMPACTED IN MINNEAPOLIS. BUT WE WOULD BE LOOKING CRITERIA FOR THE BUSINESS. LIKE HOW BIG IT IS. DOES I HAVE EMPLOYEES? CAN THEY SHOW IMPACT OR CONSUMER FACING EXAMPLES LIKE THAT. MAYBE WE
LOOK AT AREAS LIKE AREAS OF CONCENTRATED POVERTY OR CULTURAL DISTRICTS OR SOME OF THOSE OTHER THINGS. BUT WE WOULD NOT SAY SOUTHSIDE ONLY THING OR NORTHSIDE ONLY THING.
>> AND WHERE IS THIS $7 MILLION NUMBER COMING FROM? HOW DID WE COME UP WITH $7 MILLION AS A NUMBER? NUMBER OF BUSINESSES? WHERE IS THE NUMBER COMING FROM? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, IT'S FROM THE AUTHORS. >> SO AUTHORS. CAN ANYBODY SPEAK
TO HOW WE CAME UP WITH -- IT WAS FIVE AND TWO ADDED ON. SO HOW DID WE COME UP WITH THAT NUMBER, PLEASE? >> YES. DIRECTOR HANSEN, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME TO ASK YOU A QUESTION TO ANSWER COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW'S QUESTION A LITTLE BIT. WITH $1 MILLION,
WHAT'S THE ESTIMATE OF HOW MANY BUSINESSES WE COULD SUPPORT WITH THE FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM, IF IT WAS LET'S SAY $5,000. >> IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH YOU GIVE THEM. BUT IF YOU GIVE THEM $5,000, I'LL DO THE MATH. 20
BUSINESSES. AM I RIGHT? NO, I'M WRONG. HELP ME WITH THE MATH HERE. >> YOU GOT IT. >> 200. >> $5,000, 200 BUSINESSES. I WAS READY FOR $5 MILLION. IT'S 100 BUSINESSES AT $50,000, SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE. IF YOU THINK
ABOUT THAT WITH $5 MILLION, IF YOU WERE TO DO THAT WITHOUT ANY COST TO THE CITY TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. SO IF WE BROUGHT IN A COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION TO HELP ADMINISTER THE LOAN PROGRAM, THAT BRINGS IT DOWN. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A COUPLE OF
HUNDRED TO POTENTIALLY -- IF YOU TOOK THE WHOLE AMOUNT TO HELP BUSINESSES AND THAT FAR BELOW THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES THAT
HAVE BEEN IMPACTED. YOU'LL HAVE MORE APPLICANTS THAN MONEY AVAILABLE. >> SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY GIVE THESE BUSINESSES $5,000 TO MAXIMIZE. NOW I'M NOT SAYING PEOPLE DON'T WANT $5,000. BUT I JUST KNOW AS SOMEBODY WHO WAS A GRANTEE OF
$10,000 THAT IT TOOK ME FIVE YEARS TO GET FROM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS MANY YEARS AGO, $5,000 IS NOT IT. I'M NOT GOING TO USE MY TIME AND RESOURCES TO GET $5,000 FROM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND IT'S DEFINITELY
NOT GOING TO MAKE OR BREAK MY BUSINESS THREE MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD FROM NOW AFTER THIS PROGRAM IS DEVELOPED. I MEAN, LIKE, I KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING. IT FEELS GOOD TO HELP. BUT LIKE REALISTICALLY, $5,000, THREE MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD IS NOT GOING TO MAKE OR BREAK A BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF
MINNEAPOLIS. I DO BELIEVE THERE ARE WAYS IN WHICH WE COULD USE THIS $7 MILLION TO ACTUALLY HELP BUSINESSES IN A SOLID WAY THAT IS NOT ABOUT DEVELOPING A PROGRAM OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. AND I THINK WE'RE DOING THIS BACKWARDS. I REALLY DO WISH
WE WOULD HAVE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT PULLING TOGETHER A COALITION OF PEOPLE ON THE FRONT END AND SAYING HOW CAN WE HELP YOU ALL AS SMALL BUSINESSES IN MINNEAPOLIS, AND THEN ALLOCATED MONEY. ME PERSONALLY, I'VE BEEN
HOSTING MEETINGS FOR BUSINESSES IN MINNEAPOLIS. FAITH LEADERS. SOME OF THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR. AND OUR BI THING IS WE ALWAYS FEEL LEFT OUT ON THE NORTH SIDE. PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW WE HAVE A HUGE POPULATION OF IMMIGRANTS IN
NORTH MINNEAPOLIS UNTIL YOU'RE IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. WE HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE NEW AND TRYING TO STAY AFLOAT. AND THE FEAR HERE IS THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING THIS PROGRAM OR WE'RE SPENDING THIS MONEY BACKWARDS. WE'RE NOT ASKING THEM WHAT THEY NEED. AND WHAT THEY NEED IS FOR
THE CITY TO ACTUALLY HELP THEM WITH THINGS THAT MIGHT NOT EVEN COST MONEY. THEY NEED T UNDERSTAND PROPER PROTOCOLS FOR BUSINESSES IN MINNEAPOLIS SOMETIMES. IT'S NOT RLLY ASSOCIATED WITH A DOLLAR AMOUNT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE USE THIS MONEY TO GET TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THESE. I
MEAN, THERE ARE JUST SO MANY THINGS THAT I THINK WE'RE MISSING THE OPPORTUNITY WITH HERE. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL GO TO VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I
THINK I WANT TO START WITH TALKING ABOUT THE PROJECTED YEAR END BALANCE THAT DEPUTY CFO DISCENZA TALKED ABOUT $60 MILLION PROJECTED AT THE END OF 2026 PER THE ADOPTED BUDGET.
THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF EXPENDITURES THAT ARE COMING OUT INCLUDING DEBT SERVICE OF THAT FUND. AND THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECTIONS THAT ARE AAYS INCLUDED, TRANSFERS OUT OF THIS
FUND, ANY OTHER FUND ARE ALWAYS INCLUSIVE OF COSTS WE KNOW RIGHT NOW LIKE DEBT SERVICE THAT ARE FOR SURE GOING TO BE COMING OUT OF THESE ACCOUNTS. SO I KNOW THAT IT CAN BE KIND OF A SCARY THING TO BE LIKE I DON'T KNOW ABOUT EXACTLY HOW MUCH DEBT
SERVICE IS COMING ON. OTHER TYPES OF PLANNED EXPENSES. LIKE RENOVATIONS AND WHAT NOT ARE COMING OUT OF THIS ACCOUNT. TO THE EXTENT THAT THOSE ARE KNOWN AT THIS TIME, THOSE ARE PLANNED FOR AT THIS TIME. THINGS THAT WE DON'T KW ABOUT AT THIS TIME
LIKE, YOU KNOW, A CEILING STARTING TO LEAK BECAUSE OF A PIPE BURST, OBVIOUSLYHAT'S NOT BUILT INTO PROJECTED SPENDING FOR 2026-2027 AND BEYOND. BUT THINGS THAT WE CAN QUANTIFY
RIGHT NOW BUILT INTO THOSE TRANSFERS AND PROJECTED YEAR AND BALANCE FOR THIS YEAR AND ANY FUTURE YEARS. I THINK I WANT TO TALK NEXT ABOUT JUST CONVERSATIONS I'VE BEEN A PART OF WITH CPED STAFF. DIRECTOR HANSEN WAS NEROUS. HE CAME
HIMSELF TO MEET WITH ME AND A COUPLE DOZEN BUSINESS OWNERS AROUND E STREET AND 26th. THE SITE WHERE ALEX PRETI WAS MURDERED THREE WEEKS AGO NOW. AND YOU KNOW, WE TALKED WITH
BUSINESSES ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE SEEING HAPPENING IN REAL TIME. I KNOW THE LAKE STREET COUNCIL WHO IS IN THE ROOM TODAY HAS BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESSES, INCLUDING BUSINESSES OUTSIDE OF THEIR GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARY ABOUT WHAT THE NEEDS ARE RIGHT NOW. WHERE THE GAPS ARE AND HOW
DIFFERENT ENTITIES, INCLUDING THE GOVERNMENT AND FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS CAN FILL IN. JUST ON FRIDAY, THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE TODAY, I WAS IN A CONVERSATION WITH CPED AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE
LIN LAKE CORRIDOR ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING. I SAY ALL OF THAT TO SAY I'M JUST ONE OF 13 COUNCIL MEMBERS AND I'VE BEEN IN SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH CPED, WITH DIRECTLY IMPACTED BUSINESSES, AND WITH OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AND HOW WE BEST
RESPOND. WHAT ARE THE TOOLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. HOW DO WE GET BUSINESSES CONNECTED WITH THE EXISTING TOOLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE LIKE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, LIKE THE 2% LOAN PROGRAM. AND THESE NEEDS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AN ADDITION TO WHAT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. RIGHT. AND I WOULD SAY THAT ANY
TIME I HAVE BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY WITH CPED, LIKE THEY HAVE A BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS KNOWLEDGE OF EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM AND DO IN REAL TIME CONNECT PEOPLE WITH THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. IT'S JUST THAT THE NEED FAR
EXCEEDS THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. I THINK AN ANALOGY THAT I HEARD DIRECTOR HANSEN SAY ON FRIDAY THAT REALLY STRUCK ME IS WE HAVE $100 PROBLEM IN MINNEAPOLIS RIGHT NOW
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY -- WE'RE MEETING THAT PROBLEM WITH NICKELS AND DIMES AND QUARTERS. THAT'S THE VERY BEST WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO. I THINK THAT'S WHERE THESE NUMBERS ARE COMING
FROM. I THINK ON FRIDAY, CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITYO MEET WITH CPED TO TALK ABOUT THEIR PREPAREDNESS IN BEING ABLE TO GET THIS MONEY O THE DOOR. I THINK WE ALL SHARE, THE AUTHORS DO WITH EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL A DEEP DESIRE TO
GET THESE MONEY OUT TO RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY, THE MONEY OF WHO IT'S INTENDED TO AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. AT LEAST IN MY EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, THAT URGENCY IS SO SHARED WITH OUR CITY STAFF. WE
ARE SO DEEPLY ON THE SAME PAGE. I'LL ALSO SAY IN CONVERSATIONS IN COMMUNITY WITH BUSINESSES, ON FRIDAY, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WAS ATTENDED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND BY MEET MINNEAPOLIS, AND WE HEARD BOTH
OF THOSE PARTNERS SAY HOW DEEPLY SUPPORTIVE THEY WERE OF THIS ACTION FROM THE COUNCIL. I KNOW THEY'RE WORKING ON PREPARING THAT IN WRITING AND SHARING THAT WITH US. BUT JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THE VERY PEOPLE YOU WOULD THINK WOULD BE OPPOSED TO USING
MONEY OUT OF DOWNTOWN ASSETS ARE EXPRESSING THEIR STRONG SUPPORT. THAT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THE MOMENT WE'RE IN. THE DEEP NEED EVERY PARTNER IS SEEING. AND THEIR DESIRE TO SEE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THE ONLY PLACE
WE HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER, THE ONLY PLACE THAT IS SYMPATHETIC TO THESE NEEDS AND ISN'T CAUSING THE VERY PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS, WE ALL SHARE THAT DESIRE. I THINK I WILL NOW
MOVE TO THE NEXT PERSON IN QUEUE WHICH IS COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANFOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> MADAM CHAIR, I'M GENERALLY IN FAVOR OF SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT.
AND I AGREE THAT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES NEED A LOT OF SUPPORT RIGHT NOW. AND THIS WAS JUST INCREASED BY ANOTHER $2 MILLION. THAT WAS NEWS TO ME. THIS IS OUR MONEY MAKER. THIS IS A
MECHANISM. THIS FUND IS A MECHANISM WE USE TO KEEP OUR DOWNTOWN UP TO DATE, WELL MAINTAINED, AND DRIVE OUR DOWNTOWN ECONOMY. IMPORTANTLY, WE ALSO TRANSFER MONEY FROM THIS FUND TO DEFRAY PROPERTY TAX INCREASES CITY WIDE. SO FROM
WHAT WAS JUST SAID EARLIER BY STAFF, ALMOST $50 MILLION DEFRAYED FROM WHAT WE WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE NEEDED TO FULFILL IN THE 2026 BUDGET. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE LEVY INCREASE LAST YEAR. EARLIER, COUNCIL MEMBER
CHAVEZ STATED A CONCERN ABOUT HOW SUSPENDING PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION METRO SURGE COU IMPACT FUTURE BUDGETS AND AMENDMENTS. THIS ACTION WILL IMPACT FUTUREUDGET DECISIONS. WE HAVE TO BE HONEST ABOUT THAT. THE SMALL BUSINESS
OF MINNEAPOLIS NEED HELP. HOW WE DISTRIBUTE THIS EQUITABLY IS REALLY FRAUGHT BACKWARDS, AS COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW JUST SAID. HONESTLY, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING TO THE POINT THAT OUR WHOLE CITY BUDGET, IF WE'RE MAKING THESE KINDS OF CHOICES IN
ISOLATION MEETING AFTER MEETING, NEEDS AN END OF YEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENT. MAYBE WE NEED TO CUT BACK OTHER KINDS OF PROGRAMMING. OR WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A MASSIVE PROPERTY TAX LEVY NEXT
YEAR. I'M JUST KEEPING IT REAL HERE. WHAT WE DO TODAY WILL IMPACT EVERY RESIDENT OF OUR CITY. I'M NOT SAYING THIS IS BAD. OUR BUSINESSES NEED HELP. BUT I AM BEING HONEST. WE ARE IRONICALLY MAKING ANOTHER CHOICE, AND IT'S A RISK. WILL THIS HELP US TO RECOVER AND
DRIVE OUR ECONOMY? WELL, IT DEPENDS HOW THIS IS GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED. HOW THIS IS GOING TO GET IMPLEMENTEDS WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO BUSINESSES, QUITE FRANKLY, THE ONES I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM. AND WE ARE IN
THE NASCENT PART OF THAT IN THIS MOMENT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU ARE VERY WELL AWARE -- UNDERWAY AND LIKELY A POSSIBILITY. I'LL NEXT GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.
>> YES, I WOULD ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO'S WORDS ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN FUND. I WAS SPEAKING WITH RESTAURANTS YESTERDAY OR THE DAY BEFORE, AND THIS CYCLE OF CONTINUALLY TAKING IT TO THE GENERAL FUND WILL EVENTUALLY NO LONGER BE AN OPTION FOR US IF WE WANT TO
CONTINUE TO HAVE A DOWNTOWN ASSET FUND TO THE LEVEL OF DISTRIBUTION TO THE GENERAL FUND THAT WE HAVE HAD ONGOING THE LAST FEW YEARS FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE. SO IT IS A CRISIS POINT. IT IS A CRISIS POINT BOTH FOR THE DOWNTOWN ASSET FUND AND
FOR US TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE QUESTION THAT DIRECTOR HANSEN WAS SPEAKING TO WHEN I GOT MY TIME RAN OUT AND THAT WAS RELATED TO THE -- IF WE DO GO THE FULL PROGRAM ROUTE THAT SOME
PEOPLE PREFER, HOW WOULD THIS IMPACT YOUR CURRENT STAFF'S WORK AND WHAT WOULD BE COMPROMISED OR SIDELINED? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, I DON'T KNOW, CHAIR CHUGHTAI, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, SO WE WOULD LOOK FIRST TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION TO THAT IN THE PAST. THAT WOULD COME WITH THE COST, OF COURSE, THAT WOULD HELP US EXPAND. IF NOT, WE WOULD HAVE TO DETAIL FOLKS WITHIN THE ECONOMIC DIVISION TO OVERSEE, TO KIND OF BE LIKE LOAN PROCESSORS THROUGH
THIS PROGRAM. THAT'S WHAT WE DID IN THE PAST. >> AND WHAT PERCENTAGE, I MEAN, OF THE 7 MILLION NUMBER, WHAT PERCENTAGE GOES TO A THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR? >> COUNCIL MEMBERCHUGHTAI, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT WE'RE ASKING
THEM TO DO. IT WOULD BE NEGOTIATION. IT'S NOT A FLAT FEE. >> I REALLY THOUGHT COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW BROUGHT UP AN INTERESTING IDEA TOO ABOUT ASSISTING PEOPLE AND APPLYING
FOR SOME AID. -- MAYBE ONE OPTION IS TO HAVE SOME OF THIS FUNDING BE SET ASIDE TO HELP PEOPLE APPLY FOR STATE AID IF THAT IS GOING TO BE A BIGGER POT
THAN WHAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY STATED. SO I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF CREATIVE IDEAS THAT WE COULD THINK ABOUT FOR STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES THAT MIGHT BE QUICKER TO TAKE OFF. AND THAT
WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE. I' WOUL LIKE TO KNOW AS A FOLLOW UP, THE UNALLOCATED AMOUNT LEFT IN THE DOWNTOWN ASSET FUND. ACTUALLY, TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS THE PERCENTAGE TO THE GENERAL FUND
INCREASED OVER THE LAST, YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT WAS 50 SOME ODD MILLION YOU SAID LAST YEAR. THAT SEEMS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS. BUT I COULD BE WRONG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> TIME. >> THANK YOU. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO VOTE YES ON THIS.
I WOULD LOVE TO QUOTE VOGT YES. I'M A BIG SUPPORTER OF THE COMMUNITY AS I'M ACCUSED OF ALL THE TIME. BUT UNTIL I GET THE
ANSWERS AND HOPEFULLY BY THURSDAY, JUST WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON THE 27 BUDGET, WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE DOWNTOWN ASSET
FUND AND WHO YOU WILL THIS $7 MILLION BE ADMINISTERED? I'M
VERY HESITANT WHEN I HEAR THAT WE WOULD FARM THIS OUT TO
NON-PROFITS. >> WANT ME TO CLARIFY THAT?
OKAY. >> I'M SORRY. DID YOU WANT A STAFF MEMBER TO ADDRESS ANY OF YOUR COMMENTS? >> NO. >> OKAY.
>> NO, I'M TRYING TO EXPLAIN MY NO VOTE, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ANSWERS. AND I HOPE TO
HAVE THEM BY THURSDAY BECAUSE I WANT TO SUPPORT OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUT I WANT TO BE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBLE. I'M
SORRY IF I WANT TO WATCH THE BUDGET CONTROLS BUT I DON'T WANT OUR RESIDENTS IMPACTED BY THIS IN A NEGATIVE WAY THROUGH NEXT YEAR'S PROPERTY TAXES BECAUSE
RIGHT NOW WE ARE STRESSING OUT EVERY LOW-INCOME AND FIXED INCOME PERP IN THIS CITY WITH THESE CONTINUOUS 8% INCREASES IN
OUR PROPERTY TAXES. AND IT HAS TO STOP. OUR CITY'S GETTING HALLOWED OUT. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO
COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M LISTENING HERE TO ALL OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AND THE
CONCERN. I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS FUND, AS MUCH AS I AM IN SUPPORT
OF SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESS AND DEFINITE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THE BUSINESSES WITHIN MY COMMUNITY
AND IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, AS WELL AS IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS ARE ABLE TO HAVE A PLAN FOR
SUSTAINABILITY. IF WE ARE WITHHOLDING LIQUOR LICENSES FROM BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS, IF THERE ARE LOTS OF EVENTS AND CONCERTS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT ARE BEING CANCELED HERE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DUE TO ALL OF THE INSURGENT THINGS WE'VE HAD WITH
ICE I'M WORRIED ABOUT HOW THE DOWNTOWN BUDGET IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO REPLENISH ITSELF AS WE ARE IN A PIVOTAL POINT OF
REPAIR. LIKE THERE'S GOT TO BE ANOTHER MEANS TO AN END WITH THIS. ALSO DO UNDERSTAND THAT
GOVERNOR STATED THAT HEAVES GOING TO DENOTE $10 MILLION TO BUSINESSES. I'M JUST REALLY TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE ALL OF THESE RANDOM NUMBERS ARE
COMING FROM, BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN BELIEVE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ACCURATE AND TRUE PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENTS THAT HAVE COME FORTH FROM BUSINESSES
BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THEIR KEY2Q3 REPORTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS
LOST IN Q4 AND Q1 BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY BEEN TWO AND A HALF MONTHS OF ICE INSURGENCE. SO WHO'S HAD TIME TO DO THAT BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS BEEN
FENDING FOR THEIR LIVES TO SAY ALL OF THESE TENS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN MISPLACE. WHAT D YOU HAVE IN RESERVES AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN SPENDING
MONEY WHERE DID IT GO? I DON'T KNOW. BUT I'M STRUGGLING WITH A LOT OF THINGS TO MAKE SENSE.
AND I'M A VERY, VERY LOGICAL AND PRACTICAL PERSON. IF THERE IS ABOUT, IN MY CONVERSATION, I
SENT AN EMAIL TO YOU, DIRECTOR HANSON, THAT THERE IS ABOUT $49.3 MILLION ON THE BLOCK RIGHT
NOW FOR BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT. THERE ARE A LOT OF BARRIERS THAT ARE PREVENTING INDIVIDUALS TO ACCESSING THOSE FUNDING BECAUSE OF THE FACT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PAPERWORK AND
BOOKS IN ORDER. AM I ACCURATE? SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS OF, OF ENSURING THAT PEOPLE KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT DOCUMENTATION IS NEEDED. THAT THEIR TAX DOCUMENTS NEED TO BE IN ORDER,TS ARE REAL. WE CAN'T JUST THROW
RANDOM NUMBERS OUTNTO THE AIR AND SAY WE'VE LOST HUNDREDS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE THAT DOES NOT MAKE LOGICAL SENSE. WE
HAVE TO BE LOGICAL IN THIS. AND I WANT TO HELP BUSINESSES. AND I DEFINITELY WANT TO HELP BUSINESSES SUSTAIN, BECAUSE THAT DEFINITELY BALANCES THE TAX
BURDENS WITHIN OUR CITY. BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER WITH COMPLETE MINDS AND CONCRETE NUMBERS TO ACTUALLY
ARTICULATE WHAT THE NEED IS AND WHAT FULFILLING THAT NEED REALISTICALLY LOOKS LIKE WITHOUT DEPLETING SOMETHING THAT IS
GOING TO BRING MORE HARM TO OUR COMMUNITIES THAN IT WILL GOOD. SO THIS IS LIKE THIS IS A REAL
PLACE. AND I DON'T THINK TAKING MONEY FROM THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS FUND, LIKE THAT'S NOT THE WISEST
CHOICE TO MAKE, BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING READY TO LOSE A LOT IN THAT RESPECT. AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE REPLENISHMENT OFHAT FUND. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
WHAT THE STATE IS DOING, WHAT CPED IS DOING, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO SOFTEN THE
REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS OR TO SUPPORT THOSE BUSINESSES IN THAT MAGNITUDE. SAME THING AS
MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE WAS SAYING, HOW CAN WE SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES IN OTHER WAYS TO HELP BUILD UP THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE,
BECAUSE IN TWO AND A HALF MONTHS TIME PERIOD, I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT LOSSES. BUT WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE
ABLE TO HELP BUILD REAL SOLID SUSTAINABILITY PLANS FOR OUR ECONOMIC SYSTEM HERE IN
MINNEAPOLIS. S, SIR. >> YES, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS PROGRAMS IN PLACE RIGHT NOW TO HELP BUSINESSES. SO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THE MAIN THINGS WE ARE HEARING IS PEOPLE ARE HAVING
TROUBLE PAYING FOR PAYROLL, PAY FOR THEIR RENT AND PAY FOR THEIR
LOANS. ISO THE ADVICE WE ARE GIVING IS TO MANAGE THOSE COSTS. IT
WON'T BE FULLY QUANTIFIED BUT WE ARE CONFIDENT BASED ON TALKING TO BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS LIKE A COUPLE THAT
ARE IN THE CROWD TODAY, AND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE ECONOMY, THAT BUSINESSES IN THE FIRST MONTH LOST BETWEEN 40 TO
50 PERCENT OF THEIR REVENUES BECAUSE IT SLOWS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. IN JUARY THAT ACCELERATED TO 80 TO 100 PERCENT BECAUSE SOME BUSINESSES SHUT
DOWN. SO WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE ASSESSMENTS TO FIGURE IT'S ABOUT 10 TO 20 MILLION $A WEEK, THE ASSESSMENT THE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT PUT OUT IS $20 MILLION A WEEK. WE WERE CONFIDENT IN THAT NUMBER IN JANUARY. THOSE ARE BUSINESSES FACING CUSTOMERS. SO WE KNOW
THAT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THE CITY CAN PROVIDE IS NOT GOING TO FILL THE TRUE NEED. THE MONEY REFERRING TO THE
$49 MILLION, I DON'T KNOW THE PRECISE NUMBER BUT THAT'S THE MINNESOTA PROMISE ACT, THAT IS A STATE PROGRAM THAT GOES TO TWO
ENTITIES, DIRECTLY TO THOSE GROUPS. THE CITY HAS A LOBBYING ROLE IN THAT PROGRAM BUT THE LEGISLATURE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE
THE CHANGES. THAT PROGRAM IS VERY PRESCRIPTIVE THROUGH THAT LEGISLATION. AND YOU RAISED IT AND WE'RE BRINGING IN OUR IGR
CHAIR DIRECTOR TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE LEGISLATURE SINCE THEY'RE NOW IN SESSION ABOUT THOSE RULES. THE STATE IS GOING TO HAVE A ROLE. WE'RE
HOPEFUTHE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS A ROLE WHEN I TALK ABOUT THAT $100 PROGRAM WE COME WITHIN NICKELS DIMES AND QUARTERS THAT STATE COMES WITH ONES AND FIVES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS A
PRINTING PRESS AT THE US MINUTE. SO IN PAST WHEN WE'VE HAD THESE ECONOMIC IMPACTS WE'VE HAD
FEDERAL RESOURCES TO HELP GET OUT OF THIS. I'M NOT OPTIMISTIC BUT HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN GET THE CALMER HEADS TO PREVAIL AND GET
FEDERAL RESOURCES AS WELL. >> TIME HAS EXPIRED. >> POTENTIAL RESOURCES FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SO HOPEFULLY GET THAT. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO PUT OUT AN INVITATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE CONCERNED. THE ONE PLACE OF SHARED AGREEMENT IS WE ALL KNOW FINANCIALLY WE ARE
WALKING INTO SOME VERY PRECARIOUS TIMES. ALSO WE WON'T
BE ABLE TO JUST KP RELYING ON TAXPAYERS TO GET US IS THROUGH
THIS BUT THE BUCK WILL BE PASSED TO PROPERTY TAXES. ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IS NOT JUST RELYING ON
WORKING CLASS PEOPLE TO HELP FLOAT US THROUGH THIS CRISIS IS LOOKING AT WHAT ARE OTHER ADDITIONAL STRAINS OF PROGRESSIVE REVENUE WE CAN BE
EXPLORING TO COME IN AND SUPPLEMENT OUR BUDGET. THAT NVERSATION ALONE COULD HELP UNLOCK SOME OPPORTUNITIES AND CONVERSATION WITH STATE LEADERS
ALONG WITH COLLABORATION WITH OUR BOARD OF ESTIMATES AND TAXATION LEADERS. THESE CONVERSATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT IN THE NEXT COMING WEEKS TO
MONTHS A NUMBER OF US ARE GOING TO GO TO THE STATE CAPITAL TO SAY WE NEED TO UNLOCK SOME NEW TAXATION RULES THAT WILL BRING IN ADDITIONAL COLLARS. SO WE'RE
NOT CONSTANTLY PUTTING THE BURDEN OF THIS FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT WAS ALREADY IN A ROUTE TO HAPPEN EVEN PRIOR TO THE OCCUPATION TAKING PLACE. SO IF
YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS, AGAIN, INVITATION FOR YOU ALL TO CONNECT WITH MY
OFFICE AROUND HOW WE ACTUALLY ARE PURSUING THAT FORWARD.
4 GOVERNOR WALZ MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF $10 MILLION IN HIS RECOMMENDED PROPOSAL, SMALL BUSINESS FORGIVENESS LOANS BUT THAT MONEY IS NOT GUARANTEED.
THAT NOW HAS TO BE DECIDED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE WHICH JUST STARTED MEETING TODAY IF THEY DON'T WRAP UP THINGS UNTIL MAY. SO I THINK THE SMALL BUSINESS
COMMUNITY ALREADY KNOWS ANY GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE IS NOT HAPPENING IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THE STATE CONCLUDES THEIR BUDGET IN
MAY, IT WILL TAKE TIME FOR THOSE DOLLARS TO GO OUT THEER DOOR. IN HIS PRESS RELEASE THEIR RECOMMENDED AMOUNTS CLOSELY
ALIGNS TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THEY'RE LOOKING AT APPROPRIATIONS OUT RANGING FROM 2500 TO $25,000. SO WE'RE
ACTUALLY COMPLEMENTING IN HOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADMINISTRATION OF OUR PROGRAMS.
BUT THAT'S FOR THE ENTIRE STATE. THAT IS A FOLLOW ALONE AND WE ALREADY JUST HEARD THE MINNEAPOLIS IS AT $20 MILLION SO MUCH WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE
TRYING TO LOBBY FOR $10 MILLION THAT HOPEFULLY STATE LEADERS WILL INCREASE OVER THE TIME THEY'RE IN SESSION TO ACTUALLY GET A LARGER PIECE OF THE
FUNDING THAT'S BEEN SETTLED THROUGH THEIR OWN PROCESS. BUT I WANTED TO NAME THAT. PEOPLE KNOW THIS IS GOING TO TAKE TIME.
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ASKING GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO STEP UP. AND ACTUALLY THEY, WE HAVE THE COUNCIL HERE, THEY TALKED ABOUT
THIS AND NOTED DURING THE FIRST DAYSF THE OCCUPATION BACK IN DECEMBER DURING OUR BUDGETARY PROCESS. THEY SAID YOU ALL NEED
TO MOVE WITH EXPEDITION ON THIS BECAUSE WE'RE STRUGGLING. THEY DID THE SURVEYS. THEY ALREADY DID THE REPORTS ON REVENUE LOSSES. OUR BUSINESSES ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH HOW THEY'VE BEEN
IMPACTED BY THIS OCCUPATION. THEY'VE BEEN VERY TRANSPARENT IN RELAYING THOSE IMPACTS TO ALL OF US UP HERE. SO THIS IS THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE A 60% TO 100% REVENUE LOSS IN THE POTENTIAL CLOSURE OF DOZENS IF NOT HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES.
THAT IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WITHOUT TAKING ANY ACTION TODAY. YOU CAN TRY TO WEB A NO VOTE ON THIS WITH PROBLEMATIC CONCERNS OR ANYTHING, ANYTHING BUT YOU
ARE OKAY WITH ALLOWING BUSINESSES TO CLOSE. AND ALLOWING THE BUCK TO BE PASSED ON WORKI CLASS PEOPLE. WITHOUT ANY ACTION TODAY. THAT
IS WHERE WE WOULD LAND. SO IWOD SUPPORT THIS. AND I SEE WE GOT MORE FOLKS IN QUEUE SO I'LL WRAP UP THERE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
WONSLEY. WE WILL GO TO COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. AND I WILL NOTE WE HAVE CAPTIONING
UNTIL 5:00 P.M. AND FOLLOWING THIS ITEM, I WANT TO GUESS HOW MANY WE HAVE LEFT, WE HAVE NINE. SO THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF
US TO KEEP IN MIND. COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I
JUST WANTED TO COMPLETE THAT CONVERSATION WITH DIRECTOR HANSON. I WAS NO NOT
SPEAKING DIRECTLY OF UTILIZING PROMISE ACT FUNDING. I UNDERSTAND THE NOTION AND HAVE SPOKEN AT LENGTH TO SENATOR CHAMPION ABOUT WHAT THE PROMISE
OF THOSE PROMISE ACT FUNDS WERE DESIGNED FOR AND HOW THEY WERE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES, SPECIFICALLY, I WAS
STRATEGICALLY TALKING ABOUT MONEY THAT LIVES WITHIN CPED, MEDA AND WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR BUSINESSES. SO I JUST WANTED TO
CORRECT THAT. I DIDN'T NEED YOU TO SAY ANYTHING. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M ADDRESSING YOU DIRECTLY WITH THAT.
I ALSO WANTED TO STATE THAT WITHIN THE USE AND THE LOSS OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, I'M A
SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO LOSE REVENUE AND WAS GREATLY IMPACTED BY THINGS THAT HAPPENED DURING COVID AND DURINGHE CIVIL
UPRISING AND ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAPPENED THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. SO I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO LOSE REVENUE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. BUT
I ALSO KNOW THAT WHEN YOU DO HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS YOU ALSO HAVE BUSINESSNSURANCE. AND BUSINESS INSURANCE HELPS TO
PROTECT YOU AGAINST LOSSES AND PERILS OF LOSS TOO THAT ALSO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AROUND LOSS OF REVENUE OR PAYROLL OR THINGS
LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE EXTREME DETRIMENT OR PERILS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE CITY AROUND YOU. AND IS CPED DOING
SOMETHING TO HELP EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ON THAT TO HELP THEM TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THOSE FUNDINGS? BECAUSE THAT'S IMMEDIATE. LIKE YOU CAN GET THAT LIKE NEXT DAY. >> YEP.
>> LIKE RIGHT AWAY. YOU CAN GET IT RIGHT AWAY. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER WARREN, THAT'S HURRICANE OF THE TECHNICAL
ONE WE DO, IF THERE'S AN ACT OF GOD OF SOME SORT, A HURRICANE OR CIVIL UNREST THEN THEY POTENTIALLY HAVE IT. THIS ONE HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED
BECAUSE THIS IS A POLICE ACTION BY A LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT THAT HAS CAUSED A CHILLING EFFECT IN THE ECONOMY, AND NOT ALL
INSURANCES WILL PAY OUT FOR A CLAIM UNDER THAT SITUATION. SO OPERATION METRO SURGE HAS BEEN MORE COMPLEX WHEN IT COMES TO INSURANCE. THE OTHER THING WE
TRY AND ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO DO IS MAKE SURE THEIR INSURANCE IS UP TO DATE THROUGH THEIR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST
QUESTIONS WE ASK IS DO YOU HAVE INSURANCE, WHAT RESOURCES DO YOU HAVE AT AN INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS TO SUSTAIN THROUGH THISECAUSE IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE. >> I RESPECT THAT, DIRECTOR
HANSON. AND ALL OF THIS STUFF IS GOING TO TAKE A WHILE, WHETHER IT IS FUNDING THAT'S COMING FROM THE GOVERNOR WHICH LIKE MINORITY LEADER WONSLEY SAID WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH HE'S
GOING TO GIVE TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, WHAT HE'S GOING TO GIVE OVER THERE, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. WE DON'T KNOW. AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT STILL HAVE
TO BE DECIDED. BUT THEN PROGRAM ALSO HAS TO BE DEVELOPED AROUND THE FUNDING THAT COMES OUT AND HOW WE USE IT AND PIVOT IT AND
MOVE IT IN ORDER TO PUT PROPER PARAMETERS AROUND ENSURING WHAT SOMEONE REIVES THIS FUNDING LOOKS LIKE, AND I JUST WANT US
TO BE VERY, VERY EQUITABLE IN OUR IDEAS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO TOUCH AND IMPACT ALL BUSINESSES, NOT JUST SOME
AND A FEW. I KNOW THAT OUR LAKE STREET CORRIDORS ARE FAR MORE VAST THAN THE CORRIDORS WE HAVE IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, BUT I
DON'T WANT MY COMMUNITY LEFT OUT OF THE PIE IN ANY OF THIS, BECAUSE AS MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES STATED WE DO HAVE A VERY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BUSINESSES
IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS THAT HAVE BEEN GREATLY IMPACTED. AND I DO NOT WANT OUR COMMUNITY LEFT OUT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. SO IF
IT'S FOR ALL AND NOT JUST FOR A FE THEN IT IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN SUPPORT, BUT IF IT'S ONLY JUST FOR ONE OR TWO, AND DOESN'T
INCLUDE THE MANY, THEN I WILL NOT SUPPORT IT. >> UNDERSTOOD. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
WARREN. AND THEN WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'LL END DISCUSS ON THIS ITEM WITH
THIS. AS OUR CITY ESTIMATES JUST IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY, WE'VE LOST OVER $200 MILLION
WORTH OF REVENUE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WHERE, THAT NUMBER IS SO LARGE IT HAS QUANTIFIABLE IMPACT ON EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN
OUR CITY, EVERY SINGLE BUSINESS IN OUR CITY. THE REAL, ONE OF THE REAL LIFE IMPACTS IS THERE ARE COUNTLESS BUSINESSES IN OUR
CITY TODAY THAT ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHETHER THEY WILL EVER OPEN THEIR DOORS AGAIN, WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO LAY OFF THEIR WORKFORCE THAT SOMETIMES INCLUDES A HANDFUL OF
PEOPLE AND SOMETIMES INCLUDES DOZENS OR IF NOT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. THIS IS THE REAL LIFE
IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY AND CERTAINLY THE POTENTIAL PINKY PROMISE OF $10 MILLION FROM THE STATE, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO LOOK LIKE, WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH
OF THAT IS GOING TO COME TO OUR CITY. ONE THING I DO KNOW TO BE TRUE IS OUR CITY IS THINKING ABOUT, OUR CITY ENTERPRISE IS THINKING ABOUT THE FASTEST WAYS
TO DISBURSE MONEY TO THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM CLOSING THEIR DOORS TO KEEP OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AS
STABLE AS IS WITHIN OUR CONTROL, WHICH IS VERY SMALL IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND I'LL STAY LIKE IT IS
ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT NO MATTER WHAT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES WE PUT FORWARD TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, THE NEED IS GOING TO FAR OUTWEIGH THE RESOURCES THAT WE
HAVE AVAILABLE TO IT. AND WHEN THAT COMES TO BE TRUE FOR AN APPLICATION PROCESS, THE WAY THESE RESOURCES WILL BE DISTRIBUTE IS THROUGH A LOTTERY
SYSTEM. AND NOT FROM PICKING AND CHOOSING RELATIONSHIPS THAT PEOPLE MAY HAVE WITHIN THE CITY
ITSELF OR NOT. IT'S GOING TO BE HELD TO A HIGH STANDARD AND WITH THAT MADAM CHAIR, I WLD ASK THAT WE CONTINUE WITH THIS ITEM
SO WE CAN GET TO OUR REMAPPING AGENDA. >> GREAT. SO, THE MOTION IS BEFORE US AS AMENDED. MAY I
PLEASE HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL? >> COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> NO. >> VETAW.
>> AYE. >> WARREN. >> AYE. >> OSMOND. >> AYE. >> SCHAFER. >> NO. >> STEVENSON.
>> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >>YE. >> WHITING. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE-CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE.
>> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 11 AYES AND TWO NAYS. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES FORWARD
AND ONTO FULL COUNCIL. GREAT WORK, EVERYBODY. OKAY. SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO HERE
TO MOVE US ALONG. WE HAVE SEVERAL RESOLUTIONS ITEMS 60, 61, 62, 63. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
IT UP AS ONE BIG DISCUSSION. IF THERE IS A SEPARATE VOTE WHEN IT COMES TO VOTING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE, PLEASE NOTE IT AND
OUR CLERKS WILL PULL IT SO WE CAN TAKE SEPARATE VOTES. BUT WE ARE GOING TO DO ONE BIG DISCUSSION TO IT. I BELIEVE THE
LEAD AUTHOR FOR ALL OF THESE IS COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. AND SO I'M GOING TO OFFER UP THE FLOOR TO HIM TO GO THROUGH AND GIVE US
A SUMMARY OF THE RESOLUTIONS BEFORE US AND THEN WE CAN GO INTO A BIG DISCUSSION.
>> SO, STARTING WITH 58. >> SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS
RESOLUTION OPPOSING IMMIGRANT ENFORCEMENT FUNDING. ELECTRIC AND GAS.
FINALLY DENOUNCING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACK -- CARE FOR YOUTH.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL SPEAK ON 58. >> THE AGENDA BEFORE US IT'S
LISTED AS ITEM 63. >> THE FIRST ITEM IS TITLED SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS RESOLUTION. CHAIR CHOWDHURY,
I'LL GO THROUGH IT QUICKLY. OCCUPATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS DEVASTATED OUR FAMILIES, LOVED ONES AND MINNESOTA'S ECONOMY. THIS
RESOLUTION COMES ON THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, STATE OF MINNESOTA TO PROVIDE FUNDING SUPPORT TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN MINNEAPOLIS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED
BY OPERATION METRO SURGE. WE KNOW THE RECOVERY OF MINNEAPOLIS NEEDS THE SUPPORT OF ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT. WE KNOW THE RECOVERY OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA NEEDS SUPPORT FROM ALL
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. AND WE ASK OUR NEIGHBORS TO NOT ONLY ASK THE CITY TO DO MORE BUT ALSO OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO DO
MORE. I'LL MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL BUT I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH TH LIST ACTUALLY. THE OTHER ITEM IS OPPOSING
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT FUNDING AND ASKING CONGRESS TO TAKE ACTION. THIS RESOLUTION IS ASKING CONGRESS SUPPORT ACTION OVER THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS WE WILL BE PROPOSING ORDINANCES
THAT WILL SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY FROM T ONGOING OCCUPATION OF OUR CITY AND STATE. WE ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK CONGRESS AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO
PUSH CONGRESS FOR MEANINGFUL POLICY CHANGE. RECENT CARE 11, NBC NEWS POLL FOUND THAT 46% OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL
RESIDENTS SUPPORTING & EMPOWERING EQUITY & COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATION, ADVOCACY, AND ACCESS THE ABOLITION OF ICE. THIS OPPOSES ANY FUNDING FOR CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION,
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND BORDER MILITARIZATION. IT CALLS ON CONGRESS TO REPEAL THE LAKEN RILEY ACT, IGNORING DUE PROCESS
BASED SOLELY ON A ARREST OR CHARGE FOR THEFT RELATED CRIME. CALL ON CONGRESS TO ADOPT A MELT ICE ACT TO END THE DEPAR
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND'S SECURITY TO DETAIN IMMIGRANTS. THIS HAS BEEN USED TO PUT ANKLE
MONITORS ON UNDOCUMENTED I AM DOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IN MINNEAPOLIS. IT REDIRECTS FUNDING USE TO BE REDIRECTED
TOWARDS COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES. IT CALLS ON CONGRESS TO ADO ABOLISH ICE ACT THAT WOULD DISMANTLE THE US
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, AGENCY THAT HAS TORN OUR NEIGHBORS APART IN MINNEAPOLIS AND IN THE STATE. IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT REFORM. O SUPPORTING COMPREHENSIVE
IMMIGRATION REFORM THAT VALUES THE RESPECT AND DIGNITY OF ALL IMMIGRANT PEOPLE. IT IS CLEAR OUR NEIGHBORS DESERVE A PATH TO
CITIZEN ZIP. IT OPPOSES THE SAFE ACT WHICH WOULD REQUIRE DOCUMENTATION TO REGISTER TO VOTE EVEN THOUGH IT ISLLEGAL
UNDER FEDERAL LAW FOR NONZENS TO CITIZENS TO VOTE. THE NEXT ITEM, ELECTRIC AND GAS SHUTOFF
MORATORIUM, CALLS ON THE GOVERNORRER TO TAKE STEPS TO PUT IN PLACE UTILITY SHUTOFF PROTECTIONS AND TO PUT IN PLACE PROTECTIONS THAT WERE IN PLACE
DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FOR RESIDENTIAL UTILITY CUSTOMERS WHICH INCLUDE THE SUSPENSION OF DISCONNECTS, SUSPENSION OF NEGATIVE REPORTING TO ALL CREDIT
AGENCIES AND WAIVER OF RECONNECTION SERVICE DEPOSITS AN LATE FEES INTEREST AND PENALTIES. AND LASTLY, AND THEN
I'LL STAND FOR QUESTIONS, THE LAST RESOLUTION IS DENOUNCING THE TRUMP MANAGER'S ATTACK ON GENDER AFFIRMING CARE FOR YOUTH
ON JANUARY 28, 2025, DONALD TRUMP SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO PREVENT GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE FOR MINORS AND TO ENGAGE IN NUMEROUS STEPS TO END THIS CARE NATIONWIDE. THIS
RESOLUTION IS CONDEMNING THE ACTIONS BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
WHITING. >> THANK YOU. I THINK IT WILL HOPEFULLY BE AMENDING A SHORT PIECE IN THE OPPOSING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT FUNDING
ASKING CONGRESS TO TAKE ACTION. JUST MOVING I THINK SOME OF THE MORE GUIDING PHRASES TO THE TOP TO KIND OF NOTE CERTAIN THINGS THAT OUR CITY IS FEELING RIGHT
NOW AS WELL. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND THE ONLY QUESTION ON THERE IS JUST WONDERING WHY THE
ONLY LIKE NAMED CALLOUT WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT CONGRESS ARE SENATORS CLOVE AND SMITH.
>> THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT. I WAS GOING TO MOVE AN AMENDED VERSION ADDING CONGRESSWOMAN'S NAME ON THIS. >> OTHER QUESTIONS. IN
PARTICULAR, JUST MAYBE A NOTING AS WELL, I WAS READING THROUGH SOME OF MY EMAILS BUT IN UNDERSTANDING AT LEAST XL ENERGY
SUSPENDED DISCONNECTIONS FOR RESIDENTS AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 27 THROUGH FEBRUARY FOR ALL THE
SEVEN METRO COUNTIES. IT LOOKS LIKE SIMILAR THINGS ACROSS THE BOARD HERE FOR OTHER LEVELS OF UTILITY SERVICES AS WELL. SOJUE
OUR UTILITIES ARE ON BOARD WITH WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I'LL RECOGNIZE
COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. SO ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS ABOUT THE GAS AND ELECTRIC UTILITIES. COULD YOU
REPEAT THAT,OU SAID THEY'RE ON BOARD WITH DOING THIS. >> COUNCILMEMBER WHITING. >> YES, I'M READING AN EMAIL
HERE. IT LOOKS LIKE XL ENERGY I GOT THIS EMAIL FEBRUARY 9TH THAT THEY SUSPENDED DISCONNECTIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ST.
PAUL EFFECTIVE JANUARY 27TH THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY. SO THEY'RE EXTENDING THAT SUSPENSION FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESS CUSTOMERS THROUGH FEBRUARY. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. AND THEN I HAVE A QUESTION ON 61. MAYBE
WITH THE AUTHOR. SO THIS RESOLUTION WOULD CALL FOR NO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AT ALL? >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE, I
BELIEVE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 61 FR THE LINE THAT I HAVE AND AGAIN THE NUMBERS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE, WAS DENOUNCING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACK ON
GENDER AFFIRMING CARE. >> NO, NOT THAT. ON MY AGENDA IT'S ITEM 61. >> CLOSING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT FUNDING.
>> YES. I DON'T SUPPORT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. IT SEPARATES FAMILIES SO YES, THAT IS CORRECT, WE'RE JUST ASKING ON THAT. >> SO NO BORDER ENFORCEMENT, NO
NOTHING, ZERO? >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE AND
ANYONE ELSE IS THIS ONE THAT NEEDS A SEPARATE VOTE? ARE WE TAKING IT TOGETHER? I WOULD LOVE TO GET THAT NOTED AT SOME POINT. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
RIGHT NOW BUT IF MEMBERS WANT TO CALL IT OUT FOR OUR CLERK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. OKAY. I PUT
MYSELF IN QUEUE. I'M A COAUTHOR ON THESE RESOLUTIONS. JUST TOUCHING ON ALL OF THEM BRIEFLY, THE SMALL BUSINESS RESOLUTION IS
REALLY A COMPANION TO THE PACKAGE THAT WE MOVED FORWARD. THE THING THAT I WILL STATE IS THERE ARE REPRESENTATIVES AND
SENATORS THAT ARE ALREADY LOOKING AT MOVING FORWARD VARIOUS PACKAGES. THERE ARE PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS WITH
THEM ABOUT THAT. AND I THINK WITH THE $10 MILLION THAT VERNOR WALZ PROPOSED I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT TO SHARE HE DOESN'T HAVE THE POWER OF THE
PURSE. THE LEGISLATURE HAS TO DO THAT WORK. AND ONE THING THAT I HAVE A STRONG OPINION ON AS DO MANY OTHER LEGISLATORS IS THAT PEOPLE LOOKED AT THE
$10 MILLION AND THEY SAID WE NEED ANOTHER ZERO ON THAT. AND SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE THIS CALL. I ALSO THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS
WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, WE REACH OUT TO THEM. WE KNOW THAT WE ARE SLICING INTO OUR CITY BUDGET AND GIVING WHATEVER NICKEL AND
DIME THAT WE CAN. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE COUNTY STEPS UP, BOTH IN SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY BUT ALSO RENTAL
ASSISTANCE. AND KNOW THAT'S A PRIORITY FOR SEVERAL MEMBERS ON THIS BODY ACROSS THE BOARD. WE NEED THE COUNTY TO STEP UP AND I
THINK IT'S PER INN PERTINENT THAT WE MAKE THOSE ASKS. I THINK IN TERMS OF THE TWO THAT IS MADE TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES THERE, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONVEY OVER A STATEMENT OF CITY
COUNCIL CLEARLY AS WE'VE HAD MEMBERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATORS, HEALTH CARE OFFICIALS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DOING PATROLS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BEEN DOING MUTUAL AID ROUTINELY GOING TO WASHINGTO DC TO TALK TO OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATORS AS THEY ARE DISCUSSING THE BUDGET FOR DHS, AND BECAUSE OF THEIR
WORK, WE HAVE SEEN THAT THEY HAVE NOT VOTED FOR FUNDING. IT IS BECAUSE MINNESOTANS ARE SHOWING UP AND STATING CLEARLY
THE VIOLENCE THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCEDHAT HAS COST LIVES AND TORN APART FAMILIES. I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THERE WAS A TIME
BEFORE THE AGENCY OF ICE EXISTED SO THERE COULD BE A TIME AFTER IT. I AM PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS CALL. AND I LOOK FORWARD AT THE
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES TO BRING THIS AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH OUR FEDERAL LEADERS ABOUT IT AND ALSO ABOUT
THE ATTACK ON GENDER AFFIRMING CARE FOR OUR YOUTH. RIGHT NOW OUR TRANS AND NON-BINARY AND GENDER EXPANSIVE COMMUNITY FEELS
VERY, VERY MUCH LEFT OUT. THERE'S BEEN A MAJOR CULTURE SHIFT FOR EVEN ANY GROUND THAT THE TRANS NON-BINARY GENDER
EXPANSIVE COMMUNITY HAS WON OVER THE YEARS FOR THEM TO FEEL IN COMPLETE SILENCE AND WITHOUT ADVOCATES, EVEN ON THE SIDE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. AND I
THINK THIS IS A MOMENT WHERE WE DO SHOW PROGRESS AND WE CONTINUE TO STAND UP FOR THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T
SHOW UP FOR THEM THEY SUFFER IN SILENCE AND THEY EXPERIENCE AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF
DISPROPORTIONATE VIOLENCE. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. WE HAVE SEEN SEVERAL TRANS COMMUNITY MEMBERS LOSE THEIR LIVES IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS
ALONE. AND WERE CONSIDERED A SAFE PLACE, A STATE OF REFUGE, AND IT IS STILL HAPPENING HERE. SO THIS IS VERY REAL AND REALLY APPARENT. AND I'M REALLY
GRATEFUL THAT THIS ACTION IS HERE. I THINK THAT ELECTRIC GAS SHUTOFF MORATORIUM SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. I HAVE TALKED TO
SEVERACOMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE SHARING ABOUT THE RENT BILLS BUT THEY ARE SHARING THAT THEY HAVE DIFFERENT UTILITY BILLS THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO PAY.
IT'S NOT JUST ELECTRIC. THERE ARE OTHER UTILITIES THAT THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT GAS IN PARTICULAR. SO I THINK THIS IS RLLY FORWARD THINKING. AND IT'S A
PART OF OUR RECOVERY EFFORT. SO I'M EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS. I'M EXCITED TO BRING THIS TO THE CAPITAL AND BRING IT TO
WASHINGTON, DC. AND I'M PROUD OF THIS BODY FOR SITTING THRGH THIS TIME AND WORKING THROUGH ALL OF THE ITEMS ANDAKING THIS
UP. WE'RE ALL BEING CALLED TO DO MORE THAN WE SHOULD EVER BE ASKED TO DO, AND I THINK WITH THESE RESOLUTIONS WE'RE REALLY STEPPING UP. SO I THANK
COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE ON THEM. TSE ARE MY COMMENTS. I WILL GO TO COUNCILMEMBER SCHAFER. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I
WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON NUMBER 61 AND AGAIN COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THESE FORWARD. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THESE.
THE FIRST RESOLVE STATEMENT ON NUMBER 61 SAYS THE CITY COUNCIL OPPOSES ANY FUNDING OF ICE. AND WHAT ICE HAS DONE IN OUR STREETS HAS BEEN A VIOLATION OF
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. AND CONGRESS NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE NEXT RIGHT STEP FOR ICE AND FUNDING ICE. AND IT
COULD THAT IT IS A COMPLETE DEFUNDING OF ICE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME THIS RESOLUTION GOES ON TO SAY THAT IT OPPOSES NO
FUNDING. A COMPLETE DEFUNDING OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, PERIOD. THAT IS THEHRASE THAT I HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH. IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT COMPLETELY. ALL RECOGNIZED SOVEREIGN COUNTRIES HAVE IMMIGRATION LAWS AND REGULATIONS. WE HAVE IMMIGRATION LAWS. IF YOU NEED A
LAW, YOU NEED SOME TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT. I AM NOT SURE THE VALUE OF THE IMMIGRATION LAWS IF YOU DON'T SUPPORT SOME TYPE OF
FUNDING FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE, IN A REFORMED WAY. MAYOR FREY AGREED WITH THIS
POSITION IN THE NEW YORK TIMES ON JANUARY 31ST, SENATOR ALSO STATED WE ARE GOING TO NEED SOME KIND OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IN THIS COUNTRY IN A RECENT MEET
THE PRESS PER THE STAR TRIBUNE UNION THIS MORNING. SO I AM VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ALL OF THESE RESOLUTIONS, AND WOULD LIKE TO
SUPPORT NUMBER 621 AS WELL IF YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO STRIKE THE
WORDS IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND?
>> THAT'S A QUESTION FOR ME, NO, I WON'T BE STRIKING OPPOSING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT FROM THIS RESOLUTION. I DON'T KNOW
HOW ANYBODY CAN LOOK AT ME AND ASK ME THAT. >> NEXT WE WILL GO TO
COUNCILMEMBER WARREN. >> SO, THAT'S PART OF MY ISSUE
IS ALL THE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT HAS NOT BEEN AS DISRUPTIVE AND VULGAR AS WHAT
ICE HAS DONE WITHIN OUR CITY. AND THERE ARE STILL SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO CARRY OUT
HEINOUS ACTS AGAINST OTHER PEOPLE WHO STILL NEED TO BE REMOVED WITH RESPECT TO WHATEVER
IS HAPPENING. LIKE I SAID, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING TO SIT ON THIS BODY WITH INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL ACROSS THE DIASPORA. BUT IF
EITHER ONE OF OUR LIVES WERE IN DANGER, AND THERE WAS SOMEONE WHO WAS FM WHEREVER, I WOULDN'T CARE WHERE THEY WERE FROM, THE LAND OF ONE-EYED
PEOPLE EATERS, YOU KNOW, AND THEY HAD THREE HAIRS ON TOP OF THAT I SHALL HEAD, IF THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING CRAZY THAT'S NOT
OKAY, AND DOESN'T PROMOTE THEM BEING A HEALTHY AND CONTRIBUTING CITIZEN TO SOCIETY, I'M GOING TO
PROTECT YOU ALL FROM IT TOO. SO I CAN'T SAY, NO, I CAN'T SAY NO TO THAT IN THAT IN DEPTH. I
ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT WITH THE ELECTRIC AND GAS SHUTOFF MORATORIUM, I'M GLAD THAT XCEL ENERGY AND CENTERPOINT STEPPED
UP AND TOOK INITIATIVE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. I DO ALSO WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE STILL IN
MINNESOTA ARE UNDERNEATH A COLD WEATHER RULE UNTIL APRIL. AND I BELIEVE THAT IS LIKE MID-APRIL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO IF INDIVIDUALS ARE STRUGGLING WITH
FUNDING SOURCES, TELL YOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THEY STILL WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR CD
WEATHER RULE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME SUPPORT IN MAKING SURE THEIR UTILITIES ARE BEING
TAKEN CARE OF. BUT THAT'S WHERE I'M AT. >> THANK YOU. I'LL GO TO COUNCILMEMBER OR VICE-CHAIR
CHUGHTAI NEXT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER 61,
THE OPPOSITION TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT FUNDING AND ASKING OF CONGRESS TO TAKE ACTION HERE, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT OPPOSING
FUNDING FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND REPEALING THE LIKE LAKEN RILEY ACT. WE'LL START WITH THE LAKEN RILEY ACT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK QUESTIONS
ABOUT THAT HAVE COME UP BUT I WANT TO EXPLAIN THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION AND A PT OF THE REASON WE ARE WHERE WE ARE TODAY IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE LAKEN
RILEY ACT SUPPORTED BY CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE MINNESOTA DEMOCRAT S DELEGATION. THE
ACT STRIPS PEOPLE THEY DEEMO BE LESS AMERICAN BUT WHO MAY BE JUST AS AMERICAN AS I AM, FROM DUE PROCESS. MEANING THAT
CHILDREN AS LITTLE AS TWO-YEAR-OLD BABY CHLOE, AS LITTLE AS FIVE-YEAR-OLD BABY
LIAM, AND OTHERS WHOSE FACES AND NAMES WE DO NOT KNOW, TO BE TAKEN WITHOUT ANY RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS, WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO
LEGAL REPRESENTATION THAT EVERY OTHER AMERICAN IS AFFORDED OR SHOULD BE AT LEAST. AND TO DETAIN THEM INDEFINITELY,
SOMETHING THAT IS ALSO IN OUR COUNTRY IS SUPPOSED TO BE ILLEGAL, DETAINED INDEFINITELY WITHOUT BEING CHARGED UNTIL THEY E LIKE UNTIL THEY ARE FORCIBLY
REMOVED FROM THIS COUNTRY AGAIN WITHOUT ANY LEGAL REPRESENTATION, THOUT ANY TYPE OF DUE PROCESS. THAT'S MESSED UP. I'LL TELL YOU
AS THE YOUNGEST PERSON SITTING ON THIS DAIS, AND THAT AND SOMEONE WHO LIVED IN A COMMUNITY TH WAS ONE OF THE FIRST
TARGETS OF ICE AFTER THEY WERE FIRST CREATED IN THE EARLY YEARS OF MY LIFE, THE ICE THAT WE EXPERIENCE ON THE STREETS OF
MINNEAPOLIS IS JUST AS THE AGENCY SHOWED UP WHEN IT WAS FIRST CREATED IN 2003. THIS AGENCY IS NO DIFFERENT TODAY ON THE STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS AS
WHAT IT WAS INTENDED TO DO WHEN IT WAS FIRST CREATED IN 2003. JUST BECAUSE WE SEE IT MORE NOW TODAY JUST BECAUSE IT'S RECORDED
MORE NOW TODAY BY THE BRAVE HEROES WE COME TO CALL LEGAL OBSERVERS OR WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNME CALLS DOMESTIC IRIC
TERRORISTS JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR WORK WE COME TO SEE THE BRUTALITY OF WHAT THESE AGENCIES CARRY OUT, BUT THEY HAVE ACTED
IN THIS WAY TOWARDS RESIDENTS OF THIS COUNTRY TOWARDS US CITIZENS AND NON-CITIZENS ALIKE, THIS AGENCY BEHAVES IN THIS EXACT WAY. SO IF WHAT YOU THINK, IF
YOU THINK WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS AND WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS IS WRONG IN ANY WAY YOU OPPOSE THE AGENCY
ALTOGETHER BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING ECTLY WHAT THEY WERE INTENDED TO DO. THE PEOPLE WHO CALLED ALEX WERE AGENTS WHO HAD
BEEN TRAINERS IN THE AGENCY, THEY WERE PEOPLE WHO HAD OVER A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE. ONE OF THEM, COMBINED OF WORKING FOR
THESE AGENCIES. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MINNEAPOLIS RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IN THIS COUNTRY.
UNFORTUNATELY OR FORTUNATELY YOU MAY NOT WANT TO ACCEPT THAT RIGHT NOW BUT THAT'S A FACT. THIS AGENCY IS ACTING EXACTLY AS
IT WAS INTENDED. SO I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN THE LANGUAGE IN THIS RESOLUTION WITHOUT ANY AMENDMENT THAT WE MUST OPPOSE THE USE OF
OUR TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE NOT GOING TOWARDS RECOVY OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, NOT GOING TOWARDS ADDRESSING DIRE PROBLEMS LIKE
HOMELESSNESS AND LACK OF HEALTH CARE AND LACK OF WHATEVER BUT INSTEAD ARE GOING TOWARDS
COMMITTING VIOLENCEN OURWN SOIL BY OUR OWN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. BECAUSE I WANTED TO ALSO NAME THAT THE LAKEN RILEY ACT WAS BASICALLY
USED AS, WELL, HAS BEEN WEAPONIZED TO GO AND FRAME IMMIGRANTS AS CRIMINALS. AND THAT HAS GIVEN THE BASIS FOR
JUST THE COMPLETE WAIVER OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO OR RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS. AND WE'RE SEEING DETENTION CENTERS NOW BE FILLED WITH NOT JUST CRIMINALS
BECAUSE THERE'S ACTUALLY OVERWHELMING PERCENTAGE OF THOSE THAT'S BEING DETAPE AND ARREST BY ICE WHO ACTUALLY DO NOT HAVE
NON-VIOLENT OFFENSES. WHAT THAT HAS THEY HAD LEAD TO IS WE'RE SEEING FIVE-YEAR-OLD, GRANDMOTHERS IN DETENTION
CENTERS. SO TO CONTINUE LIKE SUPPORTING THAT MEASURE, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. AND I THINK THAT'S TIED TO ALSO THE OVERALL
FUNDING. RIGHT NOW THERE'S A CONVERSATION BY CONGRESS TO GIVE ICE OR DHS OVER $70 BILLION. WE JUST SET UP HERE AND FOR THE
PAST COUPLE WEEKS NOW HAVE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF OUR CITY FINANCIALLY AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE DUE
WITH ALL THE NEEDS OF ADVANCING THE EQUITABLE RECOVERY WITH ALSO THE NEED FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE, THE MONEY THAT WE'RE MOVING TO ICE OR THAT'S BEING PROPOSED TO
BE MOVED TOWARDS ICE TO CONTINUE TO ARISE IN COMMUNITIES NOT ONLY HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS BUT THEN TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT CITY OR TO OCCUPY ANOTHER CITY AND KILL AND
BRUTALIZE MANY OF THEIR RESIDENTS, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THAT MONEY WILL GO AND DO. AND THAT IS MONEY THAT COULD BE GOING TO CITIES LIKE MINNEAPOLIS
LIKE CHICAGO OR LOS ANGELES WHO ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GRAPPLE FOR YEARS TO COME WITH THE EFFECTS THAT DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF THIS
OCCUTION. SO ON A TANGIBLE IF YOU WANT TO GET FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE IT WOULDAKE SENSE TO SAY 70 BILLION SHOULD GO BACK TO THE CITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
IMPACTED MUCH THAT'S OUR STIMULUS PACKAGE TO MAKE SURE YOUR DOWNTOWN OUR SMALL BUSINESS CORRIDORS, COMMERCIAL SPAYS
SPACES, MPS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACING TENS OF MILLIONS IN DEFICITS, OUR COUNTY PARTNERS ARE LOOKING AT A 1.6 MINIMUM
BILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT TO SAVE OUR LOCAL HOSPITAL AS A RESULT OF THESE FINANCIAL RETALIATORY ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. LIKE THAT IS
OUR STIMULUS PACKAGE RIGHT THERE THAT WE WOULD SAY OH, WE COULD REDIRECT IF ICE DID NOT ACTUALLY NEED TO EXIST. AND SO THOSE ARE
THE THINGS THAT I CONSIDER. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT 75 BILLION ACTUALLY BE NOT MOVED
TO BODY CAMERAS TO MORE OFFICERS OR ADMINISTRATORS TO MAKE SURE PAPERWORK IS BEING COMPLETED BEFORE ICE AGENTS GO OUT ON THE STREET AND BRUTALIZE SOMEONE. I
WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT BE MOBILIZED TO CITIES SO THEY CAN MAKE INVESTMENTS AND PRESERVE THEIR PUBC ACCESS LIKE HOUSING
LIKE YOU MENTIONED HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRANTS WERE WRITTEN OFF IN MINNESOTA WHERE WE HAVE LARGELY DEMOCRATIC BIPARTISAN ACTION TO
KICK IMMIGRANTS OFF OUR OWN LOCAL HEALTH CARE. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT MONEY GO TOWARDS THAT SO TO ME THOSE ARE THE TANGIBLE OPPORTUNITIES WE COULD
BE SEEKING WITH THE ABSENCE OF THIS AGENCY. WE CAN MOVE THAT MONEY TO THE PLACESHERE IT'S MOST NEEDED AND WHERE IT WOULD
MATTEROST. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. NEXT WE WILL GO TO
COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> OKAY. NEXT WE'LL GO TO COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IN THIS COUNTRY WHEN WE'RE TALKING THE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ENFORCING OUR
IMMIGRATION LAWS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SECRET POLICE FORCE THAT IS USED BY TRUMP TO BRUTALIZE OUR NEIGHBORS, BRUTALIZE OUR
CITY. WE'RE NOT HAVING A RECENT DEBATE ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD ENFORCE OUR IMMIGRATION LAWS. WE'RE HAVING A DEBATE ABOUT
WHETHER WE WANT FOXY IN THE DOCK DEMOCRACY IN WHETHER WE WANT DEMOCRACY IN
THE FUTURE. WE SHOULD KEEP THE WORDING AS IT IS. WE CAN AT A LATER DATE TALK AUT WHAT COMPREHENSIVE REFORM LOOKS LIKE IN THIS COUNTRY BUT RIGHT NOW
WHAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE DEMOCRACY IN THIS ELECTION AND FUTURE ELECTIONS. SO YES, WE SHOULD KEEP THIS EXACTLY AS IT IS
BECAUSE THE EUPHEMISM IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS REALLY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S DESIGNS TO BE IN POWER FOREVER.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR A SEPARATE VOTE ON ITEM 61 PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU. THE CLERKS WILL NOTE THAT. I WILL GO TO COUNCIEMBER WARREN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE YOU TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH. I WAS GOING TO ASK ARE WE GOING TO VOTE SEPARATELY ON EACH ONE OF THESE?
>> DID YOU WANT A SEPARATE VOTE ON EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM? >> YEAH.
>> YEP, WE CAN DO THAT. NEXT COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO SAY I DON'T THINK ANY OF US
AGREE WITH WHAT ICE HAS DONE TO OUR CITY OR IN THE COUNTRY AT ALL. AND THAT'S NOT WHERE I'M
COMING FROM ON THIS ITEM ABOUT THE LANGUAGE, YOU KNOW, THE ISSUE THAT I HAVE WITH IT IS
I'VE TALKED TO FOLKS, I JUST HOSTED A MEETING WITH PROBABLY 30 IMMIGRANTS WITH MY WARD JUST
LAST WEEK, AND I THINK ALMOST EVERYONE IN THERE SAID THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE IMMIGRATION LAWS
AND AVERSION OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. NO ONE WANTS ICE KNOCKING ON PEOPLE'S DOORS, TERRORIZING NEIGHBORS. THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT IN THIS RESOLUTION HERE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WE'RE SAYING IN THIS RESOLUTION THAT WE WANT ALL OF THIS TAKEN AWAY.
I MEAN, I PERSONALLY, MY OFFICE OVER A MONTH AGO, I SENT LETTERS TO TINA SMITH AND REPRESENTATIVE
OMAR AND CLOVE SIMILAR ASKING THEM TO NOT FURTHER FUND ICE. I SENT OFFICIAL LETTERS FROM MY OFFICE BEFORE THEY TOOK VOTES IN
CONGRESS AND ASKED THEM TO NOT FUND, NOT GIVE MORE MONEY TO ICE TO COME AND TERRORIZE OUR COMMUNITY. SO THERE'S INDIVIDUAL ACTION WE CAN TAKE
AND THERE'S THE REALISTIC THINGS HERE. TO ME SENDING THIS RESOLUTION OUT IN THIS WAY IS
NOT REALISTIC. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE LAWS AND THIS IS JUST
PERFORMATIVE, IT'S NOT A REAL THING TO SAY DO THIS. AND THEN THESE RESOLUTIONS, IT IS
STARTING TO BE SO POTTERSOME STARTING TO BE SO BOTHERSOME THAT PEOPLE ARE WRITING RESOLUTIONS WITHOUT
CONSIDERING THAT THERE'S 3 OF US HERE. I THINK IT'S REASONABLE FOR A COUNCILMEMBER TO SAY HEY, WOULD YOU CONSIDER CHANGING TWO
WORDS WHEN YOU'VE GIVEN US A RESOLUTION WITH 2,000 WORDS ON IT. IT'S NOT LIKE, IT'S NOT ABOUT NOT LIKING IMMIGRANTS OR NOT CARING ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBOR.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT BEING REALISTIC AND HAVING TO SHOW UP IN COMMUNITIES AND TELL PEOPLE THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
UNTIL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CHANGES IMMIGRATION LAWS, OR THE STATE OR WHOMEVER, LIKE, WE DON'T, THIS IS NOT EVEN A REAL
OPTION. THIS IS SO PERFORMATIVE TO ME AND LIKE A REASON TO NOT FIGHT. NOBODY WANTS ICE HERE ATTACKING FOLKS. NO ONE IS OKAY
WITH THEM JUST HAVING OPEN CHECKBOOK TO DO WHATEVER THEY
WANT. BUT LIKE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THAT. THERE ARE
IMMIGRANTS WHO SAID PEOPLE ON THIS LIST ON IN THE NEWS I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY LIVED NEXT DOOR TO ME OR DOWN THE BLOCK, I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THEM COME AND
TAKE THIS PERSON OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT EVEN KNOWING THAT THIS PERSON WAS THERE. SO THERE'S A LEVEL OF THINGS THAT ARE REALISTIC AND THERE ARE
THINGS WE NEED TO FIX AND WE NEED TO WORON. BUT THE ABILITY TO COMPROMISE SHOULD ALWAYS BE THERE. TWO WORDS,
JUST ASKING FOR SOMETHING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE. I DON'T THINK THOSE TWO WORDS WOULD
COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE RESOLUTION AT ALL FOR WHAT'S REALISTIC HERE. I MEAN IT REALLY IS ABOUT US USING OUR
VOICE COLLECTIVELY. WE'RE STRONGER WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER. IT'S WEAK FOR US TO FIGHT OVER
TWO WORDS FOR SOMETHING THAT, LIKE, I MEAN IT'S A RESOLUTION. SO I REALLY WOULD LIKE US TO CONSIDER HOW WE FACE THE PUBLIC
WHEN WE'RE DOING THINGS LIKE THIS. THERE'S 3 OF US. WE REPRESENT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THIS COMMUNITY. I DON'T SEE THOSE TWO WORDS COMPROMISING
ANYTHING. I DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY MAKE THIS RESOLUTION LESS OF A RESOLUTION. THEY ACTUALLY,
FOR ME IT SHOWS HOW WE THINK COLLECTIVELY OR NOT JUST ONE PERSON OR THE MAJORITY OF THE BODY OR WHATEVER THIS IS GOING TO SHAKE OUT TO BE, OPINION OF
LIKE WHAT A RESOLUTION AROUND IMMIGRATION SHOULD LOOK LIKE. AND AGAIN I JUST WANT TO END THIS BY SAYING I REALLY WISH THERE WAS A MORE COLLECTIVE WAY
OF WORKING ON THESE RESOLUTIONS. I'VE KIND OF GROWN TIRED OVER THE FOUR YEARS OF JUST BEING FACED WITH A RESOLUTION AND THEN
HAVING TO PICK AND PULL OUT WHAT I LIKE OR DON'T LIKE OR, AND THAT'S SYMBOLIC THINGS LIKE BLACK HISTORY MONTH OR WHATEVER.
IT'S JUST LIKE IT'S A THING WITH RESOLUTIONS WHERE THERE'S NO COALITION BUILDING OR THERE'S NO
TALKING AROUND HOW THESE THINGS SHAKE OUT. I MEAN I CAN USE, AGAIN, AN EXAMPLE IS I HAD A BREAST CANCER RESOLUTION AND SOMEBODY DECIDED THAT THEY JUST
WANTED TO CHANGE IT AND PUT WHAT THEY WANTED TO PUT IN IT. I HAD A MORE HAPPY VIBE, AND THIS PERSON HAD A MORE MORBID VIBE. AND IT'S JUST A DIFFERENCE IN
WHO WE ARE AS PEOPLE. AS A CANCER SURVIVOR I WANT TO GENERATE A MORE POSITIVITY, A MORE POSITIVE YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT, YOU'RE ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THIS THING, WHERE SOMEBODY ELSE JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE SADNESS OF EVERYTHING. AND SO I THINK IT REALLY MATTERS HOW WE PRESENT
THESE RESOLUTIONS TO THIS COMMUNITY THAT'S LOOKING FOR US TO BE LEADERS AND WORK ON. I MEAN IT'S A RESOLUTION SAYING
WE'RE TOGETHER AND WE SUPPORT. IT SHOULDN'T BE SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE DIVIDED IN VOTES AND DIVIDED IN TALKING POINTS. IT REALLY IS LIKE THE BASIC THING
WE CAN DO AS A BODY AND COME TOGETHER ON IT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN NEXT.
>> THANK YOU. I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO SAY ANYTHING. WE SPENT LAST HOUR AND A HALF TALKING ABOUT FOREIGN POLICY, WE ARE
STILL CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. I AGREE WITH YOUR POINT, COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. I THINK WE SHOULD DEFINITELY COME TOGETHER AND ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE SEND A
LETTER TO THE CONGRESS OR ANYBODY WE SHOULD ALWAYS WORK TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT A WAY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE ALL INDIVIDUALS, WE ALL HAVE
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE. PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT. THERE ARE
IMMIGRANTS. SOME ARE LIKE ME WHO REPRESENT LARGE I AM GRANT WHO HAVEN'T, ICE MIGHT NOT AFFECT YOU BUT THIS FOLKS HERE
ICE AFFECTING THEM EVERY DAY. SO THEY DO WANT TO SEE TO GET OUT OF ICE OR FIGURE OUT A WAY
THE CURRENT ICES NOT WORKING. AND I THINK IT'S JUST PERFORMANCE AS YOU MENTIONED,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME STAYING SILENT IS DEFINITELY NOT AN ANSWER TOO. WE HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING AS A CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS. AND THAT REPRESENT LARGE QUANTITY, 50,000 PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, WE HAVE TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
THERE A PEOPLE THAT WE ELECT THAT WE SEND THEM OVER THERE TO DO POLICY THAT WORKED FOR OUR
RESIDENTS. BUT I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO COME TOGETHER AND LISTEN TO EACH
OTHER. EVERYONE'S EXPERIENCE AND WORK ON THE BACKGROUND AND BRING IT FORWARD IF WE WANT TO VOTE ON IT OR NOT. BUT DISCUSSING IT HERE, SPEND AN
HOUR AND A HALF TALKING ABOUT FOREIGN POLICY AND IF YOU AGREE WITH ICE OR NOT, IF YOU'RE DESCENDING ICE OR NOT. IT'S
JUST NOT A GOOD LOOK AT ALL. THANK YOU. >> YEAH. THANK YOU. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER WHITING. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY.
AND I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE THE VAST MAJORITY I THINK OF THIS BODY IS CONSISTENT AND UNANIMOUS IN THE FACT THAT WE
DISAVOW ALL ACTIONS OF ICE IN OUR CITY. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ALL PRETTY CLOSE. I DON'T KNOW THAT THE TECHNICAL PROCESS
OF THIS. SO CLERKS THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL BUT IS THERE A W TO FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. DOES THAT ALLOW FOR MORE CONVERSATION? IS THAT LIKE THE
PROCESS OF WHAT THAT IS? >> YES, CORRECT. >> I DON'T KNOW IF FOLKS WOULD BE OPEN TO THAT. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING SLIGHT
AMENDMENTS ANYWAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS PROCESS ALLOWS FOR MORE OF THAT. BUT I KNOW HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO WE CAN
HAVE SOME MORE CONVERSATIONS, BECAUSE I THINK ALL 13 OF US COMING TOGETHER SENDS A LARGE SIGNAL THAT IS GREATER AS THE
WHE OF THE BODY THAN A FEW OF US. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS A MOTION OR WHAT WE DO BUT THAT'S SOMETHING IF FOLKS ARE OPEN TO. BUT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE
GOING TO DO IT REGARDLESS OF HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. MOTION TO FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION.
>> FOR ITEM NUMBER 61. >> OKAY. YEAH. >> WE'LL TAKE THAT MOTION UP WHEN WE GET TO IT. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> YEAH. I MEAN THE REALITY IS IF WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP ON THURSDAY THEY CAN DO SO. THIS RESOLUTION WAS BROUGHT FWARD SEVEN AUTHORS SO I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THAT WE VOTE WITH RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GIVE A FALSE SENSE THAT THIS IS GOING TO FAIL
ON THURSDAY, WHICH I EXPECT IT WILL NOT. SO I WOULD ASK THAT WE VOTE AGAINST THAT MOTION. BUT WHITING YOU AND ME TALKED
OVER TEAMS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AHEAD OF THURSDAY. >> WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO WITHDRAW THAT MOTION? >> SURE.
>> GREAT. SO WE'LL JUST, WE'LL TAKE A SEPARATE VOTE ON 61. OH, YES, WE'LL TAKE A SEPARATE VOTE
ON EACH AND THEN WE WILL HAVE FINAL DISCUSSION ON THURSDAY. YEP, ON ALL. ON ALL ITEMS. I'M
NOT SEEING ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. SO I WILL HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON EACH OF THOSE RESOLUTIONS.
>> WE'LL START WITH ITEM 60. COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WARREN.
>> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> SCHAFER. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WHITING. >> AYE.
>> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. ALL
RIGHT. I'LL HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON NUMBER NUMBER 61. >> COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE.
>> NO. >> VETAW. >> NO. >> WARREN. >> NO. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> SCHAFER. >> NO. >> STEVENSON.
>> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WHITING. >> ABSTAIN. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE-CHAIR CHUGHTAI.
>> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE EIGHT AYES, FOUR NAYS AND ONE ABSTENTION.
>> THAT CARRIES. WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER 62. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE.
>> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WARREN.
>> THIS IS FOR THE. >> ELECTRIC. >> OH. AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> SCHAFER. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ.
>> AYE. >> WHITING. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE-CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIRHOWDHURY. >> AYE.
>> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. AND THEN I WILL HAVE THE CLERKS CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER 63
DENOUNCING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACK ON GENDER AFFIRMING CARE FOR YOUTH. >> COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW.
>> AYE. >> WARREN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> SCHAFER. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE.
>> WHITING. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE-CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> AND CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE.
>> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES AND THAT CARRIES. COULD HAVE TAKEN THREE
OF THEM ALL TOGETHER, JUST SAYING. NEXT WE WILL GO TO ITEM NUMBER 64. AND THAT IS, YEAH,
I'M LOOKING FOR WHERE IT IS IN THE SCRIPT. THAT IS APPOINTED POSITION IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR FOR DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL REVIEW AND ADVISORY
SERVICES. I'LL NOTE THIS ITEM WAS INCLUDED AS A DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL AND ADOPTED 2026 BUDGET. I'LL INVITE BRENDA
MILLER FROM HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THIS CLASSIFICATION
REQUEST. WELCOME, MS. MILLER. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
PATIENCE. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS I WOKE UP THE COMPUTER. I'M
HERE TODAY TO PRESENT TO YOU THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES FOR YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL REVIEW AND
ADVISORY SERVICES IS PART OF THE CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE. AND PLANS AND DIRECTS AND COORDINATES THE SPECI REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES STRATEGY
FOR THE CITY OF MINAPOLIS. THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES HAS BEEN EVALUATED AT 590 POINTS GRADE
13. THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR 2026 RANGES FROM 135,000 TO $160,000, AND AS MENTIONED THE COST WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL
DURING THE 2026 BUDGET PROCESS. CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE
FEBRUARY 19TH OF 2026. SO WE'RE JOB COMPLIES WITH SECTION 201010 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. IT
REPORTS TO THE CITY AUDITOR. IT'S A MEMBER OF THE CITY AUDITOR'S EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM. IT LEADS THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CITY
POLICY GOALS AND STRATEGIC PLANS FOR THE CITY AUDITOR. IT REQUIRES LEADERSHIP VISION, TEAM BUILDING AND STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION AND ESTABLISHES POLICY GOALS AND STRATEGIES THAT
ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS AND PRIORITIES ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR CITY COUNCIL AND CITY AUDITOR. OUR REQUEST IS YOU FIND THE
DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES MEETS THE APPOINTED CRITERIA AS DEFINED IN SECTION 201010 OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND FORWARD IT ONTO COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. MILLER. I WILL NOW RECOGNIZE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I'M JUST SHARING BROADER CONTEXT HERE. SO IF YOU RECALL WHEN
ROBERT TIMERMAN BECAME OUR CITY AUDITOR, HE PUT FORWARD A PLAN TO BUILD OUT THE CAPABILITY WITH THAT OFFICE. AND GOING
BEFORE THAT WE HAD TO MOVE THE OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATN TEAMS OUT OF THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND MOVE THAT UNDERNEATH THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY CLERK.
AND AS PART OF THE LONGER TERM ROADMAP FOR THE AUDIT OFFICE, MR. TIMERMAN RECOMMENDED THE CREATION OF THIS DIVISION, THE
SPECIAL REVIEW DIVISION IF YOU RECALL HIS FIRST DAY ON THE JOB AND PUBLIC HEARING THE COMMUNITY
CAME DEMANDING DISCUSS JUSTICEFP THE DAVIS M CASE, THE AFTER ACTION REVIEW FOR THE LAKE
STREET RAID AND HAS HAD A SPIRIT OF SAYING YES TO REQUESTS FROM COUNCIL WITHIN HIS CAPACITY.
AND HE QUICKLY MET THAT CAPACITY GIVEN THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS THAT WERE OF INTEREST TO THIS BODY. HE HAS AN INDEPENDENT
ABILITY TO TAKE THOSE CASES ON. ONE OF THE CRITERIA IS HIS CAPACITY TO TAKE THOSE CASES ON. AND SO THIS IS THE BUILDOUT
FORMALLY OF HIS CAPACITY OF THAT SPECIAL REVIEW DIVISION SO THAT HE CAN BE THAT MUCH MORE RESPONSIVE AS AN OFFICE. SO
JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT BROADER CONTEXT. AND IF I MISSED ANYTHING OR GOT ANYTHING
WRONG, FEEL FREE TO ADD. >> WELCOME UP.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR CHOWDHURY AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS, AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL
AUDIT AT THE CITY AUDITOR. I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE A BRIEF INFORMATION REGARDING THE DIVISION OF ADVISORY SERVICES.
AND ABOUT THE PROPOSED DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES.
THE CITY AUDITOR PROVIDES INDEPENDENT AND OBJECTIVE SERVICES TO PROVIDE TRANSPAREY ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE ACROSS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. OUR CORE
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE ASSESSING INTERNAL CONTROLS, TO ENSURE SYSTEMS ARE FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED, EVALUATING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS,
REGULATIONS AND POLICIES, REPORTING ON PROGRAM EFFICIENCIES AND EFFECTIVENESS TO SUPPORT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. INVESTIGATING
ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE, CONDUCTING AUDIT TO PROVIDE CONFIDENCE IN CITY
OPERATIONS. OUR OFFICE HOLDS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF MAJORITY MEMBERS ARE THE RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS WITH THE AVAILABLE STAFFING RESOURCES WE PROVIDE
OUR SERVICES TO BOTH CITY ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS CITY COUNCIL. CURRENTLY MAJORITY OF OUR WORK ARE BEING PROVIDED UNDER INTERNAL AUDIT AND
ASSURANCE SERVICES DIVISIO WE ALSO CONTRACT WITH EXTERNAL CONSULTANT AND LAW FIRMS WHEN NEEDED. WITH THE GOAL OF RIGHT
SIZING OUR OFFICE WE RECEIVED SIX ADDITIONAL OFFICE ON CITY COUNCIL TO EXPAND THIS WORK, AS A RESULT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF FORMALIZING THIS REVIEW AND
ADVISORY SERVICES DIVISION. I'LL DISCUSS ABOUT THIS DIVISION IN THE NEXT SLIDE. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT WE RECENTLY HIRED QUALITY ASSURANCE AND
TRAINING MANAGER AND OFFICE SUPPORT SPECIALIST TO PRESENT AS WELL TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIV SERVICES SUCH AS QUALITY REVIEWS
AND TRAINING. SPECIAL REVIE ADVISORY SERVICES DIVISION WILL PERFORM PROGRAM EVALUATIONS SUCH AS SMARTER
PERFORMANCE AUDIT THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY PERFORMING. SAFETY AUDITS, THESE AUDITS ARE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO
DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE UNDER THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY WHICH ARE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND
911, SPECIAL REVIEWS INCLUDING AFTER ACTION REVIEW SUCH AS SHOOTING AND DEATH WHICH WE'RE CUENTLY PERFORMING AS WELL,
ANY FRAUD WASTE AND ABUSE ALLEGATIONS THAT ARE REPORTED TO OUR OFFICES WELL AS ANY OTHER AD HOC ADVISORY SERVICES. THE
PLAN IS THESE SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE AND RIGOR AS OUR
INTERNAL AUDIT DIVISION. THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES IS ONE OF THE TWO ADTIONAL PERSONS REQUESTED
BY THE CITY AUDITOR AND WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE 2026 BUDGET CYCLE. THIS PERSON WILL DIRECTLY REPORT
TO THE CITY AUDITOR TIMERMAN. THE POSITION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING OVERSEEING SPECIAL REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICE
ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF AUDITOR'S OFFICE. THIS INCLUDES LEADING AND OVERSEEING SPECIAL REVIEWS, INVESTIGATIONS AND
ADVISORY ENGAGEMENTS THAT ADDRESS HIGH RK SENSITIVE OR EMERGING ISSUES ACROSS THE CITY DEPARTMENTS. THIS PERSON WILL PLAN,
COORDINATE AND OVERSEE THESE PROJECTS FROM INITIATION THROUGH COMPLETION ENSURING WORK COMPLIES WITH PROFESSIONAL AUDITING STANDARDS AND OFFICE
POLICIES. THE POSITION WILL OVERSEE ASSIGNED AUDIT STAFF AND MAY SUPERVISE TEMPORARY STAFF, INTERNS OR CONTRACT EMPLOYEES
ENGAGED IN SPECIAL REVIEWS OR ADVISORY WORK. AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE ASSIGNING WORK, MONITORING PROGRESS, PROVIDING TECHNICAL
GUIDANCE, DELIVERING WORK PRODUCTS AND ENSURING QUALITY AND TIMELINESS OF THE DELIVERABLES. THIS POSITION AS YOU CAN SEE IN
THE CHART THIS PERSON WILL DIRECTLY OVERSEE FOU INTERNAL AUDITOR 2 POSITIONS WITH ONE INTERNAL AUDITOR 3, WHICH IS
CONSIDERED LEAD WORK SHARED WITH THE INTERNAL AUDIT ASSURANCE AND SERVICES DIVISION.
IS R SO THAT THAT WAS THE END. I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
AS WELL. I'LL ASK MEMBERS IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS POSITION. I'LL JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I
KNOW THAT THE BUILDOUT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S DEPARTMENT WAS A MAJOR PRIORITY FOR THE LAST COUNCIL. AND JUST REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS UPDATE. AND WE WILL BE CONTINUING TO STAY IN TOUCH FOR OTHER UPDATES AS THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT GROWS. SO THANK YOU.
WITH THAT, MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN
FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ABSTENTIONS? GREAT. THAT
MOTION CARRIES AND PASSES. ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE WILL BE HEARING FROM OUR CITY
CLERK. WE HAVE A LIST OF EXPIRED ACTIONS FROM -- OH, ACTUALLY DO YOU MIND, MR. COOK? IT JUST CAME BACK TO ME. WE'LL
TAKE ALL OF YOUR ITEMS IN A PACKAGE. DO HAVE THE DISCUSSION ITEM NUMBER 25 FROM
COUNCILMEMBER SCHAFER ON THE EVICTION MORATORIUM FOR STAFF. SO WE WILL TAKE THAT UP NEXT
BEFORE WE TAKE UP THE CASEY CARL PACKAGE. AND THEN I WILL REMIND COLLEAGUES THAT WE HAVE TO GET
OUT OF HERE AT 5:00 P.M. AND WE HAVE THE CASEY CARL PACKAGE AND ONE OTHER ITEM AFTER THAT. SO I
WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER SCHAFER AS SHE IS THE ONE THAT PULLED THIS FOR DISCUSSION. >> YES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I'M JUST SCROLLING TO MY NOTES. ON FEBRUARY 5, THIS WAS INTRODUCED WITH THE LANGUAGE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE.
WITHOUT ANY ATTACHING LANGUAGE AND IT MOVED FORWARD. SO TODAY I WAS ANTICIPATING THAT IN THIS
LIMS FILE THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THAT WAS, WHAT THE LANGUAGE WOULD BE AROUND THAT ORDINANCE. ND IT STILL STATED SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE
AND NOT ORDINANCE WITH THE ATTACHING LANGUAGE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE SAW WITH THE 30 60-DAY ORDINANCE THAT W INTRODUCED AT THE SAME TIME. SO
ME AS A NEW PERSON I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD WANT THIS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY FOR THE PUBLIC IN MOVING SOMETHING
FORWARD WITHOUT HAVING THAT INFORMATION THERE AND WHAT THAT MEANS. AND IS THERE WHAT THE LANGUAGE IS AROUND THAT EVICTION
MORATORIUM SO IF ANYONE CAN SPEAK TO THAT. >> WE WILL, YEAH, WE CAN GO TO THE AUTHOR IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU. COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER SCHAFER, AS YOU INDICATED YOU ARE NEW. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY FOLLOWING OUR STANDARD LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE FILE IT SAYS REFERRING TO STAFF. THAT'S TYPICALLY YOU NOTICE AND THEN SUBSEQUENT COUNCILMEMBER, OR
MEETING THEN YOU REFER THE ORDINANCE FOR ITS LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENT TO ITS RESPECTIVE COMMITTEE WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SIGNED SO IT'S ALREADY BEEN
REFERRED TO ITS APPROIATE MEET COMMITTEE. NOW IT'S SAYING THIS IS GOING TO BE PUT IN THE HANDS OF OUR STA TO WORK WITH APPOINTED COUNCILMEMBER, THE PERSON WHO AUTHORS IT TO THEN
DEVELOP THE LANGUAGE. A ONCE YOU DECIDE THAT YOU NEED A HEARING AND A PUBLIC PRESENTATION ON IT THEN IT COMES
BACK FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL. AND THEN YOU GET TO WEIGH AND DO AMENDMENTS. SO THIS IS FOLLOWING OUR STANDARD PROCESS. THERE'S NOT A
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY. THIS IS THE TRANSPARENT PROCESS. SO I WOULD LOVE IF OUR CLERK CARL CAN FURTHER ADD TO ANYTHING I MISSED
BUT I WTED TO MAKE SURE SINCE OUR COLLEAGUE IS NEW THAT THEY'RE VERY MUCH ASSURED THAT THIS IS THE PROCESS WE FOLLOW FOR ORDINANCES.
>> MR. CARL. >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY AND COUNCILMEMBERS AS YOU'LL RECALL AT THE LAST MEETING I WAS VERY COMPLIMENTARY
OF THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A FULL DRAFT ON THE LIMS FILE ON ONE ITEM AND I EXPLAINED OR ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN CAREFULLY THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN INTRODUCING AN ORDINANCE AND
INTRODUCING A SUBJECT MATTER. IN THE CASE OF INTRODUCING A SUBJECT MANNER ORDINANCE IT MEANS TH THERE IS NO DRAFT AVAILABLE, AND SO AS COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY JUST
EXPLAINED THE ACTION IS TO FORWARD THAT TO STAFF FOR THE DRAFTING. BOTH ARE WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. THE INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE
WOULD FOLLOW RULES, THE INTRODUCTION OF A SUBJECT MATTER IS A DEVIATION FROM THAT. IT MEANS THAT THERE IS NOT A DRAFT
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST READING, WHICH I'VE SAID PUBLICLY BEFORE IS OFTEN DIFFICULT BECAUSE WE'RE ASKED TO VOTE AT A FIRST READING, AND NEITHER THE PUBLIC
R MEMBERS HAVE A COPY OF THAT. SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE MATTERS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS A LONG-STANDING PRACTICE OF ALLOWING FOR A SUBJECT MATTER
INTRODUCTION, NOT TECHNICALLY UNDER THE RULES BUT AS AN ACCEPTED PRACTICE.
>> THANK YOU. SO WE WILL HAVE A REGULAR CYCLE PROCESS AROUND IT ONCE WE GET THE LANGUAGE? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR,COUNCILMEMD
COME FORWARD TO COMMITTEE, WE'RE REFERRING THAT TO COMMITTEE. ONCE IT GETS TO COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE REFERS IT TO STAFF. IT'S SORT OF A DUAL ACTION. AND EN WHEN THE COMMITTEE IS
READY, WHEN STAFF HAS A DRAFT IT WILL COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ITS PUBLIC HEARING AND ANY FURTHER CONSIDERATION THROUGH THE REGULAR PROCESS WHICH WOULD
BE SUBJECT TO PERFECTION THROUGH AMENDMENT AND FINAL REPORT TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR ITS CONSIDERATION.
>> OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION. AND THE EARLIER WE CAN GET LANGUAGE AROUND IT THE BETTER WE HAVE TRANSPAREY.
AND A FOLLOWING OF THE RULES. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WA JUST GOING TO ADD A LITTLE
BIT OF CLARITY TO THIS, BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS WE HAVE THIS TERM.
AND IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE WE WERE TRYING TO EXPEDITE THAT PROCESS. SO THAT WAS THE OTHER ONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I WON'T
ADD TO THE CONFUSION THIS IS JUST GOING THROUGH THE STANDARD LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WHERE W INTRODUCE REFER TO STAFF THE WORK IS DEVELOPED AND IT COMES
BACK THROUGH COMMITTEE. IT'S ALL PUBLIC, ALL TRANSPARENT, IT'S ALL VERY RIGOROUS, ALL VERY FORMAL. AND THIS IS JUST THE
NORMAL PROCESS. >> YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I PUT MYSELF INTO QUEUE. I WOULD JUST STATE LIKE COUNCILMEMBER CAN
HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT THEY NOTICE AND REFER TO STAFF, AND IT COULD TAKE THE ENTIRE TERM BEFORE IT COMES BACK, AND THIS IS ABSOLUTELY FINE. THAT'S WHY
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE EXPIRED ORDINANCES COME BACK TO US. THEY WEREN'T COMPLETED. SO THAT IS TRANSPARENCY, THAT IS WITHIN THE RULES. AND I JUST
I'LL ASK ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY TO ASSUME BEST INTENT IN ONE
ANOTHER. AND I THINK WHEN THERE'S ITEMS LIKE THIS ONE THAT'S BEFORE US IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK IN WITH THE COLLEAGUE THAT'S THE LEAD ON IT
SO THEY CAN ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS TO YOU DIRECTLY. THAT'S MY OFFERING. SEE BEING
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> GREAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THAT MOTION CARRIES. NOW, THAT ACTUALLY ENDED UP
BEING A PART OF THE PACKAGE SO IT WORK OUT REALLY WELL. WE'LL HAVE THE LIST OF EXPIRED ACTS
FROM024 AND 2025 TERM. AND WE'LL WELCOME UPGAIN CASEY CARL. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE IN
LIGHT OF THE HOUR I WILL TRY AND ABBREVIATE THE PREPARED COMMENTS I HAD. UNDER COUNCIL RULE 8.9 ALL ACTS THAT REMAIN UNDISPOSED
OR WITHOUT A FINAL DISPOSITIVE ACTION AT THE CONCLUSION OF A TERM ARE SET TO EXPIRE AUTOMATICALLY. THE CLERK IS CHARGED WITH PROVIDING A LIST OF
THOSE ACTS AND THE COUNCIL MAY REINTRODUCE ACTION IN THE NEW TERM SO WORK ON THOSE PROPOSALS MAY CONTINUE IF THAT'S THE DESIRE OF THE BODY. THE REPORT
WAS INCLUDED IN OUR AGENDA PACKET THAT IDENTIFIES A TOTAL OF 21 ORDINANCE PROPOSALS, 15 LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES TO THE ADMINISTRATION, AND EIGHT STAFF
DIRECTIVES TO THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY EXPIRE IF NOT REINTRODUCED. THAT'S A TOTAL OF 44 ACTIONS IN TOTAL. I HAVE
HEARD FROM SOME COUNCILMEMBERS PRIOR TO TODAY'S MEETING THAT THEY WISH TO REAUTHOR AND REINTRODUCE ITEMS. THERE ARE SIX ORDINANCES THAT HAVE BEEN
CLAIMED. SEVEN LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES AND TWO STAFF DIRECTIVES. THAT'S A TOTAL OF 15. I CAN GO THROUGH THOSE ITEMS IF YOU WISH. HOWEVER IN
THE INTEREST OF TIME I'LL SAY 15 RIGHT NOW. IF THERE ARE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY PREVIOUS EMAILS AND THERE ARE ITEMS THEY WISH TO
CLAIM PLEASE NOTIFY ME BETWEEN NOW AND THURSDAY AT THE COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY ITEMS THAT ARE NOT CLAIMED WILL THEN AUTOMATICALLY EXPIRE. THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE CLAIMED WE
WILL BRING FORWARD IN THE NEXT CYCLE A IF YOU REALLY REPORT TO HAVE THOSE ITEMS REINTRODUCED AND REFERRED TO COMMITTEES. HAPPY TO STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS
IF THERE ARE SOME. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES? OKAY. GREAT. WE ARE GOING TO
TRY TO MAKE IT THROUGH HERE IN THE NEXT TEN MINUTES. SO A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> EXCELLENT. ALL THOSE IN
FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> OPPOSED SAY NAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. NEXT WE WILL HAVE
MR. CARL PRESENT ON THE COUNCIL TRACKING REPORT FOR 2024-2025. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, COMMITTEE MEMBERS. HERE TO PRESENT A FINAL REPORT THAT
SUMMARIZES COUNCIL'S WORK ACROSS THEREVIOUS TWO YEARS ENCOMPASSING THE 24-25 TERM. I'LL NOTE THIS REPORT TIES TO
THE PRIOR AGENDA ITEM WE JUST DISCUSSED. ITEMS THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED IN GRAY IN THE ATTACHED REPORT ARE THOSE THAT
WERE UNDISPOSED IN THE END OF THE TERM. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. ALSO THE GENESIS OF THESE REPORTS FOR NEW MEMBERS WAS THE
ENTERPRISE POLICY ON INFORMAL REQUESTS AND LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES THAT W ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN DECEMBER 2022. AS PART OF THE LARGER BODY OF WORK TO IMPLEMENT
THE VOTER APPROVED GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE THAT WAS APPROVED AT THE 2021 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. FOR THOSE MEMBERS WHO WANT MORE INFORMATION THERE'S
CLEARLY A FULL REPORT IN YOUR PACKET I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS THAT IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. I'M GOING TO JUMP FORWARD A LITTLE BIT AND FOCUS HERE ON THIS SLIDE
AS A STARTING POINT. THIS SLIDE CAPTURES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OFFICIAL ACTS OF THE COUNCIL DURING THE TWO-YEAR 24-25 TERM.
ALTOGETHER YOU CAN SEE THERE WERE A COMBINED TOTAL OF 2,940 OFFICIAL ACTS OF THE COUNCIL DURING THAT TERM. THOSE ARE REFLECTED IN THE TOP ROW SHOWING
ORDINANCES ENACTED RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AND ACTIONS APPROVED. AT THIS HIGHEST LEVEL FOR PURPOSES OF COMPARISON, I'LL
NOTE THAT THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 26,667 OFFICIAL ACTS FROM THE PREVIOUS TWO-YEAR TERM. 2,667 OFFICIAL ACTS FROM THE PREVIOUS
TERM. THERE WERE 273 MORE ACTIONS DONE IN 2024 AND 2025 THAN THERE WERE IN THE 2022-2023 TERM. THE SHORTHAND WILL IS THAT SINCE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE
WAS APPROVED BY VOTER COUNCIL HAS INCREASED I WOULD SAY SIGNIFICANTLY ITS OUTPUT, BOTH IN THE 2022 AND 2023 TERM AS
WELL AS DOUBLING DOWN ON THE 2024-2025 TERM. SO THE NEXT SLIDES I'LL QUICKLY TRY AND SUMMARIZE THE ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS OR ENTERPRISE
POLICIES AND LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES THAT WERE DONE. SO HERE YOU CAN SEEHE TOTAL NUMBER OF ORDINANCES FOR THE
2024-2025 TERM. AIN ORDINANCES ARE THE HIGHEST FORM OF ACTION A MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT CAN TAKE. THEY ARE LOCAL LAWS. SO THE LAST TWO-YEAR TERM
COUNCIL INTRODUCED A TOTAL OF 92 ORDINANCE PROPOSALS, OF THAT TOTAL 56 ORDINANCES WERE THEN LATER ENACTED OFFINGS WHICH IS A
SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE RATE OF 71%. WE'VE PROVIDED THE BREAK DOWN OF THESE 65 ENACTED ORDINANCES. YOU'D HAVE TO REMOVE THAT THAT
COUNT THE ORDNANCES THAT ARE NON-CODIFIED, ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS WE DON'T CODIFY AND TWO ORDINANCES PREEMPTED BYHE
STATE, THOSE THAT ARE NOT YET CODIFIED LEAVING A TOTAL OF 34 LOCAL LAWS OR ORDINANCES THAT WERE ENACTED BY THE CITY THROUGH THE ENTIRE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
IN THE 2024-2025 TERM AND THEN HERE AT THE END OF THE SLIDE THE CLERKS HAVE INDICATED DURING THE 2022-2023 TERM A TOTAL OF 126
ORDINANCES WERE ENACTED, 47 OF WHICH WERE CODIFIED SO YOU CAN SEE THE COMPARED DATA. THERE WERE SEVEN ORDINANCES IRODUCED IN THE LAST TWO-YEAR TERM THAT
REMAIN UNDISPOSED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TERM. GAIN THOSE ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN GRAY IN THE TABLES IN YOUR REPORT. AND AS INDICATED THOSE ARE INCLUDED
AS PART OF THE PREVIOUS ITEM, SOME OF WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECLAIMED BY AUTHORS AND IF THERE ARE OTHERS THAT NEED TO BE
CLAIMED WOULD ASK THAT YOU LET ME KNOW BEFORE THURSDAY. HERE YOU CAN SEE SIMILAR DATA FOR ENTERPRISE POLICIES WHICH ARE
ADOPTED IN THE FORM OF RESOLUTIONS. YOU CAN SEE THERE WERE 32 PROPOSALS TT WERE INTRODUCED AND OF THAT 31 WERE ADOPTED IN THE TOTAL. SO A
QUITE HIGH SUCCESS RATE FOR ADOPTING ENTERPRISE POLICIES. THESE AR POLICIES THAT REGULATE THE OPERATION OF THE CITY
ENTERPRISE AS INDICATED HERE BELOW ONE WAS VETO BY THE MAYOR SUSTAIN BY THE COUNCIL AND ONE WAS VETO BY THE MAYOR AND OVERRIDDEN BY THE COUNCIL.
AGAIN THERE'S COMPARATIVE DATA FOR THE 2022-2023 TERM SHOWING 37 ENTERPRISE POLICIES AND FOR THE PREVIOUS FOUR-YEAR TERM
COVERING 2018 THROUGH 202107 ENTERPRISE POLICIES SO OBVIOUSLY KEEPING GOOD PACE AND TWO BACK-TO-BACK TWO-YEAR TERMS WITR
TERM IN TERMS OF ENTERPRISE POLICIES. IN TERMS OF LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES THESE ARE PURSUANT TO THE CITY CHARTER REQUESTS BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO
THE MAYOR FOR INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE OR SUPPORT BY THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THE COUNCIL'S OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS. MANY OF THESE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES
DIRECTLY CONNECT TO ORDINANCES AND ENTERPRISE POLICIES THAT ARE LATER PASSED AS OFFICIAL ACTS OR SE THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE POLICIES
AND ORDINANCES. SO SOME OF THOSE ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE WORK THAT YOU SEE ON THIS SLIDE. A TOTAL OF 68 LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES WERE BROUGHT FORWARD
AND WERE APPROVED IN THE LAST TWO-YEAR TERM COVERING 2024 AND 2025. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE BREAKDOWN HERE 59 OF THOSE DIRECTIVES WERE APPROVED BY THE
MAYOR WHICH IS A SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION RATE OF ABOUT 87%. ANOTHER EIGHT OF THOSE DIRECTIVES WERE ALLOWED TO ADVANCE WITHOUT MAYORAL ACTION,
WHAT WE REFER TO AS DEEMED APPROVED, WHEN THE MAYOR NEITHER APPROVES NOR DISAPPROVESF THE ACTION OF COUNCIL. SO THAT INCREASES THE OVERALL SUCCESSFUL
COLLABORATION RATE BETWEEN COUNCIL TO ADMINISTRATION OF 99%. ONLY ONE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE WAS BROUGHT FORWARD IN 2025 THAT WAS VETOED BY THE
MAYOR AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY OVERRIDDEN BY THE COUNCIL. FOR THE COUNCIL THAT IS A SUCCESSFUL 100% RATE IN 2024-2025 TERM. OF
THE 68 LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES THAT WERE APPROVED IN THE LAST TWO-YEAR TERM 52 WERE ALSO CLOSED WITH REPORTS BEING SUBMITTED. SO FROM THE
ADMINISTRATION SIDE 76% OF ALL THE REQUESTS THAT WERE GIVEN WERE ANSWERED AND CLOSED IN THE LAST TWO-YEAR TERM. AND AGAIN
ON THE DATA TABLE IN YR REPORT IT HIGHLIGHTS IN GRAY THOSE DIRECTIV WHERE NO FINAL ACTION OR DISPOSITIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN AND SOME OF THOSE MAY BE
RECLAIMED AND REINTRODUCED FOR THE COUNCIL ON THURSDAY. SAME TYPE OF INFORMATION ON THIS CHART FOR STAFF DIRECTIVES. STAFF DIRECTIVES ARE DIRECTIVES
TO YOUR OWN STAFF AND THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTANCE WITH OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS. YOU CAN SEE THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 53 DIRECTIVES THAT WERE INTRODUCED ITHE LAST
TWO-YEAR TERM. OF THAT 52 DIRECTIVES WERE APPROVED. ONE WAS WITHDRAWN BY THE AUTHOR. THIS INCLUDED FOUR REQUESTS TO THE OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR AND I
HAVE TO NOTE THAT BECAUSE THE CITY AUDITOR IS INDEPENDENT UNDER TH CITY CHARTER THOSE ARE NOT ACTUALLY LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES. WE SORT OF DISCUSS
DISCOVERED THAT DURING THE LAST TWO-YEAR PROCESS. WE DON'T HAVE IN OUR TABLES THAT WE TRACK REQUESTS TO THE CITY AUDITOR SO ONE THING WE'LL START THIS TERM
IS TRACKING THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS TO THE CITY AUDITOR, IN ADDITION TO THOSE THAT ARE DIRECTIVES TO THE LEGISLATIVE STAFF. BUT FOR PURPOSES OFHIS
REPORT SUMMARIZING THE LAST TWO YEARS THERE WERE A TOTAL OF FOUR REQUESTS GIVEN TO THE OFCE OF CITY AUDITOR. THOSE HAPPEN TO ALL BE IDENTIFIED ON THE FINAL
PAGE O YOUR REPORT. AND THEN AGAIN THE CLERKS HAVE PROVIDED A SUMMARY VIEW OF HOW THAT COMPARES TO STAFF DIRECTIVES
DONE IN THE PREVIOUS TWO-YEAR TERM, 2022 TO 2023. LOOKING FORWARD, COVERED THIS IN THE LAST PRESENTATION. THERE WERE A TOTAL NUMBER OF ITEMS
THAT WERE UNDISPOSED AT THE END OF THE TERM. THOSE WILL COME FORWARD FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION ON THURSDAY. AND
THEN GOING FORWARD WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE QUARTERLY REPORTS ON THE STATUS OF THESE ACTIONS, ORDINANCES, ENTERPRISE POLICIES, LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES
AND STAFF DIRECTIVES. THIS CHART SHOWS YOU THAT WE ARE PRESENTING THIS FIRST INITIAL REPORT IN FEBRUARY WHICH SUMMARIZES ALL OF THE LAST
TWO-YEAR TERM AND WOULD ANTICIPATE BRINGING FORWARD A FIRST QUARTER REPORT EARLY APRIL AND THEN REGULAR QUARTER REPORTS IN JUNE AND DECEMBER OR
SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER TO WRAP UPHE YEAR. I NOTED ALSO EVIOUSLY THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKING THIS. AND I'M VERY
PLEASED TO SAY THAT WITH THE COUNCIL'S CREATION OF OUR NEW LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT DIVISION HEADED BY DIRECTOR ANDREW HAWKINS, I PLAN
TO TRANSFER THIS REPORT TO HIM AND HIS TEAM. I THINK THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF CREATIVE IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THIS DATA MORE USEFUL THAN A SORT OF POINT IN
TIME REPORT THAT THE CLERK IS PRESENTING LIKE I AM TODAY. AND SO WITH YOUR INDULGENCE I'D LIKE TO GIVE A LITTLE TIME TO MR. HAWKINS WHO SAT WAITING
PATIENTLY FOR THIS TO SHARE WITH YOU AT LEAST A TEASER OF THINGS THAT HE AND THE LRO OR LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH DIVISION WOULD LIKE TO DO. >> I WILL NOTE WE HAVE A LITTLE
BIT OF AN EXTRA BUFFER WITH CAPTIONING. SO WE'RE OKAY ON TIME. >> YES >> AND I'M EXCITED FOR YOU TO CATCH YOUR BREATH.
>> DON'T TAKE TOO LONG. >> WELCOME UP, MR. HAWKINS AND SAY HELLO TO THE TWO ADDITIONAL GUESTS HE'S BROUGHT TO THE CHAMBERS TODAY. HI.
>> HI. >> NO SCHOOL TODAY AND JUGGLING SOME CHILDRE ISSUES SO I HAVE
SOME UNPAID INTERNS. I KNOW WET I'M SURE THERE WOULD BE HAPPY IF THERE'S A SIPHON, THEY'VE BEEN
GOOD SPORTS TODAY. MY NAME IS ANDREW HAWKINS. I'LL KEEP THIS BRIEF. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT WILL BE STEPPING IN TO TAKE OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE TRACKING SYSTEM. I THINK A LOT OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH OUR DASHBOARD. THEY
CURRENTLY EXIST TO TRACK REQUESTS WE'VE RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL ON THE STATUS OF EVERYTHING HAS PROJECTS ARE MOVING ALONG. WHAT HE R WE D
THAT A TO BE TRANSPARENT BUT ALSO IT SOLVES A LOT OF PROBLEMS AS FAR AS PEOPLE WONDERING, MAKING SURE EVERYBODY IS GETTING THE SAME INFORMATION. ENSURING
THAT EVERYBODY HAS A SINGLE SOURCE OF TRUTH INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. SO IT'S IN THAT VEIN I THINK WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE TRACKING SYSTEM.
BUT HAVING SOME KIND OF A PORTAL OR DASHBOARD WHERE WE CAN BREAK THIS DOWN IN A VARIETY OF WAYS THAT I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD THE ABILITY TO PREVIOUSLY. THAT
INCLUDES BREAKDO BY WHAT COMMITTEE DID THE REQUEST COME OUT OF, WHAT DEPARTMENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THE REQST, DID THE REQUEST STEM FROM A REPORT, A
DISCUSSION, PUBLICOMMENT, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THROUGH ALL THESE DIFFERENT DATA POINTS. I THINK TRE IS AN EXPANDED ABILITY FOR OUR STAFF TO
IDENTIFY ANY PATTERNS OR TRENDS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF THOSE TO HELP GUIDE THE WORK OF COUNCIL AS IT
RELATES TO THIS AREA. ADDITIONALLY I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING AS WE ARE STAFFING UP THERE WILL BE COMMITTEE LIAISONS FROM LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT THEY'RE ASSIGNED TO
EACH OF THE COUNCIL COMMITTEES. I THINK THERE'S A NATURAL MARRIAGE BETWEEN THAT ROLE AND THIS COUNCIL TRACKING TO ENSURE THATOU HAVE A SINGLE POINT OF IMPACT THAT'S TRACKING THESE
THINGS AS THEY ARE MOST OFNG THROUGH COUNCIL AND THAT PERSON WILL SERVE AS LIAISON BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS THAARE IMPACTED BY ANY ONE OF THESE. AND I THINK
EVEN IN ADDITION TO THE COLLABORATION IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LRO TO CONTINUE SERVING AS THAT BRIDGE BETWEEN
THE LEGISLATIVE AND OUR ENTERPRISE AND THE ADMINISTRATION. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF THESE WHERE WE HAVE DONE SIMILAR WORK. WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT IF IT
HELPS MOVE THESE ALONG IN WHATEVER CAPACITY WE CAN. BUT WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY. BUT CERTAINLY IF ANYBODY HAS ANY
NOTES OR ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDED TO THIS REPORT AS WE'RE PUTTING IN THIS WORK, WE'RE CERTAINLY MORE THAN HAPPY
TO. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. I THINK WE'RE ALL LACKING FORWARD
TO THE DAY WHERE WE HAVE OUR COMMITTEES. IT'S BEEN QUITE THE SUPER COMMITTEE, EXTRA SUPER TODAY. SO WITH THAT I'LL DIRECT
THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT REPORT. THERE'S NO FURTHER ACTION NECESSARY. AND SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE O LAST ITEM. WE
WANTED TO HAVE THIS AS A GOOD WAY TO CLOSE OUT OUR MEETING. IT IS A RESOLUTION.
>> [OFF MIC] >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 9:30 A.M. SO THE AIST IS APPRECIATED.
LET'S TAKE UP COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY'S WALK-ON LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. COUNCIEMBER
WONSLEY. OH, AND COUNCILMEMBER VETAW'S. WONSLEY AND THEN VETAW . COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY.
>> YEAH. I'M JUST MAKING THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS FOR A SECOND, JUST BRIEF CONTEXT AND I CAN SHARE A LITTLE BIT
MORE ON THURSDAY. AND YOU HAVE A COPY IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS IS COMING IN RESPONSE TO A NUMBER OF OUR CONSTITUENTS REACHING OUT
ASKING H IS THE CITY PRESERVING DATA OR EVIDENCE RELATED TO UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR COMMITTED BY FEDERAL ICE AGENTS
AND WHAT ARE OUR DATA RETENTION POLICIES THAT COULD SUPPORT IN MAKING SURE THOSE AGENTS ARE ULTIMATELY HELD ACCOUNTABLE. SO
THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE ASKS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION GIVES US DETAILS ON WHAT PROCESSES EXIST OR WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO DEVELOP TO MAKE SURE THAT SUCH
EVIDENCE IS BEING PRESERVED. SO WITH THAT I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND.
>> GREAT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> OPPOSED SAY NAY. THAT MOTION CARRIES AND IS FORWARDED TO FULL COUNCIL. NEXT I WILL CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. THIS AGREEMENT IS JUST BETWEEN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND HOUSTON WHITE WHO OWNS THE
PROPERTY AT 1500 44TH AVENUE NORTH AND IS AUTHORIZING A MARGULIES NON-DISTURBANCE
AGREEMENT AND CONSENT WITH THEBT FOR, HE'S AT PHASE 3 OF A PROPERTY AT THIS SITE. SO IT'S
REALLY NOTHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE DONE BEFORE. I WAS HOPING IT COULD HAVE GOT ON CONSENT BUT STAFF DIDN'T GET
IN FAST ENOUGH SO IT'S RENOVATION OF THE COFFEE AND BARBERSHOP. THE NEW NAME IS GOING TO BE BLUE AND GREEN AND IT'S A BISTRO CAFE IN WARD 4.
>> THAT'S WONDERFUL. SO THAT MOTION IS. >> SECOND. >> SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> OPPOSED. THAT MOTION CARRIES. NOW FOR REAL OUR LAST ORDER OF BUSINESS. WE HAVE A RESOLUTION FROM THE CITY OF EL
SERRITO CALIFORNIA TO RECEIVE AND FILE. I WILL ASK CLERK CARL TO SUMMARIZE THAT RESOLUTION TO US. >> I WON'T TAKE A LOT OF TIME
DOING THAT. THEIR CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A ROLUTION A POLICY STATEMENT LIKE WE DO THAT EXPRESSES THEIR CITY'S SUPPORT FOR THIS CITY FOR THE THINGS
THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING HERE ON THE GROUND WITH THE OCCUPATION BY FEDERAL AGENTS FROM ICE. AND WE WANTED TO BRING THAT FORWARD,
SPOKE TO COUNCIL LEADERSHIP TO OFFICIALLY PUT IT INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD SO THE FILES. I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT ARE TAKING SIMILAR ACTIONS AND
OTHER AGENCIES. MY REQUEST TO COUNCIL IS AS YOU RECEIVE THOSE IT WOULD BE GREAT TO FORWARD THOSE TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE SO WE CAN CREATE A PUBLIC FILE
WHERE WE CAN TRACK ALL OF THESE ACTIONS AND KEEP THEM PERMANENTLY FOR THE ARCHIVE OF THE CITY. AND SO RECEIVING THE
RESOLUTION TODAY WOULD BE THE FIRST. I WOULD ANTICIPATE OF OTHERS THAT WILL COME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND JUST
FOR THE RECORD, THE RESOLUTION IS TITLED THE CITY OF EL SERRITO EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY
WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ITS RESIDENTS AND AFFIRMING THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO HUMAN RIGHTS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. REALLY
RECOMMEND THAT COLLEAGUES TAKE A LOOK AT IT. IT'S VERY HEARTFELT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER MEMBERS THAT WANT TO GET IN DISCUSSION, MAKE ANY COMMENTS?
OKAY. GREAT. >> THANK YOU. >> SEEING NONE, I'LL DIRECT THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT RESOLUTION. THERE'S NO FURTHER
ACTION REQUIRED. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.