>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY N PRESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. I WILL NOW CALL THIS ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR DECEMBER 9TH TO ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >> CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> OSM IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MBER CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI.
>> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IS ABSENT. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE 10 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY ME MINDER TO MEMBERS
AND STAFF THAT THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REAL-TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS
TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. COLLEAGUES, AT THIS -- THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF OUR LAST REGULAR MEETING. THE AGENDA HAS ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY. WE HAVE A SINGLE MATTER TO CONSIDER THIS EVENING AND THAT IS A SERIES OF
RESOLUTIONS AND RELATED ACTIONS. WE BEGIN TONIGHT'S MEETING WITH THE FOURTH AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW COMMUNITY INPUT ON THE CITY'S 2026 BUDGET. MAYOR FREY PRESENTED HIS RECOMMENDED BUDGET ON AUGUST 13TH PROVIDING A PROPOSED FISCAL PLAN FOR CITY
OPERATIONS TOTALING 0.23 BILLION. THE BUDGET IS POSTED AT LIMS.MINNEAPOLISMN.GOV/BUDGET. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS
CONDUCTED A SERIES OF HEARINGS. ALL THOSE MEETINGS WERE BROADCAST ON PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION AND FROM THE CITY'S WEBSITE, AS WELL AS ON DEMAND ACCESS FROM THE CITY'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL. STARTING THIS PAST FRIDAY, THE BUDGET COMMITTEE BEGAN ITS MARKUP OF THE MAYOR'S
BUDGET PROPOSAL. A TOTAL OF 27 AMENDMENTS HAD BEEN REVIEWED. THOSE HAVE BEEN FORWARDED AS PART OF THE COMPLETE AMENDMENT PACKAGE THAT WE WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERING TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMMITTEE HAS A FEW AMENDMENTS THAT IT WASN'T ABLE TO GET TO. THOSE OPPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE NOW IN THE HANDS
OF THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER. BEFORE WE PROCEED TOHE PUBLIC HEARING, I'LL ASK STAFF TO GIVE US A VERY BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDED 2026 BUDGET. I WILL WELCOME UP JUSTIN COWLES TO GIVE THAT PRESENTATION.
WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT PAYNE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JUSTIN COWLES AND I SERVE AS T BUDGET MANAGER FOR FINANCE AND PROPERTY SERVICES. THIS EVENING,
I'LL PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE 2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET AND WHERE IT CAN BE ACCESSED, ALONG WITH A SUMMARY OF THE TAX LEVY AND A WALK-THROUGH OF THE TAX ESTIMATOR. THESE RESOURCES ARE TO HELP THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE
BUDGET AS WE MOVE TOWARD ADOPTION TONIGHT. IN THIS ABRIDGED PRESENTATION, I'LL BEGIN BY WALKING THROUGH THE BUDGET BOOK AND HIGHLIGHT KEY AREAS. FOLLOWING THAT, I WILL
PRESENT THE TAX LEVY AND PRESENTAON OF THE TAX ESTIMATOR. I'LL CONCLUDE WITH THE KEY DATES THAT HAVE BROUGHT
US TO TONIGHT. THE BUDGET TEAM WORKS HARD TO PUBLISH THE BUDGET BOOK EVERY YEAR AND WE MAKE REFINEMENTS FROM OUR COLLEAGUES AND THE PUBLIC. FINANCIAL POLICY
DECIONS IN A CLEAR MANNER. WE DESIGN EACH PAGE TO ANSWER KEY QUESTIS. THIS YEAR WE'VE ADDED MORE DETAIL ON EACH DEPARTMENT PAGE ON STAFFING THIS INFO WAS AVAILABLE LAST YEAR, BUT IT WAS HARDER TO FIND. NOW IT'S DIRECTLY ON THE DEPARTMENT PAGE AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH PAGE. WE
HAVE ALSO ADDED THE 2026 BUDGET CHANGES SECTION ON DEPARTMENT CHANGES AS APPLICABLE. THAT NARRATES THE FUNDING REDUCTIONS AND LIMITED INCREASES, AS WELL AS TRANSFERS BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS FROM THE 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET. IN THE ADOPTED BOOK FROM 2026, THIS
IS WHERE WE WILL ALSO SHOW COUNCIL DEDICATED FUNDING THAT GETS PASSED THIS EVENING. LIMS FILE FOR THE 2026 BUDGET. PLEASE NOTEHAT WE WILL BE TRANSITIONING SYSTEMS IN 2026 SO THE PDF VERSION IS WHAT WE LIKELY WILL BE DIRECTING FOLKS TO IN JANUARY AS WE COMPLETE THE
SET-UP OF THE SYSTEM. AT THIS POINT, I'LL TAKE THE TIME TO WALK THROUGH A SAMPLE DEPARTMENT PAGE IN THE BOOK TO DEMONSTRATE THE INFORMATION THAT CAN BE OBTAINED. SO WHEN YOU FIRST
NAVIGATE TO THE ONLINE BUDGET BOOK, YOU WILL COME TO THE TABLE OF CONTENTS HERE WHICH CAN BE NAVIGATED THROUGH THE BODY OF THE PAGE AS WELL AS AT THE TOP WITH DROP DOWNS. I'LL NAVIGATE NOW TO SAMPLE DEPARTMENT PAGE.
SO WE CAN GO TO CPED'S PAGE. MANY OF THESE SECTIONS ARE SIMILAR HAS THEY HAVE BEEN IN PRIOR YEARS. BUT WHEN THE READER FIRST COMES TO THIS PAGE, THERE WILL BE SOME KEY CHARTS AT THE TOP IDENTIFYING EXPENSE AND REVENUE FOR THE DEPARTMENT AS A WHOLE. BELOW THAT WILL BE TABLES
IDENTIFYING EXPENSES BY FUND AS WELL AS REVENUES BY FUND. ALL OF THIS IS INTERACTIVE SO THE READER CAN CLICK VIEW REPORT TO GET ADDITIONAL DETAIL THERE. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CHARTS IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE PROGRAMS AND/OR DIVISIONS WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT. FIRST, YOU WILL FIND ORGANIZATIONAL CHART THAT DETAILS THE DISIONS WITHIN CPED HERE. AND THEN INDIVIDUAL CHARTS OF FINANCIALS AS WELL AS NARRATIVES OF EACH OF THOSE PROGRAMS. I WILL GO DOWN NOW TO
THE NEW SECTION THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED. SO THE 2026 BUDGET CHANGES IS A NEW FORMAT THAT WE'VE USED TO BRING THE READER
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. INDICATE THE CHANGES FOR THE DEPARTMENT BY FUND EACH CHANGE WILL HAVE A SECTION IF APPLICABLE FOR REDUCEDFUNDING. THESE HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR RECOMMENDED BUDG. ANY
ADDITIONAL FUNDING, IF THAT IS APPLICABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT. AS WELL AS TRANSFERS. AND AS I MENTIONED ON A PREVIOUS SLIDE, THIS IS ALSO WHERE WE WILL INDICATE ANY DEDICATED FUNDING THAT IS ADOPTED IN THE 2026
BUDGET. IMMEDIATELY BELOW THAT IS STAFFING INFORMATION. HIGH LEVEL SUMMARIES OF POSITION CHGES FROM THE 2025 ADOPTED TO THE 2026, IN THIS CASE, RECOMMENDED BUDGET. AND THEN SOME TABLES BELOW OF FTEOUNTS AND A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRESENT THAT. FINALLY, WE
WILL BE UPDATING PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TABLES IN THE ADOPTED BOOK. AND CURRENTLY, WHAT WE HAVE IN THE RECOMMENDED BOOK IS A LINK TO DASHBOARDS AND IMPACT STORIES THAT HAVE BEEN COLLABORATED IN CONNECTION WITH
PMI. THIS SLIDE IS JUST A RECAP OF ALL THE SECTION OF THE BUDGET BOOK AND AN IMAGE JUST KIND OF SHOWING EVERYTHING THAT WE JUST WENT TOUGH. OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES I WILL PREVIEW THE RECOMMENDED LEVY TABLE AND FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL DIRECTION, AND THEN GO ON TO THE LEVY IMPACT ESTIMATOR TOOL. AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION, THE MAXIMUM
PROPERTY TAX GROWTH IN THE 2026 BUET WAS SET AT 8% ABOVE 2025. THIS WAS CTIFIED TO HENNEPIN COUNTY AS REQUIRED BY SEPTEMBER 30TH. AND AS THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY AMENDMENTS AS OF YET TO LOWER THE CITY'S TAX
LEVY, IT'S ESTIMATED THIS WILL BE THE FINAL LEVY GROWTH. IT'S ESTIMATED THAT THE CURRENT SERVICE LEVEL LEVY INCREASE IN '27 WILL BE AT 5.4%. THE BUDGET
DIVISION HAS ONCE AGAIN PARTNERED WITH THE ASSESSORS DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP A LEVY IMCT ESTIMATOR FOR BOTH RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS TOOL ALLOWS USER TO INPUT PROPERTY VALUES AND EXPLORE HOW THE FINAL
APPROVED TAX LEVY COULD AFFECT THEIR TAX BILL. IT'S INTENDED TO SUPPORT -- THE TOOL IS DIRECTLY LINKED IN THE BUDGET BOOK, ACCESSIBLE IN THE CITY ASSESSORS WEBSITE AND AVAILABLE VIA THE QR
CODE DISPLAYED ON THE SLIDE. IN THIS EXAMPLE SHOWN HERE WE' EXAMINING A HOMESTEAD PROPERTY UNDER AN 8% LEVY INCREASE SCARIO. THE TABLE BELOW AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE OUTLINES THE ESTIMATED TAX IMPACT ACRS A RANGE OF MARKET VALUES. WHILE THE MAP ABOVE ILLUSTRATES HOW
THOSE IMPACTS MAY VARY BY WARD. BASED ON THE EXPECTED 8% TOTAL LEVY INCREASE FROM 2025, CITYWIDE RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEADER PROPERTIES WOULD SEE AN IMMEDIATE INCREASE OF $240 IN THEIR 2026 TAX BILL. WE ENCOURAGE THOSE INTERESTED TO
ACCESS THE TOOL TO SEE MORE GRANULAR DATA POINTS THEY MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN. AND ON THIS FINAL SLIDE,'VE OUTLINED THAT A DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRESENTATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THAT BEGAN IN EARNEST IN SEPTEMBER.
TONIGHT, WE COMMENCE THOSE PRESENTATIONS WITH A FINAL PUBLIC HEARING AND BUDGET ADOPTION. AFTER THIS EVENING, THE BUDGET DIVISION WILL BEGIN THE WORK TO PUBLISH THE ADOPTED WORK. FINALLY, FOR THOSE INTERESTED, THE QR CODE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND OF THIS SLIDE
LINKS DIRECTLY TO OUR BUDGET TIMELINE WHERE ONE CAN FIND FUL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU, MR. COWLES. THANKS FOR GROUNDING US IN THAT AS WE
GO INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARING. I WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS FROM THE PARK BOARD IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. THEY'RE HERE TO LISTEN TO YOUR TESTIMONY AS WELL AS THEY GO INTO DO SOME ADDITIONAL BUDGET WORK FOR THEMSELVES AS WELL. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING
HERE. AT THIS POINT, LET'S PROCEED TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING. FOR ALL IN ATTENDANCE, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WISHING TO OFFER TESTIMONY EITHER AS A REGISTERED SPEAKER OR SUBMITTING COMMENTS, THIS PUBLIC MEETING IS
BEING RECORDED AND BROADCAST. DEEMED PUBLIC DATA UNDER THE MINNESOTA GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES ACT. BY ATTENDING THIS MEETING AND PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROCEEDINGS, YOUR IMAGE OR TESTIMONY OR ANY INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE SUBJECTO DISCLOSURE UNDER THE LAW. THAT
INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO YOUR ATTENTION, YOUR NAME AND OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS YOU PROVIDE, YOUR TESTIMONY OR COMMENTS WHETHER FORMA OR OTHERWISE, AND ANY WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS YOU MAKE WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECORD FOR THIS MEETING. IF YOU PLAN TO ADDRESS COUNCIL AS THIS HEARING, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL BE TAKING
SPEAKERS IN THE ORDER THAT THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS TO REGISTER WITH THE CLERKS AT THE TABLE OUTSIDE OF THE CHAMBERS IN THE HALLWAY. EVERY SPEAKER HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A SPEAKER NUMBER. WE WILL BE CALLING SPEAKERS BOTH BY THEIR ASSIGNED NUMBER AND NAME. IF YOU PLAN TO SPEAK AS PART OF
THIS HEARING AND HAVEN'T ALREADY REGISTERED, YOU MAY DO SO NOW. TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. WE HAVE A TIMER AVAILABLE TO HELP SPEAKERS MONITOR THE USE OF THEIR TIME, RIGHT OVER THERE. AND WE ASK THAT YOU WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED SO THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. WE ALSO
ASK EVERYONE TO BE RESPECTFUL OF ALL SPEAKERS AND THEIR OPINIONS OFFERED. IF YOU HAVE WRITTEN COMMENT OR MATERIALS TO SUBMIT, PLEASE GIVE THOSE TO THE CLERKS AT THE TABLES OUTSIDE OF CHAMBERS. WE ALSO HAVE PRINTED
COMMENT FORMS IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUBMIT A COMMENT ON THIS PROPOSAL AND HAVE THAT INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORD. I ALSO WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SUBMITTING YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE BUDGET IN OTHER WAYS. THE EASIEST WAY TO SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT AND ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ADDED TO THE PUBLIC RECORD IS TO SEND THOSE
FROM THE CITY'S WEBSITE AT -- LIMS AND LINKED TO TODAY'S AGENDA. BECAUSE WE HAVE LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE IN THIS
CHAMBER, THERE IS AN OVERFLOW ROOM NEXT TO THE CHAMBER AS WELL AS ON THE SECOND FLOOR. WE HAVE ARRANGED FOR INTERPRETATION FOR THOSE WHO MAY NEED THAT ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN TONIGHT'S HEARING. IF YOU REQUIRE ASSISTANCE, PLEASE LET THE CLERKS AT REGISTRATION KNOW.
WE HAVE INTERPRETERS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE NEEDING SPANISH AND SOMALI INTERPRETATION. FINALLY, IF ANYONE IS IN ATTENDANCE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY VALUATION, WE HAVE STAFF FROM THE CITY'S ASSESSING DEPARTMENT ON HAND TONIGHT. IF YOU SEE THE CLK, THEY CAN CONNECT YOU.
ALTERNATIVELY, THEY CAN BE CONTACTED AT ASSESSOR@MINNEAPOLISMN.GOV. SO FAR WE HAVE 24 SPEAKERS REGISTERED FOR TONIGHT'S HEARING. GROUPS OF FIVE BY THEIR REGISTERED NUMBER. IF YOU'RE IN THE OVERFLOW SPACE, PLEASE
PROCEED TO THE CHAMBER AS WE APPROACH YOUR NUMBER. THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS WHO REGISTERED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ARE ERICA THORNE, NUMBER ONE. LEE SAMUELSON,
PETER RIKMIRE, 3. MARIA, 4. VERONICA, 5. I'LL WELCOME UP ERICA THORNE. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ERICA THORNE. I LIVE IN WARD 9 IN THE CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I AM
SPEAKING AS ONE OF SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY VISIONING COUNCIL, THE CVC. I WANT TO SUPPORT THE 38th AND CH
HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY -- HAS REALLY SHOWED UP FOR GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE FOR THE LAST 5.5 YEARS. I WANT TO SUPPORT THE 24 DEMANDS THAT WERE MADE WITHIN A WEEK OF THE SADISTIC MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. SOME OF THEM HAVE
BEEN MET. NOT ALL OF THEM. I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS. ALL FOUR OF WHICH HAVE A CORNER AT THAT INTERSECTION. PARTICULARLY, JUST FOR ME AND FOR CVC CAN DO
HAS BEEN JUST WOW, JUST RIGHT THERE IN THE MEETINGS SUPPORTING US WITH DOCUMENTS AND SO FORTH. AND I THINK WE ALL STAND IN SUPPORT OF SEPARATION OF ICE AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS.
HOPEFULLY EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM SUPPORTS THAT. AND THEN -- YES, AND THEN FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE CVC H HAD NOT AN
EASY PATH OVER THE LAST 14 OR 15 MONTHS. AND WE HAVE COME TOGETHER IN A VERY STRONG POSITION. AND I'M PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE DONE. AND FINALLY, I WANT TO ASK YOU ALL TO PLEASE, PLEASE
DO THE 38th THRIVE STREET THRIVE PLAN, WHICH WAS PUT IN IN '21 OR SOMETHING. IT'S A WHILE AGO. SO PLEASE A ATTENTION TO IT AND PASS IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> RIGHT ON TIME.
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE NUMBER 2, LEE SAMUELSON, FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 3, PETER RIKMIRE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, LEE SAMUELSON IN WARD 12. FOR EVERY BUDGET
HEARING STARTING IN 2014, FOR EVERY YEAR I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT RESOURCING EQUITY CLIMATE ACTION ON A SCALE THAT WILL TRULY MATTER. BACK I2017, COMMUNITY POWER HAS CONSISTENTLY ASKED CITY OFFICIALS TO DEDICATE THESE
FUNDS WHICH COME FROM OUR ENERGY BILLS TOWARD OPPORTUNITIES THAT RESULT IN NETWORK DOWN WARD PRESSURE FOR OUR ENERGY BILLS. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE FRANCHISE FEE ORDINANCE WHICH WILL COME
FOR A VOTE ON THURSDAY, AND THE ASSOCIATED BUDGET AMENDMENT 6 THAT FOCUSES THIS REVENUE TO WELL-TESTED CITY-BACKED ENERGY SAVINGS LIKE GREEN COST SHARE. AND WE LIKEWISE SUPPORT AMENDMENT 4 ON ENERGY UTILITIES
AND ASSISTANCE. WE KNOW THE LANDSCAPE OF PROGRAMS CAN BE CONFUSING AT MANY FRONT DOORS AND RESOURCING THE WORK TO MAKE IT CLEAR AND SIMPLE FOR RESIDENTS IS ESSENTIAL FOR MAKING SURE IT CAN MEET CONSTITUENTS IN NEED. WE'RE ALSO
EXCITED TO SUPPORT AMENDMENT 3 ON ZERO WASTE. THIS PROPOSITION AND TASKFORCERE IMPORTANT TO MEET ZERO WASTE GOALS AND IT APPROPRIATELY FUNDS WITHIN THE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING DIVISION RATHER THAN ENERGY BILL
FRANCHISE FEES. MANY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES DON'T HAVE COMPOSTING YET. I RECENTLY LEARNED THE CITY'S RATE DECLINED BY 1% LAST YEAR. SO THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER IF WE ARE TO GET ON TRACK TO CLOSE DOWN THE HERC AND
NOT EXPAND LANDFILLING. WE'VE HAD ZERO WASTE PLAN SINCE 2017, AND WITH A GOAL OF 80% RECYCLING OR COMPOST BY 2030. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE, DEDICATION, INTEGRITY, AND
COOL-HEADEDNESS IN THIS TIME OF INCREASINGLY LAWLESS FEDERAL LANDSCAPE. >> THANK YOU, LEE. I'LL RECOGNIZE THAT WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. AND WELCOME UP PETER RIKMIRE FOLLOWED BY MARIA. >> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING US TO SPEAK AT THE BUDGET HEARING HERE. MY KEY REQUEST IS TO GET THE CITY COUNCIL TO BUDGET MORE MONEY TO HIRE POLICE INVESTIGATORS FOR
NON-LETHAL SHOOTINGS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO PREVENT BLACK PEOPLE FROM BEING SHOT AT, INJURED OR KILLED. I BELIEVE THE CITY COUNCIL HAS MORAL AND LEGAL OBLIGATION TO ENSURE THE SAFETY
OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE BLACK COMMUNITY. THE SECOND THING IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO COST MONEY. SO THE BEST WAY TO DO IT WITHOUT ASKING FOR MORE MONEY IS TO SAVE MONEY FROM
ONE DEPARTMENT AND TAKE THAT MONEY AND USE IT TO FUND INVESTATORS. BY PUTTING PRIORITY ON PLOW TRUCKS TO TURN THE LIGHT FROM RED TO GREEN SO
THE PLOW TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE TO STOP, THAT ENSURES THAT THE PLOW TRUCKS CAN RUN EFFICIENTLY AND THERE WILL BE FUEL SAVINGS. THERE WILL BE LESS OVERTIME, I KNOW THAT'S A HOT SUBJECT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND THE
OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO SAY IS THE SAVINGS WILL BE ABOUT $600,000. THE OTHER COMMENT THAT I HAVE IS GAS PRICES IS GOING DOWN IN MINNESOTA. WE'RE DOWN TO
$229 A GALLON ROUGHLY IN BRENARD. AND $239 PER GALLON IN FOREST LAKE. I'M GUESSING THAT'S GOING TO SEEP THROUGH TO TWIN CITIES AT SOME POINT. I'D LIKE TO THANK PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR ACTUALLY KEEPING HIS PROMISE TO
KEEPING THE GAS -- TO GET THE GAS PRICES LOWERED. THE REST IS ON THE MACHINE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP MARIA, FOLLOWED BY
VERONICA. NUMBER 4, MARIA.
>> ( SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MARIA PALASSIOS AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 8. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMPLETING AND RESTORING THE FUNDING FOR THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM. I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THE STEP TO
SUPPORT WORKERS, AND OUR RIGHTS, EDUCATION. SO YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE COUNTING ON YOUR SUPPORT. AND THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR OUR RIGHTS EDUCAT.
>> NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP NUMBER 5, VERONICA. AND THE 6 IS RUSS ADAMS. 7, CAROLYN DAHL. 8,
LANE. 9 SATISH. AND 10, CUNNINGHAM. WELCOME.
>> ( SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS VERONICA AND I'M A LEADER IN THE ORGANIZATION OF CTUL. I'M HERE TODAY TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH BECAUSE THE BUDGET FOR THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WAS CUT IN HALF. BUT Y'ALL HAVE RESTORED
THAT FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE I'M A PART OF FOR EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR WORKERS. AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT. IT'S REALLY APPRECIATED. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, I WILL
WELCOME UP NUMBER 6, RUSS ADAMS. FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 7, CAROLYN DAHL. >> GOOD EVENING. RUSS ADAMS WITH THE LAKE STREET COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS JENKINS, SKI, AND CASHMAN FOR THEIR SERVICE. ON THE CITY COUNCIL. YOU PUT IN LONG HOURS
AND YOU GAVE UP A LOT TO BE ON THE CITY COUNCIL. IT'S VERY APPRECIATED. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, COUNCIL STAFF, CITY STAFF FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE TRYING TO DO TO HELP SUPPORT AND PROTECT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES.
SEVERAL OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING AND THAT Y VOTED ON DO THAT. AND I THINK IT RAIS THE QUESTION OF ARE WE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT THOSE COMMUNITIES? CAN WE DO MORE TO MEET THE PRESENT MOMENT AND RISE TO THE OCCASION?
THESE AMENDMENTS BEGIN TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION BUT WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT MORE TO DO. EVERY TIME THE CITY STANDS WITH CITIZENS TO RESIST THE DETENTION, THE STRONG ARM TACTICS AND VIOLATIONS, THE WHOLESALE VIOLATIONS OF OUR
CIVIL RIGHTS, IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. JUST TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THOSE AMENDMENTS, 9 AND 10 BOOSTING THE STAFF CAPACITY FOR IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES IN THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. THAT'S A GOOD FIRST STEP. AS OUR FRIENDS AT
CTUL HAVE POINTED OUT, FULLY FUNDING LABOR STANDARDS CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. AND THOSE WORKERS HELP MAKE OUR COMMERCIAL QUARTERS LIKE LAKE STREET VIBRANT. THE STREET VENDOR GRANT
AND COMPLIANCE PROGRAM IS ALSO ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF CREATING MORE PATHWAYS FOR FOLKS TO BUILD WEALTH AND TO BE SUCCESSFUL HERE. I DON'T HAVE TIME TO COMPLIMENT COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN ON THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OR
VACANT RETAIL, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING WE HOPE CAN BE EXTENDED TO UPTOWN. CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS FOR THE 8TH STREET AND THRIVE. THESE ARE GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP CAROLYN DAHL FOLLOWED
BY LANE BROWN. >> HELLO. I WILL BE READING A STATEMENT FROM TAYLOR HITMAN WHO IS UNABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS TAYLOR HEIGHTMAN AND I CURRENTLY WORK IN WARD 5. I HAVE
A LONG HISTORY OF WORKING IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IN MINNEAPOLIS. MOST RECENTLY WARDS 10 AND 13. I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED FULL AND PERMANENT FUNDING FOR THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.EVERAL YEARS AGO I WORKED AT A RESTAURANT WHERE PAYCHECKS BOUNCED NEARLY EVERY PAY PERIOD.
AND THE ODD TIMES THEY DIDN'T, CHECKS WERE SHORT. WE WERE OWED WHEN WE CALLED OUR BOSS OUT. MY COWORKERS AND I FELT WE HAD NO RECOURSE. EVEN THOUGH WE GOT PAID AFTER WE CALLED OUR BOSS
OUT, THIS STILL HAD MATERIAL PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS LIKE MISSED RENT PAYMENTS AND INABILITY TO BUY NECESSITIES AND ISSUES WITH MY BANK BECAUSE I WAS THE ONE LOOKING SUSPECT FOR ISSUING BAD CHECKS. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT CTUL
AT THE TIME BUT I WISH I HAD BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE SET US UP FOR SUCCESS. WE WOULD HAVE LEARNED THAT YES, IT IS OUR RIGHT TO BE PAID ON TIME. THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE AS A WHITE
ENGLISH SPEAKING WOMAN. TODAY, MY NON-WHITE ESL OR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PEERS ARE AT RISK OF BEING TAKEN FROM THE STREET JUST BECAUSE THEY LOOK A CERTAIN WAY. I THANK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TODAY FOR UNANIMOUSLY VOTING TO FULLY FUND THIS PGRAM FOR
2026. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT A UNANIMOUS VOTE IS SIGNIFICANT. DEMONSTRATES THAT THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL ISSUE BUT RATHER, A HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE. EVERY SINGLE WORKER IN MINNEAPOLIS DESERVES TO HAVE A VOICE AND THE TOOLS TO DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP WE WILL HAVE NUMBER 8, LANE BROWN, FOLLOWED BY 9, SATISH DESAI. >> MEMBERS OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TODAY TO HEAR
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, MEMBERS OF WARD 8 AND 9, ESPECIALLY. I'M PROUD THAT SOUTHSIDE IS REAL STRONG IN THE ROOM TONIGHT. I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE CENTRAL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. MY NAME IS LANE BROWN AND I'M THE
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AT SOME POINT THIS EVENING, YOU'LL BE JOINED BY MY CO-DIRECTOR W WILL ECHO SIMILAR STATEMENT TO MINE. WE'RE HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF A SHARED COMMITMENT THAT WE KNOW US AS NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS SHARE, AND YOU AS
CITY OFFICIALS AND AS CITY STAFF SHARE AS WELL. WE'RE HERE BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER WITH OUR NEIGHBORS MATTERS. WE BELIEVE IN COMMUNITY CONTROLLED FUNDING OF THE EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT FUND, AND ARESKING Y'ALL TO FIND
DOLLARS THAT CAN GO INSIDE HERE AND SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD-LED INITIATIVES THAT COULD RESPOND TO THINGS SUC AS IMMIGRATION RAIDS, HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITIES, HOMELESSNE. MAYBE EVEN NEIGHBORS THAT NEED THEIR HOUSES REPAIRED. ALL OF THESE THINGS WE'VE HEARD FROM OUR
COMMUNITIES, WHICH IS WHY WE KNOW WE'RE NEEDED. I'LL ADD THAT OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES, OUR ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAVE BENEFITED GREATLY FROM THINGS LIKE THE NRP
ANBEYOND. WHAT I'M HOPING IS THAT CITY STAFF, ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL UNDERSTAND, AGAIN, THAT LOCAL PROBLEMS REQUIRE LOCAL SOLUTIONS. NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO ABANDON THE LONG-TERM SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED ORGANIZING. AND I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST ON
Y'ALL. WE'LL BE ASKING THE SAME OF HENNEPIN COUNTY, OF THE PARK BOARD, OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND BEYOND. BECAUSE WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER. ALL OF US. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE
NUMB 9, SATISH, FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 10, LASHELL.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SATISH DESAI, I'M A RESIDENT OF WARD 8. I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN FAVOR AND IN SUPPORT OF THE EAST PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTE AND THEIR
VISION OF INDOOR URBAN FARM AND COMMUNITY SOLAR GARN AND COMMUNITY HUB. I'M NOT SURE IF TH IS AN ACTUAL LINE IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR. BUT IT CERTAINLY HAS BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS. IT WOULD INCREASE
THE CITY'S TAX BASE. SO DECREASING THE PRESSURE ON PROPERTY OWNERS AND PROPERTY TAXES. IT WOULD ALSO BE A SOURCE OF ECONOMIC VITALITY TO AN UNDER PRIVILEGED NEIGHBORHOOD,
REDUCING THE PRESSURE ON CITY SERVICES. SO IT WOULD BE HELPI ON THE REVENUE SIDE AND HELPING ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE. SO I'M URGING YOU ALL TO DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN TO HELP MAKE THIS REALLY INSPIRING VISION A REALITY. THANK YOU FOR TAKING
THE TIME TO LISTEN TO ME. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP NUMBER 10, LASHELL CUNNINGHAM, FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
FIVE SPEAKSERS. WELCOME. >> THA LASHELL CUNNINGHAM, A BUSINESS OWNER AND PROPERTY OWNER AT 38th AND CHICAGO, AS WELL AS A MEMBER OF THE 38th AND CHICAGO MEMBERS COALITION. I'M HERE TONIGHT IN
THE MIDDLE OF A BLIZZARD WITH ALL OF YOU BECAUSE THE FUTURE OF THIS CORRIDOR DEPENDS ONLINING THE CITY'S BUDGET WITH THE PROPERTIES ALREADY SETN THE 38TH AND THRIVE PLAN. THE THRIVE PLAN NAMES T VISION. THE
SUPPORT PLAN THAT THE BUSINESSES PUT TOGETHER PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR HOW TO IMPLEMENT IT. TOGETHER, THEY CALL FOR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS DIGNIFIED FOR ECONOMIC TOOLS THAT KEEP SMALL BUSINESSES ALIVE, FOR CULTURAL PROGRAM THAT RESTORES
COMMUNITY IDENTITY, AND MEMORIAL SPACES THAT HONOR HISTORY WITHOUT HARMING THE PEOPLE THAT STILLIVE AND WORK HERE. RIGHT NOW THE CITY IS PREPARING TO SPEND MILLIONS ONONCRETE AND CONSTRUCTION AT OUR INTERSECTION. BUT WITHOUT PARALLEL INVESTMENT, WHEN PUBLIC
DOLLARS IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT BUT IGNORE THE ECONOMIC NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE ALREADY HERE, IT DOESN'T CREATE REVITALIZATION, IT CREATES VULNERABILITY. THAT IS HOW DISPLACEMENT BEGINS. WHEN COMMUNITIES ARE PUSHED OUT THROUGH DISINVESTMENT, RISING
COSTS AND DECISIONS THAT LOOK NEUTRAL ON PAPER BUT LD HARD IN REAL LIFE. THIS CORRIDOR IS NOT IMPROVED FO SOMEONE ELSE BUT STRENGTHENED FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE. WE WERE PROPOSED FOR A MALL THAT ENDANGERS EMERGENCY
ACCESS, HARMS BUSINESS VIABILITY, AND A NEIGHBORHOOD ALREADY ASKED TO CARRY TOO MUCH. A FLEXIBLE OPEN DESIGN IS THE ONLY OPTION THAT SUPPORTS ECONOMIC LIFE. 38TH AND SHAI IS NOT JUST WHERE TRAGEDY OCCURRED,
IT'S WHERE PEOPLE GET UP EVERY DAY TO WORK, CREATE, SERVE AND LIVE. UNIFYING BY ORGANIZING, PLANNING AND BY AYING. AND WE NEED THE CITY TO MEET US WITH ALIGNMENT IN THAT INVESTMENT. SUPPORT THE THRIVE BUDGET. PARTNER WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
STILL HERE AND LET'S HONOR THE PAST TOGETHER. THANK YOU. >> NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP NUMBER 11, HARANNIA MATA. FOLLOWED BY 12, MYLISHA SMITH.
>> ( SPEAKING SPANISH ) >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS HARANNIA MATA AND I'M WITH CTUL. I WORK FOR CTUL. >> ( SPEAKING SPANISH ) >> SO I'M GOING TO READ A
TESTIMONY TONIGHT FOR ANTONIO. HE COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY BECAUSE OF THE STORM BECAUSE HE HAS TO CATCH A LOT OF BUSES TO ALIVE.
>> ( SPEAKING SPANISH ) >> MY NAME IS ANTONIO AND I WORKED IN THE PLACES BETWEEN MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT PAUL. I
WORKED AT JOBS WHERE I W UNFAIRLY LET GO AND COULD NOT TAKE PAID SICK TIME BECAUSE I DIDN'T QUALIFY.
>> ( SPEAKING SPANISH ) >> I'V BEEN ROBBED OF MY WAGES MANY TIMES, AND WITH T SUPPORT
OF CTUL I'VE BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER SOME OF THOSE WAGES. I WORKED ALMOST A WEEK BECAUSE OF SICK, BUT I WAS UNAWARE OF THE SICK TIME LAW AND I WAS FIRED FOR GETTING SICK.
>> ( SPEAKING SPANISH ) >> I'M GIVING TESTIMONY HERE TODAY BECAUSE MANY WORKERS ARE
NOT INFORMED BY THEIR EMPLOYERS ABOUT THIS RIGHT. AND THAT IS WHY THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM IS VITAL. SOME BOSSES AT OUR JOBS ARE NOT COMPLYING WITH THE LAW AND THEY'RE NOT GIVING WORKERS THE NECESSARY INFORMATION THAT WE NEED T STAND UP FOR OURSELVES.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS VERY COMMON. >> ( SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> BUT NOW, THANKS TO CTUL, I AM INFORMED ABOUT MY RIGHT TO EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME. HOWEVER, WE STILL NEED TO FOCUS ON ENSURING THAT THE LAW IS ENFORCED. BECAUSE EVEN WITH THIS LAW, THERE'S STILL MANY WORKE THAT HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING
OUR SICK AND SAFE TIME HOURS.
>> ( SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> SO THAT'S WHY THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE WITH TRAINING ON OUR RIGHTS AND ABOUT SK AND SAFE TIME, MORE WORKERS CAN BE INFORMED. THEREFORE, I THANK YOU FOR VOTING TO RESTORE THE CO-ENFORCEMENT FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM AND THAT HOPEFULLY NEXT
YEAR, WE WILL NOT NEED TO COME BACK TO CONTINUE ASKING AND NAMING WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT. WORKERS NEED THIS PROGRAM TO HAVE FULL AND PERMANENT FUNDING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE NUMBER 12, MYLISHA SMITH,
FOLLOWEDY 13, HOWARD DOTSON. >> GOOD DAY, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MYLISHA SMITH, I AM PART OF THE CO-CHAIR AT THE COMMUNITY VISION AND COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT AND I'M GOING TO KEEP
IT BRIEF. I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO IMPLEMENT SUPPORT TO SUPPORT THE FOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS SURROUNDING THE 38TH CORRIDOR. I AM EOURAGING YOU TO SUPPORT THE 38TH STREET
BUSINESS SUPPORT PLAN. I AM ENCOURAGING YOU TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY STREET PL. I AM ENCOURAGING YOU TO SUPPORT THE 38TH STREET THRIVE BUDGET AMENDMENT. I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO SUPPORT THE SALE OF THE ROOF
DEPOT TO EPNI. I AM ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE ICE AND CITY SEPARATION ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE WILL HAVE NUMBER 13, HOWARD DOTSON,
FOLLOWED BY 14, JANE LANSING. >> EVENING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I RETURNED FROM UKRAINE LAST NIGHT SO I'M A LITTLE JET LAGGED SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. I ASKED YOU TO CONSIDER FUNDING TO TRACT THE
FROSTBITE INJURIES. BEFORE WINTER, I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THE GREEN AND BLUE LIGHT TO RUN WHEN THE SHELTERS ARE FULL. I COMMEND THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR OVERDOSE DROP. INCREASING DEPUTY
OFFICERS, INCREASE YOUR PAL PROGRAMS, REPLICATE WHAT NORTH HIGH IS DOING REACHING OUR YOUTH. WE NEED MORE LOW BARRIER SHELTER BEDS AND LESS ENCAMPMENT CLEARINGS. WE NEED TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR CRIME VICTIM
FAMILIES. FOR MULTIPLE YEARS, I'VE BEEN ASKIN LA CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM MODEL TO BE REPLICATED IN MINNEAPOLI SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWO HOURS FOR THE RED CROSS. I'VE HEARD IT TAKES TWO HOURS FOR BCR TO RESPOND SOMETIMES. WE'VE GOT TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR CRIME VICTIM
FAMILIES. BUT THE THING I WANT TO LIFT UP TONIGHT THE MOST, YOUR MORATORIUM ON SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIPS. THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS NO RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY IN UKRAINE. HERSON IS ON THE FRONT LINE OF THE COLD
WAR. THE BERLIN WALL IS IN BETWEEN OCCUPIED AND LIBERATED UKRAINE. THE MAYOR'S FAMILY PARISHED IN THE HOLOCAUST IN UKRAINE. PLEASE LIFTOUR MORATORIUM SO WE CAN HAVE A SISTER CITY IN UKRAINE. AND
ANYONE ON THIS COUNCIL WANTS TO GO TO UKRAINE, I WILL LEAD YOU ON A DELEGATION VISIT TO LIFT UP. THANK YOU. THE HEART OF UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY OF MINNESOTA. WE CAN SEND A MESSAG
HAVING A SISTER CITY IN UKINE. FUNDING YOUR SISTER CITY PROGRAM TO HAVE THAT CITY RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU, HOWARD. NEXT, WE WILL HAVE NUMBER 14, JANE LANSING, FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 15, USRED MOHAMMED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JANE LANSING. I CHAIR THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MINNEAPOLIS REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. AS MY COLLEAGUE SUSAN ALSO A MEMBER. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CITY'S SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES
WORK GROUP. WE ARE HERE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR VOTE ON AMENDMENT 7 AND FUND THE $5.5 MILLION PUBC SAFETY WELLNESS AND TRAINING CENTER. I LISTENED TO YOUR DISCUSSIONS ON THIS AMENDMENT AND HEARD YOUR CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT PROCEDURAL STEPS AND THE MDHR
AND ELEFA ROLE AND AUTHORITY. I APPRECIATE YOUR DILIGENCE ON OUR BEHALF OF THIS TOUGH BUDGET ENVIRONMENT. BUT PLEASE STEP BACK WITH ME. MINNEAPOLIS IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS IN PUBLIC SAFETY. WE HAVE A YELLOW BRICK
ROAD TO POLICE REFORM IN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. AND YOU ALL UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED IT. YOU NEED TO SUPPORT THE WORK TO EXECUTE IT. THE BIG PILLARS OF THAT WORK ARE TRAINING AND INFRASTRUCTURE. NO THIRD PARTY IS GOING TO TELL YOU YOU NEED A
TRAINING CENTER. BUT OUR FACILITIES ARE INADEQUATE. TO THINK THAT EDINA OR BLOOMINGTON ARE GOING TO HAVE -- SUPPORT BEST PRACTICES AND POLICING, WHICH IS WHEN MPD I DEVELOPING.
DELAY -- ALL THESE NEW POLICIES, WHICH IS A CRITICAL STEP IN CULTURE CHANGE. WE ALSO BELIEVE DELAY WILL DELAY THE COMPLETION OF THE SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT. DELAYING IS EVEN MORE COSTLY IN THE LONG RUN. PLEASE CONTINUE WITH YOUR DILIGENCE. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER JEFFREY'S SAID YESTERDAY -- PLEASE VOTE TO REINSTATE THE CAPITAL FOR THE
TRAINING CENTER TO BE A THRIVING COMMUNITY, WE FIRST NEED TO BE A SAFE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. NICKS -- NEXT, WE WILL HAVE 15. 16 IS ANDRES. 17,
ACE RICE. 18, ANNA. 19, McKAYLA, AND 20, JAY. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WANT TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE RECENT INCIDENTS TARGETING OUR
IMMIGRANT BUSINESSES AND MOSQUES. WE'RE EXPERIENCING AN UPTICK IN HATE CRIMES, VANDALISM, THREATS, AND POSSIBLY ANOTHER ARSON INCIDENT AGAINST A MOSQUE, POSSIBLY. THERE'S NO SURPRISE WHY. THESE INCIDENTS POINT TO THE URGENCY WE FACE.
MINNEAPOLIS HAS SLIPPED INTO A STATE OF CRISIS. PERHAPS THE MOST SEVERE SINCE SPRING OF 2020. THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE FEAR, EMOTIONAL TRAUMA, AND DAMAGE OUR COMMUNITIES ARE EXPERIENCING EVEN THIS VERY MOMENT AS WE HEARD SOME OF THE
INCIDENTS HAPPENING IN CEDAR RIVERSIDE, ARE STEMMING FROM INSTITUTIONAL PREJUDICE AND HATE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. THIS IS WHY WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE AMENDMENTS THAT BOOST STAFF CAPACITY TO SUPPORT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE RECEIVING SUBPOENAS. I WANT TO SAY I'VE
PROBABLY GOT OVER 20 CALLS OVER THE LAST NIGHT. AND MANY BUSINESSES IN OUR CULTURAL MALLS ARE BEING FORCED TO CLOSES OR FEELING LIKE THEY ARE FORCED TO CLOSE EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T HAVE TO. MANY BUSINESSES AND
FAMILI ARE LIVING IN FEAR. BUT THE QUESTIONS WE MUST ASK OURSELVES IS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DOING EVERYTHING IT CAN TO HELP OUR BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES. PROVIDING RESOURCES, EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT WHEN OUR NEIGHBORS NEED US THE
MOST. LET'S MAKE SURE THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION WILL ALWAYS BE YES. THANK YOU. >> NEXT, WE WILL ALL WELCOME UP 16, ANDRES, FOLLOWED BY 17, ACE RICE.
>> HI, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ANDRES. I AM AN ORGANIZER WITH UNIDOS MINNESOTA. INCREASING THE FRANCHISE FEE. A
LOT OF US NEED WEATHERIZATION PROGRAMS TO HELP US LIVING COMFORTABLE AND AFFORDABLE HOMES. AND PART OF THAT IS THROUGH MAKING SURE THAT THE BIG POLLUTERS CONTRIBUTE THEIR FAIR
SHARE IN WHAT FUNDS THIS CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION. ROUGHLY THERE WAS ABOUT 200,000 HOUSES IN MINNEAPOLIS THAT WERE TRANSITIONING OR RETROFITTING ABOUT 1,000 HOUSES A YEAR. THAT'S ABOUT 200 YEARS. THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. I NEED THAT TO BE A
LITTLE BIT FASTER. I WANT TO HAVE A FUTURE WHERE WE CAN LIVE AND THRIVE. AND MINNEAPOLIS IS THAT MODEL WHERE AT THAT -- WE HAVE THE POLICIES. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO. AND IT NEEDS
TO PASS. THANK YOU. >> NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP 17, ACE RICE, FOLLOWED BY 18, ANNA. >> COOL. THANK YOU. ACE RICE. I'M OWNER OF BUSINESS BORN IN WARD 8 IN THE CENTRAL
NEIGHBORHOOD. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR PASSING I THINK WHICH IS THE FIRST STEPS IN MINNEAPOLIS 38TH STREET THRIVE PLAN. I THINK YESTERDAY OR THIS MORNING OR SO. SO ONE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
LENDING MY VOICE TO ENCOURAGE SUPPORT OF THE 38TH STREET THRIVE BUDGET AMENDMENT AS WELL AS THE 38TH STREET BUSINESS SUPPORT PLAN. I THINK BOTH OF THESE THINGS WORK TOGETHER LIKE LEGO'S. WE'RE KIND OF THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. THE BUSINESSES
THERE THAT NOT ONLY REPRESENT THE BUSINESSES BUT THE RESIDENTS AS WELL. I THINK IT'S GREAT TO WORK TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY. I'D ALSO LIKE TO LEND MY SUPPORT TO OBVIOUSLY -- INCREASING FUNDING FOR NEIGHBORHOOD
ORGANIZATIONS. ONE LAST THING I WOULD CALL OUT AS WE GO INTO YEAR 2026, I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR 38TH STREET THRIVE. BUT IF THERE'S ANY OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH THE CITY SUCH AS THOSE THAT COME THROUGH THE ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAM OR THE
SAFETY, PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY, ANY WAY THAT WE CAN FUNNEL SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS INTO THE 38TH AND CHICAGO AREA. I KNOW A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WERE GRANTS AND THEIKE WERE NOT ELIGIBLE ON 38TH STREET AND CHICAGO AREA. I APPRECIATE
YOU GUYS FOR FUNDING. WHAT YOU DID FOR THE BEGINNING OF 2026. AGAIN, I ENCOURAGE ANY WAY TO SEND OR ALLOCATE RESOURCES OR PROGRAMS THAT YOU HAVE COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE IN 2026. THANK
YOU. >> 18, ANNA, FOLLOWED BY 19, McKAYLA. >> HI. MY NAME IS AA AND I LIVE IN WARD 8 IN CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I'M ON THE CAN DO BOARD. DURING THIS DIFFICULT
TIME I WANT TO SAY TO YOU, OUR ELECTED CITY COUNCIL, AND TO MY NEIGHBORS WHO ARE LISTENING, AS THESE DECISIONS ARE MADE, LET US NOT GIVE WAY TO THE IDEA THAT RESOURCES ARE SCARCE THAT WOULD CAUSE US TO ONLY LOOK OUT FOR OURSELVES OR ACT OUT OF FEAR OR
POWER. RATHER, LET US REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ALL CONNECTED IN COMMUNITY ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS, AND THAT WHAT HAPPENS TO ONE PART AFFECTS US ALL. NO ONE IS FLOURISHING IN EVERYONE IS NOT FLOURISHING. AND FOR THAT, I
CITE THE SACRED TEXTS OF MY OWN FAITH AS WELL AS THOSE OF THE MANY FAITHS AND SPIRITUALITIES OF MY NEIGHBORS. MANY PAST AND CURRENT LEADERS AND THE WISDOM OF OUR COMMUNITY'S EXPERIENCE.
LET US NOT B FROZEN BY FEAR, BY POWER, OR BY THIS COLD WEATHER. I HOPE YOU SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS, THE COMMUNITY STREETS PLAN, THE 38TH STREET THRIVE, AND 38TH AND CHI BUSINESS SUPPORT PLAN. THE SALE
OF THE ROUTE DEPOT TO DPNI. AND OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE NOT FLOURISHING BECAUSE THE PRESENCE OF ICE ON OUR BLOCKS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I CALL US ALL TO ACT STLY, TO LOVE KINDNESS, AND TO WALK HUMBLY AS THESE
DECISIONS ARE MADE. THANK YOU. >> NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP 19, McKAYLA. FOLLOWED BY 20, JAY.
>> HELLO. I AM McKELA, I'M THE COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CAN DO. THIS IS JASMINE ALLEN, AND SHE IS VERY PROUD TO BE HERE TODAY. I AM ASKING FOR TO SUPPORT OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS WITH A SPECIFICALLY TOUGH AN INCREASE IN OUR EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT FUNDING. NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS ARE CRUCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE, FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. AND THEY ARE
ALSO TRAINING GROUNDS FOR CITY LEADERS, FOR STAFF, FOR COUNTY LEADERS, AND BEYOND. IT HAS BEEN A VERY, VERY EFFECTIVE WAY OF TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF OUR COMMUNITY'S LEADERS. WE ARE REACHING A TIPPING POINT WHERE
WE ARE LOSING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IS CRUCIAL FOR WHAT IS AHEAD OF US RIGHT NOW. CUTTING NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDS WHILE FEDERAL AGENTS ARE RUNNING THROUGH OUR STREETS IS FRANKLY, JUST DANGEROUS. OUR POWER LIES IN OUR PEOPLE. THIS IS URGENT.
THE CITY NEEDS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS NEED YOU RIGHT NOW TO SUPPORT ALL OF US OR NONE OF US. THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP, I WILL WELCOME JAY.
AND THENEXT FIVE SPEAKERS ARE GOING TO BE 21, LUKE SNYDER. 22, JUSTIN TAYLOR. 23, PATTY TORRES. 24, BRIDGETTE STEWART. 25,
ERNESTO DOMINGUEZ. 20, JAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JAY, I AM HERE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE PHILLIPS WEST NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION. I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO INCREASE THE FUNDING.
NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT FUND -- HISTORICALLY LEFT BEHIND MY OUR CITY. SINCE 2020, NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDING HAS STAYED STAGNANT, NOT BEING ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION, OR TAKEN IN CONSIDERATION THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR CITY. SIGNIFICANT AND COMMUNITY
PROGRAMS HERE IN THE CITY. WE ARE CULTURE KEEPERS. WE ARE COMMUNITY GARDENS. WE ARE RENTERS RIGHTS TRAINING PROGRAMS. WE BUILD COMMUNITY LEADERS. WE ADVOCATE FOR RACIAL JUSTIC WE SUPPORT MANY OTHER INITIATIVES THAT ARE HERE TODAY,
INCLUDING THE 38TH AND CHICAGO BUSINESS SUPPORT PLAN, EAST PHILLIPS INSTITUTE, RAPID RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS LIKE ICE ACTIVITIES. NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS ALSO ASSIST THE CITY AND THE COUNT IN
THEIR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS THE CASE WITH THE NEW NICOLLET REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WE FACILITATE GRANTS FOR THE CITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO UPGRADE THEIR BUILDINGS. WE IMPLEMENT CITY PRECTS LIKE THE COMMUNITY SNOW
SHOVELING INITIATIVE. MOST NEIGHBORHOOD ORGIZATIONS TODAY OPERATE WITH A PROMISED ANNUAL BUDGET OF LESS THAN $100,000 A YEAR. IMAGINE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE COULD DO WITH PROPER FUNDING. NOW MORE THAN EVER IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE INVEST IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. NEIGHBORHOOD
ORGANIZATIONS ARE A VOICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN A TIME WHERE WE ARE FEELING SILENCED AND MORE POWERLESS THAN EVER BEFORE. IF WE TRULY CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITIES, I BELIEVE IT IS CRITAL THAT WE PUT OUR RESOURCES TOWARDS FUNDING THEM AND LISTENING TO THEM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP 21, LUKE SNYDER. >> EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS LUKE SNYDER AND I LIVE
IN WARD 8 IN THE CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I'M CONNECTED AND INVOLVED WITH THE CENTRAL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION CAN DO. AND I'M HE TO URGE YOU TO SUPPORT AN INCREASE OF FUNDING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT
FUND. AS YOU JUST HEARD ANOTHER NEIGHBOR SHARE OUT. AND WHY DO I BELIEVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION DESERVE MORE FUNDING? THAT'S BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT THE CITY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE NOT PROVIDING. AND PUT IT SIMPLY, MY NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION MAKES
A DIFFERENCE IN MY NEIGHBOR'S LIVES AND IN MY LIFE. ONE OF THE FIRST AND MOST MEANINGFUL INTERACTIONS I HAD WITH MY NEIGHBORS WHEN MOVING HERE NINE YEARS AGO WAS ORGANIZING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL NIGHT OUT. GUESS WHO WAS THERE TO BRING IT ALL
TOGETHER? IT WAS MY NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION. THEY PROVIDED SUPPORT, CONNECTION, AND FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS I'VE LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I'VE CONTINUED TO SHOW UP TO BRING US TOGETHER FOR MEANINGFUL INTERACTION AND ENGAGEMENT. HAVING THESE MOMENTS OF COMMUNITY ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR ESTABLISHING TRUST BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE A LOT OF
FEAR IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE DIDN'T NEED TO KNOW WHO WE CAN TURN TO. SO MY STORY IS JUST ONE OF MANY IN THE CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE ARE SO MANY LIVES IMPACTED BY CAN DO'S
MISSION. ACTIVATE LEADERS, MOBILIZE COLLECTIVE POWER THROUGH ANTI-RACIST ORGANIZING, FOOD LIBERATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. BEYOND BLOCK PARTIES, CAN DO HAS TAKEN ME MUCH DEEPER IN MY OWN JOURNEY IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT MEANS TO SHOW UP IN COMMUNITY AND WORK
FOR EQUITY. WHEN I ATTENDED A WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY CAN DO, IT HELPED ME UNDERSTAND RACISM AS RACE PREJUDICE PLUS POWER. I URGE YOU TO INCREASE THE FUNDING
THROUGH THE EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT FUND BECAUSE THEY'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL HAVE NUMBER 22, JUSTIN TAYLOR, FOLLOWED BY 23, PATTY TORRES. >> HI. MY NAME IS JUSTIN TAYLOR.
I'M WITH WARD 3, I BELIEVE. MARCI HOLMES. A LITTLE BACKGROUND. I'M HERE WITH ROCK MINNESOTA. I FIRST GOT INVOLVED WITHOCK MINNESOTA -- THEY TOLD ME ABOUT SOME TRAINING THEY WERE
OFFERING REGARDING WORKER'S RIGHTS WHICH FOCUSED ON RESTAURANT WORKERS IN PARTICULAR AND WONDERED IF I WAS INTERESTED. I INITIALLY DECLINED. BUT I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO BE OFFERED A RIDE
THERE AND BACK. I WENT THREE TIMES IN TOTAL DUE TO BOTH LEARNING AND HAVING A LOTF FUN DOING IT. I DID LEARN A LOT OF USEFUL INFORMATION THAT'S COME UP OR THE YEARS. AND AS A BONUS, I FEEL IT HAS HELPED ME BE MORE CONFIDENT AND MORE
RELAXED IN MY WORKPLACE. INFORMATION I AM GLAD TO HAVE THANKS TO ROCK MINNESOTA. I AM HERE, HOWEVER, THE BEST EXAMPLE I HAVE FOR HOW ROCK MINNESOTA HAS DIRECTLY MADE AN IMPACT FOR MYSELF AND SEVERAL OF MY COWORKERS IS IN REGARDS TO THE
SICK PAY LAW. AFTER A RECENT CATCH-UP MEETI I HAD WITH ROCK MINNESOTA WHERE THEY REACHED OUT FIND OUT HOW I WAS DOING, THE SICK PAY -- IT IS BOTH
MANDATORY, AND MUCH T MY CHAGRIN, NOT SOMETHING OFFERED AT MY JOB. IT STARTED WITH SIMPLE CONVERSATION EXPLAINING THE LAW AND WOULD ESCALATE FROM
THERE. THE NEXT DAY I TALKED TO THE OWNER ABOUT THE SITUATION. THANKS TO SOME INTERNET LINKS SHARED WITH ME, I WAS ABLE TO POINT OUT THEELEVANT INFORMATION LAWS NECESSARY TO PROVE IT WAS NON-NEGOTIABLE. THE
OWNER AGREED TO INCLUDE ANY SICK PAY AND BACK PAY. ESSENTIALLY, I'M JUST HERE TO IMPLORE THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE RESTORE THE CO-ENFORCEMENT FUNDS. >> THANK YOU, JUSTIN. >> HELP THEM DO THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE. THEY HAVE HELPED ME AND MY COWORKERS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JUSTIN. NEXT UP, 23, PATTY TORRES. FOLLOWED BY 24, BRIDGETTE STEWART. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS PATTY, AND I AM A RESTAURANT WORKER. A FEW MONTHS AGO I CONNECTED WITH ROCK MINNESOTA. THIS HAS TRANSFERRED MY WORK AND MY PERSONAL LIFE. THROUGH ROCK, I LEARNED ABOUT MY
LABOR RIGHTS AND UNDERSTOOD THAT WE ALL HAVE RIGHTS REGARDLESS OF OUR IMMIGRATION STATUS. I ALSO LEARNED THAT WHEN WORKERS ORGANIZE, WE CAN DEMAND RESPECT AND DIGNI IN OUR WORK PLACES. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I
HAVE LEARNED IS HOW TO FACE WHAT MANY IMMIGRANTS DEEPLY FEAR THE PRESENCE OF ICE OR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. ROCK HAS HELPEDO PROTECT OURSELVES AND HELPED TO
ORGANIZE BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY IN OUR WORKPLACES WHERE WE FACE VNERABILITY EVERY DAY. ROCK HAS GIVEN ME SUPPORT, GUIDANCE. THEY HAVE LISTENED TO ME AND MADE ME FEEL
THAT I AM NOT ALONE. AS A MIGRANT, I LEFT MY COUNTRY OUT OF FEAR, SEARCHING FOR PEACE, ONLY TO FIND NEW CHALLENGES HERE. BUT ROCK HAS BEEN THERE SUPPORTING MANY US OF WHO LIKE
ME LIVE WITH FEAR A UNCERTAINTY. THOUSANDS OF WORKERS DON'T SPEAK UP BECAUSE OF FEAR, NECESSITY, OR SIMPLY NOT KNOWING OUR RIGHTS. AND THAT
IS WHERE ROCK PUSHES US TO ORGANIZE AND RAISE OUR VOICES EVEN WE ARE AFRAID. FOR THIS, I AM GRATEFUL F THE WORK IN MINNESOTA, AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK THE COUNCIL TO CO-ENFORCEMENT FUNDING. DEFEND OUR RIGHTS AND OUR DIGNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> NEXT UP, WE WILL HAVE NUMBER
24, BRIDGETTE STEWART. FOLLOWED BY 25, ERNESTO DOMINGUEZ. >> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM ASKING WHEN YOU TAKE TIME OUT ON THURSDAY TO REFLECT ON 38TH AND CHICAGO RRIDOR, I ASK THAT YOU TAKE
INTO CONSIDERATION A PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT PROGRAM THAT IS DEFERRED FOR THE BUSINESSES ON 38TH AND CHICAGO IN EITHER THE FORM OF A TEMPORARY REDUCTION OF PROPERTY TAXES OR ELIMINATION OR AT LEAST A DELAY OF 46 YEARS.
ONE YEAR FOR EVERY YEAR THAT GEORGE FLOYD WAS LIVING HIS LIFE. I ASK THIS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SUFFERED FOR FIVE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER HIS LIFE WAS TAKEN. WE ARE YOUR
NEIGHBORS. WE ARE YOUR CONSTITUEN. AS I OFTEN SAY, AS WE SAY AT AGAPE MOVEMENT, IT'S TIME FOR US TO PUT THE NEIGHBOR BACK IN THE HOOD. IT'S TIME FOR US TO UPLIFT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S TIME FOR US TO START MOVING FORWARD. IT'S TIME FOR US TO SHOW UP AND SHOW OUT BECAUSE THE
WORLD IS STILL LOOKING AT US. THERE ARE MANY DAYS, MANY HOURS THROUGHOUT THE DAY THAT WE HAVE TO ENTERTAIN, AND YES I'M USING THE WORD "ENTERTAIN" BECAUSE PEOPLE COME IN AND SPECTATE ON OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF WHAT
TOOK PLACE. I ASK THAT YOU GUYS REFLECT ON THE TRAGEDY THAT WE'RE STILL LIVING INSIDE OF BECAUSE IT'S STILL THERE EVERY DAY THAT WE LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY AT THE CORRIDOR OF 38TH AND CHICAGO. IF YOU NOTICED, I DO
NOT CALL IT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. BECAUSE GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE DOES NOT REFLECT THE HEART OF THAT CORRIDOR FROM CEDAR TO NICOLLET. WHAT REFLECTS IS THE BLACK BUSINESS CORRIDOR THAT IS
HISTORICAL THAT IS WRITTEN INSIDE THAT 38TH STREET ALIVE PROGRA AND I ASK THAT YOU BRING THAT BACK INTO THE FOLD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> NEXT UP, WE WILL WELCOME 25, ERNESTO. AND NEXT SPEAKERS ARE
26, WILLIAM ULRICH. 27, MELINDA. 28, OCTAVIO. 25, ERNESTO. >> ( SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> HELLO, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ERNESTO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US TIME TO LISTEN TO THIS EVENING. >> ( SPEAKING SPANISH ) >> I AM A WORKER AND A MEMBER OF
CTUL AND I'M HERE TO RAISE UP MY VOICE TO SAY, YES, WE NEED AN END TO WAGE THEFT. >> ( SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> AND I'M HERE TO TELL MY STORY TONIGHT ABOUT WAGE THEFT THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME IN THE STATE AND MANY OTHERS. UNFORTUNATELY, WAGE THEFT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE FOR THOSE OF US WHO WORK IN A NON-UNION CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
>> ( SPEAKING SNISH ) >> SO I'M GOING TO SHARE MY WAGE THEFT STORY. SO I CAME TO A
VERBAL AGREEMENT WITH MY BOSS ABOUT PAY. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE NEVER WROTE IT DOWN IN A CONTRACT AND IT STAYED AS A VERBAL AGREEMENT. I WAS CONTRACTED TO WORK ON SOME APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. BUTUNFORTUNATELY, HE NEVER PAID ME THE $8,000 THAT
WE AGREED TO FOR MY WORK.
>> ( SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO RECOVER MY WAGES BEFORE MY BOSS FLED TO ANOTHER STATE BEFORE I COULD GO TO CTUL. FORTUNATELY NOW, I DO KNOW I CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT MY RIGHTS AND WHAT I CAN DO TO STAND UP FOR MYSELF WITH THE SUPPORT OF CTUL.
I KNOW I NEED TO HAVE A WRITTEN CONTRACT NOW AND NOT JUST A VERBAL AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT MYSELF. I'VE ALSO BECOME VY INVOLVED IN THE WORK AS A CONSTRUCTION WORKER TO BE ABLE TO EDUCATE MYSELF AND ALSOY COWORKERS ABOUT OUR RIGHTS AND HOW WE CAN GET INVOLVED. SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE
LAST MINUTE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET OUR WAGES PAID. >> ( SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CHOOSING TO FULLY FUND THIS PROGRAM FOR 2026. THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM IS VITAL LIKE FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS LIKE MYSELF.
>> ( SPEAKING SPANISH ) >> AND I AM HOPING IN GOD THAT THERE NEVER NEEDS TO BE ANOTHER PERSON WHO EXPERIENCES WAGE THEFT, NOT ANOTHER IMMIGRANT,
NOT ANOTHER LATINO, NOT ANOTHER PERSON OF COLOR, NOT ANOTHER PERSON IN THIS COUNTRY WHO HAS TO GO THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE. >> ( SPEAKING SPANISH ) >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE
NUMBER 26, WILLIAM ULRICH. FOLLOWED BY 27, MELINDA. >> THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT OUR
COMMUNITIES. AND I HAVE TO SAY I'VE BEEN A HOMEOWNER SINCE 1973 IN WARD 10. WHOOPS, SHE AIN'T HERE. AND I WANT TO SAY THAT COMPENSATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR
YOU AND THE POLICE. AND I'LL END ON THIS. I THINK METRO TRANSIT SHOULD PROVIDE FREE BUS FARE. >> ALL RIGHT. SHORT AND SWEET. NUMBER 27, MIGHT BE HAVING THIS
WRONG. MELINDA. MALCOLM? >> YES, THERE IT IS. >> AH. SORRY. >> I KNOW MY HANDWRITING IS SLOPPY. IT'S LIKE A CURSIVE SOMETHING MIXED. BUT I APPRECIATE YOU. THANKS, Y'ALL.
MALCOLM WELLS, NEW JUSTICE PROJECT. I'M HERE TODAY TO SHARE MY APPRECIATION IN THE HARD WORK YOU'VE DONE TO FUND THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM. I KNOW IT WAS HARD. HOW CRITICAL THIS
PROGRAM IS. EVERYONE ON COUNCIL IS ON BOARD WITH FUNDING THE PROGRAM. I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S LEADERSHIP IN THIS MOMENT. FOR REAL. FOR REAL. ALSO THIS MOMENT SUPPORTING WORKERS IS REAL TOUGH ESPECIALLY INCREASED MILITARIZED POLICE STATE. THE LACK OF
ONGOING AFFORDABILITY OUT HERE. PROGRAMS LIKE CO-ENFORCEMENT EMPOWERS WORKERS TO STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR COLLEAGUES, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. SUPPORTING WORKING FAMILY, THE WHOLE FAMILY IS ESSENTIAL TODAY. EVERY DECISION
WE ALL MAKE AS A LASTING IMPACT ON ANOTHER PERSON. AND OUR ORGANIZATION ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS HERE TODAY CONTINUE SHOWING UP FOR OUR WORKING FAMILIES. SHOUT OUT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS. WE'RE LITERALLY WORKING ON
GETTING INTO COLLABORATING WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD BRIDGES. ALSO GET THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. HEARING ABOUT THIS TODAY, I REALLY GOTTA ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THATS WELL. THAT'S MY PLUG TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY. I WANT TO NAME THAT.T FOR WORKERS FROM KNOW YOUR
RIGHTS TRAININGS TO IDENTIFY WORK PLACE AND PAY LIKE MY MAN WAS TALKING ABOUT. FOLKS ARE TRULY TAKEN CARE OF ON THE JOB AND NOT EXPLOITED. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR BEING CHAMPIONS OF THE PEOPLE RIGHT NOW. I HOPE WE MAKE FUNDING ON THIS PERMANENT.
MINNEAPOLIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. COMMIT TO MAKING SURE THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED AND FUNDED PERMANENTLY TOO. APPRECIATE Y'ALL. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE
28, OKTAVIO. AND SHELLY. THOSE ARE OUR LAST TWO SPEAKERS. IF YOU'RE HERE TO EAK AND YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP, PLEASE GO TO THE CLERK'S DESK OVER THERE.
>> ( SPEAKING SPANISH ) >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS
OKTAVIO ARAGON. IN THE CITY, I'VE OFTEN WORKED ON CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS. >> ( SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> SINCE MY COWORKER TOLD ME ABOUT CTUL, I'VE BEEN SUPPORTED TWICE FOR WAGE THEFT. I HAVE BE THROUGH THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE HAVING MY WAGES STOLEN, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW I COULD DEMAND ANYTHING UNTIL I LEARNED ABOUT
CTUL. >> ( SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> THE FIRST TIME I CAME TO CTUL, I WAS SUPPORTED AND I WAS TABLE TO RESOLVE MY FIRST CASE. TWO YEARS LATER, I NEEDED TO COME BACK AGAIN FOR ANOTHER CASE OF WAGE THEFT, AND THAT'S WHEN I WAS ABLE TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS WITH MY BOSS. WITHIN A FEW DAYS,
I RECEIVED MY PAYMENT. >> ( SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> SO I WAS ABLE TO COME TO CTUL TO BE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AND UNDERSTAND MY RIGHTS. FOR MANY YEARS, I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT MY LABOR RIGHTS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. AND SO FOR A LONG TIME, I SUFFERED WAGE THEFT. BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PLACE LIK CTUL WHERE I COULD
GET SUPPORT TO ACTUALLY DEFEND AND STAND UP FOR MY RIGHTS. >> ( SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> SO THE AFFECT OF WAGE THEFT IS VERY SERIOUS. AND I COULDN'T PAY MY RENT. AND I ACTUALLY HAD DOUBTS IF I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO SURVIVE.
>> ( SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> WE WORKERS NEED THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN WORK WITH ORGANATIONS WHO UNDERSTAND OUR SITUATIONS AND CAN SUPPORT US. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONND FULLY FUNDING THIS PROGRAM FOR 2026. THE FUNDING SHOULD BE PERMANENT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK YEAR AFTER
YEAR AND FIGHT FOR THIS KIND OF FUNDING AGAIN. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS 29, SHELLY STEIN. IF YOU HAVE NOT
SIGNED UP TO EAK, THIS IS -- YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT. COME TALK T OUR CLERK TO YOUR LEFT OVER HERE. WELCOME. >> HELLO. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. THANKS FOR HAVING US. I WASN'T PLANNING ON SPEAKING, BUT I'M
GRATEFUL TO DO SO. I WANTED TO GIVE THANKS TO Y'ALL FOR UNANIMOUSLY PASSING THE AMENDMENT TO RESTORE THE FUNDING FOR CO-ENFORCEMENT. I WANT TO ASK YOU TO THINK INTO THE FUTURE OF THIS PROGRAM FOR YOURSELV, AND REMEMBER THAT CHOICE YOU
MADE THIS WEEK IN FUTURE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE PARTNER TO BUILD TRUST IN THE CITY. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM'S ACHIEV A CONTRACT THAT STARTED LATE INTO THE YEAR JUST IN THE LAST
SIX MONTHS, WE'VE REACHED NEARLY 2,000 WORKERS WITH KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS. OVER 500 WORK SITES ACROSS THE CITY. WE'VE SUPPORTED NEARLY 300 WORKERS IN RESOLVING WORKPLACE VIOLATIONS. AND WE'VE TRAINED 220 WORKERS TO
BECOME WORKPLACE RIGHTS TRAINERS AND SUPPORT THEIR COWORKERS IN ANY KINDS OF FUTURE OR CURRENT YOU MADE AS AN INVESTMENT IN WORKERS SENSE OF SAFETY IN OUR
CITY. THAT SENSE OF SAFETY IS CONSTANTLY UNDER THREAT. OBVIOUS THREATS WITH ICE IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW. BUT RISING RENT, PREDATORY EMPLOYERS. YOU HEARD FROM JUSTIN, ONE OF OUR MEMBERS WHO MET US YEARS AGO WITH ISSUES AND CAME BACK TO US BECAUSE HE
HAD ISSUES IN A NEW WORKPLACE. YEAH, I THINK FOR US, THIS IS THE SEED OF A VISION IN WHICH IN THE CITY, WORKERS IN RESTAURANTS, FOOD SERVERS, CAN
LIVE A LIFE NOT JUST SURVIVING. I APPRECIATE YOU FOR MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION ABOUT RESTORING FUNDING. THANK Y. >> THANK YOU. THAT COMPLETES OUR LIST OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO SHES TO SPEAK AND HAS NOT
SIGNED UP YET? GOING ONCE. GOING TWICE. WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE THIS HEARING. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE HEARING TONIGHT, AND TO EVERYONE WHO SPOKE OR SUBMITTED COMMENTS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR ENGAGEMENT IN
THIS IMPORTANT WORK THAT HELPS US MOVE OUR COMMUNITY FORWARD. I'M GOING TO SUGGEST WE TAKE A BRIEF RECESS. STAFF NEEDS A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO RESET. WHY DON'T WE COME BACK AT 75.
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[ THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL ] . >> AT THIS TIME I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO PROVE THE PRESENCE OF A
QUORUM. COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> OSMAN IS ABSENT. RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IS ABSENT. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE NINE MEMBERS PRESENT. >> WE'VE ALSO BEEN JOID BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. WE'LL
NOW PROCEED TO THE BUSINESS OUTLINED ON OUR AGENDA. THE FIRST ITEM IS A RESOLUTION PROPOSING THE 2025 PROPERTY TAX LEVIES PAYABLE IN 2026. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI TO PRESENT THAT ITEM FOR US.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, ON BEHALF OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, I MOVE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2025 PROPERTY TAX LEVIES TO BE PAID IN FISCAL YEAR 2026.
>> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED THE PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTI TOPPROVE THE 2025 TAX LEVY TO BE PAID IN 2026. THE
CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL IN THE RESOLUTION. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IS ABSENT. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> PSENT -- OR AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 10 AYES. THAT MOTION CARRIES AND THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. NEXT IS THE PROPOSED 2026 GENERAL
APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, WILL YOU PRESENT THAT ITEM FOR US. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ON BEHALF OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, I MOVE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION
FIXING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO BE EXPENDED TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS -- FOR WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL LEVIES TAXES AND FEES. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED PASSAGE OF THE 2026
GENERAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION WHICH FIXES AMOUNTS -- IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? >> MR. PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE WE ARE READY NOW TO TAKE UP THE REMAINDER OF THE MARK-UP PACKET.
>> I'MOING TO HAND THE GAVEL OVER TO VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THOSE AMENDMENTS. MR. CLERK. >> MR. PRESIDENT, WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. I JUST WANTED TO CHECK
IF SHE WISHES TO BE AN AYE ON THE RESOLUTION. >> THAT'S AN AYE. >> WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE JUST A FEW ITEMS LEFT TO TAKE UP TO COMPLETE OUR MARK-UP PACKET.
SO WE'RE GOING TO PICK UP WITH AMENDMENT 38. THEN WE'LL CONSIDER THE WONSLEY 38B AMENDMENT. FROM THERE, WE'LL GO TO AMENDMENT 39. THEN 40. THEN
THE NEW 41. AND THEN THERE ARE FOUR REVISIONS TO ITEMS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED THAT WE'LL CONSIDER AFTER THAT. SO STARTING WITH AMENDMENT 38, WHICH IS BUDGETARY CONTROL FINANCIAL POLICY OFFERED BY
MYSELF, COUNCIL MEMBERS KOSKI AND WONSLEY. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE UNDERLYING MOTION IN COMMITTEE. I WILL ONCE AGA MOVE APPROVAL AND ASK FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> EXCELLENT. AND I WILL ASK
COUNCIL MEMBER -- I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY TO MOVE HER AMENDMENT TO SECTION -- TO CHAPTER 10 OF FINANCIAL POLICIES. PLEASE INTRODUC AND MOVE APPROVAL OF YOUR AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. SO THE CURRENT FINANCIAL POLICIES REQUIRE THAT INFORMATION REGARDING THE CITY BUDGET AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS IN VARIOUS FORMATS AND UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL POLICY BEFORE YOU WOULD ADD A SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE QUARTERLY REPORTS WITH THE COUNTY OF THE FULL COSTS RELATED TO IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. THERE IS ALSO A NEW
REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTING OR FORECOST ON COSTS RELATED TO THE -- THIS FINANCIAL PICY IS A COMMON SENSE WAY TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS ACCURATE CENTRALIZED REGULAR REPORTING ON ALL COSTS RELATED TO THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES.
TAXPAYERS NEED TO KNOW THAT WE ARE STEWARDING PUBLIC RESOURCES RESPONSIBLY AS WE IMPLEMENT THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. AND THE AGREEMENT WILL BRING OUR POLICE INTO COMPLIANCE WIT HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AS WELL AS CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. SHOULD THE
DOJ PROVISIONS ALSO BE ADHED TO. BUT WHILE WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING THAT COMPLIANCE, IT SHOULD ALSO BE DONE IN A COST EFFECTIVE WAY AND NOT TREATED AS A BLANK CHECK TO MPD. AND WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT
TAXPAYERS ARE NOT GIVEN A DISSERVICE BY US ALLOWING VAGUE REFERENCES CONSTANTLY BEING BROUGHT BEFORE THIS BODY WHEN WE'RE ASKED TO APPROVE CONTRACTS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND THOSE REFERENCES IN THE RCA IS JUST SAYING THIS IS FOR THE SETTMENT AGREEMENT. AND
ESSENTIALLY, THAT CAN LEAD TO IF IT'S NOT CAUGHT ELY AND PROACTIVELY TO JUST ENDLESS NDING WITHOUT SPECIFIC AND TRANSPARENT AND WELL DOCUMENTED TO EACH EXPENSE THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING IN THE CUMULATIVE
IMPACTS ALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND CONSISTENT REPORTING ON THIS SPECIFIC MATTER. AND WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE THE FINANCIAL POLY OR THIS AMENDMENT POLICY AS AMENDED FOR APPROVAL AND ASK FOR ASECOND.
>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A PROPER MOTION ON THE WONSLEY AMENDMENTS TO 38 REGARDING -- SPECIFICALLY ON CHAPTER 10. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT SEEING ANY.
FIRST, LET'S TAKE UP THE WONSLEY AMENDMENT AND THEN WE'LL TAKE UP THE UNDERLYING MOTION ON NUMBER 38. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 38B, FINANCIAL POLICIES, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >>ASHMAN RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 11 AYES.
>> THAT MOTION CARRIES. AND WE'LL TAKE UP AMENDMENT 38 AS AMENDED WITH 38B. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBE CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 11 AYES. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES.
AMENDMENT 39 THE CITY AUDITOR OFFICE REMODEL PRESENTED BY COU MYSELF. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE TO INTRODUCE THIS AMENDMENT AND MOVE APPROVAL. >> THANK YOU,ICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. THIS IS A ROLLOVER FOR
AN APPROPRIATION THAT WAS APPROVED IN THE LAST BUDGET. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE ON CITY COUNCIL HAVE MOVED OUR OFFICES BACK INTO CITY HALL. WE HAVE ONE SOLE MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT STILL OFFICING IN THE
PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER. THAT IS OUR CITY AUDITOR. WE SAW MANY, MANY DELAYS IN OUR MOVE-IN, AND AS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND, THOSE DELAYS HAVE ALSO IMPACTE OUR CITY AUDITOR. SO THIS IS TO ACCOMMODATE THE ROLLOVER SO THAT THOSE SPACES CAN BE COMPLETED
AND SO THAT THE CITY AUDITOR AS A TEAM CAN ALL BE OFFICED TOGETHER. AND I MOVE APPROVAL. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. AND WE HAVE A PROPER MOTION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? I'M NOT
SEEING ANY. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> OH. >> I JUST HAD ONE CLARIFICATION. SO THIS IS ACTUAL ROLLOVER OF FUNDS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THIS PURPOSE? AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENTPAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 11 AYES. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. NEXT IS
AMENDMENT 40,HICH IS A NEW AMENDMENT TITLED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL ACTIVATION GRANT OFFERED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE AND MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS AMENDMENT. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. SO THIS
AMENDMENT ESTABLISHES AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL ACTIVATION GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AND FESTIVALS ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNEDO STRENGTHEN LOCAL ECONOMIES, ACTIVATE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS AND CELEBRATE A RICH CULTURAL DIVERSITY THAT DEFINES
OUR CITY, CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS JUNETEENTH, SOMALI HERITAGE MONTH. THESE EVENTS GENERATE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ATTRACTING FOOT TRAFFIC, SUPPORTING LOCAL VENDORS AND CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS AND EXPANDING MARKETS FOR SMALL AND EMERGING BUSINESSES. THROUGHOUT THIS CALEAR YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REALLY AMAZING CULTURAL EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN OUR CITY. AND TIME A TIME AGAIN, MY OFFICE HAS BEEN APPROACHED TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANY AVAILABLE CITY FUNDING TO SUPPORT IT. JUST TO HELP WITH THE FUNDING STACKS TO MAKE THESE EVENTS POSSIBLE. AND EVERY YEAR THESE EVENTS GET BIGGER AND BIGGER BECAUSE THESE ARE THINGS THAT REALLY MAKE OUR NEIGHBORS FEEL SEEN. AND IN MINNESOTA, AND IN MINNEAPOLIS,
HAVING THESE GET TOGETHERS IS A PART OF OUR CULTURE. AND SO MANY LOCAL BIPOC BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GROW THE BUSINESS BY BEING IN OUR CITY STREETS. AND ONE THING THAT I REALLY HOPE TO DO THROUGH THIS IS TO KEEP
THE MINNEAPOLIS DOLLAR IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND SO I HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT ME IN THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT. AND SHOULD IT PASS, I WOULD LOVE YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT IN THIS NEXT YEAR IN REACHING OUT TO THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PUT TOGETHER
THESE FESTIVALS. >> MOVE APPROVAL? COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, MOVE APPROVAL? >> YES, I MOVE APPROVAL. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> COLLEAGUES, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL FIRST RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION
FOR THE AUTHOR. I READ THROUGH ALL THE RCA. WOULD UKRAINIAN CULTURE BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS? >> I THINK ABSOLUTELY IT WOULD. ESPECIALLY AS THE UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY HAS JUST BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THEY SHOULD APPLY. >> OKAY. THAT SEALED THE DEAL. [LAUGHTER] >> GREAT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. QUESTIONOR THE AUTHOR HERE. WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS TO APPLY OR WHICH DEPARTMENT WOULD KIND OF ADMINISTER IT?
>> GREAT QUESTION, COUNCIL MBER CASHMAN. THIS WOULD BE GOING TO THE CPED BUSINESS TEAM. AND SO I'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM TO KIND OF DEVELOP HOW THAT WILL LOOK. AND IT WILL REALLY BE DISCRETION TO THE DEPARTMENT ON WHAT'S FEASIBLE FOR THEM IN
THEIR CURRENT STAFFING. >> I'LL JUST NOTE, MAYBE YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS MEET MINNEAPOLIS HAS THE COMMUNITY EVENTS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WHICH IS REALLY A SIMILAR PROCESS WHERE PEOPLE CAN APPLY FOR FUNDING TO HOST THEIR EVENTS. YEAH. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO MAYBE MERGE THE TWO OR BE ABLE TO
STACK THEM OR FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT LIKE LEVERAGE THE $760,000 THAT THAT PROGRAM HAS. >> YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. DEFINITELY WILL CONSIDER IT. NUMBER OF THE EVENT ORGANIZERS HAVE SOUGHT OUT FUNDING FROM MEET MINNEAPOLIS
AND SOME HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. SOME HAVE NOT. AND I THINK THIS CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITYF MINNEAPOLIS TO MORE DIRECTLY SUPPORT. SO DINITELY AM INTERESTED IN MERGING THE TWO. BUT ACCESS TO THOSE MEET
MINNEAPOLIS DOLLARS HAS BEEN A BARRIER THAT'S BEEN NOTED TO ME. >> I COMPLETELY AGREE. AND ONE THING THAT I BROUGHT UP ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MULTIPLE TIMES IS THERE SHOULD BE MORE OF THAT MONEY GOING TO THE CULTURAL DISTRICTS THAN THE DOWNTOWN ORGANIZATIONS. LIKE DOWNTOWN COUNCIL GOT A BIG CHUNK OF IT.
TASTE MINNESOTA GOT A BUNCH OF IT. AND I HOPE THAT THE COMMITTEE ON MEET MINNEAPOLIS WILL DIVERT MORE OF THAT TO CULTURAL DISTRICTS IN THE FUTURE. AND SO WHOEVER IS SERVING ON MEET MINNEAPOLIS NEXT YEAR SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THAT PROCESS TO ADVANCE THESE GOALS. >> YEAH. DO YOU MIND IF I JUST
SAY SOMETHING IN REGARDS TO THAT. I THINK THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE HOSTED -- THESE EVENTS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE HOSTED IN THE CULTURAL CORRIDORS. AND I THINK ONE THING TO NOTE, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THESE EVENTS ALSO TAKE PLACE IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE DESEGREGATION OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THAT'S CERTAINLY ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE 12, 11th, 13th WARDS IS JUST GETTING OUT OF THE AREAS OF CONCENTRATED POVERTY AND CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TO INTERACT WITH THE AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS THAT PUT TOGETHER THESE CULTURAL EVENTS. >> GREAT. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> I'LL KEEP IT REALLY QUICK.
THANK YOU, CHAIR CHUGHTAI. I JUST WANTED TOHANK COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS AMENDMENT. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I PERSONALLY HEAR FROM A LOT OF RESIDENTS IT'S A BIG NEED IN THE COMMUNITY. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS. >> THANK YOU. AND FINALLY, I'LL RECOGNIZE --OH, I WILL
RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND YOU KNOW, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS. I DO WANT TO JUST POINT OUT THAT MANY OF THE EVENTS THAT
HAVE BEEN NAMED DO ACTUALLY HAPPEN ON CULTURAL CORRIDORS. AND THE WHOLE POINT O CULTURAL CORRIDORS WAS THAT THEY SHOULD BE GETTING SUPPORT THROUGH CPED
FOR THESE VERY PURPOSES. SO I'M A LITTLE BAFFLED AS TO WHY EVERY TIME I GO TO CPED FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT SUPPORT LONG CULTURAL CORRIDORS, THEY'RE
NOT ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE. D YOU KNOW, IT JUST -- THERE'S NO POINT IN HAVING CULTUL CORRIDORS IF WE'RE NOT SUPPORTING THE CULTURAL EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE ALONG THOSE
CORRIDORS. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT COMMENT. THANK YOU >> THANK YOU. FINALLY, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'LL BE RELUCTANTLY SUPPORTING TS AMENDMENT. I WANT TO POINT OUT, IF I'M KEEPING TRACK, RIGHT,
THIS IS NOW $2.4 MILLION TAKEN FROM THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND SO FAR IN THE AMENDMENTS. YESTERDAY CITY COMPTROLLER HARGROVE CAUTIONED THIS FUND IS SOFTENING. LET'S BE CAREFUL HOW MUCH WE'RE TRANSFERRING.
COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY MENTIONED A GOOD POINT ABOUT BRINGING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES TO PLACES THAT DON'T OFTEN HAVE THEM. AND I WANTED TO BRING UP ANOTHER EXAMPLE, WHICH WOULD BE THE LOCAL ART SHANTY PROJECT. WE WERE ABLE TO ATTRACT THAT TO
LOCATE ON LAKE HARRIET. AND THAT IS TYPICAL TO MANY OF THE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH FUNDED THEY USED TO HAVE IN THE PAST WITH DIFFERENT FEDERAL REGULATIONS PEOPLE ARE PULLING BACK FROM. IN SEEKING SUPPORT
FROM THE CITY, SOMEHOW, TO HELP CONTINUE THE ART SHANT PROJECT. CULTURALLY SPEAKING, I DON'T KNOW MAYBE SPECIFIC TO SOMEONE THAT LOVES SNOW. SOMEONE THAT LOVES COLD WEATHER. THEY WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH MEET
MINNEAPOLIS BECAUSE SOME OF THE FEES WERE ABOUT THE CITY PERMIT FEES THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THAT GRANT THROUGH MEET MINNEAPOLIS OR NOT. BUT I DID WANT TO POINT OUT, MAYBE ONE OF THE -- MAYBE ONE OF THE SPOTS THAT WE'RE NOT
SEEING HERE IS OUR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT RELY ON FUNDING THAT HAS GONE AWAY. AND THAT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO BE PUTTING THEM ON. MAYBE THEY SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING SOMEHOW, AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO -- I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE IN QUEUE. SO CAN -- ONE, I'LL NOTE WE'VE BEEN JOINED IN THIS MEETING BY COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE RECORDED AS VOTING IN
THE AFFIRMATIVE ON THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE MAXIMUM -- OR THE LEVIES PAYABLE FOR 2026? AND WE HAVE TAKEN UP AND DISPOSED OF AMENDMENT NUMBER
38, 38B, AND 39. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE RECORDED AS VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ON THOSE? THOSE ALL PASSED WITH UNANIMOUS SUPPORT. >> YES, PLEASE. >> WONDERFUL. CLERKS, WE'VE NOTED THAT? EXCELLENT. OKAY. NOW ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 40,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL ACTIVATION GRANT. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE.. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> COUIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> 12 AYES. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AMENDMENT NUMBER 41,
PROTECTING CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS. THIS IS THE SHEET IN GREEN THAT WAS PASSED OUT DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS OFFERED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE AND MOVE APPROVAL OF
THIS AMENDMENT. >> YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. LAST FRIDAY COUNCIL EARMARKED TWO POSITIONS TO RESTORE CUTS MADE TO THE CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS THAT THE MAYOR PROPOSED. THIS WAS AFTER EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION WITH STAFF LAST YEAR, WHICH LED TO
COUNCIL BRINGING FORWARD AMENDMENT TO ADDRESS THE BACKLOG OF CASES. AS BUDGET DISCUSSIONS CONTINUED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, I'VE BEEN CONCERNED BY THE REPEATED COMMENTS MADE BY MPD AND THE MAYOR'S STAFF THAT IN ORDER OR TO JUSTIFY
IMPLEMENTATION OF SOME OTHER BUDGET AMENDMENTS RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY, THEY WOULD LAY OFF CIVILIAN STAFF. I HAVE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY, AS WELL AS FROM MY COLLEAGUES, WE WANT TO SEE BOTH THE GROWTH IN OUR SWORN AND CIVILIAN INVESTIGATIVE STAFF IN ORDER TO
ADVANCE THE CITY'S OVERALL GOAL OF HELPING MPD SOLVE ITS MORE THAN 5,000 BACKLOGGED CASES. AND, ULTIMATELY, IMPROVE SAFETY FOR ALL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY. MPD CURRENTLY BUDGETS FOR 29 CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS. 11
OF ASSIGNED TO THE USE OF FORCE INTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISION. THE BUDGET FOR THESE INVESTIGATORS, INCLUDING THE TWO CIVILIAN FTE POSITIONS THAT COUNCIL RESTORED LAST FRIDAY, EQUALS TO $3.6 MILLION FOR THE 31 POSITIONS. THIS BUDGET EARMARKS FUNDING SO THE POSITIONS ARE
PRIORITIZED WITHIN MPD'S BUDGET AND NOT SACRIFICED AS JUSTIFICATION FOR IMPLEMENTING OTHER BUDGET AMENDMES OR SAFETY PROGRAMS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MAYOR AND MPD WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS MOTION. AND ASK FOR A SECOND.
>> SECOND. >> THIS AMENDMENT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT SEEING ANY.
COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, ARE YOU HOPING TO?>> YEAH. I JUST WE'RE SEEING THIS. I'M SEEING THIS, I THINK, ALMOST ALL OF US ARE SEEING THIS JUSTEALLY QUICKLY HERE. AND EVEN -- THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH GETTING
THESE AT THE LAST MINUTE. I UNDERSTAND WHY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IS BRINGING THIS NOW. SO ... ARE WE RESTORING SOMETHING THAT WERIGINALLY MOVED? CAN YOU SAY A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT -- WE'RE
APPROPRIATING $3.6 MILLION TO SUPPORT INCREASED CAPACITY FOR INVESTIGATIONS. BUT IN YOUR EXCLAMATION, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN LISTENING FULLY. I'M SORRY. IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU WERE SAYING THE CONCERN COMING FROM OTHER PEOPLE
WAS THAT THEY'D NEED TO CUT SOME OF THESE CIVILIAN POSITIONS. >> CAN I RESPOND? YEAH. THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THEWO CIVILIAN FTES THAT WE TOOK UP LAST FRIDAY. THIS IS IN RESPONSE T AS I MENTIONED,
NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ADMINISTRATION DURG THESE BUDGET PROCEEDINGS WHERE THEY HAVE SAID BOTH IN FRONT OF US AND IN BEHIND PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS THAT THEY WOULD LAY OFF CIVILIAN STAFF, SPECIFICALLY THOSE DOING INVESTIGATIVE WORK THROUGHOUT THE DIVISION TO ALSO SUPPORT
IMPLEMENTATION OF OTHER BUDGET AMENDMENTS. SO THIS IS EARMARKING THOSE EXISTING CIVILIAN POSITIONS THAT'S ALREADY FILLED WITHIN MPD FOR A TOTAL OF 31. >> I SEE. YOU'RE SORT OF -- IN OTHER TERMS, SEQUESTERING THAT
MONEY AND SAYING IT'S FOR CIVILIANS. >> YES. THAT'S ALREADY EXISTING. >> I SEE. THANK YOU. >> WONDERFUL. I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE IN QUEUE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS. SO, CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT
NUMBER 41, PROTECTING CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS. >> CLERK: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE.
>> VICE PRIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 12 AYES. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. SO THE NEXT THREE AMENDMENTS THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER HERE ARE REVISIONS TO
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED. I'M GOING TO TAKE THESE UP IN CHRONOLOGIC ORDER. THE FIRST ONE THAT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO JUST PULL UP IN FRONT OF YOU IS NUMBER NINE REVISED IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES. DOES EVERYONE HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF THEM? IT
SHOULD BE ON A GREEN SHEET OF PAPER. EXCELLENT. SO THIS IS AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE WAS APPROVED EARLY ON. SO FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS UP, WE WILL
FIRST NEED A MOTION T RECONSIDER. >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, THE RECOMMENDATION HAS COME FROM THE MMITTEE TO -- THIS BEING APPROVED. RIGHT NOW, I WOULD SAY YOU'RE AMENDING IT. I WOULD MAKE THIS IN T FORM OF AN AMENDMENT. AND I THINK, PROBABLY, THE AUTHORS WILL EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE ACTION WE TOOK AT COMMITTEE AND WHAT IS PREVIOUSLY IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS WOULD BE HANDLED AS AN AMENDMENT. I THINK THAT'S THE EASIEST WAY FORWARD. >> OKAY. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS MOTION IS OFFERED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AND WONSLEY. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ,
WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE AND MOVE APPROVAL OF THE REVISED AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHUGHTAI. AS A REMINDER, THIS I AN AMENDMENT, NUMBERED NUMBER ONE WAS THE ONE WE PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY ON FRIDAY TO INCREASE ONGOINGUNDING FOR IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES. WHEN WE PASSED THAT BUDGET AMENDMENT, YOU HEARD THE COMMENTS COMING FROM ME THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BECAUSE WHEN WE ORIGINALLY DRAFTED THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT, I WAS AND HAS BEEN
HERE FOR A HOT MINUTE. IT HAS ONLY -- IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT HAS ONLY INCREASED OUR BUDGET BOOK BECAME PUBLIC. WE'RE LOOKING FOR ONGOING DOLLARS, WHILE THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL ONGOING DOLLARS WE WERE ABLE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO FIND
ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME DOLLARS. THAT'S WHAT THE AMENDMENT HERE IS BEFORE YOU. THE FUNDING SOURCE WE CHOSE WAS BY WORKING WITH COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI AND THE ADMINISTRATION ON ACTUALLY RESERVE FUNDS WE FOUND. I WANTED TO ADD THAT REASONING. WE'RE INCREASING THE
FUNDING STREAM BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD WITH VARIOUS IMMIGRATION LEGAL EXPERTS TO THE NEED THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT IN THE PREVIOUS BUDGET AMENDMENT, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN ADDED HIMSELF AS AN AUTHOR. I WOULD ADD HIM ON THIS
ONE, TOO. >> ALL RIGHT. CLERKS, IF WE CAN REFLECT THAT WE'RE ADDING COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN TO THIS AMENDMENT. IS THERE A SECOND TO THIS AMENDMENT? PROPER MOTION BEFORE US. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I WILL RECOGNIZE
COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I GUESS I'M NOT CLEAR. I THOUGHT THE AUTHOR SAID THIS WAS ONE-TIME. BUT THE ACTUAL REVISED DOCUMENT SAYS ONGOING.
>> YEAH.. >> I CAN ANSWER THAT. NUMBER ONE, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO READ. WHAT WE PASSED ON FRIDAY WAS THIS AMENDMENT, BUT JUST NUMBER ONE. THE ONE THAT IS THE ONE WE PASSED ON FRIDAY, THIS AMENDMENT IS BASICALLY ADDING NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS JUST ADDITIONAL
ONE-TIME DOLLARS. WE WERE HOPING FOR ONGOING. W COULDN'T FIND IT. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT EVENTUALLY. BUT FOR THIS REASING, THE ONLY CHANGE TO WHAT WE PASSED ON FRIDAY IS JUST NUMBER TWO. WHICH ADDS MORE ONE-TIME DOLLARS.
>> THANK YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, I GUESS WE HEARD ON FRIDAY THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS. DECREASING THE FUNDING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE PERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS. I MEAN, I SERVE ON THE YOUTH COORDINATING BOARD. THAT'S ONE OF THE GYMS OF THE WORK THAT THE CITY DOES WITH REGARDS TO THE YOUTH COORDINATING BOARD AND MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IS
TO HELP SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. SO I'M JUST DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SOURCE. >> YEAH. I CAN ADDRESSHAT --
THAT -- THAT -- THAT QUESTION OR CONCERN, COUNCIL MEMBER. THIS SOURCE, THE USE OF SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS WAS ONE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. AND SO THAT'S -- THAT'S WHY IT CAME TO
BE THE SOURCE OF CHOICE HERE. THIS -- ALSO, WAS A PART OF THE DISCUSSION, AS YOU CORRECTLY POINT OUT, WITH FUNDING BEING USED FROM SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS. I THINK THIS WAS SOMETHING WE ASKED BUDGET TO JUST COME UP AND ADD SOME FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON ON FRIDAY. I'LL SUMMARIZE
ONCE MORE HERE. THAT THERE'S -- THERE'S ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT EXIST WITHIN SPECIAL REVENUE FUND BALANCE, UMM, THAT -- THAT SUPPORT SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS THAT NEEDS TO BE SPENT DOWN. AND SO THIS WON'T HAVE AN INTERRUPTION OR
DISRUPTION TO EXISTING SERVICE RELATED TO SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS. AND THIS IS JUST THE SOURCE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED FOR THIS REASON. >> TNK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. >> WONDERFUL. LET GO -- OKAY.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. I WILL ASK THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON THE REVISED AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE, IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT OBAMA PORT-AU-PRINCE. PALMISANO PRESIDENT OBAMA. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE.
>> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE.. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 12 AYES. >> THAT MOTION CARES. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT TWO AMENDMENTS
E AMENDMENT NUMBER 11 REVISED AND AMENDMENT NUMBER 12 REVISED. THIS IS SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS AND CULTURAL MEDIA PROGRAMMING. THIS IS ON A YELLOW SHEET THAT IS STAPLED TOGETHER. THE FIRST PAGE OF THIS IS AMENDMENT NUMBER 11 REVISION. THE SECOND PAGE IS AMENDMENT NUMBER 12 REVISION.
IT'S IN THE YELLOW. I BELIEVE THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A BETWEEN VERSION OF THIS PASSED AROUND. OH, GOT CHA THAT WAS PASSED AROUND, AS WELL. THANK YOU. AND THESE REVISIONS -- THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST CAUGHT
AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF MARK UP. WHERE WE HAD THE ADMINISTRATION JUST COME BACK AND CATCH THAT -- THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE A DIFFERENT SOURCE USED HERE. THIS IS, AGAIN, SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS. PART OF THE CONVERSATION BOTH OF THESE AMENDMENTS WE TOOK UP TOGETHER.
THE FIRST TIME. I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT W-- I'M GOING TO PROPOSE THAT WE TAKE THESE UP TOGETHER THIS TIME, AS WELL. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, WILL YOU MOVE APPROVAL? >> YES. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WONDERFUL. A PROPER MOTION
BEFORE US. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REVISED AMENDMENT NUMBER 11 AND 12? NOT SEEING ANY. CLERK, PLEASE -- DO
WE NEED TO DO A RECONSIDERATION HERE? GREAT. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL O THE REVISED AMENDMENT NUMBER 11 AND 12. SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS AND CULTURAL MEDIA PROGRAMMING. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN.
>> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> 12 AYES. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. ALL
RIGHT LAST ONE. THIS IS RELATED TO AMENDMENT NUMBER 22. AND YOU MAY REMEMBER AMENDMENT NUMBER 22 HAD THREE PARTS THAT WE CONSIDERED. AND THIS IS ADDING ONE ADDITIONAL SECTION FOR
ONE-TIME APPROPRIATION. I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM, MOVE APPROVAL. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. SO, AGAIN, MANY CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN HAD
WITH CITY STAFF AROUND BUDGET AMENDMENTS, AND, UMM, FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS, AH, THIS AMENDMENT, AH ACTUALLY CAME ABOUT. AND IT HELPS TO BETTER ADDRESS THE INTENT OF THE 2025 EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER APPROPRIATION THAT WE TOOK UP ON
FRIDAY. AS PART OF 22A. THIS LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ADVANCING A ROLLOVER OF 2025 ONE-TIME COST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM. MPHA WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE FINANCIAL
AGREEMENTAS BEING SENT BACK OVER. BACK THIS PAST JULY. OR RECENT JY. AND THEN THE BUDGET, AS WE TALKED ABOUT, WAS CUT FROM THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED 2026 BUDGET A FEW WEEKS LATER. THIS ENSURES THAT THAT ORIGINAL $400,000 ONE-TIME COSTS WE
APPROPRIATED FOR 2025, AS WAS ALSO REFLECTED IN THE ORIGINAL MOTION OF 2022A IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE IN 2026 FOR USE. SO, UMM, JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT CONTEXT. WITH THAT, I MOVE THIS MOTION FOR FORWARD FOR APPROVAL AND ASK FOR A SECOND.
>> SECOND. >> THIS 22D HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS IS PROBABLY PRETTY ELEMENTAL. I'M SURE YOU'VE THOUGHT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS. BUT, SO, NONE OF THIS $400,000 WAS USED THIS
YEAR? SO IT WOULD JUST ROLL OVER AND BE PART OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS FOR NEXT YEAR? >> YEAH. SO, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO.. THIS IS PART OF THE $1. WE ALSO INCLUDED IN A RESOLUTION FOR SUPPORT FOR ROLLING OVER FOR
NEXT YEA YES, THIS EARMARKS IT WITHIN THE $1.8. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THE 22A, THE 2025 BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT THAT WAS FOR THE $1.4 THAT IS MOVING
OVER TO ADDRESS THE FISCAL CLIFF WITHIN STABLE HOMES STABLE SCHOOLS. THEN THERE'S THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. THEN THE 2026 AMENDMENT. THIS IS JUST CLEANING UP THE REMAINING. OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. SO, TO BE CAR, MAYBE THE AUTHOR COULD EXPLAIN. SO WE'RE -- THIS IS THE TOTAL WILL BE $1.8 MILLION THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THIS FUND? >> I'M SORRY. AH, YOU'RE ASKING
THE TOTAL COST FOR IT? THAT WE PROVED? >> RIGHT. IF WE APPROVE THIS $400,000, WHAT WOULD THE TOTAL BE? >> THE $400,000 IS INCSIVE OF $1.4 ONGOING. >> SO TOTAL IS $1.4?
>> NO. THE TOTAL IS $1.8. $400,000 ISNE TIME. $1.4 MILLION IS ONGOING. >> GOT IT. THANK YOU. >> YES. >> THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. ANY ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATIONS, QUESTIONS? NOT SEEING ANY. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER 22D. EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER CPED IMPLEMENTATION. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI.
>> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> 12 AYES. ? >> >>: THAT MOTION CARRIES. COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE COMPLETED THE MARK UP PACKET. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN THE CHAIR BACK TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE.
>> ACTUALLY, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, WERE YOU IN QUEUE ON THIS? OKAY. SORRY. >> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. THE CLERK WILL -- WELL, I SUPPOSE, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE TOTAL RESOLUTION FOR THE BUDGET? ALL
RIGHT. SEEING NONE, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED BY THE BODY SETTING THE DEPARTMENTAL OPERATING BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2026 PAID BY TAXES AND FEES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> 12 AYES.
>> THAT CARRIES. AND THE 2026 GENERAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE PROPOSED SIX-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM COVERING FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND OUT YEARS THROUGH 2031. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, WILL YOU PRESENT THAT ITEM FOR US. >> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2026 THROU 2031 SIX-YEAR CAPITAL PROGRAM AND FIXING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS FOR 2026 TO BE EXPENDED BY THE VARIOUS FUNDS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
>> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED THE PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2026 THROUGH 2031 CAPITAL IMPROMENT PROGRAM AND FIXING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO BE EXPENDED BY DEPARTMENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2026. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION?
COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AS WE SPOKE ABOUT AT LENGTH, THIS POLICE TRAINING FACILITY THAT HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOR SIX YEARS IS UPDATE PART OF THE CAPITAL PROGRAM AND A BIG PART OF THE BONDING ASK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME. I WON'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT
THIS CAPITAL PLAN. I KNOW IT IS FOR MANY, MANY MORE THINGS THAN THE TRAINING FACILITY. BUT I DO HOPE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN COME TO RESOLUTION ON. AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT TERM. I WON'TE SUPPORTING IT. THE VOTE ON THE PARTICULAR ITEM WAS
7-5. MAYBE OTHER COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME ON THIS. THANK YOU. >> SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE SIX-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> NAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> I'M SORRY WHAT ARE WE VOTING FOR? >> CAPITAL PLAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER [ OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> N >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE EIGHT AYES AND FOUR NAYS. THAT MOTION CARRIES. AND THE SIX-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS ADOPTED. NEXT, WE
HAVE A SERIES OF BONDING RESOLUTIONS TOTALING MORE THAN $213 MILLION. ALL REFLECTED IN AGENDA ITEMS FOUR THROUGH SIX. THESE ACTIONS REQUE THAT THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO INCUR
INDEBTNESS AND INCUR BONDS. >> MR. PRESIDENT, AS YOU NOTED, THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS FORWARDING THREE RESOLUTIONS REQUESTING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CITY BONDS BY THE BOARD OF ESTIMATION AND TAXATION IN A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $213,111,460. I
MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS REFLECTED IN ITEMS FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX ON THE MEETING AGENDA. >> EXCUSE ME, CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TOHANGE MY VOTE ON THE LAST ONE. THAT'S THE ONE THAT I
VOTED NO. I VOTED NO ABOUT THE FACILITY. >> THIS IS THE WHOLE CAPITAL PLAN. NOT JUST THAT ONE FACILITY. >> RIGHT. >> MR. CLERK? >> MR. PRESIDENT, WE RECORDED COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN AS AN AYE
VOTE ON ITEM 1.3, WHICH IS THE CITY'S SIX-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. >> I THINK HE'S ASKING THAT HIS VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL BUDGET AMENDMENT REFLECTED FOR THE
POLICE TRAINING CENTER. [ OFF MIC ]
>> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHANGE TO A NO VOTE FOR THE ENTIRE CAPITAL PLAN? >> SURE. YES. NO. >> WITHOUT OBJECTION -- >> WELL NO. THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. THANK YOU. >> AND WHAT DOES THAT BRING OUR VOTE TOTAL TO? >> 7-5.
>> OKAY. THAT VOTE IS REFLECTED. AND THAT ITEM STILL CARRIES. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED ADOPTION OF THE BONDING RESOLUTION. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? SEEING
NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THOSE THREE CAPITAL BONDING RESOLUTIONS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.
>> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 12 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THOSE BONDING RESOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. THE LAST ITEM TIED TO THE CITY'S 2026 BUDGET RELATES
TO UTILITY RATES TO BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026. I'LL RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI TO INTRODUCE THAT MATTER FOR US. >> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR MUNICIPAL UTILITY SERVICES INCLUDING WATER, SEWER,
STORMWATER, AND SOLID WASTE, ALL OF WHICH BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1 OF 202 >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE UTILITY RATES FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION?
SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK T CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> 12 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THOSE RATESN ESTABLISHED TO BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026. FINALLY, THERE ARE A SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS DIRECTIVES AND OTHER ACTIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED BY THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR OUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. THESE ITEMS ARE CONNECTED TO THE COUNCIL'S ACTION ON THE 2026 BUDGET BUT NOT TECHNICALLY INCLUDED AS PART OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET. THESE ITEMS ARE LISTED AS ITEMS 2 THROUGH 7 ON THE AGENDA, AS WELL AS ITEMS 1 AND 2 UNDER THE ADDENDUM SECTION.
I'LL RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI TO PRESENT THE BUDGET COMMITTEE'S REPORT ON THOSE ITEMS. >> THANK YOU. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD, I BELIEVE IT'S ACTUALLY NINE ADDITIONAL. BECAUSE OF THE ONE
MORE THAT WE ADDED, RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> OH, GREAT! NEVER MIND. PROSECUTE, THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING EIGHT ADDITIONAL DIRECTIVES, RESOLUTIONS, AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET THAT CAME OUT OF OUR BUDGET MARK UP WORK. ITEM
NUMBER TWO IS A RESOLUTION AND LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVEELATED TO A FUTURE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A RESOLUTION URGING THE TERMINATION OF THE CITY'S CONTRACT WITH ZEN CITY. FOUR IS A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE REQUESTING QUARTERLY UPDATES ON
THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NONFATAL SHOOTING TASK FORCE. AND THE CURRENT CLEARANCE RATES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ITEMS NUMBER FIVE AND SIX ARE AMENDMENT TO T 2025 GENERAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION AND LEGISLATIVE
DIRECTIVE RELATED TO EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS. EYE ITEM SEVEN IS A RESOLUTION SETTING THE ANNUAL SALARIES AND COUNCILEMBERS FOR THE 2026 THROUGH 2 2029 TERM UNDER THE ADDENDUM PORTION OF THE AGENDA,
TWO ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT WERE FORWARDED THIS MORNING BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AFTER THIS MEETING'S AGENDA HAD BEEN PUBLISHED. ADDENDUM NUMBER ONE IS A DIRECTION TO REAPPPRIATE FUNDING FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF AN ENTERPRISE POLICY MANAGEMT
SYSTEM. AND ITEM NUMBER TWO CONSISTS OF TWO DIRECTIVES RELATED TO THE RECLASSIFICATIO OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES IN THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT DIVISION OF THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. I WILL MOVE
APPROVAL OF ALL OF THESE ITEMS. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF ITEMS TWO THROUGH SEVEN IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IN ADDITION TO THE ITEMS UNDER ADDENDUM, IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MION OR WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THESE ITEMS FOR SEPARATE VOTES? COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN.
>> I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM TWO FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED PULL TWO FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS? COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> I WOULD LIKE TO PULL OUT SEVEN FOR A SEPARATE VOTE.
>> OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS PULLED NUMBER SEVEN FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK -- >> I'M SORRY, MR. CHAIR. COULD WE ALSO PULL OUT THE ZEN CITY ONE, ITEM NUMBER THREE FOR A
SEPARATE VOTE. >> ITEM THREE FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEMS TWO THROUGH SEVEN MINUS TWO,
THREE, AND SEVEN. >> NOT ITEMS TWO, THREE, AND SEVEN. RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> I'M NOT CLEAR. >> WE'RE VOTING ON A PACKAGE DEAL. WHAT HAS BEEN MOVED IN FRONT OF YOU IS ON THE COMMITTEE'S -- ON THE COUNCIL'S
AGENDA STARTING ON THE SECOND PAGE. ITEM TWO. IT SAYS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE. WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THAT ONE. WE'RE VOTING ON ITEMS FOUR, FIVE, SIX, AND THEN NUMBERS ONE AND TWO UNDER ADDENDUM. WE'RE NOT VOTING ON
ITEMS TWO, COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE, THREE, CUTS TO CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS, OR SEVEN, MAYOR/COUNCIL COMPENSATION. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.
>> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENTHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> 12 AYES. >> THOSE ITEMS CARRY. NEXT UP EYE TERM NUMBER TWO. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? SEEING
NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> NAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> A. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 11 AYES AND ONE NAY. >> THAT ITEM CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER THREE.
ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> A. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMR RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> 11 AYES AND ONE NAY. >> THAT CARRIES. AND, FINALLY, WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 11 AYES AND ONE NAY. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THAT COMPLETES ALL OF OUR ITEMS ON
OUR AGENDA TODAY. AND THOSE ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY AOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? SPHW? >> I DO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> I KNOW, COLLEAGUES, YOU GUYS WILL HAVE -- THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING PATIENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I WAS CALLED IN THE COMMUNITY. WHAT I WITNESSED TODAY IT WAS DEVASTATING. I.C.E. AGENCIES ENTERED RESTAURANTS AND DEMANDED IDS.
THEY LOCKED BEHIND THEM. BEHIND DOORS AND DEMANDED IDS FROM EVERYONE. THEY STOPPED PEOPLE RANDOMLY. AND THEY HOLD CHOKED SOMEONE AND, YOU KNOW, BEAT UP YOUNG MAN WHO IS U.S. CITIZEN.
TOOK HIM TO BLOOMINGTON, AND THEN FINGERPRINTED HIM AND REALIZED HE WAS U.S. CITIZEN. SO THEY TOLD HIM TO LEAVE. WHEN WE HAD A STORM, YOU KNOW, SNOW THAT WAS HAPPENING. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT SOME OF
OUROMMUNITY TODAY ARE FEELING SINGLED OUT. ARE FEELING THEY ARE BEING TARGETED. AND I REALLY WANT TO SAY THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IN OUR STREETS, IT'S DISHEARTENING. IT'S SAD.
AND I THINK EVERYONE HAS OBLIGATION TO AT LEAST THINK ABOUT AND, YOU KNOW, REACH OUT TO A NEIGHBOR. I WANT TO THANK THE STUDENTS AND THE PEOPLE THAT STOOD UP TODAY AND CAME OUT AND
SUPPORTED US. MY COMMUNITY IS SCARED. UR BUSINESSES CANNOT BE OPEN FOR DAYS NOW. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO GO TO SCHOOL. PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO GO TO WORK. I'M TALKING ABOUT U.S. CITIZEN. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
FEELING. WE'RE FEELING WE ARE IN CRACKDOWN AND HAVE TO STAY HOME. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME. I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR, AND, ALSO, I WANT TO THANK THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO CONTUALLY STAND UP FOR OUR
COMMUNITY. I WANT TO THANK THE NEIGHBOR MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS, MINNESOTA RESIDENTS. AND JUST WANTED TO REALLY CLOSE IT DOWN AND SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS TODAY ARE FEELING SCARED. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT INQUEUEL JUST SAY THANK YOU TO VICE
PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI FOR LEADING US AND THIS BODYHROUGH THE HARDEST BUDGET SEASON, I THINK, I'VE BEEN IN. SINCE WE'VE BEEN ELECTED. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF FOR ALL OF YOUR REALLY, REALLY DILIGENT WORK TO GET US TO THIS BALANCED BUDGET. SO MUCH
APPRECIATION ALL AROUND! AND SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE US, I'LL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU EVERYONE.