>> GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SUPERCOMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. MY NAME IS AURIN CHOWDHURY, I'M THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. AS WE GET STARTED, I WANT TOEITERATE THE CITY COUNCIL HAS TEMPORARILY RESTRUCTURED INTO A SINGLE COMMITTEEF THE WHOLE. THIS
MEANS WE'VE ESSENTIALLY CONSOLIDATED ALL OF OUR STANDING COMMITTEES INTO A SINGLE BODY. ALL ITEMS CONSIDERED TODAY WILL BEORWARDED TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL FOR ITS CONSIDERATION AT THE MEETING THIS THURSDAY, MARCH 5th, AT 9:30:00 A.M. AS USUAL, THESE MEETINGS LL BE
BROADCAST LIVE FOR OUR PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL AND THE CITY'S WEBSITE TO ENHANCE PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE, WE JUST HAVE TWO SER C.O.W.S AND COUNCIL CYCLES REMAINING. WE'LL
BE RETURNI TO THE ADOPTED STRUCTURE AND SCHEDULE BEGINNING ON MONDAY, APRIL 13th WITH ALL OF OUR STANDING CMITTEE MEETINGS WITH A REGULAR TWO-WEEK CYCLE. I KNOW WE'RE EAGER TO GET BACK INTO THAT STRUCTURE.
SO THERE IS AN END TO THIS TEMPORARY STRUCTURE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, COLLEAGUES! HAVING SAID THAT, WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO ALL OF YOU FOR UR PATIENCE OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS. AND ALL OF THE STAFF ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE FOR THEIR
FLEXIBILITY IN ADAPTING TO THIS TEMPORARY STRUCTURE. WITH THAT, I WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. >> CLERK: COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> WARREN. >> PRESENT.
>> OSMAN. IS ABSENT. SHAFFER. >> PRESENT. >> STEVENSON. >>ERE. >> CHAVEZ. >> HERE. >> WHITING. >> PRESENT. >> PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI IS ABSENT. CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> PSENT. >> THERE ARE 11 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> WE HAVE A QUORUM, LET THE
RECORD REFLECT. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, LET ME OFFER A REMINDER TO EVERYONE THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL TIME CAPTIONING TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL SPEAKERS BE MINDFUL OF THE
RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO PLEASE MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. COLLEAGUES, YOU CAN SEE FROM THE
PRINTED AGENDA WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ITEMS TO ADDRESS TODAY. I'D LIKE T EXPLAIN HOW I'LL BE PROCESSING THE AGENDA AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONSBOUT THE PROCESS AND THE TIMELINE. WE WILL BE FOLLOWING. FIRST, I PLAN TO TAKE UP AND DISPOSE OF THE
CONSENT AGENDA. THIS WIL ALLOW US TO RELEASE ANY STAFF WHO MAY BE WAITING NEARBY TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE ITEMS. THERE ARE 70 ITEMS ON THE PROSED CONSENT AGENDA. I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT ON ITEM NUMBER 64, WHICH IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE
FROM THE BROOKING INSTITUTE, YOU SHOULD HAVE AT YOUR DESKS A REVISED RCA. WHICH SHOWS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCICES, THE PURPOSE TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM BROOKINGS INSTITUTE WITH A GIFT ACCEPTANCE
FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES FOR THE SAME PURPOSES. WHICH WILL FUND TRAVEL FOR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SEXTON. I THINK THIS IS A FAIRLY STIGHTFORWARD SWAP, SINCE IT JUST CHANGES THE SOURCE OF THE GIFT. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS
OR OBJECTIONS, I'LL HAVE THE CLERK REFLECT THE CHANGE IN THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ITEM NUMBER 64. ANY QUESTIONS OR OBJECTIONS? NOT SEEING ANY. WE'LL SIMPLY INCORPORATE IT INTO
THE CSENT AGENDA WHEN WE TAKE UP THE VOTE. ADDITIONALLY, WE HA TWO ITEMS THAT ARE NEW BEFORE US. BOTH OF WHICH ARE PRINTED AT OUR DESKS. FIRST, FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO AN ITEM APPROVED BE I THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE LAST MEETING ON
FEBRUARY 19th FOR THE MINNESOTA SCHOOL-BASED CLINIC SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER GNT FOR THE HEALTH EDUCATION GRANT. IT WAS AN APPROVED AMOUNT FOR $100,000 FOR A YEAR. IN ORDERED TO ACCEPT THE GRANT, THE ACTION NEEDS TO CONTRACT THE GRANT FROM
$100,000 FOR ONE-YEAR TERM TO $300,000 FOR THREE-YEAR TERM. I BELIEVE WE CAN DEAL WITH THIS ITEM ON COND CONSENT, I'LL CONSIDER THIS 74B. SECOND, WE HAVE AN ITEM FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, A STAFF DIRECTIVE,
REQUESTING ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT COMMUNITY SAFETY TRAINING NEEDS AND ALIGNMENT WITH NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES. THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE OF SIMILAR FACILITIES AND COMPABLE JURISDICTIONS, AS WELL AS ASSOCIATED COSTS WITH THOSE FACILITIES. I'LL PROPOSE WE TAKE UP THE DIRECTION FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO AS ITEM NUMBER 79 TO BE OUR LAST ITEM. FOLLOWING THE REPORT FROM COUNTY ATTORNEY. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION T ADDING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ITEM TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA AS ITEM NUMBER 74B? AND THE ITEM FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
PALMISANO TO THE END OF DISCUSSION AS ITEM NUMBER 79? ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANY OBJECTION. AND THEN I'LL ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI HAS JOINED US. IN
TERMS OF THE ORDER -- >> MADAM CHAIR? I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. I BELIEVE THERE'S A LATE-BREAKIN THIRD ITEM ADDED TO YOUR AGENDA YOU INSTRUCTED COULD BE ADDED TO CONSENT. IT SHOULD BE AT YOUR DESKS. AN RCA COVER PAGE FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. ADDRESSED TO THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMITTEE. THIS IS THE DROP KICK ICE BLOCK EVENT ERMT PERMIT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WAS ADDED TO THE AGENDA. IT WAS A LATE ONE ADDED LAST NIGHT. IT'S AT YOUR PLACES HERE ON THE DAIS. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO ADD IT. THERE'S THREE ADDITIONS.
>> OKAY. THAT'S NOT ON MY SCRIPT. AT LEAST THIS VERSION OF IT. SO THANK YOU FOR JUMPING IN THERE. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT ADDITION? OKAY. GREAT. IN TERMS OF ORDER OF THE MEETING, I'M PLANNING TO DISPOSE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
FIRST, AS MENTIONED. THAT WILL NOW INCLUDE ALL ITEMS SHOWN ON THE PRINTED AGENDA AS CONSENT ITEMS, INCLUDING THE SWITCH ON ITEM NUMBER 64 AND THE ADDITION OF NUMBER 74B AS DISCUSSED. AFTER WE DISPOSE OF THE CONSENT
AGENDA, WE'LL TAKE UP THE TWO QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS ANDOVE THE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTED ON THE AGENDA. I ANTICIPATE WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THE FOUR HEARINGS APPROXIMATELY BY NOON. MAYBE A LITTLE BIT AFTER. AND THEN WE
WILL TAKE AN HOUR BREAK FOR LUNCH BEFORE WE RETURN TO HANDLE THE FIVE ITEMS ON THE DISCUSSION AGENDA. WHICH INCLUDE STAFF DIRECTIVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, AS DISCUSSED. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ORDER OF THE MEETING BEFORE ADOPTING
THE AGENDA? I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> YES. FOR THE CITY CLERK, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE RECORD O MY RECUSAL ON NUMBER 12. AND THEN, ALSO, I'D LIKE TO PULL NUMBER 59 FOR DISCUSSIONND SEPARATE
VOTE. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. WE CAN -- JUST FOR THE FUTURE, YOU CAN DO THAT WHEN WE ADOPT THE AGENDA. SO AFTER WE ADOPT THE AGENDA.
OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAD SENT AN E-MAIL YESTERDAY ASKING FOR A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO BE PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. SMALL DISCUSSION. ITEMS 52 -- >> YEAH. COULD WE ADOPT THE
AGENDA AND THEN -- >> I'M OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. >> YEAH. >> I WANT TO MAKE -- I'M HAVING A HARD TIME HEARING YOU. YOUR VOICE IS SO SOFT. SO IF YOU CAN MOVE THE MICROPHONE CLOSER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. IN THE OLD CHAMBERS, WE COULD JUST TALK
INTO IT AND IT WOULD BE FILLING THE SPACE! OKAY. SO THEN I'LL SPEAK UP. I APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK. ALL RIGHT. SEEING OTHER QUESTIONS MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADO THE AGENDA. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. THAT MOTION PASSES. WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, WE'LL NOW TAKE UP THE CONSENT AGENDA. FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE, I'LL NOTE WE'LL BE TAKING UP COMMENTS ON THE HEARINGS FOR EACH OF THE QUASI
JUDICIALS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS MATTERS AFT THIS. IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE DURING ANY OF THE HEARINGS, AND YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO, WE INVITE YOU TO REPPIN REGISTERITH THE CLERKS LOCATED IN THE CORRIDOR OUTSIDE THE CHAMBER. YOU CAN PROVIDE ANY WRITN COMMENTS OR MATERIALS
FOR THE RECORD TO THE CLERKS AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE. PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO REGISTER NOW, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO. AND SO I'M GOING TO SUMMARIZE THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR EVERYONE. A THEN I ASK THAT COLLEAGUES GET INTO QUEUE. AND
THEN STATE IF THEY ARE GOING TO PULL AN ITEM FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. AND STATE IF IT'S FOR A COMMENT OR IF IS FOR DISCUSSION. SO ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WE
HAVE ITEMS NUMBER 5 THROUGH 74. 5 THROUGH 8 ARE LEGAL S SETTLEMENTS. NINE ESTABLISHES 2026 LOCAL BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION. 10 ACCEPTS 2025 QUARTERLY DONATION REPORTS.
ITEM 11 AUTHORIZES A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. 12 IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CLOSING OF TWO ETHICS COMPLAINTS. 13 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT. ITEMS 14 THROUGH 17 ARE ORDINANCES THAT ARE BEING REINTRODUCED FROM
PREVIOUS TERM. AND ARE BEING REFERRED TO STAFF FOR FURTHER WORK. ITEMS 18 THROUGH 20 ARE LIQUOR AND GAMBLING LICENSE APPROVALS AND RENEWALS. 21 IS ACCEPTANCE OF T FALL 2025 BROWNFIELD GRANTS. 22 AND 23
ARE CONTRACTS AND EXTENSIONS RELATED TO ART PROVIDERS AND MANAGERS. ITEM 25 ACCEPTS A GRANT FOR THE KMOJ PROJECT. 25 IS A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE RELATED TO THE RENTAL LICENSES ORDINANCE. AND LASTLY, ITEM 26
THROUGH 34 ARE ORDINANCES INTRODUCED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT ARE BEING REFERRED TO STAFF TO BEGIN THE DRAFTING PROCESS. NEXT, ITEMS 35 THROUGH 39 ARE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS FOR VARIOUS SERVICES AND PROGRAMS.
ITEMS 40 THROUGH 42 ARE MASTER CONTRAS WITH NUMEROUS ENTITIES THROUGH THE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. TEM 43 IS AN AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY. 44 AND 45 ARE BOTH GIFT ACCEPTANCES. AND LASTLY, ITEMS 47 THROU 50 ARE ALL ORDINANCES
BEING REFERRED TO STAFF FOR FURTHER WORKFTER BEING INTRODUCED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. ITEM 51 APPROVES APPOINTMENTS TO THE SOUTH SIDE GREEN ZONE COUNCIL. 52 THROUGH 55 ARE VARIOUS PROJECT AGREEMENTS WITH THE COUNTY AND
MNDOT. 56 IS A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE METRO K LINE. ITEM 57 IS A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH THE PARKS BOARD. ITEM 58 IS STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. ITEM 59 IS A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING
COMMENTS RELATED TO I-94. 60 IS AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY FOR WASTE REDUCTION. ITEM 61 AUTHORIZES THE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT. ITEM 62 THROUGH 64 ARE GIFT ACCEPTANCES. AND I'LL NOTE HERE, AGAIN, THIS IS WHERE
WE HAVE THE SWAP OF THE FUNDING URCE FOR THE GIFT TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TIM SEXTON. ITEM 65 THROUGH 70 ARE VARIOUS BIDS, CONTRACTS, AND GRANTS. AND 71 AND 72 ARE ORDINANCES BEING
REFERRED TO STAFF FOR FURTHER WORK AFTER BEING INTRODUCED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. 73 IS A REQUEST TO THE CY AUDITOR THAT IS RELATED TO THE CITY'S DATA SECURITY A SURVEILLANCE. ITEM 74 IS THE LAST ORDINANCE THAT IS BEING REINTRODUCED AND
REFERRED FROM STAFF FROM THE PRIOR TERM. ITEM 74B IS AN ITEM PRINTED BEFORE US ON THE DAIS. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CORRECTION FOR THE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTHCENTO $300,000. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE
THAT ITEM THAT CLERK KARL NED ABOUT THE MELT ICE EVENT. THAT COMPLETES MY SMARY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. BEFORE I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUMMARIZED, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET
INTO QUEUE TO PULL ITEMS FOR COMMENT OR DISCUSSION. AND, PLEASE, AS YOU'RE DOING THAT, MAKE THAT DISTINCTION. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. COULD WE PLEASE PULL ITEM 52, 54, 55, AND 67 FOR
DISCUSSION. >> FOR DISCUSSION. AND IS THAT WE CAN HAVE A SEPARATE VOTE OR SPECIFICALLY FOR COMMENT? >> I SENT QUESTIONS TO STAFF. IF ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WORKS, A HEADS UP. I HAVE SOME SHORT E REQUESTS. E -- QUESTIONS.
>> OKAY. I'M GOING TO ASK THE CITY CLERK FOR THAT -FOR YOUR ADVICE. IS IT BETTER TO TAKE UP THOSE QUESTIONS NOW O SHOULD WE PUT THAT IN OUR DISCUSSION AGENDA FOR LATER? >> MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD SUGGEST IF THOSE QUESTIONS ARE SHORT, AS COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE HAS SUGGESTED. WE WOULD DISPOSE OF
THE CONSENT AGENDA, TAKE UP THE ITEMS FIRST AND DIS DISPOSE OF THEM, SO STAFF CAN'D LEAVE, IF THEY NEED TO. >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THAT EVERYONE FULLY CAPTURED, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE >> YES. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO PL ITEMS 36, 37, 38, 39, 6 46, AND 48. I HAVE QUESTIONS. >>KAY. DID THE CLERKS GET THOSE ITEMS?
>> 36, 37, 38, 39, 46, AND 48. >> OKAY. >> GREAT. NEXT WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> JUST REITERATING I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 59 FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTE AND RECUSE MYSELF ON NUMBER 12.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER IS CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO SPEAK QUICKLY ON ITEM NUMBER 73. >> PLEASE GO AHEAD. >> IT IS A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REQUEST FROM THE CITY AUDITOR ADVISORY ENGAGENT TO SERVE AS A DEAN OF
SECURITY THE CITY'S EXISTING SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BEST PRACTICES FOR DATA SECITY TO EXIST IN FUTURE TECHNOLOGY. BASED ON NUMEROUS SUPPORT REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. WE KNOW THEY ARE ENGAGING INASS SURVEILLANCE OF IMMIGRANTS,
OBSERVERS, AND ENTIRE NEIGHBORODS AND USING TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING LICENSE PLATE READERS, FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, CELL PHONE DATA, AND SOCIAL MEDIA MONIRING TOOLS. I'VE HEARD REPORTS FROM THE MEDIA RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT DATA SERITY AND DATA SHARING FROM VENDORS THAT
PROVIDE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY TO MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE PUBLIC. MY HOPE THAT THIS IS ADOPTED TODAY SO THEN THE CITY AUDITOR CAN MAKE A DECISION, IF HE'D LIKE TO MAKE THIS -- TAKE UP THIS WORK. THAT WAY WE CAN DO ANALYSIS ON OUR SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I WAS GOING TO SPEAK QUICKLY ON ITEM NUMBER 58. THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN HIGHLY INVESTED IN THE
FUTURE OF THE PROJECT. AND I WANTED TO UPLIFT TS APRIL 16th PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. WITH THAT, I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. MAY I HAVE A
MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES. AND NOW WE'LL GO TO OUR ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN
PULLED FOR DISCUSSION. THE FIRST ITEM WE'LL GO TO IS ITEM NUMBER 36. AND I BELIEVEHIS WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
WARREN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD? >> I JUST HAVE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE IMS. AND WE CAN KIND OF GROUP THEM TOGETHER BECAUSE I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY THE IS THESE GRAVE INCREASES AMOUNTS TO THESE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS. I REACHED OUT TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AMBASSOR, AND ASKED FOR A COPY
OF OUR RFQ OR RFP. I WAS -- I SEEN ITAS FROM 2024. SO I'M WONDERING WHAT CHANGED IN THE NEED FOR THESE CONTRACTS T NEED TO BE INCREASED AT THESE LARGE
AMOUNTS. AND WHAT'S HAPPENING? >> YEAH. I THINK THAT'S -- I THINK THOSE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO ASK. WE DEFINITELY HAD A DISCUSSION IN OUR AGENDA SETTING ABOUT IT. WHY DON'T WE TAKE UP 36 THROUGH 39 TOGETHER, IF THAT, WOOS FOR YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> THAT WORKS FOR ME. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> AND I BELIEVE THE BEST PERSON TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IS GOING TO BE EITHER DIRECTOR HARRINGTON. I WAS LIKE, I CAN'T
I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME ALL OF A SUDDEN! EITHER DIRECTOR HARRINGTON OR, OR IF WE H BARNER
COMMISSIONER BARNETTE. WELCOME DIRECTOR. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF, AND IF YOU NEEDNY OF THE REPEATING OF THE QUESTION OR CLARIFICATION, LET THE COUNCIL MEMBER KNOW.
>>HANK YOU. AMANDA HARRINGTON. DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. I WAS TRYING TO WATCH THE TRANSCRIPT ON THE VIDEO, BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE HAVING THE QUESTION REPEATED. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HARRINGTON, FOR BEING PRESENT. SO MY QUESTN IS, WHAT HAS
CHANGED FROM THE RFQ THAT WAS SENT TO ME OR THE RFP THAT WAS SENT TO ME FROM 2024 THAT ALLOCATES THIS -- THESE LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUNDING THAT ARE BEING EXTENDED TO THESE MULTIPLE
GROUPS. IS THIS ANY -- ANY CONSEQUENCE TO THE GROUPS THAT WERE EXCLUDED FROM CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS CONTRACTS FROM BEING ABLE TO RECEIVE SERVICES. I'M JUST -- I'M CONCERNED. >> THANK YOU. THROUGH THE
CHAIR, IT IS TYPICAL PRACTICE FOR OUR CONTRACTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY TO BE ONE-YEAR CONTRACTS. SO T CONTRACTS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU ARE SET TO EXPIRE IN THE END OF MARCH 2026. WHEN THOSE CONTRACTS EXPIRE, WE CAN EITHE ISSUE A NEW REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL, BUT WE TYPICALLY ONLY DO THAT EVERY THR TO FOUR YEARS. OR WE CAN GO BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE CONTRACT. IN THE CASES OF THE CONTRACTS IN FRONT OF YOU, WE HAD JUST DONE THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IN 2024, AND SO INSTEAD OF DOING THAT PROCESS AGAIN, WE
AR ARIN A ASKING TO AMEND THE CONTRACTS FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR. THE FUNDING GIVEN TO THE CONTRACTS LAST YEAR WERE ONLY FOR ONE-YEAR OF SERVICES. IF WE EXTEND THE CONTRACTS FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR, THEY NEED COMMISERATE FUNDING TO DO THE WORK FOR ANOTHEYEAR. THE CONTRACTS
THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO THAT WERE CUT, THE COMMUNITY TRAUMA RESPONSE CONTRACTS, A NOT PAYING FOR THE CONTRACTS BEFORE YOU. WE'RE USING OUR 2026 BUDGET TO PAY FOR THE CONTRACTS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU.
>> OKAY. SO, NOT TO -- WHEN IT SAYSHE AMOUNT IS NOT TO EXCEED, LIKE, WITH ITEM NUMBER 38, FOR INSTANCE. WHEN IT SAYS THAT THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL
AMOUNT OF $234,405 THAT AMOUNT NOT TO THE EXCEED $464,810. SO THEY'RE SPENDING $232,400 ANNUALLY. >> YES. THE CONTRACT LAST YEAR
WAS FOR THE EXAMPLE YOU'RE GIVING, $232,000. AND THIS YEAR THEY'RGETTING AN ADDITIONAL $232,000. SO THAT THEIR CONTRACT, NOT TO EXCEED, COVERS TWO FULL YEARS AND DOUBLE THATAT
FULL NOT TO THE EXCEED AMOUNT IN THIS YEAR. THAT'S THE TAL LIFE OF THE CONTRACT. >> SO, YOU SAID THEY WOULD BE EXTENDED FORNE YEAR? >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. AND SO THAT'S THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT. SO THEN THAT AMOUNT WOULD BE A ONE-YEAR ALLOTMENT OF FUNDING THAT IS
EXTENDED TO THESE INDIVIDUAL GROUPS? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, THE $232,000 IS THE ONE-YEAR FUNDING THEY HAVE FOR THIS YEAR. >> OKAY. >> SO THE APRIL 2026 THROUGH THE END OF MARCH 2027.
>> SO, I'M JUST -- AND I -- AND MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION AND A CONVERSATION OFF RECORD. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT E EVERYONE IS DOING IN ORDER TO BE RECEIVING SUCH LARGE
QUANTITIES OF FUNDING. WHAT IS THE -- WHAT IS THE ISSUE? IS IT REALLY BEING, YOU KNOW, SOLVED WITH ALL OF THIS? QUESTION ON ITEM NUMBER 39. WE GOT
416,800 FOR ONE-YEAR TERM. NOT TO EXCEED THAT AMOUNT, BUT THEY'RE BEING GIVE $708,400. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, WHAT ARE THEY DOING FORHAT AMOUNT? >> IT DEFINITELY DEPENDS ON THE CONTRACT YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT WHAT THEY DO. EACH CONTRACT HAS
A SPECIFIC SCOPE OF SERVICE THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT. IN THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, NUMBER 39 IS FOR A VIOLENCE INTERRUPTER OR MINNEAPOLUS CONTRACT. THEY ARE BEING GIVEN ABOUT $708,000 FOR THIS YEAR. AGAIN, THE $1
MILLION NUMBER IS THE LIFE OF THEIR CONTRACT, WHICH STARTED IN 2025. AND WILL END IN 2027. IF THIS IS APPROVED. IN THE CASE OF VIOLENCENTERRUPTERS, THE
SCOPE OF THEIR CONTRACT INCLUDES STREET ACTIVATION. SO THEY MONITOR THIS -- THE ASSIGNED GEOGRAPHIC AREA WHERE THEY ARE CONTRACTED TO BE. THEY HAVE CONTACTS IN THAT COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTA WHEN VIOLENCE IS
BUBBLING UP, AND TO INTERVENE IN THOSE BEFORE TY BECOME ESCALADED INTO GUN VIOLENCE, FOR EXAMPLE. OR OTHER COMMUNITY HARM. THEY ARE ALSO CONTRACTED TO SPREAD MESSAGES OF PEACE AND HELP THE COMMUNITY SAY, LIKE, "THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO LIVE IN GUN VIOLENCE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE
THE NORM THAT WE WANT." AND TO EMPHASIZE TT MESSAGE WITH ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, THEY HOLD COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT SOMETIMES PROVIDE RESOURCES OR PROVIDE DISPONDING OPPORTUNITIES AND KIND OF NORMALIZING THAT MESSAGE OF PEACE.
THE GUN VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND YOUTH GROUP GUN CONTRACTS ARE DIFFERENT. THEY WORK SPECIFICALLY WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MOST AT-RISK OF GROUP VIOLENCE TO USE FOR GROUP VIOLENCE. NOT GUN VIOLENCE. SO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN
GANGS OR GROUPS OR AT-RISK OF BEING INVOLVED IN GANGS OR GROUPS. AND THERE'S SPECIFICCRT INVOLVED. ONCE THEY'RE REFERRED, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OPTIONS, INCLUDING DOING VISITS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HELP GANG OUR GROUP MEMBERS
UNDERSTAND THEY ARE ON THE RADAR OFAW ENFORCEMENT. WE LOVE TO PROVIDE THEM THE RESOURCES AND THE SUPPORT TO GET OUT OF THAT LIFESTYLE. WHICH IS WHAT THE COMMUNITY -- >> THANK YOU. TIME HAS EXPIRED FOR COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. GOOD
MORNING, DIRECTOR. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. YOU SAID IN YOUR COMMENTS THAT THE DOLLARS WERE FROM THE 2026 BUDGET BUT THE FISCAL NOTE SAID FROM PUBLIC SAFETY AID. SO, LIKE, WHAT'S
THE -- CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT -- WHERE THE MONEY IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM? THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO ME. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, AGAIN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CONTRACTS. SO THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AMBSADOR FUNDING IS PUBLIC SAFETY AID
FUNDING. THE GVI AND YGVI IS THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET. >> OKAY. SOME OF THEM ARE GENERAL FUND AND SOME OF THEM ARE PUBLIC SAFETY. >> YES. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. >> THANK YOU. AND I DON'T SEE RESTORATION INC.N HERE FOR EXTENSION. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THAT IS.
>> THROUGH THE CHAIR, THE CONTRACTS DO NOT EXPIRE UNTIL AUGUST FOR RESTORATION INC. THEY HAD ONE CONTRACT THAT ALLOWING IN MARCH. WE'RE ALLOWING THA CONTRACT TO LAPSE AS PART OF THE COST-SAVING EFFORTS. >> WHICH CONTRACT? >> I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY
WHICH ZONE IT IS. WE'RE REORGANIZINGLL OF THE GEOGRAPHIC ZONES. >> IT'S ONE OF THE ZONES. IT'S ONE OF THE -- >> CORRECT. >> THEY HAD THREE CONTRACTS IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS FOR THREE SEPARATE ZONES. >> OKAY. IS THIS TOUCH OUTREACH ONE? LIKE A ZONE -- ONE OF THE ZONES THAT IS GETTING EXTENDED?
THEY ALSO HAD THREE OR TWO OR THREE, ALSO. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, TOUCH OUTREACH HAD TWO CONTRACTS. ONE OF THEIR CONTRACTS EXPIRES IN MARCH, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. THE OTHER CONTRACT DOESN'T EXPIRE UNTIL THIS SUMMER. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. DIRECTOR HARRINGTON, I THINK I UNDERSTAND PART OF THE ANSWER TO MY FIRST QUESTION HERE. AND IT WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR TOUCH. SO, I THINK WE STILL HAVE
OTHERS, OTHER THAN TOUCH, PROVIDING SERVICES TO -- FOR THESE EIGHT DIFFERENT AREAS AS DEFINED BY CURE GLOBAL. AND THIS IS JUST AN EXPANSION. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, I APOLOGIZE FOR CUTTING YOU OFF. CAN YOU SPEAK MORE DIRECTLY INTO
YOUR MICROPHONE. AND SPEAK LOUDER. >> SURE. IS THIS BETTER? >> YEAH. AND THAT'S FOR EVERYONE. AS WELL. WE'RE VING ISSUES WITH THE MICROPHONES. >> CERTAINLY. YOU'VE PARTIALLY ANSWERED MY QUESTION ALREADY. BUT MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE
TOUCH OUTREACH QUESTION ITEM NUMBER 39. AND IT WAS GOING TO ASK ARE WE NOW ONLY HAVING ONE VENDOR PROVIDING SERVICES TO ALL EIGHT AREAS EIGHT AREAS IDENTIFIED BY CURE GLOBAL VIOLENCE. ION'T THINK SO. I
THINK WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT WE STILL HAVE OTHERS, AND THIS IS JUST AN EXPANSION OF THE SERVICE AREA TO TOUCH OR JT AN EXPANSION OF THEIR CONTRACT IN TERMS OF TIME? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE HAVE TODAY SEVEN
CONTRACTS FOR VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS. THEY DON'T A END AT THE SAME TIME. SOME OF THEM WERE STARTED IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR. SOME OF THEM WERE STARTED IN AUGUST. AND SO WE WILL COME BEFORE COUNCIL AT VARYING TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR CONTRACT EXTENSIONS.
TWO OF THE CONTRACTS, WE ARE ALLOWING LAPSE BECAUSE THEY END AT THE END OF MARCH. IN THIS CASE, WE HAVE ONE CONTRACT IN FRONT OF YOU THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO END AT THE END OF MCH. IT'S A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION TO ENSURE THAT TOUCH CONTINUES TO WORK IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. AT
THE SAME TIME, WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON CHANGING THE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS THAT THESE ORGANIZATIONS COVER. AND THAT DOES NOT JUST MEAN TOUCH OUTREACH. IT'S ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS. BECAUSE SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THA WE GOT FROM LAST YEAR WAS THAT THE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WE ASKED THEM
TO COVER WERE TOO NARROW. WE'RE TRYING TO RESPOND TO THE PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE EXPERTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO ADDRESS THOSE MAPS. >> YEA THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. MY OTHER QUESTIONS ARE ABOUT ITEMS NUMBER 37 AND 38. THAT WAS THE YGVI
AND GVI SERVICES. THE RCA SAID IT'S FOR CLIENT NEEDS AND SUPPORT. SO ARE THERE NO ADDITIAL DIRECT CLIENT SERVICES OTHER THAN EMERGENT NEEDS? IF YOU CAN JUST MAYBE
SAY A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT IT IS. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, THE GVI AND YGVI CONTRACTS ARE FOR THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATIONS. SO THE CONTRACT FUNDING INCLUDES SALARIES. BUT IT ALSO DOES INCLUDE CLIT ASSISTANCE. THE CITY HAS VERY SPECIFIC PUBLIC
PURPOSE GUIDANCE ON HOW WE CAN USE CLIENT ASSISTANCE. AND IT IS REALLY FORMERGENCY NEEDS. IT'S MORE NARROW, I THINK, NARROWLY DEFINED THAN WE'VE H IN THE PAST. >> I SEE. AND THEN JUST TO SAY I WOULD ASSUME FOR THESE CONTRACTS, THIS IS CONTRACTING
OUT OF THE 2026NSD BUDGET, IS THAT ACCURATE? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, GVI AND YGVI ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE 2026NSD BUDGET THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD PVIOUSLY PLANNED. >> THANK YOU. AND THEN I'LL JUST NOTE FOR THE CHAIR THAT
PREVIOUSLY -- I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN -- BUT I DID ASK FOR THE STATUS OF ALL PSA DOLLARS. KIND OF WHERE THEY'RE AT BROADLY SPEAKING BEYOND NSD. AND I HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY ANSWERS TO THAT. I DO THINK THAT HAS CAUSED SOME CONFUSION
HERE THIS CYCLE. AND IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO GET KIND OF A LEVEL SETTING ON PSA DOLLARS STILL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. AND YOU NOTED THAT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FOLLOW UP AT A POINT? OKAY. WE'LL NOTE THAT AGAIN. AND THEN I'LL ASK THE CLERK'S OFFICE TO LOOK
BACK AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FOLLOWUPS WE'VE HAD IN OTHER COMMITTEES TO ENSURE THEY HAVE BEEN FULFILLED AND WE HAVE RECEIVED THEM IN A TIMELY MATTER. NEXT I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING.>> THANK YOU, CH THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HARRINGTON. KIND OF A QUICK QUESTION HERE.
IT'S FOR MAYBE PUBLIC TO KNOW, AS WELL. ARE YOU ABLE TO SPEAK TO -- IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WE'VE SEEN CRIME STATISTICS LOWER IN THE LAST YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF. ARE YOU ABLE TO KIND OF SPEAK TO -- SOUNDS LIKE OUTSIDE OF A PRESENTATION, BUT IF YOU ARE KIND OF ABLE TO SPEAK TO A
LITTLE BIT. IF THESE GROUPS OR GVI OR YGVI EFFORTS HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IN THAT REDUCTION. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. STATISTICSRE INTERESTING AND CAN BE USED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. I THINK YOU CAN INTERPRET DATA ANY NUMBER OF
WAYS. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE FULL CREDIT FOR THE REDUCTION IN VIOLENCE AND CRIME IN MINNEAPOLIS OVER THE LAST YEAR. AND I'D LIKE TO STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK AND NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY CONTRIBUTES TO THAT. BUT IT ALSO IS CONTRIBUTED TO THE WORK OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE
WORK OF EVERYDAY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS WHO SPREAD THOSE MESSAGES OF PEACE AND TALK PEOPLE DOWN. SO IT'S NOT A ONE-TO-ONE CORRELATION. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. >> NEXT I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I'LL MAKE A QUICK SPEAKING OF FAVOR OF THE CONTRACTS. VIOLENCE PREVENTIO VIOLENCE INTERVENTION ALTERNATIVES TO POLICING, KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND THESE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN
EFFECTIVE AT KEEPING MY CONSTITUENTS AND THE CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS SAFE. I WANT TO THANK THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETYDEE FORWARD. THESE SERVICES NEED TO THEY INTACT. THEY DONA DO MATTER TO MY CSTITUENTS AND I WOULD ASSUME MY CONSTITUENTS
ACROSS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I'M A BIG ADVOCATE F THESE. I HOPE THESE ARE ADOPTED TODAY. >> NEXT I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND DIRECTOR HARRINGTON, I'M JUST --
I'M -- I'M -- I'VE DONE A LOT OF YOUTH INTERVENTION WORK MYSELF. OKAY. WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS YTH COORDINATING BOARD AND ALSO WITH THE CITY OF BROOKLYN PARK YOUTH OUTREACH, AS WELL. SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH HOW
THESE PROGRAMS WORK. I'M JUST- MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT WHAT HAS CHANGED AND WHY THERE'S NOT AN EVEN DISTRIBUTION OFFUNDH RESPECT TO TRAUMA RESPONSE.
THE NARRATIVE THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW WITH RESPECT TO OUR CITY HAS US RESPONDING TO A LOT OF TRAUMA. THIS IS A REACTION OF THE THINGSHAT WE'VE ENDURED AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ENDURED SINCE 2020.
SO I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS VERY DISADVANTAGEOUS FOR -- TO SEE THAT THE DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT AND GROUPS LIKE A MOTHER'SOVE AND A NUMBER OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WERE BEING REMOVED
FROM FUNDING WHEN THEY PROVIDE SUCH A GREAT RESOURCE TO OUR CITY. AND I WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE WAS A WAY TO OPEN UP AND EXTEND THOSE CONTRACTS AN KEEP ALL OF THESE BODIES MOVING THE WAY THEY NEED TO MOVE, BECAUSE IT'S A DELICATE
BALANCE AND A DELICATE DANCE WITH THE WAY WEESPOND TO THE TRAUMAS AND FRACTIONS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AND FOR AN ORGANIZATION, ESPECIALLY -- WHICH I'VE UTILIZED IN OTHER PARTS OF M LIFE, YOU KNOW,
WHETHER I'M WORKING WITH CLIENTS OR WHETHER I UTILIZE FOR THEMSELVES. I SEE THEM AS VALUABLE. AND TO TAKE FUNDING AWAY FROM THOSE TYPE OF ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDE SO MUCH FUNDING TO THESE INDIVIDUAL
ORGANIZATIONS, I JUST WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE'S A WAY TO BALANCE THAT SCOPE AND THE SCOPE OF WORK. BECAUSE ALL ARE NECESSARY. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMB WARREN. I AGREE WITH YOU
THAT HAVING RESTORATION SERVICES IS A CRITICAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY ECOSYSTEM. IT'S NEIGHBOR SAFETY'S GOAL TO GO BACK TO HING THOSE SERVICES IN THE FUTURE. THE CONTRACTS THAT ARE BEFORE COUNCIL TODAY ARE REALLYIOLENCE PREVENTION CONTRACTS. NOT THE RESTORATION
CONTRACTS. AND THEY'RE NOT TAKING FROM THE COMMUNITY TRAUMA RESPONSE. THE AMOUN THAT WE'RE ASKING TO GO TO THE CONTRACTS BEFORE THE COUNCIL TODAY IS JUST TO MAINTAIN THE SERVICES.. >> EXCUSE ME, DIRECTOR HARRINGTON. TRAUMA RESPONSE IS VIOLENCE PREVENTION. BECAUSE IT
REMOVES RETALIATORY BEHAVIOR. SO WHEN YOU'RE RESPONDING TO SOMEONE AND PROVIDING THEM WITH INTERVENTION SERVICES AND RESOURCES, THEN YOU ALLEVIATE RETALIATORY BEHAVIOR. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, I AGREE WITH YOU. THE PUBLIC HEALTH
LENS WHICH WE WORK UNDER TKS ABOUT PRIMARY, SECONDARY, TERTIARY, THE RESPONSE WOULD BE THE TERTIARY CATEGORY OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH MODEL. I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU WE NEED THESE SERVICES. THE CORACTS BEFORE YOU TODAY ARE NOT TAKING FROM THE SERVICES
THAT YOU VALUE. THAT'S A SEPARATE DISCUSSION. AND I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THAT WITH YOU. BECAUSE I DO VALUE THOSE SERVICES, AS WELL. >> OKAY. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HARRINGTON. >> NEXT COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, JUST A QUICK
UPDATE. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON RESTORING THE FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAMS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I'M CERTAIN YOU'VE GOTTEN ALL THE CALLS A AND E-MAILS I'VE GOTTEN FROM NORTH SIDERS ABOUT THOSE CRITICAL PROGRAMS. BUT COUNCIL MEMBER WHI CHAVEZ
AND I TALKED ON FRIDAY. WE CAME UP WITH A PATHWAY TOETTING THESE CONTRACTS FUNDED. AT LEAST TO THE E OF THE STAND THAT WE ORIGINALLY VOTED ON. AND SO HE JUST TEXT ME AND SAID THAT IT'S MOVING FORWARD. I TOLD HIM JUST TAP YOU AND TELL
YOU. BUT HE DIDN'T. SO THE CONTRACTS -- [ LAUGHTER ] DON'T LET HER KEEP GOING ON! >> OKAY. >> SHE'S CLEARLY UPSET! WE'RE FIXING IT, COUNCIL MEMBER. AT LEAST WE'RE TRYING TO. WE'RE IN CONVERSATIONS ABOU WORKING THIS
OUT. RIGHTFULLY SO, YOU SHOULD BE UPSET ABOUT THIS. IT'S TAKING CRUCIAL SERVICES FROM THIS ENTIRE CITY, BUT ON THE NORTH SIDE, IN PARTICULAR. YOU KNOW, WE JUST HAD A VERY TRAUMATIC SITUATION HAPPEN IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THESE TEAMS STEPPED UP IN A B WAY FOR
THESE FAMILIES. AND SO I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM. BUT WE'RE WORKING ON IT. MOST CERTAINLY. THE OTR QUESTION I HAD, THOUGH, WAS MAYBE THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR CAN ANSWER IT OR T. DID WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE NEW GROUPS? BECAUSEE
HAD A BUNCH OF GROUPS, LIKE -- WHAT WAS IT,IKE ME EMERGE AND THE GROUPS NEWER TO THE CONTRACTS. I DON'T RECALL WE GOT A PRESENTATION ON THEIR PROGRESS OR, LIKE, THE SPECIFICS
AND ANY DATA COLLECTION OR, YOU KNOW LIKE, WHAT THE INTERVENTION-- THE IMPACT OF THOSE INTERVENTIONS. SO JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS A ESENTATION, IF IT WAS, CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN IT WAS. YOU CAN E-MAIL AT A LATER TIME, TOO, IF YOU NEED TO. IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE THAT JUST
SHOWS US SINCE 2024, WHEN WE LAUNCHED THIS -- BECAUSE WE KIND OF DID, LIKE, A NEW GROUP OF FOLKS. I HAVEN'T HEARD, LIKE, IF THERE'S BEEN SUCCESSES AND WHAT AREAS THOSE SUCCESSES HAVEP
VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND GVI. SO I'D LOVE SOME UPDATES ON WHA IT'S LOOKING LIKE WITH THE NEW GROUPS THAT ARE FUNDED. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. I WOULD LOVE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER CHAZ TO SAY IF I'M MISSING SOMETHING. I KNOW WE HAD SLIDES IN OUR OCS
QUARTERLY UPDATES THAT ADDRESSED EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. BECAUSE WE HAD REQUESTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TALK ABOUT THE DATA FROM GVI AND YGVI. IF I IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, WE HAD A BUSY SESSION AND RAN OUT OF TIME.
>> OKA IT WOULD BE GREAT, THOUGH, EVEN IN THE RCA, IF YOU CAN JUST, LIKE, ADD A ONE PAGER THAT SAYS THE IMPACT OF THESE GRANTS. SO WE KNOW, LIKE, WHAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN IS NEW. THERE'S NEW COUNCILEMBERS HERE WHO ARE JUST VOTING FOR A CONTRACT THAT
SOME OF US HAVE EXTENDED. ND SHE'S HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS THAT I CAN'T ANSWER. SO A SPLE THING COULD BE A ONE-PAGER THAT SAYS "THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE YOU GOT HERE AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAINTAIN WITH SOLID DATA ABOUT HOW THESE GROUPS HAVE
HELPED IN THE CITY." THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHA CHOWDHURY. ACTUALLY BUILDING ON THAT AND THE QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING AND COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. THIS APRIL WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE IN OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE ANTICIPATED REPORT OUT OF THE NSD AUDIT. THIS GREW OUT OF -- I MEAN, THIS DEPARTMENT HAS GONE THROUGH A LOT OF SCRUTINY AND QUESTIONS AROUND HOW CONTRACT AND PROCESSES HAVE EMERGED. CULMINATING IN DIRECTOR
HARRINGTON JOINING THE DEPARTMENT AND BRINGING A LOT OF RIGOR TO THE PROCESS. AND SOTHF WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE RFP PROCESS. AND EVEN THE MONTHLY INVOICING PROCESS. AND I KNOW
THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING A BIG REPORT OUT FROM THE CITY AUDITOR AT THE APRIL MEETING FOR THAT. SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE A HEADS UP FOR THAT AND A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND FOR MY COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. I'LL JUST POSE A QSTION THAT
DOESN'T NEED TO BE ANSWERED BY COLLEAGUES TODAY. OR RIGHT NOW IN THIS MOMENT. SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. IF THAT QUARTERLY UPDATE PRESENTATION WOULD BE VALUABLE, ONE OF THE NEXT SUPER C.O.W.S WE HAVE COMING UP, WE CAN PUT IT IN
THAGENDA. I KNO THESE ARE LONG MEETINGS WITH, BUT THEY'RE PLANNED TOE LONG MEETINGS. IF THAT'S VALUABLE, TOO, OF COUNCIL MEERS, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DISCUSS ABOUT HAVING ON THE AGENDA. >> I PREFER --
>> I PRER -- JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT. SO APPRECIATE THE RESPONSE. OKAY. NO OTHER QUESTIONS ON THESE ITEMS. SO I WILL ASK SOMEONE TO MAKE A MOTION.
>> SO MOVED. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 36 THROUGH 39. >> SECD. >> THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> CLERK: COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW.
>> AYE. >> WARREN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. IS ABSENT. SFFER. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WTING. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> THAT CARRIES.
>> 12 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 46, WHICH IS ABOUT THE SAFE OUTDOOR SPACE REFERRAL TO STAFF. AND
ITEM NUMBER 48 ABOUT THE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA REFERRAL TO STAFF ON THE ORDINANCE. AND I'M WONDERING, COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, IF WE CAN TAKE BOTH OF THESE ITEMS UP TOGETHER. FOR DISCUSSION. >> CHAIR, YES. THAT'S FINE. I JUST HAVE QUESTIONS. I JUST WANTED IT ELAINED.
>> GREAT. WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD. >> UMM, ITEM NUMBER 46 AND 48.
FOR SAFE OUTDOOR SPACES, UMM, WHAT IS IT? FOR INDIVIDUALS OUTDOOR SHELTERING AND FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS? AND THEN WHAT IS
THE -- WHAT IS THE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA FOR INDIVIDUALS TO BE ABLE TO WALK AROUND WITH DRUGS? >> THANK YOU. >> PARAPHERNALIA? >> YEAH. I'LL HAVE THE LEAD AUTHOR ADDRESS BOTH OF THESE TOGETHER. I'LL NOTE FOR YOU ANS IS AN ACTION SPECIFICALLY
REFERRED TO STAFF TO BEGIN THE WORK OF WORKING WITH STAFF TO WRITE OUT THE LEGISLATION FOR THE ORDINANCES. AND WITH THAT,D AUTHOR ON BOTH OF THEORDINANCESR CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU. IF I MAY, NUMBER
46 IS THE SAFE OUTDOOR SPACES. THIS IS FOR A SAFE PARKING ORDINANCE. AUTHORED BY MYSELF, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI, AND ALLOW FOR A SAFE PARKING SPACE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPEENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS TO BE ALLOWED TO BE IN A PARKING SPOT. THEY'LL GO THROUGH A SPECIFIC PROCESS.
IT'LL GO THROUGH ZONING. IT'LL HAVE A SIMILAR PROGR TO WHAT EXISTS CURRENTLY IN THE CITY OF DULUTH. THIS ORDINANCE ISN'T HERE YET. HASN'T BEEN INTRODUCED WITH THE EXACT LANGUAGE YET. IT'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION. AND THEN COME BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND DISCUSSION. SO THAT'S BASICALLY
WHAT IT IS. IT EXISTS IN THE CITY OF DULUTH. T'S THE SAFE BAIT PROGRAM. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE MODELING IT AFTER. NOW THE SECOND ONE, THE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA ORDINANCE, THE STATE LEGISLATURE ALREADY DECRIMINALIZED THE POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. THIS WOULD
JUST WE'RE OUT OF COMPLIANCE IN OUR CITY ORDINANCE. IT'S ADOPTING WT THE STATE DID. AND, AGAIN, THERE ISN'T SPECIFIC LANGUAGE YET. W HAVEN'T INTRODUCED IT YET. WE'RE REFERRING IT TO STAFF SO WE CAN COME BACK AND SET UP A PUBLIC HEARING. >> SO YOU SAID AT THE STATE HAS
ALREADY DECRIMINALIZED THE POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA? YEAH. BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, PEOPLE WERE GETTING CRIMINALIZED FOR HAVING A WATER BONG. >> OKAY. BUT DOES THAT ADD RESPECT TO NEEDLES AND ALL KIND
OF OTHER CRACK PIPES AND I MEAN, PEOPLE JUSTALKING AROUND WITH JUST STUFF. >> PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED -- SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO CARRY THAT STUFF. IT DOESN'T HAVE DRUGS IN IT. THIS IS NOT ABOUT DRUG USE. THIS IS ABOUT PARAPHERNALIA,
WHICH IS SEPARATE ISSUES. >> YEAH BUT I SEE PARAPHERNALIA UP-AND-DOWN THE STREETS AND UP-AND-DOWN THE SIDEWALKS AND NEEDLES. >> FOR SURE. >> AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, BRING ABOUT HARM TO CHILDREN AND ELDERS AND
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MOVING ABOUT COMMUNITY. CARRYING OUT DIFFERENT BUSISS. SO I'M -- I'M REALLY STRUGGLING WITH THIS. YEAH. >> AND I'M HAPPY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU, ONCE THE LANGUAGE IS FINALIZED. AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT THE STATE
LEGISLATURE DID. OVERNOR WALZ SIGNED THIS INTO STATE LAW. WE'RE GETTING INTO OUR ORDINANCES INTO COMPLIANCE. >> I MEAN, PARAPHERNALIA BEING CARRIED AROUND IN PUBLIC ALLOWS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO, YOU KW, CARRY OUT PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS AND
OTHER BEHAVIORS OR TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE. THAT'S WHY OUR TRAINS AND TRANSIT AREAS ARE NOT AS SAFE AS THEY SHOULD BE FORINE THROUGHOUT COMMUNITY. BECAUSE OF THE PARAPHERNALIA THAT INDIVIDUALARE CARRYING WITH THEM AND UTILIZING. BECAUSE
THAT PROMOTES USAGE, IF YOU'RE WALKING AROUND WITH A CRACK PIPE, YOU'RE NINE TIMES OUT OF 10 LOOKING FOR CRACK OR JUST GOT FINISHED USING IT. TRAFFIC CONES ON TOP OF PEOPLE'S HEADS AND BUS SHELTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE'RE SEEING TOO MUCH OF THIS. I DON'T -- I DON'T --
THERE'S NO WAY I CAN COMPLY WITH THIS. MY VOTE ON THIS WILL BE DEFINITELY NO FOR BOTH WITH RESPECT TO THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPLANATION THOUGH. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST TO REITERATE, THESE ARE NOT -- NEITHER OF THESE TWO ITEMS ARE THE PASSAGE OF THE SAID POLICIES. WHETHER IT'S SAFE OUTDOOR SPACES ORHE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA ORDINANCE, THESE
ARE BEING REFERRED TO STAFF, WHICH A PART OTHE STANDARD LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. THAT ALLOWS FOR THE DRAFTING OF POLICIES, WHICH THEN COME BACK TO THE BODY TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING. WHICH GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON, PROPOSE POLICIES.
PRIOR TO FURTHER REFINEMENT AND ULTIMATE MATILY THEN THE CONSIDERATION OF PASSAGE. WE'RE EARLY IN THE PROCESS OF THESE. AND I JUST -- AS DISCUSSION IS UNFOLDING ON THEM, A I THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. THESE ARE REALLY -- THESE ARE
QUESTIONS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO BE ASKING. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT PASSING POLICIES THAT WE'RE NOT ALL CLEAR WHAT WE'RE EXACTLY THE GOAL WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO. BUT JUST FOR FOLKS WHO ARE
WATCHING ALONG. WE ARE NOT PASSING EITHER ONE OF THESE POLICIES RIGHT NOW. WE'RE GOING THROUGH, LIKE, A TECHNICAL PART OF THE PROCESS. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, JUST TO, YOU KNOW, REITERATE WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ MENTIED AROUND ITEM NUMBER 48. THE DRUG PARAPHERNALIA ORDINANCE
REFERRAL. THIS IS ABOUT COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW, WHICH WE ARE OUT OFOMPLIANCE WITH. AND THAT IS A PROBLEM. WE CANNOT DO THAT. AND NOT A BRAND NEW BODY OF WORK. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. >> YES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL
MEMBER WARREN. >> I UNDERSTAND WE CAN BE OUT OF THE STATE COMPLIAN AND THAT CAN BE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE STATE BUT IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, THAT DS NOT HAVE TO BE THE COMPLIANCE OR THE BEHAVIOR IN THE CITY. THAT CAN BE SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE STATE.
THAT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN THE CITY. WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT BEHAVIOR IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. ESPECIALLYHERE WE'RE SEEING AN OVERSATURATION AND CONCENTRATION OF THAT. DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL WHATSOEVER. JUST BECAUSE IT'S A STATE LAW DOESN MEAN IT HAS TO
BE ORDAINED WITHIN THE CITY. THAT WE HAVE TO SAY THIS WORKS FOR THIS COMMUNITY. SO THERE'S A LOT OF STATE LAWS AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT GO FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY BUT IN A SPECIFIC JURISDICTION OF THE STATE, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY
THAT NO, THAT DOESN'T WORK. I THINK WE'VE SEEN ENOUGH OF THE CONCENTRATED DRUG USE AND ABUSE AND DISPLACEMENT HERE THAT PROMOTES, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALS BEING A HARM TO THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. THEREFORE, I'M A FIRM
NO. AND I WOULD VOTE TO IN THIS CONVERSATION INDEFINITELY THAT WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THIS TALK ANYMORE ABOUT ANY OF THIS. BECAUSE IT'SIDICULOUS. IT DOESN'T EVEN -- IT DOESN'T MATCH UP IF WE'RE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT A WAR AGAINST OPIOIDS AND ALL KIND OF OTHER
USAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT ARE CAUSING PEOPLE TO ACT OUT OF THEIR BODY AND BE AT-RISK. OR AT HARM TO THEMSELVES OR OTHER PEOPLE TO WALKING AROUND WITH FLASHING NEEDLES AND PIPES AND DRUGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. IT
CONTRADICTS THE HEALTH AND SAFETY WE'VE SAYING WE'RE TRY TO PROMOTEND WELLNESS WITH INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE. I WILL SAY THAT THERE WILL BE AMPLE TIME IN THE FUTURE FOR
FURTHER DISCUSSION. I PERSONALLY AM GRATEFUL THAT WE AREN'T CRIMINALIZING OURCOMMUNIG NEEDLES, PIPES, WATER BONGS. I DON'T THINK IT GETS AT THE HEART OF ADDRESSING ADDICTION, WHICH
IS A DISEASE. AND I BELIEVE THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT FACE ADDICTION DESERVE TO BE TREATED WITH HUMANITY AND DIGNITY. THAT'S WHY THIS WAS CHANGED AT THE STATE LEVEL. AND IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING, F THIS STATE
LAW, AND WE'LL HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT TS. I DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE ABLE TO SUPERCEDE STATE LAW ON THIS. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR CITY CODES AR IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW, AS OWL AL A ALL OF
OUR CITY CODES MUST BE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO TAKE UP THE ROLL SEPARATELY. WHY DON'T WE TAKE UP THE ROLL ITE46 SAFE OUTDOOR SPACES REFERRAL TO STAFF. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY.>> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WARREN.
>> NO. >> SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >>HITING. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 11 AYES AND ONE NAY. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. NEXT
WE'LL TAKE UP THE VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER 48. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WARREN. >> NO.>> SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WHITING. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI.
>> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> 11 AYES AND ONE NAY. >> THAT CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CONTINUE DOWN THE LINE FROM ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 52. PULLED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, WE'LL GO TO YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. >> THANK YOU. I THINK WE'RE WAITING FOR PUBLIC WORKS. PLEASE LET THEM IN. THANK YOU. [ LAUGHTER ]
THEY LOOKED A LITTLE SHIFTY. SECURITY DIDN'T WANT TO LET YOU IN THE ROOM. HA-HA. I LOVE IT! HERE'S MY QUESTION. AS PART OF THIS BLUE LINE EXTENSION/GREEN LINE EXTENSION. THERE'S SOME
SATY IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE STREETS, ESPECIALLY PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. AND ENHANCEMENTS TO CROSSING STREETS. WHEN WILL IT START? >> SO CHAIR CHOWDHURY, MEMBERS OF THEOMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER
RAINVILLE. >> CAN YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND SPEAK INTO THE C. >> PROJECT MANAGER. SO THIS AGREEMENT IS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WH THE SOUTHWEST LRT, THE GREEN LINE EXTENSION. JUST GOING TO BE IN SERVICE IN 2027. SO WITH THE PROJECT, WE DID NUMEROUS ADA
UPGRADES WHERE WE HAD RAM GRADES, ADA CROSSWALKS, JUST MAKING STREETS NARROWER AND SAFER FOR THE PEDESTRIANS TO ACCESS THETATIONS. >> FINE. BUT CAN YOU TELL ME, OR COULD SOMEONE IN PUBLIC WORKS
TELL ME WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO PUT A -- ON EERP EXTENSION. AND THE DISCUSSION ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS CROSSING WASHINGTON AVENUE AT 8th. EXCUSE ME, EIGHTH AVENUE, NOT EIGHTH STREET. SEVENTH, AND THEN ISSUES WITH
SECOND STREET. HOW THE TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE IMPACTED. WHERE IS THAT STATUS? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THE NORTH LOOP NEIGHBORHOOD IS GOING TO BE AFFECTED. >> CHAIR CHOHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. I BELIEVE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS YOU'RE ASKING ARE FOR THE BLUE LINE
TENSION. WE'RE CURRENTLY EXPECTING 90% PLANS TO COME THROUGH AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. WE DID RECENTLY HAVE A NORTH LOOP PACKAGE COME THROUGH RCPTF. WE'LL B ADDRESSING COMMENTS FOR THOSE. THOSE ARE
DUE MARCH 18th FOR THE REVIEW FOR NORTH LOOP PACKAGE. >> MARCH 18th. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. >> YEP. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, DO YOU THINK WE WILL NEED TO CALL THE ROLL ON THIS ONE? WOULD YOU LIKE THE ROLL? >> SURE. CALL THE ROLL. >> EXCELLENT. WITH THAT, LET'S
CALL THE ROLL O ITEM NUMBER 52. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WARREN. >> AYE. >> SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> STEVENS. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WHITING. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHA CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> 12 AYES.
>> THAT ITEM CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER 54, REGARDING LOWRY AVENUE NTHEAST TO WASHINGTON NORTHEAST RECONSTRUCTION. WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS. NUMBER ONE, WHEN
DOES THE CONSTRUCTION START? WHEN IS ITROPOSED TO BE FINISHED? AND THEN A LITE OFF-TO THE-SIDE. COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT PAYNE AND I DISCUSSED IT AT THE BOWLING ALLEY THIS WEEKEND. WHATS ABOUT THE
TIMING FOR MARSHALL AVENUE, UNIVERSITY, AND CENTRAL? HOW WE DOING ON THAT? >> WELCOME, AND PLEASE INTRODUCE URSELF. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. DON ELWOOD. DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, ENGINEERING, AND DESIGN. I
HEARD THREE QUESTNS. LET ME SEE IF I CAN ADDRESS THEM ONE AT A TIME. THIS IS THE HENNEPIN COUNTY PROJECT ON LOWRY AVENUE. IT'S SCHEDULED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN 2026. IT'S SCHEDULED TO END
CONSTRUCTION IN 2027. T THIRD QUESTION I HEARD IS GLOBALLY NORTHEAST WHAT IS THE PLAN OR HOW IS THIS PLAN GOING? WE DO HAVE A TASK FORCE THAT HAS BEEN SET UP. IT'S UP AND RUNNING.
THAT TASK FORCE AT THE CITY IS WORKING WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY AND THSTATE OF MINNESOTA IN ORDER TO DO COORDINATION ON ALL PROJECTS IN THAT AREA. TO MINIMIZE DISRUPTION AND KEEP THE
PUBLIC MOVING. ACCESS TO BUSINESSES AND TO NOT IEDE THE OPERATION. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT NEWS. WHEN WILLHE TASK FORCE HAVE INFORMATION THAT COUNCIL ESIDENT AND I WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO?
>> CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER, I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THE STUS, THE EXACT STATUS. IT IS A -- INTERTIVE PROCESS AS WE WORK WITH EACHGENCY TOUSH AND PULL SCHEDULES. BUT WE CAN
FOLLOW UP WITH YOU. >> THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU FOR FOLLOW UP. WHEN YOU TALK TO THOSE AGENCIES, IF YOU CAN LETTY WARD, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST ASKED QUESTIONS I GET IN NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN THESE THREE STREETS
ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. >> CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER. I'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> COULD WE CALL THE ROLL ON THIS, PLEASE. >> YES. WITH THAT, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER 54. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE.
>> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WARREN. >> AYE. >> SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WHITING. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE VICE CHAIR CHUGHT. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> 12 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL GO
TO ITEM NUMBER 55, THIS IS REGARDING HENNEPINVENUE IMPROVEMENTS. I WILL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE WHO HAS PULLED THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU. AGAIN, MY QUESTION ON THIS IS WHEN WILL IT START? AND WHEN WILL IT END?
I'M LOOKING FOR A MONTH. MONTHS. >> WELCOME. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
>> GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. BILL PRINCE, I'M A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WITH TRAFFICKING AND PARKI SERVICES. IF THE QUESTION CAN BE REPEATED. >> OF COURSE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE? >> THANK YOU, BILL, FOR COMING. I'M LOOKING FOR THE MONTH THAT
THIS WILL START AND THE MONTH IT WILL END. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO START AFTER THE FOURTH OF JULY. AND CONTINUE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER. AND THEN THE COUNTY WILL DO AN OVERLAY OF HENNEPIN
AVENUE AND THAT STRETCH. [ AWAY FROM MIC ] >> THANK YOU. THE ENTIRE HENNEPIN AVENUE ONCE THE STRETCH IS DONE THE OVERLEI. >> THE OVERLEGOS F OVERLAY GOES FROM WASHINGTON TO THE BRIDGE. WE'RE JUST DOING
WHERE THE METRO TRANSITS E-LINE BUS STATION IS CONSTRUCTED. >> SURE. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. >> YEAH. >> BUT I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. I DID NOT GET A MONTH FROM MR. ELWOOD. WOULD YOU KNOW, DIRECTOR SEXTON, WHEN THE LOWRY
AVENUE. WHAT MONTH THE LOWRY AVENUE WILL START. I'M SORRY. I SHOULD HAV ASKED YOU THIS. I'M LOOKING FOR THE MONTH THAT THE LOWRY AVENUE CONSTRUCTION WILL START IN '. AND THEN WHEN WL IT END IN '27.
>> WELCOME BACK, MR. ELWOOD. >> CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER. I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT START DATE. IF I LOOK AT PROCESS, HENNEPIN COUNTY WILL BID THE JOB OUT.
THEY'LL HOPE TO RECEIVE BIDS AND AWARD THE BID. ONCE THE BIDS ARAWARDED, THIS IS A PROCESS I GO THROUGH WITH MY PROJECT, AS WELL. ONCE THE BID IS AWARDED, YOU WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO DEVELOP A SCHEDULE. INCLUDING A
START DATE WITH MILESTONES. >> OKAY. THANKOU. AND THE REASON I'M ASKING THIS, THERE'S RESTAURANTS ON THIS STRETCH OF LAWRIE AVENUE THAT ARE GOING TO BE GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION. A I WOULD LIKE TO HELP THEM DO THEIR PLANNING. SO, IF YOU COULD WORK WITH
HENNEPIN COUNTY AND SOMEHOW WHEN THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, JUST PASS IT ON TO ME SO I CAN PASS IT ON TO THE RESTAURANTS. >> CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,OUNCIL MEMBER. I WILL PASS THAT ALONG. THE
ARE CUSTOMERS, TOO. AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT, I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF DOG THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMR 55. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> A. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WARREN.
>> AYE. >> SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WHITING. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 12 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER $59, AND THIS IS
REGARDING THE CITY'S COMMENTS ON I-94. RETHINKING I-94. I'LL GO TO COULD BE SHA SHAIF -- COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> I THOUGHT 57 WAS ALSO PULLED.
>> YEAH. I HAVE ITEM NUMBER 67. >> ALL RIGHT. I APOLOGIZE. YES. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO BRIEFLY HAVE A SHORT DISCUSSION. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PUBLIC WORKS STAFF FOROUR BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE LAST DECADE OF
WORK ON THIS I-94 PROJECT. FOR SOME OF THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, EVEN JUS YESTERDAY. SO I APPRECIATE THAT WAS A TIME FRAME AND SHORTNESS OF INFORMATION TOR THE WORK. ONE OF THE THINGS I
POINTED OUT IN THIS PROCESS WAS A PHRASE IN THE THIRD -- LET'S SEE WHERE IT IS ON YOUR PARAGRAPH. IT'S UNDERNEATH "NOW THERE IT BE RESOLVED" ON THE IRD PAGE. STRIKING THE LANGUAGE "STRONGLY OPPOSES THE REPAIR OR RECONSTRUCTION OF I-94
IN ITS CURRENT FORM." TO ME, IN SPEAKING WITH STAFF, I EXPRESSED SOME OF MY CONCERN ABOUT THAT. AND IN THE WAY THAT LANGUAGE ITSELF COMMUNICATES THAT WE AS AS CITY BODY WOULD OPPOSE
MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS ON THIS ROADWAY. SO VITAL TO BRINGING PEOPLE INTO OUR CITY AND RESIDENTS GETTI AROUND. SO IN THAT DIALOGUE, STAFF WILLIN TO BRING THIS FORWARD AND SHARE THIS WITH CHAIR WONSLEY AND VI CHAIR
STEVENSON. I'M WONDERING IF WE COULD -- IF THIS BODY WOULD BE WILLING TO REPLACE THIS NEW ONE THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR DAIS WITH WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY ATTHED IN THE AGENDA. AND THE ONE CHANGE IS WHAT IS CROSSEDUT ON THE
THIRD PAGE IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH, UNDER "NOW THERE IT BE RESOLVED." >> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, IS THAT A QUESTION FOR SOMEONE OR SHOULD WE JUST MOVE THROUGH THE QUEUE?
>> SURE. WE CAN TAKE IT AS A VOICE VOTE. THAT MIGHT BE THE QUICKEST WAY. >> OKAY. >> IS THAT WHAT YOU WOULD SUGGEST? >> AH, I FEEL LIKE I GOT THE CLIFICATION I NEEDED WITH THAT I'LL TWO TO COU GO TOCOUNCIL ME.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. SO THIS LANGUAGE IS ACTUALLY MODELED OFF OF THE LANGUAGE THIS BODY PASSED IN 2024, REGARDING OUR OFFICIAL POSITION ORIENTATING TO THE RETHINKING I-94 PROJECT. THIS IS ALREADY A POLICY POSITION ADOPTED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY. SO STAFF RIGHTFULLY INCLUDED THE LANGUAGE THAT HAS BEEN SET IN THE CITY'S POLICY POSITIONS ON THIS. THAT SAID, I AGREE WITH THE SENTIMENTS AROUND HOW THIS STATEMENT AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS OFFERS CONFUSION REGARDING OUR
POSITION RELATED TO WELCOMING INVESTMENTS BUT THAT SAID, I -- WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK. ASPAY COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN AND MYSELF. AND DOZENS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO SIT ON THE POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AROUND THE RETHINKING
I-94 PROJECT ARE STAUNCHLY PROTECTIVE OF WE DO NOT WANT TO MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO AS IT PERTAINS TO HOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT. THAT SAID, I ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO MOTION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION ON THURSDAY. SO THAT WE COULD WORK WITH OUR STAFF TO CREATE SOME
MORE LANGUAGE THAT GETS AT THAT AS OPPOSED TO REMOVING FULLY THE "ALSO OPPOSITION OF THE RECONSTRUCTION OF I-94." BECAUSE THAT IS A POSITION THAT WE'VE TAKEN. AND PREY ELABORATE DEBATE THAT IS HAPPENING AMONGST
VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS IMPACTED BY THE PROJECT THAT'S THE MOTION I'M WILLING TO TAKE. THIS CAME TO MY ATTENTION YESTERDAY. SO USING THIS TIME TO COME FORWARD AND BRING THE AMENDMENTS. SO WITH THAT, I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND ON THE MOTION TO REFERITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. >> SECOND.
>> SECOND. >> OKAY. THE MOTION TO MOVE THIS WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO IS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK -- >> Y KNOW, I JUST GOT -- I JUST -- >> OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER
SHAFFER. YES. I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS DOCUMENO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE VOTING ON SOMETHING WITH FOUR NEW MEMBERS OF A COUNCIL. WHO HAD HAVE HAD
NO INPUT INTO GIVING THIS THOUGHT. WE'VE HAD NO PRESENTATIONS. NOTHING. OTHER THAN THE HALF AN HOUR BRIEFING YESTERDAY I REQUESTED. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LATE NOTICE. I DIDN'T GET TO READING THE AGENDA UNTIL THE WEEKEND. I WOULD SAY THAT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE INCLUDE
THE VOICES OF ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THIS DOCUMENT AS IT GOES FORRD. WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO DELAY THIS. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN MY FIRST CHOICE TO DELAY THIS ONE CYCLE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO STILL SUBMIT IT AND HAVE ADDITIONAL DIALOGUE BEFORE THE STATE DEADLINE. BUT WITH
OUR COUNC STRUCTURE. WE CANNOT DELAY THIS. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US, VERY IMPORTANT TO GET THESE -- THIS LETTER TO THE STATE. I AGREE IT WAS ALMOST EVERYTHING IN THIS DOCUMENT. BUT I THINK THAT PARTICULAR PHRASE LENDS ITS TO CONFUSION WITHIN CONSTITUENCIES
ABOUT WHERE WE STAND ON THIS ROADWAY. SO THAT'S JUST MY COMMENT THERE. AND I AM WILLING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO DIALOGUE ABOUT -- I CAN BRING RWARD THIS AMENDMENT AT THAT
TIME ON THURSDAY, AS WELL. SO I WILL ALIGN WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS WONSLEY'S RECOMMENDATIONO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THIS FORWARD WITH THE IDEA WE MAY HAVE AN AMENDMENT OR ADDITIONAL CHANGES FOR THURSDAY. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. I'LL GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER
WONSLEY. >> YEAH. FOR CLARIFICATION AGAIN, UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE FOUR NEW COULD BEES. THIS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY SET TO GO FORWARD SEVERAL YEARS. I TNK THE TENTATIVE TIMELINE IS 23030. IT'S NOT THE FIRST OR LAST
TOH POINT THE BODY HAS TO CONSIDER THE PROJECTS. WE'LL BE HAVING TO DELIBERATE AND ELABORATE CONVERSATIONS AS WE HAVE BEEN FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS AND A HALF REGARDING THE PROJECT IN THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. I NEED TO EMPHASIZE THIS IS NOT THE LAST TOUCH POINT. IT'S ALIGNING WITH THE CITY'S
POSITION AND MANY OTHER PARTNERS WHO ARE PART OF THIS PROJECT, AS WELL. WHO'VE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE DISPLACEMENT AND RACIAL SEGREGATION AND DISPOSSESSIONAND HARM TO DOZENS OF BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES. AND STILL TO
THIS DAY, CEDAR RIVER SIDE, WHERE ME AND COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN SHARE THAT BOUNDARY AND WARD. WE'RE SEEING HORRIFIC PUBLIC HEALTH BRA RATES OF THMA AND CANCER WHERE THE
HIGHWAY STANDS. THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS HOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE INTENTIONALITY WITH THE PROJECT. ESPECIALLY BEFORE ANY A OF US COMES FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ANY MUNICIPAL CONSENT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANYTHING. SO I JUST WANT TO NAME THERE'LL
BE ELABORATE CONVERSATIONS. AND, AGAIN, O THURSDAY, YES. I'LL BRING AN AMENDMENT I BELIEVE WILL REFLECT AT LEAST THE SENTIMENTS OF THE CONCERNS THAT I'VE HEARD. AND ALSO HONORS THE INTENT OF OUR CURRENT STANDING CITY POLICY REGARDING THIS CITY PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO GET INTO DISCUSSION? SEEING NO ONE ELSE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE LL ON ITEM NUMBER 59. >> CLERK: COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WARREN.
>> AYE. >> SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WHITING. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> 12 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. THIS IS THE LAST ITEM WE HAVE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION FROM CONSENT. HIS
IS ITEM NUMBER 67 O THE SHARED BIKE AND SCOOTERS. I WILL ASK, I BELIEVET'S COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, TO START US OFF HERE. >> THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A SHORT QUESTION FOR DIRECTOR
SEXTON. ACTUALLY, MORE OF A REQUEST THAN A QUESTION. BUT, UMM, THIS WAS THE FIRST WINTER THAT THE SCOOTERS WERE ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN THE WINTERS ON, AS THAT SEEMS. AND I'VE GOTTEN A T OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THOSE
SCOOTERS BEING LEFT IN K SNOW BANKS ON SIDEWALKS. I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN PASS ON TO YOUR STAFF IF THEY COULD CALL AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT JUST SCOOTERS, IN GENERAL. OBVIOUSLY, THE COMPLAINTS WILL PICK UP IN THE SUMMER. I WANT TO BE PREPAREDDED TO TALK TO MY
CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THE SAFE GUARDS THAT PUBLI WORKS HAS ON THOSE. . >> WELCOME. >> THA YOU. CHAIR, MY NAME IS TIM SEXTON, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, WE'LL REACH OUT TO YOUR OFFICE TODAY AND SET SOMETHING UP. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK Y. >> WONDERFUL. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MEMBE? OKAY. SEEING NONE, CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER 67. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> A. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. IS ABSENT. WARREN.
>> AYE. >> SHAFFER. >> AYE. >> STENSON. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WHITING. >> AYE. >> PALMINO.>> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 11 AYES. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES.
WONDERFUL. WE HAVE DISPOSE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. WITH THAT, OUR FIRST QUASI JUDICIALS IS ANW SUBMITTED BY MICHAEL M ON BEHALF
OF THE 800 THIRD LOT. I'LL TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE THAT WE HAVE TWO QUASI JUDICIALS HEARINGS. AND I WILL REITERATE THAT ANYONE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS EITHER OF THESE MATTERS SHOUL REGISTER WITH THE CLERKS AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE IN THE CORRIDOR OUTSIDE THIS CHAMB. WE'LL TAKE TESTIMONY IN THE
ORDER THAT FOLKS ARE REGISTERED. AND AFTER GIVING FIVE MINUTES PER APPLICANT AND APPELLATE IN EA CASE, IF YOU HAVE ANY MATERIALS TO SUBMIT FOR THE RECORD, ON ANY OF THESE MATTERS, PLEASE GIVE THOSE MATERIALS TO THE CLERKS AT THE REGISTRION TABLE OUTSIDE IN THE CORRIDOR.
FOR EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE, ESPECIALLY THOSEHO MAY PARTICIPATE IN OUR HEARINGS ON THE COMMENT PERIOD, LET ME OFFER IS NOTICE. THESE HEARINGS ARE BEING RECORDED AND BROADCAST. BOTH THE RECORDI AND BROADCASTS ARE CLASSIFIED AS PUBLIC DATA UNDER THE MINNESOTA GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES ACT.
BY ATTENDING AND PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROCEEDINGS, YOUR IMAGE AND ANY TESTIMONY OR INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE UNDER THAT LAW. THAT INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO YOUR ATTENDANCE, YOUR NAME, AND
OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS YOU PROVIDE, AS WELL AS TESTIMONY OR COMMENTS YOU PROVIDE, WHICH INCLUDES ANY WRITTEN SUBMIIONS YOU MAKE THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECORD OF THIS MEETING.
BEFORE I WELCOME UP ANDREW LISKA, I'L ASK COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HER VOTE RECORDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE FOR NUMBER 67. YES WE'LL HAVE THE CLERKS RECORD THAT.
WITH THAT, FOR THE QUASI JUDICIALS HEARING ON THE 800 THIRD LOT, I WILL WELCOME UP CITY PLANNER ANDREW LISKA T PROVIDE A BRIEF ON THE ITEM. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE APPELLANT FOR THIS ITEM HAS WITHDRAWN THIS
APPLICATION. SO THERE'S NO ACTION NEEDED ON THAT. >> THANK YOU. GREAT. THERE IS NO ACTION NEEDED. THAT IS EXCELLENT NEWS! HA-HA. [ LAUGHTER ]
WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE TO DELETE THAT FROM THE AGENDA. COULD I GET A COND. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. OPPOSED? SAY NAY. OY. GREAT. THAT CARRIES. AND IT HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THE AGENDA. THE
LAST QUASI JUDICIALS HEARING BEFORE WE GO INTO OUR NEXTWO PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS IS A HEARING FOR A VARIANCE APPEAL SUITTED BY TOM PETERSON, FOR THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS HIAWATHA CHURCH LOCATED AT 4155 41st AVENUE SOUTH. I'LL ASK CITY
PLANNER MYLES CAMPBELL TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ON THE MATTER. WELCOME UP, MR. CAMPBELL. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I WORK IN THE ZONING ADMINISTRATION TEAM. AND, YES, THIS IS AN APPEAL OF DECISION MADE BY THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT BACK AT THE JANUARY 15th MEETING. THE ITEM IN QUESTION IS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4155 41st AVENUE SOUTH. THE TWO REQUESTS IN
QUESTION HERE ARE ONE TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED LOT COVEREDDED TO 67% OF THE LOT'S AREA AND INCREASED THE IMPERVIOUS SURVEILLANCE IMPERVE SURFACE TO 71%. FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE CODE. LOT COVER IS THE FOOTPRINT OF PHYSICAL STRUCTURES, BUILDINGS
THEMSELVES ON THE PROPERTY. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS IS THAT ANY PAVEMENT OR HARD-COVER SURVEILLANCSURFACES THAT DO NOT ALLOW STORM WATER INFILTRATION. TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT. THIS SITE WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED AS
A DWELLING IN T EARLY 1900. AND LATER CONVERTED TO, I BELIEVE, -- BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME AND PLACE OF ASSEMBLY. THERE'SR THE YEARS. ACCORDING TO THE CITY PLANNING RECORDS THA CURRENT STRUCTURE HAS LARGELY BEEN IN PLACE SINCE AROUND
1950s. THE LOT ITSELF IS 10,168 SQUARE FEET IN AREA. AND THAT EXISTING STRUCTURE HAS A FOOTPRINT ROUGHLY 5,545 SQUARE FEET. THE STRUCTURE IS TODAY CONSIDERED NONCONFORMING WITH THOSE MAXIMUM LOT COVER AND
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE NUMBERS. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, IN THIS DISTRICT, AN URBAN NEIGHBORHOO ONE PROPERTY IN THE EN MAXIMUM 45% OF LOT COVER AND 60 IMPERVIOUS SURFACE. AND IN THIS CASE, THAT EXISTING CHURCH STRUCTURE IS AT 60% LOT COVER
AN63% IMPER IMPERVIOUS. THE MAIN KIND OF TRIGGER FOR THIS VARIANCE AND THE MAIN REASON CHURCH IS LOOKING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STRUCTURE IS TO IMPROVE THE ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS STREET ITSELF. THIS WAS BUILT PRIOR TO ANY SORT OF ADA REQUIREMENTS BEING IN PLACE
AND CURRENTLY BOTH ENTRANCES TO THE CHURCH ITSELF REQUIRE KIND OF NAVIGATING STAIRWAYS TO GET TO THE MAIN CONGREGATION AREA. SO THEY ARE PROPOSING AS PART OF THIS PROJECT TO IMPROVE SPECIFICALLY THE SOU STAIR ENTRY. PROVIDE AN ELEVATOR ON THE INSIDE AND HAVE A RAMP
LOCATED IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE SOUTH OF THE BUILDING ITSELF. AND THE CAUSE THEN TRIGGERS THE NEED FOR A LARGER TO THE REST OF THE STRUCTURE TO SHIFT AROUND THE LOBBY SURFACES AND THE OFFICES THAT ARE IMPACTED. I WILL NOTE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO APPEAR
TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT IN DECEMBER. HEARING FEEDBACK FROM NEIGHBORS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, THEY DID ASK TO CONTINUE THAT ITEM TO JANUARY SO THEYAN MAKE SOME REVISIONS TO THE PLAN. SO THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY HIAWATHA CHURCH. YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED
IN THE YELLOW IS THE RAMP FOR THE ENTRANCE ITSELF. AND THEN THE REST OF THE SITE IDENTIFYING THE ORIGINAL ADDITION LATION. AGAIN, COME JANUARY, THAT WAS REVISED DOWN LARGELY TO KIND OF ADDRESS CONCERNS AROUND SHADING OF PROPERTIES ADJACENT. CUT
AABITY WILL OF THAT PROPOSED HARD COVER PROPOSED FOOTPRINT. SO THE PROPOSAL BEFOR YOU TODAY IS FOR THE 12,0075 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION THAT INCLUDES A BELOW-GRADE BASEMENT. THERE'S THE EXISTING MAIN LEVEL ON THE
LEFT SIDE. ON THE RIGHT YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSAL WITH THE LAYOUT. THE SOUTH ENTRY HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO CREATE THE ELEVATOR SPACE. AND THE REMAINDER OF THE UPSTAIRS LEVEL, ONE THING I'LL NOTE. THERE'S CURRENT I WILILY A
BATHROOM. THE GOAL WAS TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOMS ON THE MAIN FLOOR. AND OFFICE ACE AND MEETING SPACE FOR THE CONGREGATION AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS IS THE LOWEREVEL OF THAT STRUCTURE. YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN ARE CLASSROOM AREAS AS OPPOSED TO
COMMUNITY SPACES. AGAIN, WITH THE ADDITION, PART OF THE IMPROVEMENT HERE THEY'RE CREATING A CONNECTION TO THE NORTH ENTRY. SO YOU CAN KIND OF MOVE FROM THE NORTH ENTRY TO THE LOWER LEVEL WITHOUT HAVG TO KIND OF GET THROUGH THE WHOLE MAIN LEVEL ITSELF. IN TERMS OF
STAFF'S FINDING AND THE FINDINGS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. WHEN WE LOOK AT ZONING CODE VARIANCES, THERE IS A LEGAL STATUTE SET UP BY THE STATE THEY NEED TO MEET THREE STANDARDS OF PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES. IF IT MEETS ALL THREE, IT SHOULD BE APPROVED. IF IT FAILS TO MEET THOSE STATUTY STANDARDS, IT SHOULD
BE DENIED, ESSENTIALLY. THE BOARD OF ADJTMENT AND STAFF GENERALLY FELT IT MET FINDINGS TWO AND THREE. TWO BEING KIND OF WITHIN THE REASONABLE USE AND THE INTENT OF THE CODE. ONE THING WE'LL NOTE HERE AND NOTED IN THE STAFF REPORT, THE INTENT OF THE CODE AND THE LIMITING
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AND LOT COVER, OBVIOUSLY, WE TALK ABOUT THOSE BEING IN PLA TO COMBAT URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT, PROMOTEDEQUATE SPACE FOR LANDSCAPING, AND REDUCE STORMWATER RUNOFF AND ENCOURAGE NATURAL ABSORPTION OF STORMWATER INTO THE SOIL. WE WOULD
RECOMMEND A CONDITION WERE IT TO BE APPROVED, MAKING THE PROPOSED RAIN GARDEN TO THE WEST OF THE BUILDING BE REQUIRED AS PART OF THE PROPOSAL ITSELF. AGAIN, KIND OF THAT FINDING TWO CONDITIONALLY MET BY THE REQUIREMENT. THE ONE THAT STAFF
AND BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT COULD NOT FIND THE FIR REQUIREMENT THERE ARE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES TO THE PROPERTY NOT CREATED BE I THE LANDOWNER AND NOT CAUSED SOLELY IN AN ECONOMIC CONSIDERATION. ONE THING I WANT TO CLARIFY FOR THIS BODY, THAT WAS POINT OF DISCUSSION AT THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. PROPERTY RE IN TERMS OF UNIQUE
CIRCUMSTANCES DOES INCLUDE THE STRUCTURE ITSELF. SO IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE SITE CONDITIONED. IT CAN BE SOMETHING WITH THE BUILDING ITSELF CAUSING HARDSHIP. IN THIS CASE, THE STAFF DID NOT SEE TT. IN TERMS OF THE APPLICANT HAS THEIR APPEAL MATERIALS. THEY TALK ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE
BUILDING BEING RIGHT UP ON THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE. AND THE SPLIT LEVEL CONSTRUCTIONF IT. STAFF DID NOT FIND THOSE TO BE UNIQUE. IN TERMS OF THE CITY'S KIND OF OTHER PLACES OF WORSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND, AGAIN, IN TERMS THAT HAVE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE. ANY CASE THAT IS ALMOST BENEFICIAL TO THE CHURCH
HERE, IT MEANS THEIR RAMP THEY'RE CONSTRUCTING IS NOT ACTUALLY COUNTED TOWARDS LOT COVER IMPERVIOUS. SO, AGAIN, STAFF DID NOT FIND THERE WAS THE IQUE CIRCUMSTANCE WITH THE PROPERTY OR WITH THE SITE. THAT WOULD BE KIND OF THE MAIN CONSIDERATION BEFORE YOU ALL. IS THERE A FINDING TO BE MADE IN THAT CONSIDERATION. WITH THAT,
I'M HAY TO STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU. WE WILL SAVE QUESTIONS FOR AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR THE SUMMARY, MR. CAMPBELL. IF THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE, YOU WILL
BE GIVEN FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK. AND THEN AFTER THAT, EVERYONE ELSE WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. WITH THAT, I WILL WELCOME UP THE APPLICANT FOR ANY COMMENTS. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL SAY IT, WE'RE OPENING UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> CAN I HAVE HELP -- LET ME JUST ... >> YEAH. WE'LL START WHEN YOU START INTRODUCING YOURSELF.
WE'LL START THE TIMER THEN. >> COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TOM PETERSON.
I'VE SEEN SOME OF YOUR FACES IN THAT PROCESS AROUND MINNEAPOLIS. THE REASON FOR THIS VARIANCE IS THE CHURCH WANTS TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC THAT HAVE USED THEIR BUILDING. IT'S BEEN 1 112 YEARS SINCE THE
CHAPEL HAS BEEN BUILT ON THE SITE. IT WAS REPLACED BY TWO ADDITIONS. THE LAST ADDITION WAS 75 YEARS AGO, BEFORE ACCESSIBILITY CODES. BEFORE THE CURRENT ZONING CODE. BEFORE CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. AND NRG CODES WENT
INTO EFFECT. AND THE FACT THAT BUILDING CURRENTLY IS BEYOND WHAT THE CURRENT ZONING CODE IS FOR COVERAGE IS PROBABLY LIMITED FROM BECOMING ACCESSIBLE. IT'S A GROWING CONGREGATIO THE PASTOR -- TWO PASTORS ARE HERE
TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE CHURCH IS USED. I'LL JUST TALK ABOUT KIND OF WHY WE'RE HERE APPEALING. I'VE PROVIDED A STATEMENT, BUT IT BOILS DOWN TO WHAT MYLES WAS SAYING. YOU ARE THE BODY THAT
CURRENTLY GETS TO DECIDE IF IT'S APPROPRIATE TO PROVIDE VARIANCE FOR HERE. AND AS MYLES POINTED OUT, BOTH OF THEIR STAFF REPORT AND EVEN ON THE SHEET HE SAID -- IT SAID "SITE VERSUS
PROPERTY" AND I THINK THE JUDGMENT HAS BEEN THE SITE ITSELF JUST A RECTANGLE AT THE END OF THE BLOCK IS NOT UNIQUE. BUT FOR THE CHURCH THAT BOUGHT THIS 20 YEARS AGO, SPLIT LEVEL BUILDING BUILT UP TO PROPERTY
AND SETBACK LINES. IT IS AUNIQR TO ADD AND PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY TO REMOTE ENTRANCES, THEY NEED ADD ON TO THE BUILDING TO PROVIDE THAT CIRCULATION. AND BY ADDING ON ELEVATORS AND
STAIRS AND RESTROOMS AND LARGE CHANGING ROOMS THAT ARE NOW REQUIRED BY THE CODE, THAT ALL TAKES AWAY THE OTHER FUNCTIONAL SPACE. SOHE ADDITION WE'RE PROPOSING, AS YOU HAVE SHOWN,
WAS REDUCED BY 28% IN THE FOOTPRINT. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE ACCESSIBLE COMPONENTS. AND TH TO ACCOMMODATE THE EXISTING COMPONENTS THAT ARE DISPLACED BY THE ACCESSIBLE COMPONENTS AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY
CIRCULATION. SO WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE REDUCED IT DOWN TO A MINIMUM SIZE THAT PROVIDES THE ACCESSIBILITY THAT HAS BEEN NEEDED THERE. BUT FINALLY BEING ABLE TOROVIDE. OTHER THAN FOR THE COVERAGE AND THE IMPERVIOU THE BUILDING, AS A ONE-STORY
BUILDING WITH BASEMENT MEETS F.A.R. REQUIREMENTS AND RATIO REQUIREMENTS. SO IT'S UNDER THAT. SO OWNE OTHER THAN FOR THIS COVERAGE, IT WOULD COMPLY. AND IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH THE COVERAGE, AS MYLES
POINTED OUT, WE'VE PROVIDED TWO RAIN GARDENS TO HANDLE THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ANDADDRESE ADDITION WAS PULLED BACK FROM THE NORTH. WE HAV A 5-FOOT SETBOOK THAT'S CURRENTLY A 20-FOOT SETBACK IN ORDERED TO
NOT CAST ANY SHADOWS FROM THE MAIN BODY OF THE ADDITION THROUGH THE GROWING SEASON FROM MARCH THROUGH SEPTEMBER. WE'VE DEMONSTRATED IT IN THE SLIDES THAT WERE PART OF OUR PRESENTATION. AND SO WE'RE APPEALING TO YOUR
SENSE OF HELPING OUT A CHURCH TO SERVE ITS NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE PUBLIC THAT USE THE BUILDINGS. AND I'LL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I KNOW IT'S A BUSY DAY HERE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL
TAKE UP DISCUSSION AFTER WE COMPLETE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> YEP. >> WITH THAT I HAVE PETER WAYNE AS THE FIRST PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WELCOME UP, PETER.
PETER DUGGAN. APOLOGIES.
>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS PETER DUGGAN. MINE AND MY WIFE'S HOME IS NEXT TO THE CHURCH AND LIVE AND FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WORK FROM HOME. WE ASK THEOMMITTEE TO DENY THE APPEAL FOR VARIANCE REQUESTED. WE BELIEVE THAT THE
CHURCH CAN AND SHOULD MAKE ITS ADA COMPLIANCE WITHIN ITS CURRENT BUILDING FOOTPRINT. 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN LAND SURVEYING. AND I'VE EXPERIENCED PREPARING CERTIFICATES OF SURVEYS AND HARD COVER SURVEYS FOR SURVE VARIANCE REQUESTS SUCH AS THIS. THE CHURCH FAILED TO MEET THE
REQUIRED CRITERIA TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCES. ONE, THERE ARE NO CIRCUMSTANCES UNIQUE TO THE PROPERTY. THE PPERTY IS ALREADY OVERDEVELOPED AND SIMPLY DOES NOT SUPPORT INCREASING THE OVERSIZED BUILDING WITH A 1,275 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION. @BLDING HAS FUNCTIONED AND
SERVED AS A CHURCH IN THE CURRENT STATE SINCE 1951. THE CONGREGATION OUTGROWING THE CURRENT BUILDING IS A CIRCUMSTANCE CREATED BY HIAWATHA CHURCH ITSELF. AND IS NOT A REASON FOR GRANTING A VARIANCE. TO ADD ON TO A NONCONFORMING BUILDING WHICH IS ALREADY TOO
LARGE FOR THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY. TWO INCREASING THE MAXIMUM BHIZ BUILDING COVERAGE TO 67% 1.5 TIMES OF THE MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE OF 45% FOR OUR ZONING DISTRICT. AND INCREASING THE MAXIMUM IMPERVIOU SURFACE
COVERAGE TO 71%. 11% OVER THAT OF THE MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE COVERAGE OF 60% FOR OUR ZONING DISTRICT DOES NOT KEEP WITH THE SPIRIT OR INTENT OF THE ORDINANCES. CRITERIA THREE, THE PROPOSED ADDITION WOULD STILL SHADOW OVER OUR GARDENS WHILE WE
ARE ACTIVELY GARDENING. AND WE EN WOULD BLOCK OUT THE MORNING'S NATURAL LIGHT WE CURRENTLY ENJOY FROM THE WINDOWS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OUR HOME OCCU DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. BOTH ALTERING THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF OUR
BACKYARD, GARDEN, AND HOME. SINCE THE CHURCH HAS FAILED TO MEET ANY OF THE CRITERIA -- WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO DENY THE VARIANCES. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO WAYNE THOMPSON.
WELCOME UP. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS WAYNE THAMPSON. I'M SPEAKING AS A NEIGHBOR AND CONGREGANT. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY FULL SUPPORT FOR THE BUILDING
ADDITION AND IMPROVEMENTS. FOR MANY YEARS, THE CHURCH HAS BEEN A POSITIVE AND STABILIZING PRESENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY, SERVING NOT ONLY THE MEMBERS BUT THE BROADER NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH PROGRAMS, EVENTS, AND PRAK CALL SUPPORT. THE PLANNED ADDITION REPRESENTS A MEANINGFUL INVESTMENT FOR THE CONTINUED --
BY PROVIDING ACCESSIBILI, SAFETY, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. PRIMARY BENEFIT OF THE PROJECT IS THE ADDITION OF THE ADA ACCESSIBILITY, WHICH WILL ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS OF ALL ABILITIES CAN PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH. THIS ENHANCEMENT REFLECTS
THE LONG STANDING COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVITY, HOSPITALITY, AND RESPECT FOR ALL PEOPLE. THE PROPOSED SECURITY MAIN ENTRY WILL ALSO ADDRESS IMPORTANT SAFETY AND SECURITY NEEDS. PARTICULARLY FOR THE CHILDREN MINISTRY'S AS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO VALUES THE WELL-BEING OF LOCAL
FAMILIES, I BELIEVE THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE PARENTS CAN FEEL CONFIDENT IN TRUSTING THEIR CHILDREN DURING GATHERINGS. IN ADDITION IT WILL PROVIDE VITAL SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL OFFICE AND MINISTRY SPACE, WHICH WILL DIRECTLY STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY
TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. THE MINISTRY -- THESE MINISTRIES HAVE HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT IN FOSTERING CONNECTIONS, SUPPORTING FAMILIES, AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE OVERALL WELL BEING OF THOSE WHO LIVE NEARBY. THE CHURCH HAS CONSISTENTLY OFFERED CARE, CONNECTION, AND STABILITY TO RESIDENTS. AND THE
EXPANDED FACILITIES WILL ONLY INCREASE THE ABILITY TO EVERYBODY IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN TIMES OF CELEBRATION AND TRANSITION. STRONGLY SUPPORT THE PROJECT. I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT ASSET TO THE HIT WIT HIAWATHA CHURCH AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE'LL GO TO CHRIS WEACHER. >> WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS CHRIS. THE
FOUNDING LEAD PASTOR OF HIAWATHA CHURCH. I WANT TO ADD A COUPLE OF WORDS FROM OUR APPEAL FROM SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN THERE FOR 20 YEARS AND WATCHED PEOPLE USE OUR SPACE AND WATCH IT GROW FROM 35 PEOPLE TO 300 OR SO NOW. TO START BY SAYING IT'S NOT JUST A THEORETICAL USE OF SPACE BUT AN
ACTUAL ONE. AT THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING IN JANUARY, A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS USED THE TERM BLACK BOX TO REFER TO OUR SPACE. I WOULD ASK YOU CONSIDER HOW THIS IS NOT A QUESTION AUT WHAT A CHURCH COULD USE THE SPACE FOR IN THEORY. NOR ABOUT HOW PAST CHURCHES HAVE EXISTED IN THE SPACE AND USED IT. BUT
IT'S ABOUT OUR USE OF IT TODAY. AND THE PINCH POINTS WE'RE EXPERIENCING. WE'RE A 300 PLUS PERSON MULTIGENERATIONAL CHURCH. WHICH INCLUDES ABOUT 100 OF WHICH ARE KIDS. WE HAVE EIGHT STAFF TEAM MEMBERS. AND CON CONTEXTUALLY IT'S THE YEAR
2026. ACCESSIBILITY MATTERS MORE THAN EVER. THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR VISITING NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE VISITED FOR SUNDAY SERVICES HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. FOR WHAT PUBLIC SPACE SHOULD PROVIDE AND ACCESSIBILITY AND KID SAFETY. TS LACKING. WE'VE BEEN TOLD THIS BY MANY. ALL OF THIS IS WHY WE'RE NEEDING TO DO THE UPDATES.
AND WE BOTH ADDRESSED THIS. BUT THE REASON WE'RE HERE APPEALING THERE'S SIGNIFICANT DOWNSTREAM NEGATIVE IACTS TO OUR SPACE, IF WE WERE TO JUST DO ACCESSIBILITY ALONE ON OUR EXISTING FOOTPRINT. IT WOULD COME INTO TOO MANY EXISTING OFFICES, BHROOMS, AND KIDS'
CLASSROOMS AND LOBBY SPACE AND RENDER OUR SPA ALMOST UNUSABLE FOR AN EXISTING CHURCH OUR SIZE. ENS HAD THE NEED TO BUILD OUT. AND SOHEN IN TERMS OF WHERE OUR HEART IS WH WITH THIS W. WE STARTED THIS CHURCH 20 YEARS AGO IN LONGFELLOW
BECAUSE OF OUR LOVE FOR MINNEAPOLIS AND DESIRE TO STAY. WE BELIEVE A CHRISTIAN CHURCH THAT LOVES THE NEIGHBORHOOD, RESPECTS THOSE OF DIFFERING BELIEFS, AND THE DESIRE TO LEND ITSELF OUT FOR THE COMMON COMMUNITY IS A GOOD THING FOR MINNEAPOLIS AND MATCH THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSI,
INCLUSIONIVITY, AND SAFETY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. AND THEN WE HAVE SPENCER PETERSON AS OUR LAST SPEAKER. IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM, PLEASE SIGN UP OUTSIDE WITH THE CLERKS.
WELCOME. >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SPENCER PETERSON. MY FAMILY AND I MOVED TO MINNEAPOLIS A COUPLE OF DECADES AGO IN ORDER TO BE A PART OF THIS CHURCH. WE MOVED INTO THE LONGFELLOW NGHBORHOOD 10 YEARS AGO TO BE EVEN CLOSER TO OUR CHURCH AND TO INVEST IN THIS SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD. AS
MEMBERS OF HIT HIAWATHA AND LONGFELLOW NEIGHBORHOOD, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE ALLOW US THE VARIANCE WE NEED TO MAKE OUR BUILDING MORE ACCESSIBLE,ND SAFE TO OUR COMMUNITY MY WIFE AND I HAVE PARENTS WHO HAVE HAD STROKES IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. AND ARE NOW UNABLE TO UTILIZE
OUR BUILDING BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ACCESSIBILITY. ADIGALLY, WE HAVE A 4-YEAR-OLD SON IN A WHEELCHAIR. HE LOVES ATTENDING OUR CHURCH EVENTS AND SERVICES. YET BECAUSE HE'S DISABLED, HE CANNOT PARTICIPATE FULLY AND EDS A CONSTANT HELP OF AN
ADULT. THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE A SPOT FOR THEM IN THE PROGRAM. THIS YEAR OUR CHURCH IS THE MAIN WAY HE GETS SOCIAL INTERACTION WITH BOTH PEERS AND ALSO OTHER ADULTS, INCLUDING SENIOR CITIZEN. CURRENTLY, THOUGH, OUR CHURCH BUILDING KEEPS HIM FROM
BEING ABLE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN ANY CHURCH EVENTS AND COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN HIS CHILDREN -- CLASSES WITH HIS WHEELCHAIR. HE DESPERATELY NEEDS AN ELEVATOR/LIFT, LARGER
AND SAFER CLASSROOM SPACES, AND A HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE BATHROOM. OUR SON'S SITUATION AND CHALLENGE IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE O WHY WE NEED THIS VARIANCE. WE NEED BOTH THE LIFT AND LARGER, SAFER CLASSROOM SPACES FOR OUR CHILDREN SO THAT MY SON AND OTHERS CAN HAVE THE DIGNITY OF
FULLY PARTICIPATING IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR CHURCH IS DESIRED FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND ALSO SAFE AND LARGE ENOUGH CHILDREN SPACE ALSO HAPPENS TO FULLY ALIGN WITH MINNEAPOLIS' DESIRE AND VALUES IN THEIR 2040 PLAN. WE ASK THE TEAM TO AIMPROVE THE VARIANCE TO
SERVE ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR DECADES TO COME. THANK YOU FOR HEARING US OUT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE? OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC
HEARING. AND THEN I HAVE MYSELF IN QUEUE FOR DISCUSSION. SO THIS IS A CHURCH THAT IS IN THE 12th WARD. A I HAVE A SET OF QUESTIONS. BOTH FOR THE
APPLICANT BUT ALSO FOR STAFF. I WILL SAY, I'M? IN DISCUSSION WITH CITY STAFF MEMBERS ON THE ITEM. TO SHARE WITH MY COLLEAGUES. TO DISCUSS A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS BEFORE WE TAKE THIS TO FULL COUNCIL. I'LL BE
MAKING THE MOTION TO FORWARD THIS WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. COD I GET A SECOND ON THAT. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. AND FOR EVERYONE THAT IS LISTENING, A MOALINGS TO FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE APPROVING OR DENYING. WE'RE JUST SENDING IT
TO FULL COUNCIL. AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL ASK A QUESTION OF MR. CAMPBELL TO BEGIN WITH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CAMPBELL. I THINK THIS IS A FAIRLY QUICK ONE. YOU HAD MENONED SOMETHING BRIEFLY IN YOUR PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS BODY CONSIDERING A CONDITION AROUND THE RAIN GARDEN. COULD YOU RESTATE TH, PLEASE.
>> YEAH. ABSOLUTELY, CHAIR. SO THE CONDITION THERE IN TERMS OF FINDING NUMBER TWO, FINDING NUMBER TWO TO USE THE DIRECT LANGUAGE I CAN PULL UP HERE. TALKS ABOUT KIND OF THE IS THE VARIANCE REASONABLE IN THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE. AGAIN, HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE ORDINANCE
TALKING ABOUT LIMITING LOT COVER. LIMITING IMPERVIOUS SURFACE SO WE CAN ALLOW STORMWATER TO INFILTRATE EFFECTIVELY. ESSENTIALLY THE APPLICANT ISHOWING ON THEIR PLAN TO PROPOSING THEY WOULD HAVE POTENTIAL GREEN STORMWATER MITIGATION THROUGH THE RAIN GARDENS. STAFF FEELS THAT RATHER THAN JUST SAYING THAT'S A
POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY THERE. WE SHOULD MAKE THAT A CONDITION OF THE APPROVAL. AND THAT SECOND FINDING IS REALLY CONDITIONED ON THAT BEING PROVIDED. OTHERWISE, STAFF WOULD NOT FEEL THAT, AGAIN, THAT INTENT OF THE CODE TO RESTRICT IMPERVIOUS SURFACE TO PROMOTE BETTER STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IS BEING THAT BY THE
PROPOSAL. >> EXCELLENT AND THEN LOOKING AT WHAT THE ALICANT HAS PROPOSED. IS THE RAIN GARDEN, IN STAFF'S VIEW, A SUITABLE LOCATION? >> WE HAVE GOTTEN TO THAT DEGREE
OF REVIEW. I WOULD IMAGINE IT WOULD COME UP MORE IN CONVERSATION WITH OUR COLLEAGUES IN BOTH THE BUILDING CODE, OUR CONSTRUCTION CODE SURFACES AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. >> OKAY. GREAT. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL BEFORE THURSDAY, IF STAFF COULD HELP ARTICULATE WHAT
A CONDITIOPROPOSAL COULD LOOK LIKE ON THIS ITEM. OR THIS PART OF IT. NEXT I HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. THANK YOU, MR. CAMPBELL. >> YES.
>> MY FIRST QUESTION IS WHAT ARE THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES OR CHARACTERISTICS THAT YOU ARE CLAIMING IN THIS -- FOR THIS VAANCE. >> SURE. THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES THA WE HAVE A
CHURCH THAT WAS BUILT ON THE SITE UP TO THE BOUNDARIES OF ITS BUILDABLE AREAS. SO THAT ADDITIONS CAN'T BE EXPANDED,
SAY, AWAY FROM NEIGHBORS IN THE FRONT YARD. IT HAS TO GO IN THE BACKYARD, WHERE IT'S BEING PROPOSED ADDRESSING KIND OF SHADOW CONCERNS. THAT WE HAVE AN EXISTING TWO-STORY BUILDING WITHOUT ACCESSIBILITY THAT'S ON
A SI THAT WILL NOT ALLOW ANY ADDITIONS TO IT. AND WILL, THEREFORE, KIND OF REMOVE USABLE SPACE IN PROVIDING THAT ACCESSIBILITY. SO A REMEDY TO IMPROVE THAT. AND, REALLY, THE
COVERAGE INCREASES ARE 7% FOR THE SITE, THE BUILDING AREA. AND 8% ABOVE WHAT'S EXISTING. SO IF YOU TAKE AN INCREASES FROM EXISTING VERSU INCREASES FROM ALLOWABLE, IT'S ONLY 7 AND 8%
VERSUS A LARGER PERCENTAGES. >> THANK YOU. AND THEN SHOULD THIS VARIANCE NOT BE GRANTED AND YOU MOVED AHEAD WITH THE ADA ADDITIONS, WHAT SPACE WOULD BE TAKEN AWAY WITHIN THE CHURCH?
AND WHAT ACTIVITIES WOULD CEASE? >> SURE. WE DETERMINED -- WE DID A FULL ANALYSIS OF THE FACILITY. THE PLACE THAT MAKES SENSE TO ADD THE ENTRANCE IS OFF THE SOUTH SIDE. BUT THAT IS
BUILT UP TO THE PRORTY LINE. WE HAVE TO MOVE IN WITH THE ENERGY VESTIBULE, LANDING WI , REWORK THE STAIRS AND COME UP THE STAIRS INTO A LOBBY SPACE. SO WE'RE AFFECTING THE MAIN
CENTRAL CORE ON BOTH LEVELS. AND THAT DISPLACES THE RECEPTION OFFICE AND BATHROOMS, NONACCESSIBLE BATHROOMS BELOW. SO THEN WE'D NEED TO ADD BATHROOMS AND TWO BATHROOMS ON
BOTH LEVELS. THAT WOULD TAKE OUT ADDITIONAL BATHROOM OR OFFICE SPACE ON THE UPPER LEVEL AND CLASSROOM SPACE ON THE LOWER LEVEL. AND THEN IT WOULD REMAIN THE NORTH LOBBY WOULD REMAIN ISOLATED. AND NOT ACCESSIBLE,
EXCEPT GOING THROUGH BOTH THE FELLOWSH HALL, LIKE ACTUALLY THROUGH THE ROOMS AND FROM THE FRONT OF THE SANCTUARY ALL THE WAY UP THE CENTER AIS TO THE BACK OF THE SANCTUARY TO GET TO THAT SPACE. >> SO NOT AS ACCESSIBLE AS IT
COULD BE. >> IT'S NOT AN EASY ONE. >> OKAY. AND THEN CURRENTLY THE CHURCH IS NOT ADA ACCESSIBLE FOR CONGREGANTS? >> NOPE. YOU CAN'T GET ANY DOOR
... AN EVEN ON THE SOUTH SIDE, WE HAVE TO RAMP UP ABOUT 2 FEET FROM THE SIDEWALK UP TO THE EXISTING LANDING DOOR. SO THERE'S SOME RAMPING THAT WOULD
REQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENT. YEAH. APPROVAL TO BUILD ON THE PUBLIC LAND. WHICH WE'RE NOT REAL CONCERNED ABOUT. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE
ANOTHER QUESTION. BUT MY FIRST SPEAKING TIME IS EXPIRING. I'LL SEE IF THERE ARE OTHER COLLEAGUES THAT WOULD LIKE TO GET INTO QUE AND I'LL WAIT TO GET BACK IN. OKAY. I'M GOING TO GET BACK IN
FOR MY FINAL QUESTION AND I'LL JUST NOTE FOR MY COLLEAGUES, CAN'T HAVE EX PARTE COMMUNICATION IN QUASI JUDICIALS MATTERS. I CANNOT CALL THE APPLICANT OFFLINE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION UNTIL WE DISPOSE OF THIS ITEM. I ALL OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT OCCUR WITH
THE APPLICANT HAS TO HAPPEN IN A PUBLIC FORUM. SO MY FINAL QUESTION IS WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO FURTHER REDUCE THE LOT COVERAGE SIZE AND IMPERVIOUS SURFACE SIZE?
>> UMM, THAT'S A -- I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE OWNER FOR THAT. WE HAVE NOT TALKED -- THEY'VE KIND OF DECTED ME NO THAT THIS WOULD BE KIND OF WHERE THE MINIMUM WOULD BE. IN THE PAST.
SO WE'VE KIND OF REDUCED THIS ONE TIME AND THE QUESTION IS DO WE WANT TO REDUCE IT MORE? AND THE ANSWER HAS BEEN NO TO ME. SO I'M JUST -- >> THANK YOU. THAT'S HELPFUL. I'LL SAY THIS, I ENCOURAGE Y TO CONSIDER IT. AND THEN IF THERE IS ANY OTHER FURTHER
INFORMATION AND OTHER DETAILS ON THE CONSIDERATION THAT YOU WLD LIKE TO SEND TO MY OFFICE, OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE CITY ATTORNEYS, PLEASE DO SO. WE CAN RECEIVE THOSE COMMENTS. I WILL NOT BE RESPONDING BACK TO YOU. BUT GETTING THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE AHEAD OF THURSDAY WILL BE EXTREMELY VALUABLE. >> GREAT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL CALL UP COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> ONE QUICK COMMENT. NOT QUESTION BUT A COMMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STAFF INCLUSION
OF THE WILD FLOWER OR THE RAIN GARDEN IN THIS PROPOSAL. AND I THINK THAT YOUR PRESENTATION HAS PROVIDED A LOT OF METE MERITS FOR US TO THINK ABOUT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING IN SUPPORT OF THIS. I BELIEVE ON THURSDAY. THANK YOU. >> OKAY.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. AND THANK YOU TOVERYONE THAT TESTIFIED AND CAME TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU TO T APPLICANTS. THANK YOU TO STAFF THAT HAS WORKED ON THIS. SO BEFORE US, COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE A MOTION TO
FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATIO MADE BY ME THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY SECONDED. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THIS ITEM. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> WARREN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN IS ABSENT. SHAFFER. >> AYE.
>> STEVENSON. >> AYE. >>HAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WHITING. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE >> VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 12 AYES. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. REFLECTED AS ITEMS 3
AND 4 ON THE AGENDA. ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR THESE ITEMS WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES EACH TO TESTIFY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE SEE OUR CLERKS AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE OUTSIDE IN THE HALL. THE FIRST HEARING IS F AN EXTENDED HOURS OF OPERATION
LICENSE FOR JOE'S MARKE AT 630 EIGHTH STREET SOUTHEAST. I'LL INTE BUSINESS LICENSING MANAGER AMY LINGO TO GIVE US STAFF BRIEFINGS ON THIS ITEM. WELCOME, MS. LINGO. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY ANDOMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M AMY
LINGER, MANAGER FOR LICENSES. I'M PRESENTING AN APPLICATION FOR JOE'S MARKET ON 8th. LOCATED AT 630 EIGHTH STREET SOUTHEAST IN WARD 3. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING AN
EXTENDED HOURS OF OPETION LICENSE. IF APPROVED, THEY INTEND TO EXTEND THEIR BUSINESSR APPROVED HOURS. LATER THAN CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED. SPECIFICALLY UNTIL 3:00 A.M.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
QUICK 8 MART LLC RECENTLY PURCHASED THE COMMUNITY GROCERY STORE IN APRIL OF 2025 AND COMPLETED A FULL REMODEL OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE BUSINESS. THEY OWN AND OPERATE JOE'S MARKET ON 1 1828 CUOMO
SINCE 2008. ADDING A DELI GRILD THE HOURS TO 11:00 P.M. SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDA AND 3:00 A.M.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. CURRENT APPROVED HOURS ARE 6:00 A.M.TO 10:00 P.M. SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 6:00 A.M.TO 11:00 P.M. FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THEY PLAN ON SELLING
BURGERS, TACOS, SANDWICHES, AND OTHER PRE-MADE ORDERS. PREMADE-TO-ORDER FOODS. ALL FOODS FOR CARRYOUT. THERE'S NO SEATININ THE INTERIOR OF THE BUSINESS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE GROCERY STORE, WHICH IS NOW FULLY STOCKED WITH ALL O THE NEEDS FROM THE COMMUNITY.
THEY CURRENTLY HOLD GROCERY, TOBACCO, THREE-2 LICENSES, AND HEMP ENDBLES OR BEVERAGES. AND FOOD MANUFACTURERS LICENSE IS IN PROCESS AND AWAITING FINAL INSPECTIONS. ON FEBRUARY 9th,
182 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES WERE SENT TO R RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 600 FEET OFHE PREMISES. NOTICES SENT TO THE EAST BANK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE NORTHEAST CHAMR BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, AND COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. WE HAVE RECEIVED 21 DEPENDS FROM
THE KNOW COMMUNITY. SEVEN IN SUPPORT. 11 OPPOSED. THREE WHO ARE SPLIT. CONCERNS ARE ADDED TRAFFIC AND PARKING ISSUES, LATE-NIGHT NOISE, POSSIBLE INCREASE OF CRIME, PEOPLE LOITERING OUTSIDE, POSSIBLE OF MORE LITTER IN THE
AREA, AND OPEN PAST MIDNIGHT. A REVIEW OF ANY COMPLAINTS, 3-1-1 CALLS, POLICE CALLS, ANNIE AND ANY OPERATING CONDITIONS FOU NO ISSUES. MPD SECOND PRECINCT MET WITH THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND WENT OVER
THE SAFETY PLAN AND APPROVED. THE PRECINCT ALSO NOTED THAT THE OWNER HAS A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MODEL AT THE CUOMO LOCATION, AND THEY WERE JUST AWARDED A TOP-FIVE BUSINESS IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. OUR OFFICE HAS SPOKEN WITH THE OWNER ABOUT THE CONCERNS BROUGHT UP BY THE COMMUNITY AND THE OWNER HAS ALREADY TAKEN THE
FOLLOWING MEASUS: THERE'S A FULL REMODEL INSIDE THE STORE WITH NEW FLOORING CEI, PAINTS, FRIDGES, AND FREEZINGS. NEW SIGN AGEND PAINT. ADDING LYING LIGHTING. ADDED SIX CAMERAS AND TWO MORE ON THE
EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY. ADDED SIGN AGE THAT CAMERAS ARE RECORDING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. THEY HAVE NINE PARKING SPOTS IN THE PARKING LOT. THE CITY JUST ADDED A 50-MINUTE LOADING ZONE FOR PICKUPS AND DELIVERIES. THEY
DON'T INTEND TO START WITH A DELIVERY SERVICE, WH WHEN THEY DO, THEY'LL HAVE DRIVERS USE THE PARKING LOT. THERE'S ONE CITY-OWNED TRASH CAN ON THE CORNER AND ADDING TWO ADDITIONAL. THEY'LL HAVE STAFF CHECK AND PICK UP ANY TRASH
OPENING, DURING SHIFTS, AND CLOSING TO ENSURE THE AREA IS CLEAN. THEY'LL HAVE TWO STAFF ON DUTY. THEY'LL HAVE THREE ON DUTY ON THE DAYS THEY'RE OPEN UNTIL 3:00 A.M. CASH REGISTER, COOK, STOCK. AND THE EMPLOYEE WILL MONITOR THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING FOR
CLEAN UP. THEY' ENFORCE NO LOITERING AFTER 9:00 P.M. NOTIFY POLICE IMMIATELY OF ANY ISSUES OF CRIME. AND THEY'RE OPEN TO HAVE LICENSED SECURITY IF THEY NEED IT. LICENSES AND CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL FOR THE
EXTENDED HOURS OF OPERATION LICENSE. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. AT THIS TIME, I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING I'M OPENING UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I BELIEVE
I'M WELCOMING UP THE APPLICANT. >> GOOD MORNING. I CAME FROM OVERSEAS 2007 TO MINNEAPOLIS. AND I OPENED MY FIRST BUSINESS IN 2014 ON CUOMO.
SO I WORKED HARD ON THIS BUSINESS SINCE THEN FOR 11 YEARS. AND CAME UP TO TOP FIVE BUSINESSES IN MINNEAPOLIS. AFTER 11 YEARS, I OPENED MY SECOND LOCATION ON EIGHTH
STREET. AND I'M WILLING TO HAVE EXTENDED HOURS. SO HOPEFULLY YOU CAN APPROVE IT FOR US. THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE? SEEING
NO ONE ELSE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. YES, SORRY. YOU CAN TAKE A SEAT. AND THEN NOW I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSIONROM COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FOR ANY MOTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.
>> [ AWAY FROM MIC ] THANK YOU. I HAVE QUESTIONS OF BOTH OUR STAFF AND THE NEW OWNER. MY CONCERNS -- SO FIRST
OF ALL, ANY TIME THE NIGHTTIME ECONOMY IS IMPROVED IN THE CIT I'M IN FAVOR OF IT. AND IT SPEAKS TO THE NEED THAT WE HAVE TO MONITOR THAT, AS WELL. NIGHT INSPECTORS WOULD BE HELPFUL.
THE MAIN QUESTION I HAVE, I SEE 11:00 TO 7:00 OPPOSED TO GRANTING EXTENDED HOURS. SO I'M WONDERING IF WHAT THE STAFF COULD TELL ME ABOUT ANY CONCERNS. IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS THERE, WHAT IS THE RECOURSE OF
THE CITY? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. THANK YOU FOR THQUESTION. SO, IF WE HAVE CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS, WE'LL USE THE STANDARD PROCESS OF ENFORCEMENT. WHERE WE'LL ADDRESS THE CONCERNS WITH THE OWNER, WITH THE COMPLAINANTS,
WE'LL CHECK THE VALIDITY. WE'LL WORK WITH THE LICENSE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO ALLEVIATE THE CONCERNS. AND THEN, OF COURSE, IF WE NEED TO FOLLOW THE PROGRESSIVE ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOL, THERE ARE CITATIONS, CONDITIONS, THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED. BUT WE ALWAYS START WITH WHAT ARE THE COMPLAINTS AND
HOW CAN WE ASSIST IN SOLVING THOSEROBLEMS. >> THANK YOU. AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION. WHO AT THE SECOND PRECINCT APPROVED THIS? >> IT WAS THE LIEUTENANT, SIR. >> LIEUTENANT -- >> TROY. >> OKAY. OKAY. >> I MESS UP HIS LAST NAME.
>> THANK YOU. AND I -- AS A QUESTION I HAVE FOR THE NEW OWNER. SO, AGAIN, WELCOME. ARE YOU AWARE THAT THIS LOCATION PRIOR TO YOU OWNING IT HAD A LOT
OF ARMED ROBBERIES? >> YEAH. I KNOW. BECAUSE THERE WAS NO -- THERE WAS ZERO CAMERAS BEFORE. AND THERE WAS NO LIGHTS OUTSIDE AT ALL. SO WHEN I CAME OVER, I PUT, LIKE, SIX CAMS ARE A RIGHT NOW. OUTSIDE AND
INSIDE. AND I PUT LOTSF LIGHTS OUTSIDE. SINCE I CAME TO THIS LOCATION, IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY. AND MOST OF THE COMMUNITY IS VERY HAPPY WITH THE STORE IMPROVEMENT. >> GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THOSE SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS. AND MY
SECOND QUESTION IS, WHY THE 3:00 CLOSE. THAT'S VERY LATE. >> BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS, LIKE, MOSTLY STUDENTS AREA. AND THEY ARE REQUESTING TO OPEN LATE FOR, LIKE, SANDWICHES. THAT'S WHY WE'RE BUILDING A NEW DELHI INSIDE.
NEW DELI INSIDE. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION, COUNCIL MEMBER? >> AH, I WILL MAKE -- I'M HESITANT ON THIS. MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE SHOULD MAKE THE MOTION. >> OKAY. NO WORRIES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO CITY HALL. THANK YOU, MS. LINGO, FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. I CAN TELL BY THE EXTENSIVE LIST OF AGREEMENTS THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION. AND THEN I'LL JUST SHARE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF
FOND MEMORIES AT BOTH OF THE JOE'S MARKET LOCATION. BOTH WHEN I WAS A STUDENT AND THE JOE'S MARKET IN MARCY HOMES THAN OPEN FOR A LONGER TIME, CORRECT? SINCE WHEN?
[INAUDIBLE COMMENT] >> LIKE 25 YEARS AGO. >> I HAVE BEEN IN COMO SINCE 2014. >> YEAH. I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE MY MEMORY IS CORRECT.
I WENT TO MARCY OPEN ELEMENTARY, AND JOE'S MARKET WAS A PLACE THAT MY MOM WAS REALLY FOND OF AND WOULD TAKE ME TO, SO IT'S COOL TO SEE THIS COME BEFORE US. WITH THAT, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO I A PROVE THIS AT FULL
COUNCIL. >> SECOND. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. SO I AM -- >> YOUR MICROPHONE, COUNCIL MEMBER. >> THANK YOU. >> I AM GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS TODAY BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO SUCCEED, BUT I'M VERY, VERY
SENSITIVE TO VIOLENCE. THERE'S ANOTHER STORE NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM YOURS WE HAVE PROBLEMS ALL THE TIME AT NIGHT. AND I WISH THE BEST OF LUCK, BUT PLEASE, PLEASE, DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO KEEP THIS SAFE. THE ARMED ROBBERIES WERE TERRIBLE.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, AND WITH THE MOTION TO I A -- WITH THE MOTION TO APPROVE BEFORE US, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> A COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. AYE.
>> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> A RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW, AYE. > >> WARREN, AYE. SHAFFER, AYE. CHAVEZ, AYE. WHITE WHITE, AYE.
PALMISANO, AYE. VICE CHAIR CHUGHTAI, AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, AYE. >> THERE ARE 12 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE IN OUR FINAL PUBLIC HEARING ITEM TODAY. AND I WILL JUST
NOTE FOR EVERYONE WE WILL NOT B COMPLETE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE WILL GO THROUGH THE ENTIRETY OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN WE WILL TAKE AN HOUR BREAK. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE DISCUSSION ITEMS THAT STAFF IS WATCHING ALONG TO TO DETERMINE WHEN THEY WILL COME
AFTER. AN HOUR AFTER WE CLOSE. JUST SO THAT IT'S NOTED. THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED TEMPORARY PRE-EVICTION NOTICE EXTENSION ORDINANCE, ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE PAUSE EVICTION, SAVE LIVES
ORDINANCE. I'LLSK OUR AUTHORS COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY AND STEVENSON TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM FOR THE COMMITTEE. COUNCIL MEMBERS? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE MY STAFF OR COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON'S STAFF IS IN THE CHAMBERS SO THAT WE CAN GET THE PRESENTATION PULLED
UP. >> AN EXCELLENT. WE WILL JUST WAIT FOR STAFF TO ARRIVE AND GET
THE PRESENTATION SET UP. >> WHILE STAFF IS GETTING THE PRESENTATION SET UP, I'LL NOTE FOR COLLEAGUES AND THOSE WHO ARE
WATCHING ALONG, WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN WITH A PRESENTATION FROM THE AUTHORS ON THIS ITEM. THEY HAVE A SLIDE DECK THEY WILL GO THROUGH. AT THAT POINT WE WILL CONTINUE RIGHT AWAY TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. WEAVE APPROXIMATELY 70 PEOPLE SIGNED UP RIGHT NOW, SO -- AND
MORE ARE CONTINUING TO DO SO. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SHARE SOMEUBLIC COMMENTS BUT HAS NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP YET TO EASE SEE THE CLERKS IN THE HALLWAY RIGHT WHEN YOU ARE COMING INTO THE CHAMBERS. THEY WILL HELP YOU GET SIGNED UP AND REGISTERED.
ONCE WE CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO DO DISCUSSION RIGHT AWAY OR IF COLLEAGUES NEED A BREAK AND WE TAKE LUNCH AND COME BACK AND THEN TAKE UP THE DISCUSSION AND THE ITEM. WITH THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, PLEASE BEGIN YOUR
PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I AM COUNCIL MEMBER ROBIN WONSLEY. I REPRESE. THAT IS THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALSO SERVE AS THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST CAUCUS. I'M ALSO THE LEAD AUTHOR FOR THE POLICY THAT
WE'RE CONSIDERING TODAY TITLED PAUSE EVICTION SAVE LIVES. AND I'M THANKFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF MY FELLOW CO-AUTHORS AS WELL WHICH INCLUDE COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, OSMAN, CHAVEZ AND CHOWDHURY. THAT SAID, WE'RE GOING TO DO A BRIEF PRESENTATION
OF THE ORDINANCE ITSELF, WHICH, AGAIN, IS CALLED PAUSE EVICTIONS, SAVE LIVES, WHICH TEMPORARILY WILL EXPAND THE EVICTION NOTICE FROM 30 DAYS TO 60 DAYS. IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO WHY? WHAT HAS LED US TO THIS
MOMENT OF NEEDING TO EVICT A SITTER AND TO EVEN CONSIDER THIS ORDINANCE? EVERYONE KNOWS WE HAVE BEEN UNDER OCCUPATION BY THFEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER OPERATION METRO SURGE WHIC BEGAN ON DECEMBER 1, 2025, WITH 4,000 FEDERAL AGENTS BEING
DEPLOYED TO MINNESOTA WITH A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE OFFICERS BEING CONCENTRATED IN THE TWIN CITIES AND PARTICULARLY MINNEAPOLIS AT ITS PEAK. JUST LAST WEEK THE ACLU SHARED A LITTLE LESS THAN 1,000 AGENT WILLS REMAIN THROUGH FEBRUARY IN
AND ANTICIPATE 40 0 REMAINING THROUGH MARCH. FEDERAL AGENTS HAVE BEEN VIOLENTLY HARASSING AND ABDUCTING RESIDENTS IN OUR CITY, RESULTING IN THE KIDNAPPING OF THOUSANDS OF OUR RESIDENTS. AND IN THE MURDERS OF RENEE GOOD AND ALEX PREZZI, TWO COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, WHO LIKE THOUSANDS OF NEIGHBORS AND MEMBERS IN OUR CITY HAVE BEEN AND WERE OUT PROTECTING THEIR NEIGHBORS. THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO AVOID EVICTION THAT'S BEEN CAUSED OR THE HOUSING INSTABILITY THAT'S BEEN CAUSED BY THIS OCCUPATION. THOUSAND OF FAMILIES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STAY
HOUSED SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE MUTUAL AID EFFORTS BEING LED BY OUR NEIBORS WHO HAVE RAISED TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO HELP KEEP THEIR NEIGHBORS SAFE AND BE ABLE TO SHELTER IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THIS OCCUPATION. BUT UNDERSTANDABLY, WORKING
CLASS PEOPLE CANNOT KEEP HOSTING FUNDRAISEERS, MAXING OUT CREDIT CARDS, AND DIPPING INTO WHAT LITTLE SAVINGS THEY HAVE INDEFINITELY. THAT SAID, MUTUAL AID GROUPS ACROSS THE CITY HAVE SEEN A DECREASE IN DONATIONS DIRECTED TOWARDS RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER MUTUAL AID
EFFORTS THAT'S MEANT TO HELP ADDRESS THE BASIC NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED AND ABLE TO MEET BECAUSE OF THE OCCUPATION. I HAVE SAID IT BEFORE AND I WILL SAY IT AGAIN TODAY, WE CANNOT EXPECT THAT WE WILL SIMPLY JUST
GO FUND ME OUR WAY OUT OF A HOUSING CRISIS, AND OUT OF AN EVICTION CRISIS. GOVERNMENT PARTNERS MUST STEP UP AND HELP, EVEN TO MATCH AN OUNCE OF WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE DONE THROUGHOUT THIS OCCUPATION,
WHICH HAS BEEN -- WE COULDN'T EVEN SURPASS IT AT THIS POINT. T THIS ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TODAY WILL GIVE THIS BODY, THIS CITY, OFFICIAL CITY GOVERNING BODY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO EXACTLY THAT. O STEP UP AND HELP OUR NEIGHBORS AND
SUPPORT THESE EFFORTS THAT NEEDS TO BE WIDELY SHARED IN KEEPING OUR RESIDENTS HOUSED. THANKFULLY ALSO, THIS BODY HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO OR EARLIER THIS MONTH, CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATED $1
MILLION TOWARDS RENTAL ASSISTANCE THAT WILL BE ADMINISTERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY. AND JUST LAST WEEK, ST. PAUL CITY COUNCIL ALSO FOLLOWED SUIT WITH A $1.4 MILLION FUNDING APPROPRIATION TOWARDS RENTAL ASSISTANCE AS WELL. A LOT OF THE EFFORT IN
ORGANIZING BY RESIDENTS AND ALSO BY THE TWIN CITIES, CITY COUNCIL, STEPPING UP TO SUPPORT RENTAL ASSISTANCE EFFORTS HAVE ALSO HELPED MOTIVATE A VARIETY OF OUR STATE LEADERS TO DO THE SAME AT THE CAPITAL AS THEY'VE GONE BACK INTO SESSION. AS OF NOW, THE STATE
LEGISLATURE, SPECIFICALLY IN THE SENATE, HAS A RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROPOSAL OF $75 MILLION THAT IS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH ITS RESPECTIVE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. AND THE TIMELINE FOR THE FINAL VOTE ON THAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION IS MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN AT THE END OF THEIR
SESSION AROUND MAY. AND I WANTED TO NOTE THAT WE TOOK THE STATE'S LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND DEEP CONSIDERATION WHEN CONSIDERING THE DURATION PERIOD OF THE PRE-FILING EVICTION NOTICE THAT IS LISTED IN THIS ORDINCE, AS WELL AS THE ORDINANCE AFFECT DATE AS WELL. AND IF PASSED AT THE STATE
LEVEL, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN NEWFOUNDING WILL BE UNLOCKED FOR WORKING CLASS RESIDENTS IMPACTED BY OPERATION METRO SURGE TO ACCESS. BUT THAT LIKELY RELIEF WOULD NOT COMENTIL THIS SUMMER. AND THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN THE
ABILITY TO AK SES THOSE DOLLARS AND BE ABLE TO SECURE THOSE -- TO ACCESS THOSE DOLLARS AND BE ABLE TO SECURE THOSE FUNDS AND AVOID EVICTION ALL TOGETHER. IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
AND I THINK THAT IS THE UNDER UNDERLYING BASIS AND SIGNIFICANCE AND A SHARED RECOGNITION THAT WE ARE EXPERICING A HOUSING CRISIS. WE ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING ONE BUT IS FURTHER INTENSIFIED BY
OPERATION METRO SURGE. AND WE HAVE MANY EXTERNAL MONITORS WHOFSH MONITOR RG AND STUDYING THE SPECIFIC- WHO HAVE BEEN STUDYING AND MONITORING THE SPECIFIC DISPLACEMENT OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO LEAVE HOME AND GO TO
THEIR JOBS AND THUS AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOMES AS A RESULT OF THIS OCCUPATION. MORE SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE SEEING INFORMATIVE DATA WILL BE PUBLICLY RELEASED BY OUR RESEARCH PARTNERS WHO ARE DOCUMENTING THE SCALE AND SEVERITY OF THE HOUSING INSTABILITY THAT IS BEING
EXPERIENCED BY MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS. THIS INCLUDES DATA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA'S CENTER OF URBAN REGIONAL AFFAIRS, ALSO KNOWN AS CURA WHO PUBLISHED A REPORT LAST MONTH TITLED RENT DEBT DURING OPERATION METRO SURGE. THEY MADE A DISTURBING FINDING
THAT SHOWED THERE IS AN ESTIMATE BETWEEN 30% AND 50% OF IMMIGNT RENTERS BEING BEHIND ON RENT. THE CITY ALSO DID ITS OWN INTERNAL ASSESSMENT SHOWING THAT OPERATION METRO SURGE REQUIRES ADDITIONAL 15.7 MILLION DOLLARS
IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE BEING NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITIES. ORGANIZATIONS LIKE HOME LINE AND UNITED WAY ARE SEEING HIGHER LEVELS OF TENANTS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE. HOME LINE HAS SEEN THE MOST CALLS THEY HAVE EVER RECEIVED
AND CALL AN OVERALL 100% INCREASE. ONCE AGAIN, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, GRASS ROOT ORGANIZATIONS ARE MANAGING MASSIVE INQUIRIES FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE. AND THERE IS A LONG OR WIDESPREAD UNDERSTANDING THAT
THEY ALL CANNOT COLLECTIVELY MEET THE NEED OF WHAT IS BEING DEMANDED RIGHT NOW. SO THAT SAID, AGAIN, THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ONCE AGAIN WHILE OUR STATE LEADERS AND OTHER PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO KEEP OUR
NEIGHBORS IN THEIR HOMES, TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE SHELTERING IN PLACE, THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE SAME EVEN THROUGH A TEMPORARY PROTECTION. THAT THIS WILL ALLOW FOR AHEAD
OF APRIL 1, IT WAS OURJAL GOAL TO INTENTIONALLY WANT TO BRING THIS FORWARD BEFORE THE MARCH 1 DEADLINE, WHICH WAS JUST TWO DAYS AGO. AND THIS BODY OPTED TO NOT EXERCISE THAT EXPEDITION OF MAKING SURE WE COULD HAVE HAD THIS ORDINANCE IN PLACE BY THEN, BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IS MAKE SURE
AHEAD OF APRIL 1, THOUSAND OF OTHER RESIDENTS DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHERE THEY'RE GETTING MONEY FROM. WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO LIVE. IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE PUT IN CONTACT AT THE RISK OF BEING EVICTED WITH THE THOUSANDS OF
AGENTS THAT ARE STILL IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE KIDNAPPING AND DETAINING AND KILLING OUR NEIGHBORS. SO WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT TO MY CO-AUTHOR COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON,
PLEASE CONTINUE WITH THE PRESENTA PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. SO THIS IS A PROPOSED TEMPORARY CHANGE OF THE EVICTION PERIOD FROM 30 TO 60 DAYS, AND IT WOULD RUN UNTIL AUGUST 30. SO THAS ONLY SIX MONTHS OF CHANGE. NEXT SLIDE.
THERE'S JUST A FEW THINGS, NEFITS AND THREATS THAT ARE HERE. AND SO THE THREAT IS THAT WE HAVE A MASSIVE EVICTION CRISIS. THE CITY IS NOT PREPARED FOR A MASSIVE EVICTION CRISIS. WE DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DEAL WITH THIS. AND A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE
REALLY IN NEED RIGHT NOW. AS MY CO-AUTHOR SAID MANY TIMES, THE COMMUNITY HAS STOOD UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND THEY HAVE RAISED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THERE HAS BEEN RENT SUPPORT RAISED BY DIFFERENT CITIES AND WE'RE WAITING ON THE STATE LEGISLATUR TO REALLY STEP IN IN
A WAY THAT IS GOING TO BE MEANINGFUL ACROSS THE STATE. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW IS WE'RE LOOKING AT AN OINANCE THAT WOULD GIVE COMMUNITY AND GIVE THE STATE LEGISLATURE A LITTLE TIME TO STEP IN TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS AND HELP OUR
NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE BEEN SHELTERING IN PLACE OR MAYBE HAVE LOST JOBS BECAU THE BUSINESSES THAT THEY WORKED AT HAD TO CLOSE BECAUSE OF THIS IN. SO BASICALLY WE'RE JUST CALLING FOR A LIMITED EXTENSION OF TIME FOR COMMUNITY AND FOR GOVERNMENT
TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. NEXT SLIDE. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL GO TO QUESTIONS. AND ACTUALLY, IF WE COULD JUST STRAIGHT TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, THAT WOULD BE MY
PREFERENCE. >> YES, COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. WE'RE GOING TO BREAK FROM TRADITION, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING STRAIGHT TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. ONCE WE HAVE CONCLUDED THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE WILL COME BACK FOR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION WITH THAT, I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LIST THE FIRST FI SPEAKERS. WE WILL GO
IN THAT ORDER AND THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE OVERFLOW ROOM AND THEEETING SPACE. IF YOUR NAME IS CALLED ON AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT INTO THE CHAMRS IN TIME, PLEASE DON'T WORRY. AS SOON AS YOU CAN GET HERE, WE WILLOME BACK FOR ANY SPEAKERS THAT WE END UP MISSING
OR IF, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE -- IF YOU ARE IN A TIME CRUNCH AND YOU WANT TO SWAP SPEAKER ORDER, THAT'S -- YOU FIGURE THAT OUT AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS TODAY ARE, SPEAKER NUMBER ONE.
[CALLING OF FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS] I WILL WELCOME SPEAKER NUMBER ONE, MYA LUTKEY. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. AND THE TIME, YOU CAN SEE ON THE DAIS.
AND IF ANYONE HE IS REQUIRING INTERPRETATION SERVICES, WE WILL DOUBLE THAT TIME JUST TO ACCOMMODATE. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM MYA LUTKEY AND I GIVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MINNEAPOLIS. I AM HERE
AS AN ORGANIZE WE ARE THE COCHRAN NEIGHBOR FUND. OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I AND A GROUP OF SMALL GROUP IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE BEEN FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT ABOUT 30-PLUS HOUSE HOLDS THAT ARE FACING THE THREAT OF EVICTION. AND THEY HAVE BEEN SHELTERING IN
PLACE DUE TO THE OCCUPATION OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY BY VIOLENT FEDERAL IMMIGRATION FORCES. OVER THE PAST MANY MONTHS MY COMMUNITY HAS EXPERIENCED EXTREME TRAUMA, AND I HAVE WITNESSED IMMENSE VIOLENCE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT
THE HAND OF IMMIGRATION AGENTS. MUCH OF THISIOLENCE HAS BEEN INDISCRIMINATE AND TARGETED AT PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OBSERVERS. ADDING TO THE IMMENSE STRESS OF POTENTIALLY BECOMING UNHOUSED LAYERED ON TOP OF THIS EXISTING TRAUMA, PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED
BEING TARGETED BY VIOLENT IMMIGRATION AGENTS IS REALLY UNCEPTABLE AND ANTITHETICAL TO THE COMMUNITY. WE NEED TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THE BEAUTY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
DESPITE OUR WORK TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES, THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO SUPPORT ALL THE FAMILIES RIGHT NOW. THEY FACE IMMINENT THREAT OF EVICTION. I URGE YOU ALL AND THE MAYOR AND THE GOVERNOR TO ISSUE A FULL
EVICTION MORATORIUM, BUT IN LIEU OF THAT IS TO GO FROM 30 DAYS TO
60 DAYS IT SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE TO GO TO COURT TO BE SUMMONED FOR THE EVICTION BEFORE THE FUND GO INTO PRACTICE. I URGE YOU TO LOOSEN THE RULES FOR THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS EMILY GREEN.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS EMILY GREEN. I AM A RESIDENT OF LONGFELLOW. IN EARLY FEBRUARY I ALONG WITH SOME NEIGHBORS CREATED A GO FUND ME CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS FUR OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS STRUGGLING TO PAY RENT AND FACING EVICTION. WE MANAGED
TO RAISE $200,000 INLESS THAN A MONTH FOR 95 FAMILIES. AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE 116 PEOPLE ON OUR WAITING LIST, AND WE ARE DOWN TO LESS THAN $7,000 LEFT TO PROVIDE AID. THA LEAVES AT LEAST 100 FAMILIES THAT WE KNOW OF IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ALONE ON THE BRINK
OF LOSING THEIR HOMES. WE HAD A NEIGHBOR REACH OUT EARLY IN OUR FUNDRAISING, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH FOR HER IN TIME. SHE WAS EVICTED. AND IS NOW LIVING WITH HER TWO CHILDREN IN A SHELTER. WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE HER FUNDS, ALL SHE ASKED FOR WAS $ 0
$200 FOR HER PHONE BILL. THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. IT AFFIRMS WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER AND OVER THAT PEOPLE ARE ONLY REACHING OUT FOR WHAT THEY DESPERATELY NEED. I REPRESENT JUST ONE OF MANY EFFORTS LIKE THIS. IT SHOULD NOT BE ON US TO TAKE CARE OF THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY. WHERE
OUR CITY LEADERS? WHERE ARE THE SAFETY NETS THAT WE PAY TAXES TOWARD? THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS FROM THE CITY TO GO TOWARD RENT SUPPORT WHILE APPRECIATED IS NOT ENOUGH. EXTENDING THE PRE-EVICTION FILING NOTICE IS THE LEAST THE CITY CAN DO. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL
ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS, IT CAN COST MINNEAPOLIS BETWEEN $35,000 AND $150,000 ANNUALLY PER UNHOUSED PERSON. AND IT'S A SHAME THAT I EVEN HAVE TO USE NUMBERS LIKE THIS TO TRY TO CONVINCE THE CITY TO LOOK OUT FOR ITS MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE ONLY
IN THIS SITUATION BECAUSE OF MONTHS OF LIVING THROUGH NONSTOP TRAUMA AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE FEDERAL OCCUPATION OF OUR STATE. WE NEED TO SEE THE CITY EXTEND THIS NOTICE WINDOW FROM 30 DAYS TO 60 YS. IT IS THE BARE MINIMUM INTERVENTION WE ARE ASKING FOR. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT IS ETHAN NUSS. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ETHAN NUSS, A RESIDENT OF WARD NINE, A FORMER LANDLORD, AND THANKFUL FOR MY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE AND FOR
OTHER COUNCIL. WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING OUR NEIGHBORS IN THEIR HOME. WE HAVE PEOPL IN MY BLOCK ARE PAYING THEIR RENT, BRINGING THEM GROCERIES, BRINGING THE CHILDREN BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY, AND THIS IS THE BARE MINIMUM WE ARE
ASKING OF YOU TODAY. TO HELP KEEP OUR NEIGHBORS SAFE IN THEIR HOMES FOR FEAR OF HAVING THEIR FAMILIES RIPPED APART VIOLENTLY BY FEDERAL FORCES. WE SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORS IN THEIR
HOMES. AS YOU HEARD, WE'RE -- ALL OF THE MON WE'RE RAISING, WE'RE RUNNING OUT. AND THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY ARE FACING EVICTION. WE'RE HERE TODAY TO ASK THAT BARE MINIMUM. WHAT WE NEED IS A
MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS, BUT IF WE CAN GET THIS EXTENSION, THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST THINGS WE CAN DO. AND WE ARE ASKING YOU TO JOIN US, YOUR CONSTITUENTS, IN KEEPING US SAFE.
BECAUSE WE GAVE YOU JOY. WE GAVE YOU HOPE. WE KEPTUR CITY SAFE FROM THE FOLKS, THE FEDS EMPLOY. WE GAVE YOU HOPE. ♪ WE CAVE YOU JOY. ♪ WE KEEP OUR CITY SAFE FROM THE
FOLKS THE FEDS EMPLOY. ♪ NOW WE'RE LOOKING TO YOU, YOU, YOU. ♪ WHAT YOU GOING TO DO? ♪OW WE'RE LOOKING TO YOU. ♪ WHAT YOU GOING TO DO? ♪ WE GAVE YOU HOPE.
♪ WE GAVE YOU JOY. ♪ WE SAVE OUR CITY FROM THE FOLKS THE FEDS EMPLOY. ♪ NOW WE'RE LOOKING TO U, YOU, YOU. ♪ WHATCHA YOU GOING TO DO? ♪ WE'RE LOOKING TO YOU. ♪ WHAT
YOU GOING TO DO? >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE RABBI ROSENBERG. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS RABBI ROSENBERG. I'M A PARENT.
I'M A NEIGHBOR. I'M A LEAD RABBOF A CONGREGATION IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, A WARD 13 RESIDENT, AND HERE WITH RABBINIC COLLEAGUES TO ASK YOU TO EXTEND E PRE-EVICTION FILING PERIOD, AND OVERRIDE VETO IN NECESSARY.
A CONGREGATION OF 600 FAMILIES AND GROWING STARTED A MUTUAL AID FUND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SIEGE. WE KNEW THE NEED WAS GOING TO BE ENORMOUS, AND IT HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING. WE HAVE AN OPERATING BUDGET OF RAISED OVER $1 MILLION FOR MUTUAL AID IN THE LAS MONTH.
WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED OVER $1 MILLION IN MUTUAL AID IN THE LAST MONTH. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LABOR, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS. OUR CONGREGATION HAS GIVEN OVER OUR INFRASTRUCTURE ASSEN AN ORGANIZATION TO DO THIS URGENT WORK, AND WE NEED HELP NOW,
MUTUAL AID GROUPS ARE FRANTICALLY FUNDRAISING. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO MEET THE NEEDS THAT WE ARE SEEING IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS WEEK ALONE, W OPENED OUR FUND WITH $200,000 IN IT, WHICH WAS AN AMOUNT WE COULD NOT HAVE IMAGINED A MONTH AGO. FORCE F
FORCE AND IN 30 MINUTES WE RECEIVED ER $1 MILLION WORTH OF REQUESTS. EVERY PERSON WHO IS WRITING TO US HAS A STORY. JEWISH TRADITION TEACHES US THAT EVERY PERSON IS A WHOLE WORLD, WHICH MEANS THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO IS WRITING TO REQUEST RENT ASSISTANCE AND 96% OF THE PEOPLE
WHO HAVE WRITTEN TO US ARE REQUESTING AID FOR RENT ASSISTANCE, ARE REQUESTING HELP THAT WE ARE THEN ABLE TO CONNECT THEM WITH SO MANY OTHER KINDS OF SUPPORT, BUT THE NEED TO FOCUS ON IS RENT ASSISTANCE. NOW, MY FAMILY FLED EASTERN EUROPE BECAUSE OF THE OAH AND
I WANT TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE HAD NEIGHBORS AND LOCA GOVERNMENT ORGANIZED TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE. AND IT IS DEEPLYERSONAL THAT WE ARE ORGANIZING NOW TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LEVERAGING OUR RESOURCES AND OUR ENERGY. AND I FEEL THAT MANDATE NOT JUST
OF OUR CITY BUT OF MY ANCESTORS. PLEASE, PLEASE, PASS THIS PRE-EVICON FILING PAUSE. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS MATT SCHRIBER. >> HELLO. I'M MATT AND I LIVE
IN THE CAMDEN NEIGHBHOOD, WARD FOUR. I HAVE LIVED AND OWNED MY HOME SINCE 2019. AS A HOME OWNER IN MINNEAPOLIS AND A CONSTITUENT OF MY WARD FOUR, I'M ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT THE PRE-ICTION EXTENSION. THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS BEEN UNDER
ATTACK AND IN MY WARD, I HAVE SEEN CONSTANT NEED FOR AID AND SUPPORT FOR WARD FOUR RESIDENTS. AS A COMMUNITY, WE HAVE STEPPED UP AND ARE WORKING HARD TOGETHER TO MAKE SUREEOPLE ARE STABILIZED THROUGH CRISIS AS BEST WE CAN. WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. YOU HAVE THE POWER AS A CITY COUNCIL
MBER TO PROVIDE MORE TIME FOR THOSE EFFORTS. IN THESE MOMENTS OF ISIS, IT'S VITAL THAT YOU AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER STAND UP AND SUPPORT YOUR RESIDENTS. YOU NEED TO OFFER SOLUTIONS AND THIS IS SOMETHING TANGIBLE YOU CAN DO. COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, I ASK
THIS. ARE YOU GOING TO VOTE IN THE WAY OF THE LANDLORDS? OF THE WORARD THAT FUNDED YOUR CAMPAIGN? OR VOTE CONSTITUENT WHO IS NEEDOU TO STEP UP IN A TIME OF EMERGENCY?
>> THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS, JUST SO THEY KNOW THEY ARE ON DECK IS JULIE DOUGHERTY, KATE KRANTZ, AND I WILL CALL UPULIA
DOUGHERTY. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. MY NAME IS JULIA DOUGHERTY. I LIVE IN WARD 12. I THINK ALL OF YOU KNOW THAT SO
MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN TERRORIZED AND TRAUMATIZED BY IS ICE OCCUPATION. AND IT'S BY OUR OWN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE GUISE OF PROTECTING ALL OF US FROM THE
WORST OF THE WORST CRIMINAL ACTIONS. AS A RESULT OF THIS PURPOED PROTECTION, SO MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE FELT STUCK IN THEIR HOUSES AFRAID TO GO OUT, AFRAID TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING, TO GO TOCHURCH, TO TAKE THEIR
KIDS TO SCHOOL, AND FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ORDINANCE, AFRAID TO GO TO WORK. THE ECONOMIC DAMAGE THAT HAS RESULTED FROM THIS IS NOT I.C.E.
COLLERAL DAMAGE. IT IS A DIRECT HIT FROM OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. FROM A VI
VINDICTIVE ATTACK TO BRING US DOWN SPIRITUALLY AND ECONOMICALLY. I HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE 1977, AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN CITY LEADERS UNITE LIKE YOU ALL HAVE, ALL OF YOU, TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS AGAINST I.C.E. AND
WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO IS LOOK AT THIS ORDINANCE IN UNITY AS A CONTINUATION OF THIS PROTECTION BECAUSE PEOPLE -- EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TRAUMATIZING EVICTIONS ARE. ON FAMILIES, ON INDIVIDUALS, ON
EVERYONE. AND IF WE CAN HELP PROLONG THE TIME TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO GET A LITTLE MORE MONEY, TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES, TO DO WORK AROUNDS WITH THEIR LANDLORDS, WE CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT IS KATE CRANTZ. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KATE CRANTZ. I AM A RESIDENT OF WARD 9. I SUPPORT THE PAUSE EVICTION, SAVE LIVES ORDINANCE AS A BARE MINIMUM MEASURE OF HUMAN DECENCY IN THIS MOMENT IN
OUR CITY. IT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ME THAT MAYOR FREY IS DOING A LOT OF TALKING ON A NATIONAL STAGE, GAINING AND GROWING SOCIAL CAPITAL OFF THE COURAGE OF THE PEOPLE OF MINNEAPOLIS, WHILE HE DOES NOTHING TO MEANINGFULLY SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE
FACING EVICTION OR THE EFFORTS OF THIS COUNCIL TO DO SO. ALL WHILE MOVING INTO HIS OWN LUXURY HOME. PAUSE EVICTION, SAVE LIVES, THIS IS A LITTLE REMINDER FOR OUR MAYOR AND FOR ALL OF YOU WHY THE PEOPLE OF
THIS CITY ELECTED YOU. ♪ OH, YOU'VE GOT TO DO MORE THAN JUST TALK ABOUT IT. ♪ WE'VE BEEN MOVING OUR FEET, GETTING OUT IN THE STREET. ♪ OH YOU'VE GOT TO DO MORE THAN
JUST TALK ABOUT IT. ♪ WILL YOU TAKE A STAND? ♪ WE KNOW YOU CAN. ♪ OH, YOU'VE GOT TO DO MORE THAN JUST TALK ABOUT IT. ♪ WE'VE BEEN MOVING OUR FEET,
GETTING OUT IN THE STREET. ♪ OH, YOU'VE GOT TO DO MOR THAN JUST TALK ABOUT IT. ♪ILL YOU TAKE A STAND? ♪ WE KNOW YOU CAN. SING WITH US.
♪ OH YOU'VE GOT TO DO MORE THAN JUST TALK ABOUT IT. ♪ WVE BEEN MOVING OUR FEET, GETTING OUT IN THE STREET. ♪ OH, YOU'VE GOT TO DO MORE THAN JUST TALK ABOUT IT.
♪ WILL YOU TAKE A STAND? ♪ WE KNOW YOU CAN. ♪ WILL YOU TAKE A STAND? ♪ WE KNOW YOU CAN. THANK YOU. THANYOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VIVIAN
BERGSTEAD. >> HI. MY NAME IS VIVIAN BERGSTEAD. AND I LIVE IN WARD 1. AND I'M A HOMEOWNER THERE. AND,
OKAY, I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH YOU TODAY. I HAVE NEVER BEENN A MEETING BEFORE AND I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN SAYING, AND I LIKE HOW MUCH THOUGHT YOU PUT INTO ALL OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING. AND THAT WAS JUST A PERSONAL COMMENT FROM ME, AND I'M HOPING
THAT YOU WILL JOIN US IN THIS SONG. AND I'M HOPING THAT YOU WILL -- I'M HOPING THAT YOU WILL STAND UP. I AM HOPING YOU WILL HELP US HELP OUR NEIGHBORS STAY SAFE.
♪ NO ONE IS GETTING LEFT BEHIND TO DEATH THIS TIME. ♪ NO ONEHERE AT ALL. ♪ NO ONE IS GETTING LEFT BEHIND. ♪ NO ONE IS GETTING LEFT BEHIND THIS TIME. NO, SIR NO, SIR ♪ NO ONE IS
GETTING LEFT BEHIND. ♪ NO ONE IS GETTING LEFT BEHIND THIS TIME. ♪ WE'LL GET THIS TOGETHER OR NEVER GET THERE AT ALL. ♪ WE'LL GET THERE TOGETHER OR
NEVER GET THERE AT ALL. ♪ WE'LL GET THERE TOGETHER OR NER GET THERE AT ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS KARLA HENDERSON.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR CHOWDHURY AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS KARLA HENDERSON AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT AS C.E.O. OF PROJECT FOR PRIDE AND LIVING OR PPL. ARE TWIN CITIES-BASED NONPROFIT WITH 53 YEARS OF IMPACT
AND WE OWN AND OPERATE MORE THAN 1800 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES. OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE. TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES REMAIN STABLY HOUSED. WHILE WE DEEPLY RESPECT THE INTENTION BEHIND THE PROPOSAL,
OUR EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT EARLY INTERVENTION, NOT DELAYED ACTION, IS WHAT PREVENTS DISPLACEMENT. BY IMPLEMENTING A POLICY THAT FURTHER DELAYS EVICTION NOTICE, PEOPLE WILL LOSE THEIR HOMES. ACROSS OUR PORTFOLIO, WE SEE A
CLEAR PATTERN. ONCE A HOUSEHOLD IS TWO MONTHS BEHIND ON RENT, THE LIKELIHOOD OF CATCHING UP DROPS SHARPLY, EVEN WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE. THIS WAS EVIDENT AFTER THE PANDEMIC ERA MORATORIUM WHEN AN INTERVENTION WAS DELAYED.
FAMILIES FELL FURTHER BEHIND AND WERE WAY LESS LIKELY TO REMAIN HOUSED. THIS IS WHY WE RELY ON EARLY CONTACT, EARLY CONVERTION, AND PORTFOLIO STAY HOUSED AND MAINTAIN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR 24 MONTHS OF HOUSING STABILITY.
THE CURRENT 30-DAY NOTICE IS OFTEN THE MOMENT WHEN RESIDENTS REACH OUT, BEGIN PROBLEM SOLVING, AND ENGAGE WITH STAFF. THE NOTICE RESIDENTS RECEIVE ALSO INCLUDES VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT AVAILABLE RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. THESE ARE RESOURCES FAMILIES
NEED EARLY, NOT LATER. OUR HENNEPIN COUNTY PORTFOLIO, THE AVERAGE TIMELINE FROM MISSED PAYMENT TO AN EVICTION ORDER IS ALREADY 89 DAYS. ADDING ANOTHER 30 DAYS ONLY PUSHES FAMILIES DEEPER INTO DEBT.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO HOUSING STABILITY IN MINNEAPOLIS. >> NEXT IS ALICIA LEONARD.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ALICIA LEONARD REPRESENTING COMMON BUN CMUNITIES AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THEIR SERVICES TEAM. FOR MORE THAN FIVE AND A HALF DECADES COMMON BOND HAS PROVIDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALONGSIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT HELP RESIDENTS ACHIEVE LONG-TERM HOUSING STABILITY. IN MINNEAPOLIS WE SERVE JUST UNDER
1500 HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS 18 HOUSING COMMUNITIES, MANY OF WHOM FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO MAINTAINING THAT HOUSING. EVICTION PREVENTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT THE CORE OF OUR MISSION WE LEARN SOME VERY IMPORTANT LESSONS THE LAST TIME THERE WAS AN EVICTION MORATORIUM BACK IN -- AFTER COVID-19.
AND WE LEARNED ONE THING VERY CLEARLY, THAT TIME ALONE DOES NOT PREVENT EVICTION. FINANCIAL SUPPORT DOES. WHEN RENT RELIEF WAS AVAILABLE, HOUSE HOLDS STABILIZED. WHEN TIMELINES ALONE WERE EXTENDED WITHOUT ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, RESIDENTS ACCUMULATED LARGER AND LARGER DEBTS THAT BECAME VERY
DIFFICULT, SOMETIMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RESOLVE. THAT IS WHY WE BELIEVE THAT THE MOST CRITICAL FOCUS, POSSIBLY EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN ADJUSTING TIME LINES, IS ENSURING ADEQUATE, ACCESSIBLE AND FLEXIBLE EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BUILD UPON THE INITIAL $1 MILLION INVESTMENT
THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS ALREADY PASSED, WHICH WE'RE VERY GRATE TO FEEL SEE THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENED. AND IN SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICES TEAM AT COMMON BOND ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL A COUPLE OF CONCERNS CAME UP BASED ON THE EXPERIENCES THAT THEY HAVE WITH RESIDENTS. FIRST, THAT A LONGER NOTICE
PERIOD TYPICALLY ALLOWS THAT RENT BALANCE TO CONTINUE TO GROW. AND FOR HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED JOB LOSS OR REDUCED INCOME, AN ADDITIONAL MONTH'S RENT OF UNPAID RENT CAN SIMPLY PUSH THAT BALANCE BEYOND WHAT MAY BE REALISTICALLY RECOVERABLE. SECOND, IN OUR
EXPERIENCE WE'RE MOST EFFECTIVE PARTNERING WITH RESIDENTS TO PARTNER WITH THAT RESIDENT RIGHT AWAY TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS ASSISTANCE, RESOURCES, AND WHEN THOSE RESOURCES ARE FLEXIBLE. AND WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS AS EARLY IN THE PROCESS AS POSSIBLE. AND SO
IN CLOSING, COMMON BOND FULLY SUPPORTS ANY POLICY THAT PROTECTS RESIDENTS, PREVENTS DISPLACEMENT AND PROMOTES LONG-TERM HOUSING STABILITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. AND THEN I WILL JUST MAKE A REQUEST TO SECURITY AS SPACE OPENS UP, JUST ENSURING TH WE USE THE FULL CAPACITY OF
THE SPACE WHEN SPEAKERS LEAVE. AND IF YOU ARE ABLE TO, IF YOU ARE WILLING TO, IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN, AND YOU WANT TO FREE UP A SPOT FOR ANY OF THE TESTIFIERS, THAT WOULD BE A WELCOME ACCOMMODATION. I'LL READ THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS
SO YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE ON DECK. HOWARDED DOSON, BEN ANDERSON, CHRISTINE LIND, KELLY ROGERS, AND ANDREW PERRY. I WILL CALL UP HOWARD DODSON.
>> HELLO, CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. FOR 24 YEARS I HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING REFUGEE CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA, KENYA, LEBANON, JORDAN, AND UKRAINE. AND THIS EVICTION EXTENSION, I
WANT YOU TO HAVE BEEN MASLOV'S HIERARCHY OF NEED. AT THE BOTTOM IS SAFETY. WHAT HAPPENS TO CHILDREN WHEN THEY BECE UNSHELTERED? THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN TRAUMATIZED HIDING IN THEIR HOMES. AND WHEN THEY BECOME UNSHELTERED, YOU JUST ADDED MORE STRESSORS AND MORE TRAUMA ON THE
CHILDREN. I' SPOKE ON THE YOU BEFORE ABOUT TRAUMA-INFORMED RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN THAT Y SHOULD WORK WITH MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOLS, THE COUNTY, THESE KIDSRE GOING TO HAVE PTSD IF THEY DON'T GET HELP IN THESE THREE MONTHS. RIGHT NOW IT IS ACUTE STRESS
DISORDER. IT WILL BECOME PTSD AND THE LIFE TRAJECTORY OF THAT CHILD IS GOING TO CHANGE FOREVER. THIS IS A TANGIBLE INTERVENTION THAT CAN PROTECT THESE YOUNG FAMILIES, BUT REMEMBER, YOUR HOME IS WHERE YOUR FAMILY IS. I
APPRECIATE HEARING UNHOUSED. THEY'RE NOT HOMELESS. THEY'RE UNHOUSED BECAUSE THEY HAVE A FAMILY. AND IF THIS GETS VETOED, THE RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS, JUST
LIKE WE DID WITH THE RESOLUTION, UBER-LYFT, THIS MUST NOT BE VETOED. WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THES FAMILIES AND WHAT WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH. WE'RE MINNEAPOLIS STRONG. I WANT YOU TO LOOK UP MY LETTER IN THE "WASHINGTON POST" JANUARY 11. I SAID, PRINCE CALLED ATE LONG TIME AGO. THE REVOLUTION
BEGINS IN MINNEAPOLIS. AT THE INTERSECTIONS I SANG PRINCE'S SONG 7. ♪ OH 7, AND WE'LL WATCH THEM FALL. ♪ THEY STAND IN THE WAY OF LOVE AND WE WILL SMOKE THE ALL. ♪ WITH THAT INTELLECT, AND
THE SAVOIE FAIRE. ♪ NO ONE IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE WILL EVER COMPARE. MINLE MINLESS -- MINNEAPOLIS STRONG.
>> NEXT IS BEN HALVEK-ANDERSON. >> I LIVE IN WARD 11. BEACON IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROVIDEERS OF SITE-BASED, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN MINNESOTA SERVING OVER 900 RESIDENTS ACROSS 14 PROPERTIES IN MINNEAPOLIS. I WILL SHARE A BRIEF PERSPECTIVE
HERE, BUT THE FULL THOUGHTS ARE INCLUDED IN OUR LETTER, AND WE ARE SIGNATORY TO A LETTER FROM 13 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL. WE SHARE YOUR URGENT CONCERN ABOUT THE REAL FEAR, CHAOS AND HARM OPERATION METRO SURGE HAS DONE TO OUR COMMUNITY, LEAVING TOO MANY WONDERING HOW
TO PAY RENT. WE SHARE YOUR GOAL OF ENSURING ALL MINLESS RESIDENTS REMAIN STABLY HOUSED AND SUPPORT TARGETED INTEENTIONS TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS MANY FAMILIES ARE FACING. AND IN OUR EXPERIENCE THE MOST EFFECTE WAY TO I A CHOOEF THIS GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF TARGET -- TO
ACHIEVE THIS GOAL IS TO INCREASE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH WE APPLAUD YOU FOR MOVING FORWARD ON. WE ARE CONCERNED THIS POLICY WILL REST IN SERIOUS UNINTENDED AND PREVENTIBLE HARM. OUR EXPERIENCE SUGGESTS THAT LONGER EVICTION FILING PERIODS OFTEN RESULT IN RENTERS WHO HAVE
SSED PAYMENTS GETTING FURTHER BEHIND. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT EXTEING THE NOTICE PERIOD MAY INCREASE THE RATE OF EVICTION OF THE MOST VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS. IN RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS, WE URGE OUR GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO ADVAE SOLUTIONS THAT STABILIZE RESIDENTS AND STRENGTHEN THE ABILITY OF YOUR NONPROFIT
PARTNERS TO SERVE THEM. WE STRONGLY URGE YOU TO RETHINK THIS PROPOSAL AND FOCUS ON PROVIDING THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE OUR NEIGHBORS TRULY NEED TO STAY HOUSED. THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS CHRISTINE LIND.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CHRISTINE LIND, A LONG-TIME RESIDENT OF PROSPECT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD IN WARD 2. AND I'M A VOLUNTEER PARENT ORGANIZER WITH MINNEAPOLIS FAMILIES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHICH HAS COORDINATED EFFORTS ACROSS 50 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE CITY TO SAFEGUARD AND SUPPORT FAMILIES
DURING OPERATION METRO SURGE. SINCE DECEMBER THIS GRO HAS SUPPORTED DAILY SAFETY PATROLS AROUND SCHOOLS, PROVIDED RIDES FOR VULNERABLE STUDENTS, AND COLLECTIVELY RAISED NEARLY $3 MILLION IN MUTUAL AID FOR IMPACTED FAMILIES. I HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTING ALL OF THIS VITAL WORK AT EDISON HIGH SCHOOL, A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL SERVING OVER 800 STUDENTS IN NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS. AT THE HEIGHT OF OPERATION METRO SURGE, CLOSE TO 40% OF OUR STUDENTS WERE IN ONLINE LEARNING.
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE DRIVEN SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS AT EDISON, AND HAVE TRANSPORTED KIDS FROM ALL ACROSS THE CITY, INCLUDING SOUTHEAST, NORTHEAST, CEDAR RIVERSIDE, AND DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS. WHEN I GO TO PICK THESE STUDENTS
UP, I OFTEN SEE APARTMENTS AND USES WITH ALL THE SHADES DRAWN DOWN. I CANNOT IMAGINE THE FEAR AND TRAUMA THEIR FAMILIES HAVE GONE THROUGH NOT FEELING SAFE TO GO OUTSIDER TO WORK FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS ON END. I SEE IT REFLECTED IN THE
STUDENTS' BODIES AND IN THEIR EYES AS I DRIVE THEM TO SCHOOL. WHILE MORE OF OUR STUDENTS ARE SLOWLY RETURNING TSCHOOL, THE SAD REALITY IS THAT MANY ARE NOT. THEY ARE STILL SHELTERING IN PLACE. I APPLAUD THIS COUNCIL FOR
APPROVING $1 MILLION IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE, AND I URGE YOU TO TAKE THE NEXT VITAL STEP OF EXTENDING THE PRE-EVICTION NOTICE SO OUR FAMILIES CAN CONTINUE TO STAY IN HOMES DURING THIS UNPRECEDENTED TIME IN OUR CITY'S HISTORY. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT IS KELLY ROGERS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS KELLY ROGERS AND I LIVE IN THE MARCY HOMES NEIGHBORHOOD. FIRST I WANT TO SAY THAT THE SOLUTION HAS TO BE BOTH. IT CANNOT BE JUST AN EXTENSION OF THIS ORDINANCE. IT ALSO NEEDS FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE STATE'S
SUPPORT, THE SPEED OF GOVERNMENT, THE SPEE OF BUREAUCRACY. I THINK WE HAVE TO BE HONEST HAS UTTERLY FAILED US IN THIS MOMENT. AND THAT'S WHY I'M SPENDING MY TIME BEGGING F MONEY FOR OUR NEIGHBORS TO STAY BARE MINIMUM HOUSED. THESE ARE NOT PEOPLE
THAT HAVE LEASES, WHO SIMPLY HA THE RENTAL MARKET THAT I DO, THAT MANY OF YOU DO. THEY ARE SECTION 8 FAMILIES WHO WILL LOSE THEIR VOUCHERS, WHICH CAN TAKE 10 YEARS JUST TO GET. 10 YEARS ON A WAITING LIST. JUST TO GET THEARE MINIMUM ASSISTANCE FROM H.U.D.
THESE EVICTION LETTERS ARE NAMING THESE AGENCIES AS WAYS TO DOUBLE DOWN AND INFORCE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO USE THE FULL EXTENT OF THEIR AUTHOTY AS LANDLORDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE FAMILIES ARE NOT JUST UNUSED, BUT ARE UNHOUSED IN
THE FUTURE IN PERPETTY. AND WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR THE CI? I THINK I'M ALSO AN HISTORIAN. IT IS NOT OUT OF BOUNDS TO SAY THIS IS THE MOST TARGETED, WIDESPREAD FORM OF ORGANIZED STATE RACIAL TERROR THAT WE HAVE
SEEN SINCE JIM CROW. AND THE PSYCHIC IMPACT OF THAT WILL LAST LONG AFTER THESE AGENTS LEAVE THE STATE, WHICH THEY HAVEN'T, RIGHT? AND SO I THINK REALLY WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS FOR YOU TO HELP US DO YOUR JOBS. TO HELP YOU HAVE THE TIME TO RELEASE THESE FUND. TO
GET IT IN THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE THAT NEED IT, WHO ARE FAMILIES,HO HAVE NOT GONE TO SCHOOL IN WEEKS, MONTHS. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE STOWED AWAY IN THEIR HOMES TRYING TO JUST GET BY THE NEXT DAY EVEN THOUGH NE OF US KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO LEAVE YOUR HOUSE IN TWO MONTHS
WHEN IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. THIS IS A LAWLESS, VIOLENT, TERRIST ORGANIZATION THAT HAS THE FULL POWER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BEHIND IT. THAT'S ALL. >> THANK YOU. NEXTS ANDREW
PERRY. ANDREW PERRY. ANDREW PERRY. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT VE SPEAKERS ARE MITCHELL HANS,
MINA B., AMANDA H., ERIN MILLER, LAWRENCE WILLIAMSON. MITCHELL HANSON. >> HI. MITCHELL HANSON REPRESENTING THE HARRIS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. WE RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO SIDE WITH THEOMMUNITY AND ALLOW COMMUNITY AND THE ORGS THAT SUPPORT THEM BY ETENDING THE
PRE-FILING EVICTION NOTICE TO 60 DAYS. SOME PEOPLE ACT LIKE THEY CAN PREDICT THE FUTURE WITH THE INTERNAL DATA AND SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS SEEM EAGER FOR THE COMMUNITY TO FAIL TO PROVE SOME POINT, BUT I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU. WE WON'T. ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS, FAMILIES ARE AFRAID TO LEAVE HOMES,
STRUGGLING TO GET FOOD, AND LIVING UNPRECEDENTED FEAR AND FEAR DEPORTATION BY I.C.E., BUT WE HEAR THAT MINNEAPOLIS IS HOPE FOR BUSINESS AS USUAL. THAT DOESN'T MATCH WHAT IS ON THE GROUND. WHAT IS CONFUSING ISM IN SOIRSZ AFTER POLICY, THE CITY
PROUDLY EMBRACES A HOUSING FIRST PHI L PHILOSOPHY, BUT ARE IGNORING THE PURPOSE BEHIND STABLE HOMES, STABLE SCHOOLS WHICH IS TOUTED AS A VICTORY. IF YOU BELIEVE THAT STABLE HOMES LEAD TO POSITIVE OUTCOMES A NO VOTE IS
INHERENTLY CONTRADICTORY. AS A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER WITH OVER 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, SAFETY IS STARTS WITH WHAT HOME AND HEARTH PROVIDES. AND WHEN COMMUNITY STEPS UP, WE CAN STABILIZE OUR NEIGHBOR. BUT WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF MONEY, AND MAJOR DONORS ARE WATCHING YOUR
VOTE TO DECIDE WHETHER THEY COIDER INVESTING IN THIS WORK. A NO VOTE SIGNALS THAT THE COUNCIL IS UNWILLING TO GIVE THE TIME AND ORGANIZATION TO KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED. 30 DAYS IS NOT A WINDOW FOR HELP. IT IS A COUNTDOWN. ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS DO NOT MOVE AND FUND ARE DELAYED
AND CALLS ARE DELAYED AND DESTINATION LOOM. 30 DAYS RUNS IN THE BACKGROUND WHILE FAMILIES PEER BEING DEPORTED BY I.C.E. AND -- SORRY. DURING THE SHORT WINDOW, THEY TRY TO SECURE LEGAL HELP IN AN OVERWHELMED INCOME AND STABILIZE INCOME IN A VOLATILE INCOME, BUT ONCE THE
EVICTION NOTICE IS FILED, DAMAGE IS IMMEDIATE. CHURCHES MOBILIZE AND NEIBORS RAISE FUNDS AND THE WORK OF H.H.A. AND OUR OUR PARTNERS IS WHAT IS POSSIBLE. I AM DELIVERING THIS SHOE, BABY SHOE TO A FAMILY LATER. DO YOU WANT THIS SHOE TO BE THE LAST SHOE THIS BABY WEARS IN THIS
COUNTRY? DO YOU CARE? >> NEXT UP IS MINA B. >> HI THERE. MY NAME IS MINA AND I AM PART OF THE TWIN CITIES TENANT UNION WHERE I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER AND ORGANIZER FOR THE
LAST TWOEARS AND WORKED WITH THOUSANDS OF TENANTS. OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS, I HAVE HELPED GIVE RIDES, HELPED PEOPLE GET GROCERIES, AND HELPED KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ALL OF MY NEIGHBORS. ONE OF MY REALLY DEAR FRIENDS,
HER AND HER THREE KIDS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LEAVE SINCE DECEMBER 1. THIS DIDN'T START WITH THE 3,000 AGENTS. THIS STARTED IN DECEMBER AND EARLIER. SHE HADN'T DON GONE TO WORK IN MONTHS. LEADING UP TO MARCH 1, SHE NEEDED TO PAY RENT. THE
RENT WAS DUE. SHE HAD NO MONEY. SO SHE RISKED IT AND TRIED TO GO BACK TO WORK. AND ON HER WAY TO, WO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO MONTH, SHE WAS DETAINED. SHE COULD GOOD NIGHT TO WORK WHEN SHE WAS DETAINED. SHE GOT OUT,
THANK GOD, BECAUSE THEY HAD NO REASON TO HOLD HER EXPECT THAT SHE WAS LATINO. SHE WENT HOME AND SHE STILL DOESN'T HAVE MONEY. SHE CANNOT PAY THE RENT. WHAT SHE HAS TOLD ME SHE NEEDS IS TIME. SHE NEEDS TIME TO TRY
TO GO BACK TO WORK. SHE NEEDS TIME TO TRY TO ACCESS THE FUND THAT EXIST. AND THIS IS LIFE SAVING. THIS POLICY IS CALLED PAUSE EVICTION, SAVE LIVES. AND THAT IS WHAT IT WILL DO.
EVICTIONS ARE VIOLENT AND DANGEROUS. AND RIGHT NOW MORE DISCRIMINATORY THAN EVER. IF YOU ALL BELIEVE IN FIGHTING DISCRIMINATION, WE NEED THIS POLICY. IN YOU BELIEVE IN SAFETY AND PEOPLES LIVES OF YOUR
CONSTITUENTS, WE NEED THIS POLICY. AND YOU GUYS MUST BELIEVE THEN THAT WE ALSO NEED TO BE READY TO OVERRIDE A VETO. THIS POLICY WILL SAVE LIVES. WE FOUGHT REALLY HARD TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORS HERE, TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORS SAFE. WE NEED TO FIGH TO KEEP THEM IN THEIR
HOMES. THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS AMANDA H. >> HI. MY NAME IS AMANDA HANKEMIAN AND I LIVE IN THE
WYNDHAM PARK NEIGHBORHOOD IN WARD 1. I AM HERE AS A HOMEOWNER, M.P.S. PARENT AND VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY MEMBER TO SUPPORT MY SUPPORT FOR THE TEMPORARY PRE-EVICTION NOTICE. THE CITY HAS BEEN IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY SINCE THE START OF OPERAON
METRO SURGE, AND OUR NEIGHBORS ARE SUFFERING. THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS HAVE BEEN ENORMOUS AND I BELIEVE THAT IS BY DESIGN. AND THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION WANTS US TO BECOME EXHAUSTED AND TO GIVE UP ON SUPPORTING OUR
COMMUNITY. WE CANNOT GIVE UP. WE KOVRY WILL TAKE -- RE RECOVE WILL TAKE MONTHS IF NOT YEARS.
AS AS WE HAVE ALREADY HEAR GROUPS ON THE GROUND HAVE RALLIED FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE WHICH IS TAKES A LOT OF TIME TO NAVIGATE AND ACCESS. SO OUR
NEIGHBORS NEED TIME AND I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS AARON MILLER.
>> HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. I LIVE IN THE WYNDHAM PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM HERE AS A PARENT, COMMUNITY LEADER, AND HEAVILY A VOLUNTEER RECENTLY SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL PRIMARILY EDISON HIGH SCHOOL WHERE I SPEND MANY HOURS EVERY
WEEK WATCHING I.C.E. MOVE AROUND, WATCHING I.C.E. DO THEIR THING TO TRY AND PROTECT MY COMMUNITY. AND THE VIOLENCE, THE DAMAGE TO GOODS, DAMAGE TO PEOPLE, TERRORIZING OF THE LOCAL
FAMILIES IS EYE POPPING. IT IS INCREDIBLE. AND I AM SURE MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN IT. THE COMMUNITY HAS RISEN UP. WE HAVE ARMIES OF VOLUNTEERS. WE HAVE MUTUAL AID DESCRIBED BY
VIRTUALLY EVERY PERSON DESCRIBED AT THE MICROPHONE THIS MORNING, THIS AFTERNOON. IT IS OVERWHELMING TO SEE WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAS DONE. WE NEED THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO MEET THAT YOU ARE GENERAL AAND THE TIME THAT YOU HAVE BEEN PUTTING
INTO THIS AS WELL. THE PRESSURE AND TERRORS THAT BEING FACED BY THE FAMILYS IS MUCH MORE THAN TERROR. IT IS ECONOMIC PRESSURE AS WELL. AND IT IS ECONOMIC PRESSURE AND I AGREE THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY INTENTIONAL, NO
HOLDS BARRED, FULL-COURT PRESS, AGGRESSION TO THE VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS. I URGE YOU TO INCREASE THE TIME WINDOW ON THE PRE-EVICTION NOTICES AND AS A BARE MINIMUM.
THE FAMILIES NEED MONEY AS MUCH AS THEY NEED TIME AND FOOD AND WATCHFUL EYES TO WATCH THEIR CHILDREN ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL EACH MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> A NEXT IS LAWRENCE WILLIAMSON. >> LAWRENCE WILLIAMSON. I AM NOT GOING TO SING. SO A WORD ABOUT SACRIFICE. I WAS THREATENED BY FEDERAL AGENTS
MOST DAYS IN JANUARY. I WAS BATONED. I WAS SHOVED TO THE GROUND. I WAS PEPPER SPRAYED. I WAS TEAR GASSED. I WAS VIOLENTLY ARRESTED. I WILL LIVE WITH THE TRAUMA FOR ALL THE
THINGS I HAVE SEEN, AND I MADE THAT SACRIFICE WILLINGLY BECAUSE I CAN'T ACCOUNT FOR IT. IF IT CAN'T THAT LANDLORDS WOULD MAKE THE SACRIFICE OF GIVING THE TENANTS MORE TIME TO GET THE
MONEY TOGETHER IN THIS KIND OF CRISIS AND ENVIRONMENT, THAT IS OBSCENE. I ECHO WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID, THIS IS THE MINIMUM. THIS IS E ABSOLUTE MINIMUM OF WHAT THE
GOVERNMENT THE PROVIDE TO ITS CITIZENS. THE VIOLATION VOOIGS OF THE SOCIAL CONTRACT -- THE VIOLATION OF THE SOCIAL OF THE SOCIAL CONTRACT -- THE VIOLATION OF THE
SOCIALOF THE SOCIAL CONTRACT -- THE VIOLATION OF THE SOCIAL CONTRACT. TO FEEL ABANDONED AND ATTACKED BY THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO NOT HAVE ANYTHING THAT I CAN SAY THIS IS WHAT MY GOVERNMENT IS DOING FOR MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBORS, IT IS REALLY, REALLY
HARD. I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE PASS THIS ORDINANCE SO WE CAN HAVE SOMETHING TO HOLD ONTO. THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS ARE NICKY, TAYLOR, LAURA, CAROL, AND
D.A. BULLOCK. CALL UP NICKY ROBER. >> HELLO. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. I AM NICKY ROBER, A HOMEOWNER AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN WARD 9. AND I PREVIOUSLY WORKED AT AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING NONPROFIT.
I THINK IT'S REALLY -- IT'S IMPORTANT FROM A MORAL STANDPOINT THAT YOU PASS THIS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN TO THATENED A THAT IS HOW I FEEL MOST STRONGLY ABOUT IT FROM THE QUAKER VALUES INHERITED FROM
MY FAMILY. BUT THE REALITY THAT WILL SPEAK TO SOME OF YOU BETTER THAN OTHERS IS THAT IT IS THE MOST FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE CHOICE BECAUSE MANY STUDIES SHOW, AND I HAVE PERSONALLY HEARD MAYOR FREY
SAY THIS THAT HOMELESSNESS IS MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED. THE LONG-TERM COST OF EVICTING THOUSAND OF PEOPLE DURING THIS CRISIS CAUSED BY OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL COST EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM WAY
MORE THAN THE BRIEF PAUSE WILL COST. THAT ALLOWS FOR OUR FELLOW NEIGHBORS TO CATCH UP ON THEIR RENT, SO PLEASE PASS THERE. IT'S THE MORALLY CORRECT THING TO DO AND ALSO THE FINANCIALLY CORRECT THING TO DO. AND I AM DEEPLY DISGUSTED THAT THERE ARE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
NONPROFITS HERE SPEAKING AGAINST IT. PLEASE PASS THIS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT IS TAYLOR BURK. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. I
AM TAYLOR BURKES. I AM A RESIDENT OF SOUTH UPTOWN, AND I THINK THAT THIS IS THE VERY BARE MINIMUM THAT YOU CAN DO. BECAUSE THESE EXTRA 30 DAYS WILL PASS AND THEY WILL STILL NOT HAVE MONEY TO PAY THE RENT.
THEY WILL STILL FACE HOMELESSnd. WE ALL KNOW THIS CITY IS NOT KIND TO HOMELESS PEOPLE. POLICE TERRORIZENESS. I.C.E. WILL TERRORIZE THEM. THE WEATHER IS NOT CONDUVE TO ANY OUTSIDE LIVING. I URGE YOU TO PASS THIS AND DO MUCH, MUCH MORE THAT YOU
NEED TO DO FOR THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE FACING THESE FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS AND EVICTIONS BECAUSE OF GOVERNMENT SPONSORED, RACIAL TARGETING. AND THIS IS DISCRIMINATION. THEM LOSING THEIR INCOME AND LOSING THEIR HOUSING BECAUSE OF
IT IS A CONTINUATION OF THIS DISCRIMINATION. AND YOU NEED TO BE AGAINST THIS DISCRIMINATION WITH WHATEVER IT TAKES. THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE'LL HAVE LAURA RUSS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NE IS LAURA RUSS. I AM WITH AON, A MINNEAPOLIS-BASED NONPROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDER. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOMES IN MINNEAPOLIS, THOUSANDS MORE IN THE METRO AREA. I'M TESTIFYING TO OPPOSE THIS
PROPOSED EXTENSION. WE HAVE CO-SIGNED ON TO THE LETTER ALONG WITH 13 OF OUR OTHER NONPROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING COLLEAGUES, AND THE REASON WE'VE DONE THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH HOW THIS NEGATIVELY IMPACTS RESIDENTS WHEN EXTENSIONS ARE IN
PLACE. WE HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN ON THE OUND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS IS THE CASE, AND THEY DON'T ACTUALLY PREVENT EVICTIONS. THEY ACTUALLY INCREASE EVICTIONS. EVEN TODAY IT TAKES ABOUT THREE MONTHS FOR A CASE TO
GET TO COURT BY THE TIME A RESIDENT IS BEHIND. THAT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL HURDLE NAR RESIDENT TO RECOVER FROM -- HURDLE FOR THAT REZ DIDN'T TO RECOVER FROM, AND OFTEN THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO RECOVER FROM IT WE DO NOT WANT TO SET OUR RESIDENTS FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL ACTUALLY
INCREASE THEIR CHANCES OF EVICTION. WE WANT OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH THEM LONG BEFORE IT GETS TO THAT POINT. THERE IS ALSO THE REALITY THAT RENT IS THE PRIMARY REVENUE
SOURCE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WHEN RENT GOES UNPAID FOR MONTHS T FINANCIAL IMPACT DOES NOT DISAPPEAR. BUILDINGS STILL NEED NANT MAINT MAINTENANCE. ANON HAS EXPERIENCE WITH THIS AND MANY OF THE HOMES IN MINNEAPOLIS
ARE AT RISK BECAUSE OF WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY NOT RECEIVED RENTAL REVENUE IN THE WAY THE PROPERTIES WERE UNDERWRITTEN TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THEM. WE CAN SEE THAT CITIES EVENERE LOCALLY THAT HAVE EXTENDED TIMELINES SUCH AS MINNEAPOLIS, BROOKLYN CENTER, AND ST. LOUIS
PARK, DO NOT HAVE LOWER EVICTION RATES. IN FACT, IT'S THE OPPOSITE. EXTENDED EVICTION NOTICE PERIODS, UNFORTUNATELY, ACTUALLY INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF UNPAID RENT. >>HANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS CAROL SPECTER.
>> GOOD MORNING, A THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS, MY NAME IS CAROL SPECTOR T ADVOCACY MANAGER AT CATHOLIC CHARITIES. I WANT TO START BY SAYING THAT WE SHARE THE DEEP CONCERN THAT HAS BEEN EXPRESSED IN THIS ROOM
THIS MORNING FOR OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE IN CRISIS DUE TO THE ACTIONS OF OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT I DO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY NONPROFIT HOUSING PROVIDER COLLEAGUES THAT
WE BELIEVE THIS ORDINANCE WILL HAVE UNINTENDED NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. CATHOLIC CHARITIES PROVIDES HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH EXTREMELY LOW INCOMES AND HIGH NEEDS. AND WE HAVE SEEN THAT THE LONGER THE NOTICE PERIOD,
THE LONGER THAT AN EVICTION PERIOD TAKES, THE WORSE THE OUTCOMES ARE FOR OUR CLIENTS. SO CATHOLIC CHARITIES PROVIDES DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PAIRED WITH PERSON-CENTERED SERVICES TO MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXITING LONG-TERM HOMELESSNESS IN THE TWIN CITIES. AS I SAID, OUR HOUSING PROVIDES STABILITY FOR THOSE WITH EXTREMELY LOW INCOMES AND COMPLEX NEEDS. NEARLY ALL OF OUR UNITS ARE RESERVED FOR PEOPLE WITH INCOMES AT OR BELOW
30% OF THE AREA MEDIA INCOME, AND THE MAJORY OF RESIDENTS HAVE INCOMES BELOW $500 A MONTH. ADDITIONALLY, 86% OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE REPORT AT LEAST ONE DISABLING CONDITION. IT IS OUR CONCERN THAT WITHOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF SUFFICIENT
AND IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THAT THIS POLICY IS ACTUALLY LIKELY TO INCREASE THE RISK OF EVICTION. WITH THE CURRENT 30-DAY NOTICE REQUIREMENT AND TIME TO A COURT TE, RECIPIENTS TYPICALLY FALL TWO TO THREE MONTHS BEHIND ON RENT. EXTENDG THE EXPERIENCE
-- EXTENDING THE PERIOD BY 30 DAYS WILL ONLY COMPOUND THE AMOUNT DUE. THIS LEVEL OF ARREARS IS IN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO RESOLVE FOR THE EXTREMELY LOW INCOME RESIDENTS THAT WE SERVE. >> THANK YOU. NEXT IS D.A.
BULLOCK. >>HANK YOU, ALL, FOR THE TIME. I WANTED TO, FIRST, I WANTED TO SAY THIS IS WRITTEN SUBMISSION THAT I AM ALSO -- I WANT TO SAY BECAUSE I WANT TO BE PART OF THE CHORUS OF VOICES OF NEIGHBORS
WHO ARE HERE SUPPORTING EACH OTHER. I'M NOT GOING TO SING, THOUGH. NOT GOING TO BE THAT PART OF THE CHORUS, BUT I REALLY WANT TO ADDRESS BOTH MY NORTH SIDE COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM WARD 4. I'M D.A. BULLOCK, AND THIS
IS A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE NEIGHBORS DOING THE MOST FOR EACH OTHER. AND THEY'RE RALLYING MONEY. THEY'RE SUPPORTING MUTUAL AID, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHILE THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR OUR NEIGHBOR AND IRONICALLY THESE ARE THE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE OTHER JOBS. THEY GOT TO GO OUT, MAKE THE RENT FOR THEMSELVES, AND THEY'R THIS EXTRA JOB WHILE WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO THE VERY LEAST FOR THE JOB THAT WE'RE PAYING YOU FOR.
I THINK IT'S UNCONSCIONABLE THAT -- I THINK BOTH OF YOU ARE GOING TO BE ON A HOUSING PANEL THIS EVENING, RIGHT? WITH URBAN HOME WORKS. ARE YOU GOING TO WALK INTO THAT ROOM AND REALLY HONESTLY TELL THEM THAT YOU MIGHT BE ON THE FENCE ON A
30-DAY EXTENSION? LIKE, THAT'S THE LEAST YOU CAN DO. THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IN THIS TIME, THE VERY LEAST. AND WANT TO BECAUSE I HAVE SHORT ME. I WANT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE OTHER NONSENSE THAT I'VE HEARD FROM LANDLORDS. THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS
ORDINANCE THAT IS PROHIBITING THEMROM HELPING THEIR RESIDENTS RIGHT NOW. KEEPING THEM HOUSED RIGHT NOW. SO THAT'S A TOTAL FABRICATION WHEN IT COMES TO HOW WE NEED TO
RALLY TOGETHER AND DO THE PART THAT EVERYBODY ELSE IN THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN DOING THROUGHOUT THIS TIME. SO I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO ALL TO DO THE RIGHT THING. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS ARE
ERIN D., BRIAN F., EMILY THORSON, ASTRID ROLAND, FLOW ADAMS. AARON D.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM AARON DETRICK REPSENTING LAKE STREET DWELLING AND LAGO APARTMENTS IN THE UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD IN MINN THE ARE AFFORDABLE UNITS, AND/OR UNDER THE 40 PROGRAM. I AM HERE TO TESTIFY AGAINST EXTENDING THE NOTICE TO EVI
PERIOD. UNDER THE CURRENT 30-DAY NOTICE PERIOD T PROCESS TO EVICT A CAN TAKE UPWARDS OF 120 DAYS. THIS IS FOUR MONTHS OF THAT PROPERTY NOT RECEIVING A RENT, BUT STILL HAS THE OBLIGATION TO P MORTGAGE, PROPTY TAXES,
UTILITIES, MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING. WITHOUT THE RENTS BEING PAID T PROPERTY CANS NOT MEET THE OBLIGATION. IT IS THAT SIMPLE. A LEASE IS A CONTRACT AND UNDERSTANDING WEAN THE TENANT AND LANDLORD TT RENT WILL BE PAID ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH. THE LANDLORD IS PROVIDING A HOME FOR THAT TENANT AND HOPES THAT EVICTION WILL NOT
BE NECESSARY. EVICTION IS THE LAST RESORT. RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS ONLY AVLABLE IN HENNEN COUNTY FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN EVICTION PROCEEDINGS. IF MINNEAPOLIS EXTENDS THIS NOTICE PERIOD, I WILL DELAY ACCESS TO EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS.
ALL OTHER HENNEPIN RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY WILL HAVE QUICKER ACCESS TO THE DEPLETING EMERGENCY FUNDS. IN MANY CASES OUR RESIDENTS ACTUALLY ASK US TO FILE EVICTION PAPER WORK SO THAT THEY CAN ACCESS THESE EMERGENCY FUNDS.
LANDLORDS DID NOT BRING I.C.E. TO MINNEAPOLIS OR CREATE THE CHAOS, SO WHY IS THE CITY COUNCIL ASKING US TO CARRY THESE ADDITIONAL RECEIVABLES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME? IT IS OUR PREFERENCE TO WORK WITH RESIDENTS IMPACTED BY OPERATION METRO SURGE TO WORK OUT A PAYMENT PLAN RATHER THAN
AUTOMATICALLY EVICT. MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS ALIGN WITH THIS VIEWPOINT AND PROVIDES A GREATER CHANCE THAT THE RESIDENT WILLS REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES FOR A LONGER PERIOD. THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS BRIAN F.
> >> GREETINGS, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND PUBLIC. I THINK I REPRESENT A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE HERE. I ACTUALLY OWN AN APARTMENT BUILDG IN MARCY PARK APARTMENTS. IT IS IN THE MARCY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. AND FOR 25 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THAT APARTMENT BUILDING.
AND FOR THAT 25 YEARS I HAVE PROVIDED HOUSING TO PEOPLE. AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, WE DON'T LIKE TO UNLAWFULLY DETAIN OUR RESIDENTS. IT IS THE LAST RESORT. IT IS THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IT COSTS US MONEY. IT IS EXPENSIVE FOR US TO DO. MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL, BOTH HAVE
ADOPTED A 30-DAY NOTICE PROVISION. THAT IS LARGER THAN IT IS IN MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES. AND THE NET EFFECT OF THAT IS THAT IF I HAVE TO UNLAWFULLY DETAIN A RESIDENTS FOR NONPAYMENT OR SOME OTHER REASON, IT TAKES ME 120 DAYS TO GET THAT PERSON OUT OF MY PROPERTY. IF
YOU ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT 150 DAYS. SOME OF THE OTHER NONPROFITS HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THE FINANCES OF THE INDIVIDUAL OWNERS. I'M NOT A WEALTHY GUY. I AM NOT A BIG REIT IN NEW YORK OR LOS ANGELES. I'M A GUY THAT
OWNS AN APARTMENT BUILDING, AND THIS IS HOW I SUPPORT MY FAMILY. IF MY CONTRACT WITH MY RESIDENTS IS NOT ADHERED TO, I CAN'T MEET MY OBLIGATIONS. I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE STRUCTU
A 30-DAY NOTICE PROVISION TO HAVE PARTIES GET INTO THE QUAY TO GET FINANCIAL RESOURCES, WHICH THEY REALLY NEED. IF YOU ADOPT THE ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS TO MAKE IT 60 DAYS YOU MAKE IT VERY HARD ON THE LANDLORDS TO CONTINUE OFFEROUSING IN THIS
COMMUNITY, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE EVEN MORE HOMELESS PEOPLE. >> NEXT IS EMILY THORSON.
>> HI, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS EMILY THOR,SON. I AM A RESIDENT OF WARD 8, A RENTER, SOCIAL WORKER, PAST CASE MANAGER AND AADVOCATE FOR HOUNG FIRST POLICIES AND A CARING HUMAN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN END TO
EVICTION AS AN EL WHOLE, BUT I AM HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT THE ORDINANCE. WHAT I WANT TO DO IS TALK ABOUT HOUSING AND GROUND US IN WHAT HOUSING IS. SOMETIMES IN FORMAL SPACES IT GETS THROWN AROUND A LOTENED A BACKED UP BY DATA AND SANITIZED. HOUSING IS WHERE FAMILIES SHARE MEALS. WHERE BABIES REST THEIR HEADS
AND WHERE WE CARE FOR OUR ELDERS. I HAVE SEEN THE INCREDIBLE LENGTHS PEOPLE GO THROUGH TO RENT A HOME OR APARTMENT IN THI COMMUNITY, SCROLLING PAGES OF LISTINGS, APPLYING TO EMEENCY ASSISTANCE FOR HELP FOR A DAMAGE DEPOSIT. EITHER THEY'LL APPROVE IT OR
MANY PROGRAMS REQUIRE A DENIAL IN ORDER TO ASSIST. WHAT HAPPENS IF WE FAIL TO ACT? I HAVE SEEN THE IMPACT OF DISCRIMINATORY BUREAUCRATIC BARRIERS LIKE EVICTIONS. HAVING AN EVICTION OR UNLAWFUL DETAINER ON YOUR RECORD KEEPS A FAMILY
OUT OF ALMOST ALL RENTAL HOUSING IN THE CITY, AND FORCES THEM TO ACCEPT USUALLYSUBSTANDARD UNITS AND DISCRIMINATION FROM LANDLORD WHO IS WILL RENT TO THEM. I HAVE SEEN A MOTHER BE FORCEFULLY REMOVED FROM HER HOME, LOCKED OUT FROM RETRIEVING PERSONAL BELONGINGS. THE FAMILY WAS DENIED ENTRY TO COUNTY
HOMELESS SHELTER FOR FAMILIES BECAUSE THE BABY'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE WAS STILL IN THE LOCKED HOME. THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON. THIS IS WHAT EVICTION LOOKS LIKE. AND EVICTIONS ARE VIOLENT DISPLACEMENT. THEY ARE DEHUMANIZING. THEY ARE PREVENTIBLE, AND IT COSTS US NOTHING TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE.
WE HAVE THE POWER TO END THEM. I K THAT YOU STAND ON STRONG CONVICTIONS AND END EVICTIONS TODAY. THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS ASTRID ROLAND. >> I'M SHORT. GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS ASTRID ROLAND A RESIDENT OF WARD 5. IN ADDITION TO TIRELESSLY SUPPORTING SEVERAL SCHOOLS, BUS STOPS AND SMALL BUSINESSES AS A PATROLLER AND RESPONDER, I I HAVE BEEN EQUAL ACTIVE IN FUNDRAISING FOR MIR NEIGHBORS IN NORTH SIDE WITH MONEY I BARELY HAVE AS A LOW INCOME INDIVIDUAL, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THROUGH THE ACT OF
SHARING AND CONNECTIONS I SKIPPED PATROLS TO BE HERE TODAY. TWO FAMILIES ON MY BLOCK WERE IN NEE OF RENT HELP FOR MAH. ONE FAMILY BRIEFLY LOST THE PRIMARY BRED WINNER WHEN HE WAS VIOLENTLY ABDUCTED ON THE DETROIT OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOUSE. I WAS THERE. BUT STILL MY NEIGHBOR WAS TAKEN LEAVING
BEHIND HIS WIFE AND YOUNG KIDS. I HAVE BEEN HELPING HIS SON SAFELY GET ON AND OFF THE BUS SO HE DOES NOT BECOME ANOTHER LIAM RAMOS. MY NEIGHBOR WAS RELEASED AND CAME BACK HOME, BUT IT WAS ENOUGH TO JEOPARDIZE THE FAMILY'S ABILI TO MAKE RENT
UNTIL WE FUNDRAISED THE NECESSARY AMOUNT. I.C.E. HAS STILL NOT LEFT OUR CITY. THIS IS NOW A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. EVICTION WILL BECOME ANOTHER TOOL OF VIOLENCE THE MOMENT THE CLOCK RUNS OUT FOR THESE FAMILIES. PASSING THIS ORDINANCE IS THE BARE MINIMUM. THE NORTH SIDE MUTUAL AID FUND
IS SCRAMBLING TO CER RENTS FOR FEBRUARY. I FEAR FOR APRIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. NEXT IS FLO ADAMS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR,
COUNCIL MEMBERS. MNAME IS FLO ADAMS. I'M A MEMBER OF WARD 5 WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. I LIVE NEAR NORTH COMMONS PARK, AND I'M HERE TO REPRESENT MY NEIGHBORS THAT CANNOT BE HERE. AND MY NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE HAD BREADWINNERS ABDUCTED AND ALL WHO ARE STILL AFRAID TO LEAVE
THR HOMES. WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING WHERE THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO SPEAK TO REPRESENT THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE, YET THE PEOPLE THAT NEED THIS MORATORIUM THE MOST ARE RELYING ON THOSE WI THE PRIVILEGE TO BE OUT AND ABOUT TO SHOW UP TO THIS MEETING AS LL. I HAVE NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE BEEN SO SCARED TO LEAVE THEIR HOUSE NEXT DOOR THAT EVEN
AFTER DROPPING OFF GROCERIES FOR THEM, THEY STILL MAINTAIN THEIR DISTANCE. I AM NOT GOING TO PRETEND TO KNOW THE INS AND OUTS OF CITY GOVERNMENT, BUT AS A HUMAN BEING WITH A MORAL COMPASS, I ASK YOU TO PASS THIS MORATORIUM TO SAVE LIVES. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FAMILIES WITH
THE ONE PLACE THEY FEEL SAFE BEING PUSHED OUT BY MONEY HUNGRY LANDLORDS AND NONPROFITS. THERE'S BEEN ALMOST $50 # O,000 RAISED IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, ALL DONE BY COMMON CITIZENS AND PEOPLE FROM HERE AND AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE FACT THAT IT IS MARCH AND THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY HAVE
NEEDED A MORATORIUM SINCE JANUARY AND WE ARE ALL HERE THREE DAYS INTO MARCH, IS GHASTLY. I CALL ON THE COUNCIL TO LISTEN TO THEIR HUMANITY AND PASS THIS MORATORIUM AS A BARE MINIMUM, AND BORE ALSO PASSING A RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUND AND A PUBLIC STATEMENT REBUKING I.E.
AND THEIR ACTIONS IN OUR CITY. IF IT IS HARD TO BEING A LANDLORD, MAYBE SELL YOUR PROPERTIES AND HAVE ASOUL. COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, YOU HAVE BEEN SILENT ON I.C.E. IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OTHER THAN YOUR HORRIBLE COMMENTS TWO WEEKS AGO. YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO PROTECT AND
UPHOLD THEM, OF WHICH YOU HAVE FAILED TO DO AS YOU WOULD RATHER SIT ON THE CAMPAIGN MONEY YOU MADE FROM THE SAME PEOPLE WHO FUNDED JACOB FREY. THERE ARE NO WORDS ON OUR NEIGHBORS BEING SHOT IN FRONT OF THEIR HOME OR FAMILIES BEING TEAR GASSED, NOT TO MENTION THE COUNTLESS PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ABDUCTED. VOTE YES FOR THIS AND IT WILL BE ONE
STOP ON A LONG JOURNEY TO REBUILDING THIS COMMUNITY'S TRUST WITH YOU OR OTHERWISE. OTHERWISE YOU ARE COMPLICIT IN ICE'S ACTIVITY. NOBODY IS COMING TO SAVE US. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST TRY. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL LIST OUT THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS.
SPEAKER NUMBER 31 IS ELIANA JOHNSON, SPEAKER 32 IS DIANE ERDMAN. SPEAKER 33 IS SARAH BRANCH. SPEAKER 34 IS PATRICIA FRANCISCO. AND SPEAKER 35 IS
IAN COLDWATER. SO WE'LL INVITE UP ELIAN LAPOLE-JOHNSON, SPEAKER NUMBER 31. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. IT IS NICE TO SEE ALL OF YOU. MY NE IS ELIANA LAPOLE-JOHNSON AND I LIVE
IN LINDEN HILLS IN WARD 13. I AM A FOUNDING MEMBER OF SOUTHWEST ALLIANCE FOR EQUITY OR SWAY. WE BELIEVE WE ARE ALL CONNECTED, AND WE ARE ALL NEIGHBORS. I SUPPORT THE ORDINANCE. OKAY. SO HERE'S HOW I SEE IT. THERE ARE POLITICIANS WHO WANT
TO ALLEVIATE SUFFERING, AND THEN THERE'S POLL SITUATIONS WE KNOW AND WE HAVE SEEN AT FEDERAL LEVEL WHO WANT TO INFLICT SUFFERING. AND THE THERE ARE POLITICIANS WHO ARE MAYBE INDIFFERENT. I KNOW NONE OF YOU WANT TO CAUSE SUFFERING, BUT I
FEAR THAT THAT SOME OF YOU ARE INDIFFERENT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, HOW LOSLY ARE YOU FEELING THIS CRISIS? HOW IS YOUR PXIMITY OR YOUR REMOVE INFLUENCING YOUR DECISION MAKING? HAVE YOU, FOR EXAMPLE, PAID SOMEONE'S RENT?
HAVE YOU ORGANIZED A RENT FUNDRAISER? HAVE YOU GONE ON PATROL? EVEN ONCE? HAVE YOU FOUND SOMEONE AN ATTORNEY? HAVE YOU DONE SOMEONE'S LAUNDRY? HAVE YOU CLEANED A CHURCH SO A CUSTODIAN CAN STAY HOME? HAVE YOU
DELIVERED GROCERIES? HAVE YOU LOCATED SOMEONE WHO WAS ABDUCTED AND WAS IN DETENTION? HAVE YOU HELD THE BABY OF SOMEONE WHOS SHELTERING IN FEAR? IF NOT, YOU MAY BE TOO FAR REMOVED TO HAVE GOOD JUDGMENT IN THIS CASE. AND I URGE YOU TO
LOOK TO YOUR COLLEAGUES AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE DOING THOSE THINGS BEFORE MAKING YOUR DECISION. I BELIEVE YOU CAN VOTE FOR THIS. IT'S TEMPORARY. AND I THINK IT WILL HELP. AS A CONSTITUENT, I WAS
DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR WHEN ASKED ABOUT RENT IN A COMTTEE MEETING ON FEBRUARY 5 THAT I WAS WATCHING, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO NOT ONLY EXPRESSED A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ONLY REASON RENTAL NEEDS WERE MET IN JANUARY ANDEBRUARY IS AT COMMUNITY MUTUAL AID WAS ADDRESSING THE NEED. WE CAN'T
KEEP UP RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS SPEAKER NUMBER 32, DIANE ERDMAN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
DIANE ERDMAN. I HAVE BEEN 46 YEARS LIVED IN LINDEN HILLS. I'M A RETIRED TEACHER. MINNEAPOLIS IS A WELCOMING PLACE, A SANCTUARY CITY. PEOPLE COME HERE BECAUSE WE PROVI A SAFE COMMUNITY FOR THEM AND WE WANT THEM HERE. I AM HERE TO
ADVOCATE FOR A TEMPORARY EVICTION EXTENSION TO ENABLE OUR IMMIGRANT MEMBERS TO SAVE LIVES AND REMAIN HOUSED. NOT DOING THIS SENDS A MESSAGE WE DON'T WANT THEM HERE. WE DO WANT THEM HERE. IMMIGRANTS REVITALIZE OUR
CITY. LAKE STREET IS A VIBRANT EXAMPLE OF THAT REVITALIZATION. I DO NOT WANT OUR CITY TO REGRESS. I PERSONALLY WORK CLOSELY WITH AND HAVE BECOME DEEPLY FONDF TWO IMMIGRANT FAMILIES HERE. A DEAR PERSON OF MINE IN POWDERHORN PARK AREA WO
CONTAINING 33 IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS. AND IN PAST MONTHS THEY PERSONALLY RAISED 20K TO COVER RENT PAYMENTS FOR 16 FAMILIES ANDRRANGE RENTAL SUPPORT FO 17 HOER OTHERS.
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE MONEY FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE OR PLANE TICKETS ENABLING CHILDREN TO REUNITE WITH DEPORTED PARENTS. MY NEIGHBORS IN LINDEN HILLS HAVE GIVEN NEARLY 10K TO HELP THESE SAME FAMILIES AND MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE CONTRIBUTED 5K NEARLY OF
OUR RETIREMENT FUNDS. MUTUAL AID DRIED UP IN FEBRUARY. MANY PEOPLE ARE FIGURING OUT HOW TO PAY CURRENT RENT. LINDEN HILLS MUTUAL AID IS ALSO TAPPING OUT. THE ISSUE DOES AFFECT US IN LINDEN HILLS BOTH PERSONALLY
AND COLLECTIVELY. OUR CITY EXTENDS BEYOND LINDEN HILLS. AS A CITY, WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO GIVE THE GIFT OF TIME TO REGAIN JOB FOOTING AND BE THE RESPONSIBLE RENTERS THEY WANT TO BE. THIS IS NOT EVICTION AS USUAL. THIS ISOT
FREE LOADING. THIS IS SUPPORT. >> SPEAKER IN UMBER 33, SARAH BRANCH. >> AWE HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM SARAH BRANCH, A RESIDENT
AND RENTER IN LINDEN HILLS AND BARD 13 WITH THE PRE-FILING ELINKS PERIOD AND I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL, BUT ESPECIALLY COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. LET'S BE HONEST, WARD 13 IS ONE OF THE MOST AFFLUENT AND PREDOMINANTLY WHITE WARDS IN OUR CITY.
OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN AMONG THE LEAST DIRECTLY IMPACTED, NOT TO SAY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN INCOMPETENT PAD, BUT AT LEAST DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND BY THE FINANCIAL INSTABILITY THAT MANY OTHER RESIDENTS IN MANY OTHER WARDS ARE FACING. BUT THAT RELATIVE ISOLATION IS
NOT A REASON FOR SILENCE. IT IS A REASON FOR RESPONSIBILITY. WITH PRIVILEGE COMES INFLUENCE. WE SEE THAT FROM OUR WARD POLITICALLY. AND WITH INFLUENCE COMES AN OBLIGATION TO USE OUR VOICE NOT ONLY FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUT FOR THE ENTIRETY OF MINNEAPOLIS.
HOUSING STABILITY IS NOT A WARD BY WARD ISSUE. IT IS A CITYWIDE FOUNDATION F ECONOMIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. EXTENDING THE NOTICE PERIOD IS NOT ABOUT CUSING NONPAYMENT. IT IS ABOUT RECOGNIZING THE ECONOMIC REALITY OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO OUR COMMUNITY. FAMILIES WHOSE
INCOMES HAVE BEEN DISRUPT WILLED NOT SEE THEIR FINANCES STABILIZE OVNIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME, COMMUNITY-BASED SAFETY NETS HAVE BEEN STRAID AND IN MANY CASES ARE UNAVOIDABLE AS WE ARE HEARING HERE. I PERSONALLY RAISED $9,000 FOR MUTUAL AID AND
RENT IN FEBRUARY. I RAISED ALMOST NOTHING THIS MONTH. NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE CHILDREN, NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE TRAUMATIZED BE I THE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR MONTHS. A 30-DAY
NOTICE PERIOD ASSUMES A RECOVERY TIMELINE THAT DOES NOT EXIST RIGHT NOW FOR MANY HOUSEHOLDS. 60 DAYS PROVIDES A REALIST WINDOW TO SEEK NEW EMPLOYMENT OR SEEK RENTAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE $1 MILLION RENTAL ASSISTANCE
FUND LAST MONTH THAT WE THANK YOU FOR THAT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DISTRIBUTED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I URGE YOU TO PASS THE PAUSE EVICTION, SAVE LIVES. >> NEXT IS SPEAKER34, PATRICIA FR
FRANCISCO. >> COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS TIME AND FOR DELAYING YOUR LUNCH. APPRECIAT FRANCISCO.I AM A RESIDENT OF LINDEN HILLS, WARD 13, AND THE CO-FOUNDER OF INDIVISIBLE LINDEN
HILLS. I WANT TO THANK YOU, FIRST OF ALL, FOR APPROVING THE USE OF GENERAL FUNDS FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE. THAT WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT ACTION THAT YOU TOOK, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE PAUSE EVICTION, SAVE
LIS PROPOSAL. I'VE OWNED A HOUSE IN LINDEN HILLS FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS AND PAID THE RISING TAXES THAT GO ALONG WITH LIVING IN THAT LOVELY NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM HAPPY TO DO SO BECAUSE I GENUINELY FEEL THE CITY'S PRIORITIES ARE JUST AND REFLECT
THE VALUES THAT I SUPPORT. BUT TODAY I AM CONCERNED EUGH TO MAKE MY WAY TO CITY HALL TO TALK WITH YOU, TO SPEAK WITH YOU BECAUSE I FEAR THAT THEOUNCIL AND THE MAYOR MAY NOT DO WHAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY DO WHAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO TO EXTEND THE
EVICTION NOTICE PERIOD AND GIVE THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, THE BREAK THEY DESERVE. MANY, MANY PEOPLE IN WARD 1 HAVE BEEN HELPING TO PAY THE RENT OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THE FEDERAL INVASION. I HAVE BEEN
GLAD TO DO WHAT I CAN. BUT WE ELECT YOU TO TAKE THE COLLECTIVE ACTION IN A CRISIS THAT INDIVIDUALS CANNOT ACCOMPLISH. I HAVE BEEN SO PROUD OF MY CITY THROUGH THESEHALLENGING NTHS. PLEASE DON'T LOSE YOUR
WAY NOW WHEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE THE POWER WE HAVE ENTRUSTED TO YOU TO SAVE FAMILIESROM MORE TRAUMA, TRAUMA FOR WHICH THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. YOU
ARE RESPONSIBLE NOW. I KNOW YOU'RE HEARING FROM LANDLORDS ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL, BUT YOUR CONSTITUENTSRE CLEARLY PAYING
ATTENTION. WHY? BAZ BECAUSE WE ARE STILL DOING OUR PART. PLEASE DO YOUR. >> NEXT IS SPEAKER 35, IAN COLDWATER. >> I AM IAN COLDWATER. I WAS A TEENAGE PARENT AND SECTION 8
VOUCHER RECIPIENT AFTER GETTING TO THE TOP OF THE WAITING LIST IN 10 YEARS. I AM A HOMEOWNER IN WARD 8 AT THE TOP OF MY FIELD. I AM LIVING PROOF OF HOW PEOPLE CAN SUCCEED AND I HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN THE EXISTENTIAL
TERROR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY THE RENT AND HAVE RAISED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PAYING THE RENT FOR OVER 50 FAMILIES TO KEEP THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES. IT TAKES TIME AND
RESOURCES TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN AND WE CAN'T DO THAT ALONE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE LEVELS SO WE CANNOT IGNORE IT. EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE HUMAN ELEMENTS, WHICH I ARGUE YOU SHOULD BE BECAUSE THESE ARE
OUR NEIGHBORS AND THEY MATTER, WE DO NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO HANDLE THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS AT THE SCALE WE ARE ABOUT TO FACE. EVEN RECEIVING AN EVICTION NOTICE CAN MAKE IT HARDER FOR FAMILIES TO FIND HOUSING IN THE FUTURE. THERE ARE NO FAMILY SHELTER BEDS AVAILABLE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WE CAN STEM THIS
TIDE GIVEN TIME AND OPPORTUNITY. BUT PREVENTION IS GOING TO BE KEY. THIS IS NOT LIKE PREVIOUS HERE ARE TALKING ABOUT. THERE ARE RESOURCES THAT HAVE BEEN COMMITTED, BUT THOSE RESOURCES TAKE TIME TO DISTRIBUTE. WE ALL JUST NEED TIME.
PLEASE PASS THE PAUSE EVICTION, SAVE LIVES ORDINANCE TO GIVE EVERYONE, OUR NEIGHBORS, US, AND YOU SOME BREATHING ROOM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS ARE SPEAKER NUMBER 36,
TY PRESCOTT, SPEAKER 37, ANNA S., SPEAKER 38 ELIZABETH, SPEAR 39 SASHA SARTON, AND SPEAKER 40 OCTAVIA W.
SPEAKER NUMBER 36, TY PRESCOTT. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ANTY PRESCOTT, A TENANT OF WILLARD HAY IN WARD FIVE. I AM HERE TAKING TIME OFF OF WORK TO SPEAK AT CITY COUNCIL FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY TO SUPPORT EXTENDING THE PRE-EVICTION NOTICE PERIOD.
THIS IS WORK THAT WE NEED THAT AND WITH THE LANDLORDS AND THIS CAN BE PAIRED WITH FINANCIAL AND CONTINUING WITH THAT AND EXTENDING THE NOTICE PERIOD AND
NOT THE EVICTION PERIODO INSURE THAT RENTERS HAVE THE TIME TO GO BACK TO WORK AND UNDER SIEGE AND APPLY FOR RENT RELEASE, ETC. ALL THIS TAKES TIME AND RENTER CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE BECAUSE
MINNEAPOLIS HAS BEEN UNDER AN ETHNIC CLESING CAMPAIGN. THE EVICTION CRISIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THAT CAMPAIGN, AND IT IS ALLOWING LANDLORDS TO DO I.C.E.'S JOB FOR THEM. THAT COUNCIL HAS THIS POWERO STOP THIS, BUT THAT IS ONLY IF YOU ARE ALL WILLI TO ACT. PROVE
SPEAKING OF ADDITIONAL RECEIVABLES AS SOME LANDLOR WOULD LIKE TO MAKE NOTE OF, I HAVE PERSONALLY GONE ON PATROL AND DONATED $400 TO KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED AND THREATENED BY I.C.E. AGENTS T KEEP THEM FROM RAIDING CITYVIEW APARTMENT WHICH IS
NDERED ME UNABLE TO WORK FOR TWO WEEKS BECAUSE IT CAUSED A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. WE HAVE BEEN THREATENED, BRUTALIZE AND MURDERED TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND SHOULD THE CITY FAIL TO ENACT THE EXTENSION PERIOD, IT WILL BE A DESECRATION OF WHAT WE HAVE
DONE. WE HAVE NOT DIED ONLY FOR OUR NEIGHBORS TO BE MADE HOUSELESS WHILE THERE ARE STILL AGENTS IN MINNESOTA WHO ARE KIDNAPPING OUR NEIGHBOR. I AM URGING THE COUNCIL TO VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO EXTEND THE NOTICE OF THE PERIOD TO A MINIMUM OF THREE MONTHS. ANY POTENTIAL FOR A VETO IS UNACCEPTABLE. THANK
YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT IS SPEAKER NUMBER 37, ANNA S. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ANNA STANBORSKY AND I LIVE INLI IN,DALE, AN ORGANIZER
AND CO-FOUNDER OF NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS. OUR METRO WIDE NETWORK BEGAN TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORS IN DECEMBER WITH GROCERY AND TRANSPORTATION IN JANUARY WE PROVID RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND THE NEED IS MORE DIRE NOW THAN EVER. E HAVE LVR
SENT OUT OVER $500,000 OF RENT SUPPORT TO 325 FAMILIES, BUT WHEN WE OPENED OUR RENT RELIEF APPLICATION ON SUNDAY, WE RECEIVED 1,200 REQUESTS IN 12 HOURS. HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS, FAITH COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, NEIGHBORHOODS AND
SCHOOLS HAVE SIMILAR NUMBERS TO SHARE. IN THE PAST THREE DAYS WE HAVE HEARD FROM 124 ORGANIZERS WHO ARE ALSO DOING RENT RELIEF. THE AGGREGATE NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING. THESE GROUPS REPORT DISTRIBUTING OVER $6 MILLION IN RENT SUPPORT,
KEEPING OVER 5,000 FAMILS IN THEIR HOME $6 MILLION. NOTABLY, ONLY 12 RESPONDENTS SAID THEY HA GOTTEN FOUNDATN ENGAGEMENT. ONE OF THOSE IS NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS. OF THE $500,000 OF RENT SUPPORT WE HAVE
DISTRIBUTED, ONLY $60,000 ARE FROM PHILANTHROPIC STOOINSTITUT. THE REST IS INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTING $20, $50, OR $100. WE HAVE ALL BEEN RACING AGAINST THE CLOCK TO GET RENT SUPPORT OUT THE DOOR FOR FEBRUARY 1 AND
MARCH 1 BECAUSE EVICTIONS DO NOT WAIT, AND OUR NEIGHBORS ARE ON THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF EVERY 30 DAYS. WHAT IF WE ALL HAD A LITTLE MORE TIME? AN EXTENSION TO EVICTION TIMELINE IS THE ABSOLUTE LEA YOU CAN DO. YOU
WOULD GIVE US ALL TIME TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION AROUND HOW TO SUSTAINBLY KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES. WHAT FUNDERS AND PHILANTHROPISTS SHOULD BE DOING AND HOW TO LEVERAGE MUNICIPAL AND STATE RESOURCES. THOSE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SCALE AND MONEY THAT ARE NEEDED HERE BECAUSE WE AS NEIGHBORS ARE DOING OUR PART. IT'S TIME FOR
YOU TO DO YOURS. HANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS SPEAKER NUMBER 38, ELIZABETH FROM AG HOUSING. >> HELLO. I AM LIZ MACKHART.
WE OPERATE THROUGHOUT MINNEAPOLIS WITH THE MOST OF OUR RENTER PARTICIPANTS IN WHITTIER AND LONGFELLOW. WE SERVE OVER 10 # O HOUSEHOLDS IN OUR HOUSING PROGRAMS AND OPERATION HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES, WHICH IS PRIMARILY EVICTION PREVENTION. I WANT TO SAY FIRST THAT I RESPECT THE WORK THE COMMITTEE
HAS DONE IN APPROVING $1 MILLION OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE. AS WE HEARD FROM SO MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS TODAY ABOUT THE SHEER VOLUME OF MUTUAL AID FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED AND USED TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I THINK MY PRIMARY GOAL IS TO TALK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT AND
IMPACTFUL THAT RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS. WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN OUR PROGRAMS AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN WITH PEOPLE COMING INTO OUR SHELTERS AND HOUSING PROGRAMS IS ACTUALLY STILL SOME OF THE IMPACTS OF FOLKS WHO DN'T GET TIMELY
RENTAL ASSISTANCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHEN THAT EVICTION MORATORIUM WAS GOING ON. WE HAVE PEOPLE WITH $8,000 TO $10,000 OF OLD DUE RENT TO A PRIOR LANDLORD THAT BECAUSE RENTAL ASSISTANCE WAS NOT FINALLY AND DID NOT PAY THAT OFF AT THE TIME, THERE IS NOW NO FUNDING THAT PAYS THAT. WE HAVE
PEOP WHO AS I KNOW ONE OTHER SPEAKER SPOKE ABOUT, CAN'T ACTUALLY VERY SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY HAVE THIS PIECE THAT WILL COME UP ON THEIR RECORD FOR THE REST OF TIME. AND SO AS YOU'RE CONSIDERING THIS AND WHAT MORE THE CITY CAN
DO, I DO WANT TO REALLY PUSH THE IMPORTANCE OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE. IF WE ARE SAYING THAT STATE RENTAL ASSISNCE MIGHT NOT COME THROUGH UNTIL THE END OF THE SUMMER, MUTUAL AID FUNDS ARE RUNNING OUT NOW, AND WE ARE GIVING PEOPLE 60 DAYS, THAT IS NOT GOING TO GET THEM WHERE THEY
NEED TO GO. WHAT THEY NEED IS RENTAL ASSISTANCE RIGHT NOW. A 60-DAY NOTICE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO COME UP WITHNOUGH MONEY AND THE END RESULT IS A HIGHER BALANCE WHEN THEY ARE EVICTED. SO THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT IS SPEAKER NUMBER 39, SASHA SARTON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I AM SASHA SARTON AND I LIVE IN WARD 8. I
AM GRATE TO FEEL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WROTE THE PRE-EVICTION EXTENSION NOTICE AND CALL ON OWL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VOTE YES IN PROTECTION OF OUR CITY. FOR EVICTIONS TO BE POSS IS SO MUCH TERROR FROM I.C.E. AGENTS IS COMPLETELY UNETHICAL AND DISTURBING TO ME. A COMPLETE EVICTION MORATORIUM IS
NEEDED, AND AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, THIS IS A BARE MINIMUM INTERVENTION BEFORE THAT CAN HAPPEN. I FEEL THAT I ALSO NEED TO NOTE THAT THE NONPROFIT LEADERS AND LANDLORDS WHO HAVE
BEEN SPEAKING EARLIER ANDAYING THAT THIS WILL ONLY RESULT IN MORE DEBT, THEY ARE SPEAKING FROM ANLTERNATE REALITY, AND I NEED TO NOTE THAT. THAT IS NOT BASED IN REALITY. LIKE MANY PEOPLE I HAVE BEEN GIVING MONEY THA I DON'T REALLY
HAVE TO SUPRT MY NEIGHBORS WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO I.C.E. AGENTS. I HAVE BEEN RSING MONEY TO COVER RENT. AND I KNOW FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN APPLYING FOR RENT RELIEF AND NOT BEEN GETTING CHOSEN IN THE LOT RIS. I KNOW FAMILIES WHO HAVE SECURED HOUSING AND ARE AT RISK OF LOSING IT. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED.
TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FEELS LIKE SCREAMING INTO THE VOID BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH NEED. EXTENDING THE PRE-EVICTION NOTICE TO 60 DAYS CONTINUE TO SOURCE RENT RELIEF AND IT GIVES PEOPLE THE CHANCE TO ACTUALLY GET THE MONEY. THE EXTRA 30 DAYS COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN BEING CHOSEN IN THE RENT FUND LOTTERY OR NOT, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REACHING THE GO FUND ME GOAL OR NOT. THIS EXTENSION IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY BE AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE REALITY WE ARE LIVING IN, TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S ABSURD TO HAVE ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS REMAIN NORMAL WHEN THIS LEVEL OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL VIOLENCE,
ABUSE, AND TORTURE HAS BEEN WAITG OUTSIDE THE DOORS OF SO MANY. THIS REALLY IS A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH. THIS IS NOT ROOM IN SHELTERS FOR THE AMOUNT OF FAMILIES FACING EVICTIONS. THEY HAVE HOMES AEADY AND DESERVE TO STAY IN THEM. THIS EXTENSION CAN MAKE THAT
POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. >> NEX IS SPEAKER NUMBER 40, OCTAVIA W. >> HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON NOW, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
THIS IS MY -- I'M OCTAVIA. I LIVE IN SOUTH UPTOWN, WARD 10. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BEING AT CITY COUNCIL. I TOOK TIME OFF WORK FOR TS. I HAVE GIVEN ABOUT $10,000 IN MUTUAL AID OUT OF MY POCKET.
$7,000 OF WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY FOR RENT ASSISTANCE. I PROMISE YOU MY POCKETS ARE FAR SMALLER THAN A LANDLORDS, YET THAT IS MY BONUS. THAT IS A CHUNK OF MY SAVINGS THAT I HAVE GIVEN TO MY
NEIGHBORS TO KEEP THEM SAFE RIGHT NOW. I'VE SN ME AND MY NEIGHBORS PICK UP SLACK FROM THE LACK OF ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE AND CITY LEVELS. A LOT OF US NOW,
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE AND THIS -- SORRY. WE CAN'T -- I CAN'T MAINTAIN THAT. I CANNOT MAINTAIN THAT AMOUNT OF GIVING. WE RIGHT NOW NEED TIME.
THIS 60-DAY EXTENSION IS NECESSARY FOR MY NEIGHBORS THAT CANNOT SAFELY LEAVE THEIR HOMES AND FOR ME AND MY NEIGHBORS THAT ARE ABLE TO ASSIST THEM. ON MY MORNING WALKS, I STILL SEE MY NEIGHBORS STANDING OUTSIDE AT BUS STOPS MAKING SURE THAT
CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO SCHOOL. I URGE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT ON THIS BARE MINIMUM. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT FIVE
SPEAKERS ARE AS FOLLOWS. ELLA K., SPEAKER NUMBER 41. SPEAKER NUMBER 42, RY G. SPEAKER NUMBER 43, ALICIA HOUSE. SPEAKER NUMBER 44, REAGAN R.
AND SPEAKER 45, JESSICA S. SO WE'LL GO TO SPEAKER NUMBER 41, ELLA K. IS THERE AN ELLA K.?
SPEAKER NUMBER 42, RY, WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. UP UNTIL RECENTLY I WORKED IN A PROMINENT, AWARD-WINNG RESTAURANT IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS. IT IS A RESTAURANT MANY OF YOU THINK WOULD BE DOING WELL, BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
NO ONE IN OUR INDUSTRY IS DOING WELL AND WE ARE GOING TO BE IN RECOVERY MODE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I WAS LAID OFF DUE TO EXPLICIT ONGOING TOLL OF
OPERATION METRO SURGE. WE CLOSED EARLY BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CUSTOMERS WITH WHICH TO REMAIN OPEN. WE IN OUR INDUSTRY EXPECT A DOWNTURN IN THE WINTER MONTHS. WE PREPARED FOR THIS, BUT WHEN I TELL YOU THAT OPERATION METRO SURGE IS SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY, I MEAN THAT. THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY
OF US E DEPENDENT ON MUTUAL AID IN ORDER TO MAKE END MEET. THE POINT I WANT TO DRIVE HOME IS THIS IS AN UNTENABLE SITUATION FOR THOUSANDS OF US FACING EVICTION AND DESPITEAYS
WE AND OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER VIA MUTUAL AID, WE WILL NOT B ABLE TO HEAL AND RECOVER WHILE FACING HOUSELESSNESS. I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE YOU CANNOT EXPERIENCE THAT HEALING. WE NEED AN
IMMEDIATE POLICY ACTION. EXTENDING THIS TIMELINE IS A STRONG FIRST STEP TOWARDS A JUST RECOVERY FROM THIS OCCUPATI. AND WE NEED TO CENTER OUR VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE SHOULDERING AN OUTSIDE SHARE OF THE LOCK LONG-TERM DAMAGE TO GIVE PEOPLE THE NECESSARY TIME IT TAKES TO ACCESS RESOURCES TO
COVER RENT. NEIGHBOR, CHURCHES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SCRAMBLED TO PULL TOGETHER FUNDS TO HELP NEIGHBORS PAY RENT, BUT FOR RENTERS FINDING THAT TAKES TIME. IF WE ARE TO BE RELIANT ON EACH OTHER, WE ND THE TIME TO BE
ABLE TO GET BACK. RENT IS DUE THIS WEEK AND UNDOUBTEDLY ANOTHER WAVE OF PEOPLE WILL BE FACING EVICTION AT THE END OF THE MONTH. >> PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THIS.
>> NEXT IS SPEER 43, ALICIA HOUSE. >> R.S. EDEN LAST YEAR HOUSED ABOUT 1,000 INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING ADULTS AND CHILDREN ACROSS OUR SUPPORTIVE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS.
THE INDIVIDUALSND FAMILIES WE SERVE ARE OFTEN COMING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, INCARCERATION, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH AND DEEP ECONOMIC INSTABILITY. HOUSING IS NOT JUST OUR WORK. IT IS OUR MISSION. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT EVICTION IS ALWAYS THE LAST RESORT. IT IS EXTREMELY RARE WE
PURSUE IT. WHEN WE DO, WE WORK QUICKLY TO FIND ALTERNATIVE SUPPORTS, SERVICES OR HOUSING OPTIONS. IN OUR EXPERIENCE PROLONGING AN EVICTION PROCESS DOES NOT PROTECT RESIDENTS BUT CAN CAUSE HARM. LIKE THE AGATE REPRESENTATIVE MENTIONED, UNDER
THE CURRENT 30-DAY NOTICE PERIOD, RESIDENTS TYPICALLY ARRIVE SEVAL MONTHS BEHIND RENT. EXTENDING THE NOTICE WILL LIKELY MEAN THREE TO FOUR MONTHS OF RENT THE LARGER BALANCES
INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF EVICTION AND THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER DIFFICULT TRUTH THAT IS NO LONGER A SAFE OR APPROPRIATE FIT. DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, LEASE VIOLATIONS OR INSTABILITY THAT REQUIRES A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE, HOLDING SOMEONE IN HOUSING
IS NOT COMPASSIONATE, NOT SAFE, AND NOT STABILIZING. DELAYS CAN ESCALATE THE HARM. ENGAGEMENT IS OFFERED FAR IN ADVANCE FOR ANY EVICTION NOTES. WE SHARE YOUR COMMITMENT TO KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED. IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE EITHER/OR. WE SUPPORT EXAND THING RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION RESOURCES. BUT EXPANDING OR EXTENDING THE PRE-EVICTION NOTICE PERIOD IS UNLIKELY TO PRODUCE BETTER OUTCOMES AND MAY UNINTENTIONALLY CREATE DEEPER INSTABILITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR YOUR CARE OF THE
RESIDENTS AND R.S. EDEN REMAINS COMMITTED TO WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU ON SOLUTIONS THAT ARE BOTH COMPASSIONATE AND EFFECTIVE. >> NEXT IS SPEAKER 44, REAGAN REEK FOLLOWED BY SPEAKER 45, JESSICA SOMINSKY. >> HELLO, AL
REAGAN AND I AM A RESIDENT OF WARD THREE IN THE SHERIDAN NEIGHBORHOOD. I HOPE MY COUNCIL MEMBER WATCH THIS IS LATER AND HEAR WHAT IS I HAVE TO SAY BECAUSE I AM HERE ASKING YOU ALL TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THE TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF OUR PRE-EVICTION POLICY FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT. A SMALL
GROUP OF MY NEIGHBORS AND I IN WARD ONE, TWO, AND THREE RAISED OVER $40,000 THIS PAST SATURDAY. WE PUT TOGETHER A LOCAL BAR CRAWL IN TWO WEEKS. AND IT WAS A STUNNING FEELING TO SEE ALL MY NEIGHBORS GATHER TOGETHER TO SUPPORT KEEPING US HOUSED AND KEEPING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES OPEN.
MY NEIGHBORS AND I HAVE PLANS TO KEEP RAISING FUNDS IN THE COMING MONTHS, BUT WE CAN'T DO THIS EVERY OTHER WEEK. WE ALL WORK FULL-TIME JOBS ON TOP OF THIS. I AM GRAPPLING WITH THE FEELI OF HOW FAST THAT $40,000 WILL BE USED. IT'S SO MUCH MONEY, BUT
IT IS VERY LIKELY ALL OF THAT MONEY HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT TOWARDS PAYING FEBRUARY OR MARCH RENT. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH WE AS A SMALL GROUP OF VOLUNTEER RAISE, IT IS GONE IN AN INSTANT. WE AS A CITY AND AS A STATE ARE NOT READY FOR THE SHOCK WAVES CAUSED BY THE FEDERAL OCCUPATION OF MINNESOTA.
WE HAVE DON OUR BEST TO WITHSTAND THE FIRST WAVE, AND WE ARE STILL STANDING. WE HAVEN'T EN ABLE TO SAVE EVERYONE, BUT WE ARE KEEPING AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HOUSED RIGHT NOW. AND IT IS ALL SO DELICATE. AND WE ARE SO TIRED. I SEE THE LATE SPRING AND EARLY
SUMMER OF 2020 IN MY NIGHTMARES. I TALK TO SO MANY PEOPLE WHO FOUND THEMSELVES LIVING OUT OF THEIR CARS, OUT OF TENTS IN OUR PARKS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU REMEMBER THAT. BUT I DO. THEY WERE LOST IN DISBELIEF
BECAUSE THEY HAD NEVER BEEN IN THE SITION OF HAVING NO MONEY TO PAY RENT BECAUSE THEY LOST THEIR JOB. THAT IS WHAT IS COMING AGAIN. WE KNOW BETTER. WE CAN FIX THIS. WE CAN PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. WE NEED MORE TIME. WE NEED MORE
TIME FOR THE FUNDS THIS COUNCIL APPROPRIATED FOR EMERGENCY RENTAL RELIEF TO BECOME ACCESSIBLE. WE NEED MORE TIME FOR THE STATE TO PASS ADDITIONAL FUNDING. AND WE NEED TIME TO BREATHE. GIVE US SOME TIME PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL WELCOME SPEAKER 45,
JESSICA SOMINSKY. >> HELLO AND THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS JESSICA SOMINSKY, A WARD 9 RESIDENT AND POLICY ATTORNEY AT THE HOUSING JUSTICE CENTER.
MINNEAPOLIS NEEDS YOU TO PASS PAUSE EVICTION, SAVE LIVES. EVEN THOUGH THE FEDS ANNOUNCED AN END TO OPERATION METRO SURGE, THE IMPACT OF THE OCCUPATION IS ONGOING AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DIRE. EVEN THOUGH THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN RAISING MUTUAL AID FUNDS AND THIS COUNCIL AUTHORIZED AN
ADDITIONAL MILLION IN EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE, THIS IS NOT ENOUGH BECAUSE THE NEED FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS SIMPLY TOO HIGH. FAMILIES NEED TIME TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AND RECOVER FROM THIS OCCUPATION. FAMILIES NEED TIME TO SEEK OUT THEIR RENTAL ASSISTANCE THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN GATHERING.
THE REALITY IS THAT 30 DAYS JUST ISN'T ENOUGH. TEMPORARILY EXPANDING PRE-EVICTION NOTICES TO AT LEAST 60 DAYS WILL ALLOW FAMILIES TIME TO RECUPERATE AND GATHER THE FUNDS THEY NEED TO PAY RENT AND SATISFY THEIR LANDLORDS. THIS ORDINANCE IS ALSO NEEDED
BECAUSE HENNEPIN COUNTY IS THE ONLY COURTHOUSE THAT REQUIRES TENANTS TO SHOW UP IN PERSON FOR INITIAL APPEARANCES IN EVICTION COURT. WE HAVE SEEN I.C.E. ARREST PEOPLE IN THE COURTHOUSE, EVEN THOUGH THEY ALLEGEDLY TOLD THE CHIEF JUDGE THEY WOULD NOT BE DOING SO. WE NEED TO PAUSE EVICTIONS TO
MAKE SURE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO DECIDE BETWEEN SHOWING UP TO DEFEND THEELVES IN COURT FOR THEIR CASE, OR AVOIDING BEING KIDNAPPED BY I.C.E. NOT TO MENTION THAT EVICTIONS MOVE MUCH FASTER THAN THE 120 DAYS YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT FROM LANDLORDS TODAY. THEY DON'T TAKE THAT LONG.
THIS COUNCIL ALREADY UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT AN EVICTION MORATORIUM WAS NECESSARY TO REDUCE HARM AND PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS. THE STATE FAILED TO STEP UP FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AND ACT, SO IT IS TIME FOR THE CITY TO STEP UP AND DO ITS JOB AND STAND BY YOUR
UNANIMOUS EVICTION MORATORIUM RESOLUTION. THOUGH EWITH DIDN'T ACCOMPLISH THE MORATORIUM, A SIMILAR OUTCOME IS WITHIN OUR REACH BY PASSING PAUSE EVICTION, SAVE LIVES. THIS COUNCIL CAN PREVENT HOMELESSNESS, MAKE SURE LANDLORDS PAY THE RENT AND
ENSURE NEIGHBORS ARE SAFE FROM I.C.E. >> THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS WE WILL WELCOME ARE SPEAKER 46, ALEXA BOBYAK, SPEAKER 47ALANA H., SPEAKER 48, ELIZABETH
FLANNERY, SPEAKER 49 CLAY SMITH, SPEAKER 50, CURT MY RON. WITH THAT, I WILL WELCOME SPEAKER 46, ALEXA. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ALEXA BOBYAK AND I LIVE IN WARD 10. I
HELP LEAD A NPROFIT CALLED NEIGHBORS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS, A MEMBER OF THE HOUSING JUSTICE LEAGUE. I AM HERE TODAY TO ASK ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PASS THE PAUSE EVICTION, SAVE LIVES ORDINANCE. EXTENDING THE PRE-EVICTION NOTICE FROM 30 DAYS TO 60 DAYS DURING THIS TIME CREATING BREATHING ROOM. IT ALLOWS
FAMILIES TO ACTUAL ACCESS RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND STABILIZE WITHOUT THE CASCADING HARM THAT FOLLOWING AN EVICTION FILING. AS A SMALL MOM AND POP LANDLORD MYSELF, I CAN KEFTLY SAY THAT PAUSING EVICTIONS DOES NOT MEAN IGNORING LANDLORDS NEEDS. IT MEANS CREATING A WINDOW FOR
RESOLUTION INSTEAD OF SPLACEMENT IF A TENANT DOESN'T PAY THEIR RENT ON TIME AND THIS LEADS TO ME NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY THE MORTGAGE ON THEIR HOME ON TIME, I WILL NOT BE AT RISK OF LOSING THE PPERTY FOR ANOTHER SEVERAL MONTHS. AND EVEN THEN I HAVE A SIX-MONTH REDEMPTION PERIOD.
LANDLORDS ALREADY HAVE THIS PROTECTION, AND THIS ADDITIONAL TIME IS THE BARE MINIMUM ANY OF US IN THIS ROOM SHOULD BE ADVOCATING FOR. THE COST OF EVICTION, EMERGENCY SHELTER, SCHOOL DISRUPTIONS, HEALTH CARE STRAIN, IS FAR GREATER THAN THE ZERO DOLLAR COST OF PREVENTION THAT THIS
ORDINANCE WOULD ALLOW. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF A SHIFT, EVEN IF TEMPORARY, TO PROVIDE STRONG PROTECTIONS THAT OFFER IMMEDIATE RELIEF FOR STABILITY AND LONG-TERM COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL WELCOME SPEAKER NUMBER 48 --
SORRY, SPEAKER NUMBER 47, ALAN H. FROM NEIGHBORS FOR MORE NEIGHBORS. OKAY. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ALANA HOLLY. I HAVE LIVED IN THE TWIN CITIES ALL MY LIFE. I AM WITH NEIGHBORS FOR OUR MORE NEIGHBORS
WHICH IS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSING JUSTICE LEAGUE. WE CORK WORK TO ENSURE MINNEAPOLIS AND MINNESOTA ENSURES THAT EVERYONE HAS A STABLE HUMANE PLACE TO LIVE. I AM SPEAKING UP IN SUPPORT OF THE PAUSE EVICTION, SAVE LIVES TO
KEEP MANY PEOPLE HOUSED DURING THIS CRISIS. YOU ARE HEARING OR HAVE HEARD THAT LENGTHENING EVICTION NOTICES WILL STRESS LANDLORDS AND CREATE STRAIN BETWEEN LAND LORSD AND TENANTS. OF COURSE IT WILL. THE QUESTION IS, WILL THAT TENSION BE ANY WORSE THANHE TENSION THAT METRO SURGE HAS ALREADY CREATEED? LANDLORDS HAVE BEEN
FINANCIALLY HARMED. TENANTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN FINANCIALLY RUINED. THERE WILL BE DAMAGE NO MATTER WHAT CHOICE YOU MAKE, BUT WILL YOU CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT ALLOWS REPAIR? THIS COUNCIL HAS APPROVED FINANCIAL AID FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE FEDERAL OCCUPATION, BUT YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO SIT DOWN AND RELEASE THAT AID
ON DAY ONE. YOU KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE THE TIME AND DELIBERATION IT TAKES FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE TO DO ITS WORK. GETTING PEOPLE HELP TAKES TIME. THAT IS WHY EXTENDING EVICTION NOTICES IS THE OPTION OF LEAST HARM. GIVE PEOPLE TIME TO ACTUALLY GET BACK TO WORK. GIVE
PEOPLE TIME TO POST AND FULFILL A GO FUND ME. GIVE THE STATE OF MINNESOTA OR YOURSELVES TIME TO FIND THE FUNDS, AND TIME TO MOVE THE FUNDS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TENANT WHO PLAY BY THE RULES
AND WANT TO MAY THEIR LANDLORDS LETS PEOPLE HELP EACH OTHER, HELP THEMSELVES, AND HELP THAT I HAVE CONSTITUENTS. THAT MEANS THAT LAN LORDS DO EVENTUALLY GET PAID, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, FAMILIES STAYAFE AND ALIVE IN THEIR HOMES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL WELCOME SPEAKER 48, ELIZABETH FLANNERY. >> ELIZABETH FLANNERY, WARD 3, FROM TRELLIS.
ALL RIGHT. AFTER THAT WE'LL GO TO SPEAKER 49, CLAY SMITH. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CLAY SMITH. I'M A RENTER IN THE LINDALE NEIGHBORHOOD IN WARD 8.
I AM HERE TO SUPPORT THE PAUSE EVICTION, SAVE LIVE ORDINANCE. IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS WE HAVE WITNESSED THE VIOLENCE OF FEDERAL OCCUPATION. I LIVE OFF LAKE STREET. I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE SNATCHED FROM THE SIDEWALK AND THE BUS STOP. ON JANUARY 23 I HAD MY CAR WINDOW BUSTED AND ASSAULTED BY AGENTS. YOUR
CONSTITUENTS HAVE PUT OUR BODIES ON THE LINE TO PREVENT ABDUCTIONS. WE HAVE SACRIFICED SLEEP AND FREE TIME TO COORDINATE MUTUALAID. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THIS IS NOT OUR JOB. EVERY WAY NEIGHBORS HAVE STEPPED UP TO PROTECT EACH OTHER POINTS TO FAILURE BY THE GOVERNMENT TO DO THE SAME. I SPENT 20 HOURS
OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS TALKING TO RENTERS ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE SINCE THE OCCUPATION. THE THREAT OF MARCH RENT LOOMED LARGE. I TALKED TO A TENANT OF AILED BE -- OF A BUILDING OWNED BY DOMINION. THEIR SOMALI NEIGHBORS HAVE TAKEN TO WALKING
THE HALLWAYS FOR RECREATION BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID TO GO OUTSIDE. I TALKED TO ANOTHER WOMAN WHO LIVES IN A ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT WITH HER TWO CHILDREN. SHE SPENT THE LAST OF SAVINGS FOR RENT ON MARCH 1. I THANK
COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO AUTHORED THIS ORDINANCE, AND I WANT TO MAKE IT CLOOER THAT PASSING THIS EXTENSION -- IT CLEAR THAT PASSING THIS EXTENSION UNANIMOUSLY IS THE VERY LEAST YOU AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY CAN DO. 30 DAYS OF EXTRA NOTICE BEFORE BEING THROWN OUT ONTO THE STREET, MUCH LIKE $1 MILLION IN
RENT RELIEF WHEN FAMILIES HAVE LOST MORE THAN $100 MILLION IN WAGES SINCE THE OCCUPATION STARTED IS AAND-AID ON A BULLET HOLE. AND YET THERE ARE DOZENS OF US HERE, PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY EXHAUSTED, WAITING FOUR-PLUS HOURS ON A TUESDAY MORNING JUST TO HAVE TWO MINUTES TO BEG FOR THE BARE MINIMUM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL WELCOME SPEAKER NUMBER 50, KURT MYRON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS KURT MYRON. I AM A
RESIDENT OF WARD 10. I THINK THE CORE QUESTION WE'RE SEEINGITH THIS TODAY IS, DOES OUR CITY WORK FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE? OR FOR THE LANDLORDS? DO WE CARE MORE ABOUT PEOPLE HAVI A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD OR A BALANCE SHEET? I HAVE BEEN SO INSPIRED BY MY NEIGHBORS THAT I
HAVE MET DURING THIS OCCUPATION. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ORGANIZING, THAT ARE ORGANIZING THE RENT DONATIONS, THAT ARE MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE SAFE, EVEN SOME OF YOU WHO I HAVE MET ON THE STREETS WHO HAVE BEEN OUT PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY. WE
NEED YOU. REGULAR PEOPLE CANNOT CONTINUE TO DO THIS. THE CITY, THE COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, MUST ACT. OUR RESIDENTS -- EXCUSE ME, OUR MAYOR WAS RECENTLY ON NATIONAL TV PRAISING HOW WELL THE RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS HAVE
TAKEN CARE OF EACH OTHER. HE IS EVEN CURSED AT THE PEOPLE WHOFSH TERRORIZING US -- WHO HAVE BEEN TERRORIZINGUS. LET'S PROVE THE MAYOR RIGHT AND ENSURE THAT THE CITY CAN CHEMOTHE MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS HOUSED. I URGE YOU TO ALL PASS THIS MORATORIUM AND LET'S DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE CONTINUE TO LIVE HERE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS WE WILL WELCOME ARE SPEAKER NUMBER 51, JULIA JOHNSON, SPEAKER 52 SHAGIR SHA
HEED, SPEAKER 53, ANGELA B. FROM WARD FOUR, SPEAKER 54 JENNY C. FROM WARD 1, SPEAKER 55 FROM WARD FOUR.
I WILL WELCOME SPEER NUMBER 51, JULIA JOHNSON. ALL RIGHT. JULIA OR ELIZABETH
OR ANDREW, COME IN AT ANY POINT. WE WILL WELCOME YOU. WE WILL CONTINUE T SPEAKER NUMBER 52, SHAGIRA SHAHID. >> HI. I AM A RESIDENT OF WARD
7. I AM A MEMBER OF BLACK MASS. I'M A MEMBER OF MINNESOTA LABOR FOR PALESTINE, AND A POET. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I'M ALSO FACING EVICTION. AND I WANT TO COUNTER SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT HERE IN THIS SPACE. WHAT HELPED ME -- BECAUSE I WAS
FACING IT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES. I'M A FORMER PUBLIC SECTOR WORKER, AND I HAVE BEEN PUTTING MY BODY ON THE LINE AS A MUSLIM WOMAN. EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY IS I WANT PACTED BY THIS.
WHAT IS SAVING ME IS MUTUAL AID AND TIME BECAUSE I HAVE A JOB INTERVIEW TOMORROW. UNLIKE THE WHAT THE LANDLORDS AND NONPROFITS HAVE BEEN SAYING, WE NEED BOTH. WE NEED AN EXTENSION TO THE EVICTIONS AND WE ALSO NEED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. SO WE NEED TIME. IT IS NOT GOING TO HELP. I HAVE BEEN UNHOUSED
BEFORE. IT DOESN'T HELP TO BE UNHOUSED. I HAVE ACCESSED PUBLIC RESOURCES IN THE PAST. AND THE BUREAUCRACY OF IT BOTH AS SOMEONE WHO HAS RECEIVED IT , TO IT'S RIDICULOUS. AND WE KNOW THAT OPERATION METRO SURGE IS UNPRECEDENTED. WE HAVE FEDERAL
AGENCY THAT HAS THE MILITARY -- OR THE BUDGET OF SOME MILITARIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE DESCENDED UPON OUR CITIES AND CREATED CHAOS AND HAVOC IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE ARE ASKING FOR THE BARE MINIMUM. WE'RE ASKING FOR MORE TIME. MY GRANDPARENTS SURVIVED JIM CROW. THE STUFF I AM SEEING ON THE STREET THAT ARE IMPACTING MY
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AS SOMEONE WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRY, IT IS UNPRECEDENTED. IT'S BARE MINIMUM TO EXTEND TIME TO GIVE PEOPLE TIME. IT HELPS TO HAVE THAT TIME BECAUSE YOU GIVE PEOPLE TIME TO GET THEIR GROUNDING, TO GET THEIR FOOTING. AND I KNOW IN WARD 7 IN PARTICULAR ALREADY BUSINESSES,
NEIGHBORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO SHELTER. THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY THE RENT AND BECAUSE IT'S SCARY, RIGHT? IF YOU GIVE PEOPLE TIME, THE MUTUAL AID CAN COME IN AND ACCESS THE RESOURCES. ONE OF THE STATE OR THE COUNTY WEBSITES, I THINK THEIR BACKLOG WITH SOME OF THE
ASSISTAN IS BACK IN OCTOBER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU ALL NEED TIME. ECAUSE WE HAVE SHOWN UP FOR YOU ALL, PLEASE SHOW UP FOR US. WE ARE YOUR VOTEERS. DON'T LISTEN TO THE LANDLORDERS.
>> NEXT SPEAKER IS 53. >> AN I WANT TO NAME THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 9:30 THIS MORNING AND COULDN'T SPEAK AND ARE OUT IN THE HALLWAY. WE COULDN'T EVEN GET IN THE OVERFLOW ROOM FOR AN HOUR OR A COUPLE OF HOURS, SO I WANT TO NAME THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT YOU COULDN'T SEE TODAY HERE TO
SUPPORT THIS. MY NAME IS ANGELA BONNFILIO, A WORD 4 RESIDENT. AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZER. OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS WE HAVE SEEN THE INCREDIBLE EFFORTS OF MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS COMING TOGETHER TO KEEP US HOUSED. AND BLOCK BY BLOCK KEEP OUR
NEIGHBORS SAFE. A FEW WEEKS AGO THIS BODY HAD THE CHANCE TO BE A PART OF THIS SLOGAN, AND TO KEEPMORE PEOPLE HOUSED AND MOVE THIS VOTE UP A COUPLE OF WEE AGO BEFORE THE MARCH 1 RENT WAS DUE. AND FIVE OF YOU CHOSE NOT TO EVEN VOTE ONHIS A COUPLE OF
WEEKS AGO. AND SO THAT IS WHY WE'RE HERE IN MARCH. RENT WAS E ON SUNDAY. AND WE KNOW THE NEED IS ASTRONOMICAL. EVERYONE IN HERE HAS BEEN DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO RAISE MONEY FOR RENT AND IT IS NOT -- IT TAKES TIME. IT'S NOT ENOUGH. WE NEED SUPPORT. WE
NEED YOU ALL TO BE A PART OF THIS SOLUTION. I HOPE BY THE END OF TODAY AND THIS WEEK WE CAN THINK OF ALL OF YOU AS PART OF THIS SOLUTION. AND WE NEED YOU TO ACT TO PREVENT MASS DISPLACEMENT. AND HAS BEEN SAID, YOU NEED MORE
TIME TO GET POLICIES AND OTHER THINGS IN PLACE BEFORE WE SEE SO MANY PEOPLE BEING DISPLACED IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS BECAUSE OF OUR 30-DAY PRE-EVICTION NOTICE THAT WE HAVE, THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOT SEEING AS MANY MASS EVICTIONS ALREADY. BECAUSE OF
THE MUTUAL AID, THAT IS WHY WE'RE N SEEING MASS EVICTIONS ALREADY, BUT WE KNOW IT'S COMING FROM ALL THE IMPACTS THAT WE HAVE HEARD TODAY. WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE FACING AN UNNATURAL MANMADE EMERGENCY DISASTER, AND FROM TALKING TO MY NORTH SIDE NEIGHBORS, WE ARE NOT SEEING OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS
STAND UP WITH US ON THIS TO TAKE CONCRETE POLICY ACTION THAT IS WITHIN YOUR POWER TO DO, AND TO WORK TOWARDS -- WORK TOWARDS SOLUTIONS. SO I ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS THIS CRISIS AND ADDRESS THIS. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LLELCOME SPEAKER NUMBER 54,
JENNY C.
HADIJA, PLEASE COME ON UP. >> IF WE CAN JUST ADJUST THE TIME. IF I CAN ASK YOU TO HOLD
ON A SECOND WHILE WE READJUST THE TIMER. >> WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, WE'LL START THE TIMER. >> PERFECT. WE'RE RDY FOR YOU TO BEGIN.
>> MY NAME IS CADAJA. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS KADIJA, I'M
HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ABLE TO PAY THE RENT. WE'RE NOT ABLE TO PAY THE RENT FOR OUR BUSINESSES. PEOPLE ARE NOT COMING TO OUR STORES BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID. IF WE'RE NOT MAKING REVENUE FROM OUR BUSINESSES, WE ARE ALSO NOT ABLE TO PAY OUR RENT IN WARD 4. THIS
IS AN EMERGENCY. > >> OVER 700 BUSINESSES IN SOMALI MALL ARE OFFICIALLY THREE MONTHS
BEHIND. NOW WE'RE ALMOST THREE MONTHS BEHIND IN OUR RENT AND HOMES. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. THE SOMALI BUSINESS OWNER DREAM IS DYING. THE SOMALI AMERICAN DREAM
IS UNDER ATTACK. >> WE ARE ASKING YOU SIMPLY FOR MORE TIME SO THAT WE CAN APPLY TO THESE RENTAL INSTANCES. IT'S
HARD TO APPLY WHEN SOME OF THESE AREN'T EVEN IN ENGLISH. WE ARE ASKING FOR MORTIME FOR US TO CATCH UP IN OUR RENT. WE'RE ALSO ASKING YOU TO COME TO OUR STORES. THE SOMALI MALL IS
EMPTY. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. WE HAVE TWO WEEKS. RENT IS DUE ON E 5th. IT IS NOWHE 3RD. >> THE ICE RAID HAS AFFECTED US EMOTIONALLY, PHYSALLY, AND
FINANCIALLY. WE ARE FEELING THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON US, ON OUR SPIRIT AND ON OUR SOUL. WE NEED YOUR HELP AS COMMUNITY. WE HAVE MAXED OUT OUR CREDIT CARDS. I
EVEN USED MY SON'S TUITION TO PAY MY RENT. LIKE, WE NEED TIME. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. 90 DAYS HIND ON RENT. WE MAKE ABOUT $1,000 JUST IN A MONTH. THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME. WE CANNOT
GOFUNDME OUR WAY OUT OF THIS. >> WE'VE HEARD THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN PASSING FUNDS FOR US TO RECEIVE RENTAL ASSISTANCE. BUT THAT ASSISTANCE HASN'T EVEN REACHED US YET AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO APPLY. WE NEED ORGANIZING IN THE SOMALI MALL.
WE NEED SUPPORT HERE. AND AGAIN, WE ASK FOR MORE TIME. SHE SAID THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE TIME TO SPEAK. IT'S BEAUTIFUL TO SEE
ALL OF YOUR FACES. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME. BUT PLEASE, PLEASE PASS PAUSE EVIIONS SAVE LIVES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS WE WILL WELCOME ARE
SPEAKER NUMBER 56, ZARA ABDULA. 57, JURARES MAHMOUD. SPEAKER 58,
59, AND 60. SPEAKER 56. >> I HAVE TWO MINUTE? OKAY. MY NAME IS ZARA ABDULA. CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME? >> YEAH. >> I AM WARD 4 RESIDENT, IT'S MY
FIRST TIME COMING HERE. I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THINGS BECAUSE WE HAVE ISSUE WITH ICE, WE CREATED SOMETHING CALLED -- WE CREATED AN ORGANIZATION CALLED UNID NEIGHBORS UNITED. IT'S CREATED
BY NEIGHBORS OF SOMALI COMMUNITY WHO LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, AND ALSO OTHER NEIGHBORS ARE HELPING US GATHER SOME RESOURCES. WE ARE FACING FINANCIAL CRISIS, HEALTH CRIS,
SAFETY CRISIS, AND YET, THERE'S NO MEANINGFUL AIDS HAVE REACHED THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS OR THE FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY THE RENT. I'M HERE TODAY TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF TEMPORARY
EXTENSION FOR PRE-EVICTION NOTICE. AND THAT BEING SAID, I'M SO BAFFLED TO SEE, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO S THANK YOU GUYS. IT'S MY FIRST TIME COMING FACE-TO-FACE. BUT I'M VERY BAFFLED. THERE ARE LANDLORDS WHO ARE AGAINST THIS. I MEAN, THERE
ARE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE PAYING THEIR MONEY. THERE ARE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE PAYING OUT OF THEIR POCKET OR DOING FUNDRAISING. BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH BIG MONEY, BIG POCKETS THAT'S AGAINST US. I MEAN, COME ON? WHAT KIND OF
WORLD ARE WE LIVING IN? WHERE NEIGHBORS ARE INVOLVED IN BUT YOU JUST WANT TO KEEP PUTTING MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET AND WATCH PEOPLE STRUGGLE. THOSE AGAINST THIS OR NOT SUPPORTED, YOU JUST WAITING FOR EVERYBODY
HOMELESS OR AT THE DOOR OR ON THE STREET. WE'RE BETTER THAN THIS. WE ARE MINNESOTANS. WE ARE VERY STRONG PEOPLE. BUT DON'T BE BEHIND. GET ON BOARD AND SUPPORT AND GET GOING. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO WELCOME
SPEAKER 57, JURARES MAHMOUD. NO LONGER HERE. THANK YOU. WE'LL WELCOME NEXT SPEAKER 59, BARBARA TURRANT.
>> HI, THANK YOU, COUNCIL. I'M BARBARA TARRANT. I LIVE IN WARD 12. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS SAVE -- I'M SORRY, PAUSE EVICTION SAVE LIVES. I WANT TO START OUT BY SAYING THAT MY FAMILY STARTED COMING HERE IN
THE 1800s, IT WASN'T FROM WAR, IT WAS BECAUSE OF POVERTY, WANTING A NEW CHANCE. AND MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE TODAY, THE SOMALI PEOPLE WERE COMING HERE BECAUSE OF WAR. PEOPLE FROM SOUTH AMERICA COME FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. IT ALL
STEMS FROM COLONIZATION. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS ETHNIC CLEANSING THAT IS HAPPENING AND THIS IS ALL PURPOSEFUL. AND I'M REALLY DISGUSTED WITH THE UNITED STATES AT THIS POINT. I'M EMBARRASSED TO BE AN AMERICAN. THIS IS NOT WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT, ALTHOUGH WE ARE FROM THE
BEGINNING. I AM PROUD OF MY NEIGHBORS, AND I'M PROUD OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IS STANDING FOR AND WITH THE PEOPLE. AND WE NEED TO PASS THIS. IT IS NOT THE
ANSWER, BUT IT DOES GIVE US MORE TIME AS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO WORK COLLECTIVELY. MY FAMILY HAS GIVEN MONEY. I'M VOLUNTEERING WT PEOPLE'S NEEDS, PROTECT PEOPLE.
AND WE ARE ALL PART OF THE HUMAN RACE. THERE IS ONE HUMAN RACE AND WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET PEOPLE'S NEEDS MET AND NOT ALLOW THIS HATE AND EVIL TOWIN. AND IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO STAND
WITH THE LANDLORDS AND NOT STAND WITH THE PEOPLE, THAT IS PART OF THE EVIL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. AND WE'LL CONTINUE
WITH SPEAKER 60. >> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS FADA MUHAMMED. I'M A WARD 9 RESIDENT. I'M HERE WITH THE NEW
JUSTICE PROJECT AND I'M HERE ASKING YOU GUYS TO PASS THE 60-DAY PAUSE EVICTION SAVE LIVES BECAUSE QUIET FRANKLY, WE NEED MORE TIME. EVERYONE HAS SAID THIS. I WORK WITH MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS ALL OVER MINNEAPOLIS, SPECIFICALLY IN MINNEAPOLIS IN DOLLAR STORES, AND THE MINIMUM
WAGE HERE IS $16.37. IF YOU'RE WORKING 40 HOURS A WEEK AND GETTING $16.37. IF I'M BEHIND THREE MTHS ON RENT AND I'M GETTING $1,000 CHECK, THE MATH ISN'T MATHING. SO IF WE'RE BEING HONEST, LIKE, THE RENTAL
ASSISTANCE YOU PASS IS A GREAT STEP. BUT PEOPLE NEED TIME TO APPLY TO THAT. AND I'M ONHE PHONE WITH MY MOM TRANSLATING TRYING TO MAKE SURE SHE CAN APPLY. IMANE THAT BY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. WE'RE ASKING YOU FOR
TIME. PEOPLE ARE MAXING OUT THEIR CREDIT CARDS, TAKING TUITION FROM THEIR KIDS. LIKE, YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP YOUR EDUCATION SO PEOPLE CAN STAY HOUSED. THIS IS FOR THE SOUL OF MINNEAPOLIS. WE HAVE BEEN BOMBARDED. AND THESE ARE THE
INTENDED EFFECTS. PEOPLE ARE ALREADY TRAUMATIZED AND NERVOUS SYSTEM ARE SHOT, IMANE IF YOU'RE HOMELESS. ARE YOU SAYING MINNEAPOLIS YOU CAN ONLY AFFORD IT, IF YOU'RE PART OF THE
LANDLORD, THE WORKING CLASS. WE HAD TWO NATIONAL SHUTDOWNS. I'M ASKING FOR YOU, ELECTED OFFICIALS, TO STAND WITH US. AND RESPECTFULLY, WARD 4 AND 5, STAND WITH US. WE NEED YOU TO SUPPORT IT. STAND WITH WORKERS,
STAND WITH IMMIGRTS, STAND WITH COMMUNITY, STAND WITH US. PASS THIS BARE MINIMUM SO WE CAN GIVE MONEY TO THE PEOPLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS WE ARE GOING TO WELCOME
ARE SPEAKER NUMBER 61, JACKIE LATON. SPEAKER 62, FLANRY CLARK.
63, 64, DUSTIN. SPEAKER 65, ALEXANDRA DART. SPEAKER 61, JACKIE LATON. FROM LYNDON
INDIVISIBLE IN WARD 15. ALL RIGHT. SPEAKER 62, FLANRY CLARK. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS FLANRY
CLARK. I'M A VOLUNTEER. FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN IN STREETS PROTECTING OUR NEIGHBORS. WEB THAT HAS KEPT OUR NEIGHBORS FED, HOUSED AND
WRAPPED IN CARE. MINNEAPOLIS FAMILIES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS BEEN A PART OF ALL OF THESE EFFORTS. WE'VE STAFFED THOUSANDS OF PATROL SHIFTS PER WEEK, RAISED $3 MILLION THROUGH MUTUAL AID. THE $3 MILLION THAT MFPS
RAISED WAS UNIMAGINABLE, BUT IT DOES NOT EVEN MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL FAMILIES. AT MY OWN CHILD'S SCHOOL, WE'RE SUPPORTING 100 FAMILIES WITH RENT ASSISTANCE. OUR COMMUNITY HAS NEEDED $100,000 PER MONTH THE LAST TWO MONTHS TO PAY RENT. WE RAISED THAT. BUT WE ARE
STRUGGLING. AND WE NEED THE TIME, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU FOR. LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE, MY FAMILY HAS REDONE OUR BUDGET AND STRETCHED OUR DOLLARS TO SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS. IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, WE'VE WELCOMED FOUR BABIES BORN IN HIDING. THREE OF THEM IN A SINGLE WEEK. NO ONE'S
LIVES WILL BE IMPROVED BY THOSE BABIES AND THEIR FAMILIES BEING EVICTED. WE KNOW THAT EVICTION CAUSES ENORMOUS TRAUMA TO FAMILIES, TO SCHOOL COMMUNITIES, AND TO NEIGHBORHOODS. IT TEARS APART THE COMMUNITY FABRIC WE'VE ALL WORKED SO HARD FOR OVER THE
LAST THREE MONTHS. AS A PARENT AND A COMMUNITY MEMBER, I ASK YOU TO TAKE THE STEP TO HELP PREVENT A CATASTROPHIC EVICTION CRISIS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. I ASK YOU TO PAUSE THE EVICTION SAVE VES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL WELCOME SPEAKER 63. CLERKS, IF WE CAN ADJUST THE TIMER, PLEASE.
>> ( SPEAKING SPANISH ) >> HI THERE, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ALBERA RODRIGUEZ AND I LIVE IN WARD 9. >> ( SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> I AM A MOTHER AND A RENTER IN THE CITY AND I REPRESENT SO MANY PEOPLE ACROSS OUR CITY WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LEAVE OUR HOMES OR GO TO WORK FOR NEARLY THREE MONTHS. >> (SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> AND RIGHT NOW, WE ARE FACED WITH THE REALITY THAT WE DO NOT KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE RENT. >> ( SPEAKING SPANISH ) >> AND WITH THE FEAR, THE ABSOLUTE FEAR OF BEING EVICTED
OF LOSING OUR HOMES. >> ( SPEAKING SPANISH ) >> THE PLACE THAT'S BEEN THE ONLY SAFE PLACE FOR US AND OUR DEAR LOVED ONES. >> ( SPEAKING SPANISH )
>> WE ARE AFRAID TO LEAVE OUR HOMES. WE ARE AFRAID TO TAKE OUT E TRASH. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE IN. WE'RE AFRAID THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE TAKEN. FOR SOMETHING THAT WE DO NOT DESERVE. THAT'S
WHY I'M HERE EVEN AS I'M AFRAID. BUT I A HERE AS A MOTHER AND REPRESENTING SO MANY OTHER FAMILIES. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW THAT WE ABSOLUTELY NEED THE PRE-EVICTION NOTICE EXTENSION FROM 30 TO 60 DAYS. BECAUSE WE
DO NOT WANT TO LOSE OUR HOMES. THIS EXTRA TIME WOULD GIVE US MORE TIME TO LIKE FIND OTHER FORMS OF HELP. IT WOULD HELP US
GO BACK TO WORK. THISXTRA TIME LET'S US MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT EVICTED WITH OUR FAMILIES. WE DO NOT WANT TO LOSE OUR HOMES. AND FOR THAT REASON,
PLEASE, PLEASE EXTEND THE PREEVICTION NOTICE FROM 30 TO 60 DAYS. AND I'M ASKING IT FOR MYSELF AND THE HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES THAT I'M HERE TO REPRESENT TODAY. DO NOT LEAVE US ALONE.
>> GRACIAS. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL WELCOME SPEAKER NUMBER 64 DUSTIN MacENTE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON TO THE CHAIR AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, MY NAME IS DUSTIN MacENTE, I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN FOR OF TEMPORARILY
EXTENDING THE PRE-EVICTION FROM 30 DAYS TO 60 DAYS THAT WILL HELP US GET OUT OF THE HOLE THAT ICE HAVE PUT US IN. MANY ARE SHELTERING IN PLACE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEIR LEGAL STATUS WILL NOT PREVT THEM FROM BEING DETAINED
OR EVEN SHIPPED OUT OF STATE BECAUSE OF HOW THEY LOOK AND HOW THEY SPEAK. MANY BUSINESSES HAVE EITHER CLOSED OR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION BECAUSE AFFORD -- AFRAID TO BE
OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RAISING FUNDS FOR PAYING RENT. THROUGH DONATIONS FROM OUR PERSONAL CONNECTIONS, WE MANAGED TO RAISE OVER $25,000 TO PAY FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH RENT FOR OUR VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS. AND WHILE I AM
GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED AND SHARED, IT WILL NOT BE ENOUGH FOR US TO KEEP DOING THIS MONTH OVER MONTH, ESPECIALLY AS THE NATIONAL NEWS MEDIA MOVES ON TO COVERING THE NEXT MAJOR STORY. AS WE CONTINUE TO HELP OUR
NEIGHBORS RECOVER FROM THE PEAK OF THE SURGE, ALTHOUGH THE SURGE IS NOT OVER, ENGAGE RESOURCES AT A LEVEL THAT WE CANNOT INDIVIDUALLY. THIS PROCESS WILL TAKE TIME, AND EVERY EXTRA DAY THAT WE HAVE TO GET OUR NEIGHBORS SET UP WITH THOSE
SERVICES WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR CITY'S RESIDENTS. THIS COUNCIL HAS A UNIQUE AND TIMELY OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED TODAY. I AGREE WITH THIS COUNCIL'S REQUEST FOR A FULL ON EVICTION MORATORIUM.
BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO TAKE THIS ACTION AND EXTEND THE PERIOD. THANK YOU. >> NEXT, WE'LL WELCOME SPEAKER 65, ALEXANDRA DART.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS ALEXANDRA DART. COUNCIL WARREN WHO IS CURRENTLY OUT OF CHAMBERS, I'M HERE TO SPEAK DIRECTLYO YOU, I'M ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT THE
PAUSE EVICTION SAVE LIVES. WE ARE REGULAR PEOPLE JUST TRYING TO SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS. WE NEED YOU TO USE THE POWER YOU HAVE AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE AND DO YOUR PART TOO. I HAVE BEEN PERSONALLY PAYING AND FUNDRAISING FOR RENT AND UTILITIES FOR FIVE FAMILIES IN WARDS 4 AND 5. I MET THESE
FAMILIES WHEN RESPONDING TO ICE RAIDS. SOME OF THEM WALKED THROUGH SEVEN COUNTRIES TO COME TO THIS COUNTRY TO WORK TO GIVE THEIR CHILDREN BETTER LIFE AND TO TRY AND FIND SAFETY. IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, THEY HAVE HAD THEIR DOORS BUSTED DOWN IN
PRE-DAWN HOURS AND FAMILY MEMBERS DRAGGED OUT IN FRONT OF THEIR CHILDREN WHILE THEY FILMED THEIR TRAUMA. THEY MAY NEVER SEE THEIR FATHERS AGAIN. THEY HAVE
CALLED ME ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT BEGGING ME TO HELP WHEN ICE WAS OUTSIDE. THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED ONE TRAUMA AFTER ANOTHER. IF THEY ARE EVICTED, THEY WILL EXPERIENCE UNTOLD TRAUMAS. AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT THEM. WE NEED HELP TO GET THESE NEIGHBORS JOBS SO THEY CAN PAY THEIR RENT AGAIN. TO CONVINCE STATE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP PAY THEIR RENT. COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, YOU HAVE BEEN A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT
TO WARD 5 SO FAR. YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO START RECOVERING FROM THAT TO SHOW US YOU ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT YOUR CONSTITUENTS. HOW WILL YOU SHOW UP TODAY? >> THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS WE WILL WELCOME ARE SPEAKER 66,
REAGAN BEANE. SPEAKER 67, IAN ROSENTHAL. SPEAKER 68, NINA LANGENFELD. 69, LILY KIDWELL. I UNDERSTAND SPEAKER 70 HAD TO
LEAVE. SPEAKER 71, ANDRE DUKE. WE'LL WELCOME SPEAKER 66, REAGAN BANE. >> HI, EVERYONE, I'M REAGAN BANE, I'M A RESIDENT OF WARD 10, AND I'M HERE TO KIND OF SAY EVERYTHING EVERYONE ELSE HAS BEEN SAYING, BUT AGAIN. ONE NEW
THING I HAV TO OFFER IS THAT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN Y'ALL WERE VOTING ON RENTAL ASSISTANCE, I WAS HERE FOR THAT AND I ACTUALLY STEPPED OUT OF THAT MEETING TO GO RESPOND TO NEWS THAT ICE WAS INSIDE THE COURTHOUSE DETAINING FOLKS AS HEARINGS WERE HAPPENING. AND SO
I THINK I WANT TO BRING TO THE TABLE THE IDEA THAT AN EVICTION MORATORIUM OR JUST AN EXTENDED PERIOD BEFORE YOUR EVICTION IS ACTUALLY FILED KEEPS PEOPLE OUT OF THAT CIRCUMSTANCE. IT KEEPS PEOPLE OUT OF HAVING TO BE IN A
COURTHOUSE WHILE ICE IS THERE INTIMIDATING FOLKS AND DETAINING THEM, AND PREVENTING THEM FROM EXPERIENCING OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM. I ALSO WANT TO, YOU KNOW, RAISE UP ANOTHER THING THAT THERE WERE OVER 70 PEOPLE SIGNED UP TODAY.
WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR OVER FOUR HOURS SITTING ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE OF THE OVERFLOW ROOM. THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH SEATS FOR EVERYONE. SO THESE ARE FOLKS WHO HAVE SPENT A LOT OF THEIR WORK DAY HERE TRYING TO GET YOU TO VOTE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
NOTICE. THESE ARE ORGANIZERS WHO ARE RAISING RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS. THESE ARE ORGANIZERS WHO ARE DRIVING FOLKS TO WORK AND TO SCHOOL. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE DELIVERING GROCERIES. WE AS RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS HAVE RISEN UP AND MET THE MOMENT AS
WELL AS WE CAN AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE SAME FROM OUR COUNCIL. THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE HAS NOT YET BEEN DISPERSED. WE ARE STILL HOLDING THAT BURDEN OF MAKING SURE OUR NEIGHBORS DON'T GET UNHOUSED. AND SO I REALLY ALL I
CAN DO IS URGE YOU VOTE TO EXTEND THIS NOTICE PERIOD. KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES AND PROVE TO US THAT YOUR VOTERS, YOUR RESIDENTS, YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN CORPORATE LANDLORDS, NON-PROFIT DEVELOPERS
WHO, YEAH, DON'T LIVE WITH US. THANK YOU. >> NEXT, WE'LL GO TO SPEAKER 67, IAN ROSENTHAL. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS IAN AND I'M A RENTER IN WARD 9, HOUSING ORGANIZER WITH JCA AND I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF
EXTENDING THE PERIOD TO AT LEAST 60 DAYS, AND WITH NO EXEMPTIONS. I'M GOING TO GO A LTLE OFF SCRIPT TODAY. SOME SPEAKING TODAY ARE SE OF THE WORST
OFFENDERS WHEN IT COMES TO FILING EVICTIONS. I'VE ORGANIZED MANY OF THEIR PORTFOLIOS, AND LET'S NOT GET IT TWISTED, THEY ARE HERE TO DISPLACE PEOPLE ON THE FASTEST TIMELINE. AND THESE RENTERS IN THEIR BUILDINGS ARE DESPERATE FOR MORE TIME. THEY
DESERVE THE SAME PROTECTIONS AS EVERYBODY ELSE, RIGHT? OVER THE LAST 13 WEEKS OF THIS CRISIS, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WITNESS AND CONTRIBUTE TO COUNTLESS EFFORTS TO KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED. FROM A BAR CRAWL LT SATURDAY THAT RAISED OVER
$40,000 TO A SYNAGOGUE THAT HAS RAISED OVER $1 MILLION IN A MONTH. WE ARE ALREADY SEEING THE LIMITS OF OUR LOCAL RESOURCES AND WE DESPERATELY NEED MORE TIME TO REACH EVERY RENTER. IN THE BEST OF TIMES, 30 DAYS IS HARDLY ENOUGH FOR FOLKS TO
NAVIGATE AND RECEIVE RENTAL ASSISTANCE. BETWEEN LIMITED LANGUAGE ACCESS, SIMPLE FACT THAT THERE ISN'T ENOUGH MONEY TO BEGIN WITH, RENTERS FACE HUGE OBSTACLES TO RECEIVING AID. F THIS REASON WE ARE CALLING ON OUR CITY COUNCIL TO UNANIMOUSLY
PAUSE THE ORDINANCE WITH NO SXEMTIONS. GIVING JUST ONE MORE MONTH FOR RENTERS TO CATCH UP ON RENT WILL SAVE LIVES AND THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR ABANDONING TENANTS IN THEIR HOUR OF NEED. WE WANT ALL OF YOU. WE KNOW SOME OF YOU
ARE ALREADY INVOLVED WITH US, BUT WE WANT ALL OF YOU. DO YOUR PART BY VOTING YES TODAY AND ON THURSDAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL GO TO SPEAKER 68, NINA LANGFELD.
SPEAKER 68, NINA LANGFELD. OKAY. IF NINA IS HERE AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, JUST LET ME KNOW. NEXT, WE'LLO TO SPEAKER 69, LILY KIDWELL.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS, MY NAME IS LILY KIDWELL AND I'M IN THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT GOVERNMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES. I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE
PASSAGE -- RELATING TO HOUSING MAINTENANCE CODE. THIS IS VITAL IN OUR CURRENT CLIMATE AS STUDENTS' ABILITY TO PAY THEIR RENT HAS BEEN HINDERED BY ICE. ICE HAS DONE IMMEASURABLE DAMAGE TO OUR CAMPUS AND TO OUR CITY.
STUDENTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PA THEIR RENT ON TIME DUE TO THE ACTIONS OF FEDERAL AGENTS. STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SHELTERING IN PLACE HAVE MISSED OUT ON OPPORTUNITIES, AFFECTING PAYING THEIR RENT. -- ALSO TO POTENTIAL
ICE ABDUCTION DUE TO THEIR VULNERABILITY WITHOUT HOUSING. EXTENDING THE TIME WOULD ALLOW TIME TO RECEIVE RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR FIND HOUSING. --
ACTIVIST STUDENTS WHO SPENT THEIR TIME ORGANIZING HAVE MISSED OUT ON EARNINGS HAS THEY SPENT THEIR TIME VOLUNTEERING AS ICE WATCH, RUNNING ERRANDS FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE AT RISK FOR ABDUCTION. EVEN STUDENTS WHO
AREN'T IN IMMEDIATE DANGER -- URGES COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT TO EXTEND THE PRE-EVICTION NOTICE FROM 30 DAYS TO 60 DAYS. THIS ORDINANCE PROTECTS STUDENTS -- THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SPEAKER 70 HAD TO LEAVE. SO THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS ARE SPEAKER 71, ANDRE DUKE. SPEAKER 72, CONNER CARROLL.
SPEAKER 73, KASIMERA. 74, 75 MARY ALTON. SO WE'LL GO TO SPEAKER 71, ANDRE DUKE. IS THERE AN ANDRE DUKE? THEN WE'LL ALSO GO BACK TO NINA LANGFELD. THEY
ARE HERE. OKAY. SPEAKER 72, CONNER CARROLL. SPEAKER 72, CONNER CARROLL. GREAT. HI.
CONNER CARROLL? >> THAT'S ME. >> YOU'RE UP. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. I JUST NEED TO PULL UP MY REMARKS QUICKLY HERE. >> TAKE YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. HI, MY NA'S
CONNER CARROLL, I LIVE IN WARD 8. I'M A VOLUNTEER AND BOARD MEMBER WITH NEIGHBORS FOR NEIGHBORS. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PASS THE PAUSE EVICTION SAVE LIVES ORDINANCE. I WANT TO SHARE SOME
INFORMATION FROM A FRIEND WHO IS BEEN GATHERING AND DISTRIBUTING MUTUAL AID TO FAMILIES IN MINNEAPOLIS. SHE'S UNABLE TO TESTIFY OR PROVIDE WRITTEN COMMENT TODAY BECAUSE SHE IS OUT THERE DOING THE WORK. HER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION IS SUPPORTING OVER 150 FAMILIES
WITH RENT, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, AND TRANSPORTING OVER 100 KIDS TO AND FROM SCHOOL. THEY RAISED OVER $100,000 BOTH IN FEBRUARY BUT RUNNING OUT OF FUNDS. SHE AND HER FELLOW VOLUNTEERS ARE
BURNT OUT AND SHE FEELS THE SYSTEMS ARE FALLING APART. AND THEY WORRY THAT MANY AT-RISK NEIGHBORS DON'T HAVE TIME TO NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM AND FIND THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE THEY NEED.
CONSTITUENTS RAISING RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE WARDS YOU REPRESENT. TO ALLOW EVICTIONS TO MOVE FORWARD WILL DISHONOR THEIR SACRIFICE AND DO LASTING DAMAGE WHO WILL HAVE A BLACK MARK ON THEIR
RECORDS. IF YOU EXTEND THE NOTICE FROM 30 TO 60 DAYS, YOU HONOR THEIR HARD WORK AND SACRIFICE AND GIVE YOUR TENANT CONSTITUENTS MORE TIME TO ACCESS AND CATCH UP ON MISSED RENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL ALSO RECOGNIZE WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. NEXT, WE'LL GO TO SPEAKER 73, KASI MIRA. >> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS CASIMIRA AND I AM THIRD GENERATION LATINA. EVERYTHING HORRIBLE HAPPENING DUE TO OPERATION METRO SURGE IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART. I WONDER H CLOSE IT IS TO YOUR HEARTS. I'M SPEAKING TO YOU AS A SINGLE
MOTHER AND A RENTER IN WARD 7. I'M A NIGHT SHIFTER AND ALL OF MY COWORKERS ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES AND IT'S JUST AFFECTING EVERYONE. AND I'M TRYING TO MY BEST, YOU KNOW, ON THE CORPORATE
LEVEL TO HELP IN MY COMPANY TO SUPPORT MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES. BEFORE YOU WERE ELECTED, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, MY CURIOSITY WAS
PIQUED WHEN I NOTICED YOU CALL YOUR A LANDLORD AND SPOKE UP ABOUT -- RENTERS ARE THE MAJORITY OF WARD 7 RESIDENTS. YOUR SUPPORT IN THE UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR EVICTION MORATORIUM, AND THIS MORNING SEEING YOUR
POST ON FACEBOOK FOR NEEDING TO GIVE INFORMATION ON RENTERS RIGHTS GAVE ME HOPE THAT YOU ALSO DO RESONATE WITH RENTERS. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BARE MINIMUM SAFETY MEASURE. FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO
SEE YOU ALL UNANIMOUSLY VOTE IN SUPPORT FOR THIS PAUSE ON EVICTIONS, AS WELL AS RENTAL SUPPORT SOONER THAN SUMMER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL GO TO SPEAKER 74, CATHY BENNETT.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS CATHY BENNETT. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING ALLIANCE. OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE, TO EXPAND HOUSING OPTIONS ACROSS
ALL INCOME LEVELS. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU NOT TO SUPPORT EXTENDING THE NOTICE OF EVICTION FILING PERIOD. WE FULLY RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE RENTERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCE REAL FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TRAUMA DUE TO METRO SURGE. HOUSING PROVIDERS SEE THIS EVERY DAY AND
WORK HARD TO KEEP RESIDENTS HOUSED WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBORS AND CARE ABOUT THEIR RESIDENTS SAFETY AND SECURI. EVICTION IS NOT THEIR FIRST CHOICE. IT'S A LAST RESORT. PROVIDERS ARE WORKING WITH RESIDENTS NOW TO HELP THEM AS THEY ARE SHELTERING IN PLACE
SO THEY DO NOT LOSE THEIR HOUSING. EVICTION NOTICE DOES NOT MEAN IMMEDIATE DISPLACEMENT. THREE TO FOUR MONTHS. DURING THAT TIME, MANY RESIDENTS ARE CONNECTED TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE
AND REMAINED HOUSED, AND ARE REQUIRED IN MANY CASES TO FILE AN EVICTION TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE. EXTENDING THE PERIOD PLACES ADDITIONAL STRAIN ON HOUSING PROVIDERS WHO ARE STILL
RECOVERING FACING RISING INSURANCE, LABOR AND MAINTENANCE COSTS AND OPERATING WITH LIMED RESERVES. LONGER DELAYS DISRUPT MORTGAGE AND AFFORDABILITY. THE MOST EFFECTIVE IS TARGETED
RENTAL ASSISTANCE. WE APPRECIATE AND APPLAUD YOU FOR YOUR INVESTMENT ALREADY MADE IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE, A ALL THOSE SPEAKERS TODAY WHO HAVE RAISED MONEY THROUGH MUTUAL AID. WE'RE READY TO STAND TO PARTNER WITH YOU TO EXPAND THOSE RESOURCES AND ENSURE ASSISTANCE GOES TO
THOSE THAT ARE TRULY IN NEED OF THAT. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THE EVICTION NOTICE EXTENSION IS THE RIGHT TOOL AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. >> NEXT, WE'LL GO TO SPEAKER 75, MARY ALTON.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS MARY ALTON. I'M A TENANT IN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN WARD 5. AND RECEIVED AN EVICTION NOTICE SO HOPEFULLY I CAN GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO ACTUALLY RECEIVE A NOTICE. I LIVED IN THE APARTMENT
COMPLEX FIVE YEARS. AND WAS APPLYING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY. THE PROCESS THERE IS VERY, VERY LONG. AND THE LANDLORD WAS VERY KIND AND PATIENT, AS PATIENT AS THEY COULD POSSIBLY, POSSIBLY
BE. BUT IT CAME TO THE POINT, AND I KNEW TT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT I WOULD GET AN EVICTION NOTICE. BUT IT JUST WASN'T A REALITY FOR ME. IT WAS REALLY REMOVED FROM MY WORLD. I JUST
DIDN'T BELIEVE IT. BUT IT CAME. IT HAPPENED. AND I WAS BLINDSIDED BY IT, REALLY. I JUST DIDN'T BELIEVE IT. I WENT INTO SHOCK. READING IT, THE LANGUAGE WAS FOREIGN. I DIDN'T KNOW THESE
WORDS. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT. AND I WAS FACED WITH COURT. MY GOD. COMPLICATED OF COURSE BY SOME MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, I LAID IN BED FOR THREE DAYS. SO
THAT WAS NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO, OF COURSE. BUT I GOT UP AND GOT ON THE PHONE CALLING AGENCIES FORSSISTANCE. AND THEY'RE VERY HARD TO GET THROUGH. YOU GET ANSWERING MACHINES, ANSWERING MACHINES AND
ANSWERING MACHINES. AND THEIR ANSWERING MACHINES SAY WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU IN TWO TO THREE DAYS. AND YOU KEEP CALLINGND YOU JUS KEEP CALLING THE AGENCIES. AND I CALLED AND I CALLED EVERYBODY. ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY WHO WOULD LISTEN TO ME. AND THAT TAKES A WEEK. AND
YOU DON'T GET CALLS BACK. AND SO YOU JUST KEEP CALLING. AND I MEAN, I'M IN THE SECOND WEEK NOW. OH MY GOODNESS. BUT SO THE 60 DAYS IS NECESSARY I THINK AT THIS POINT, I'D ACTUALLY LIKE
TO SEE IT GO PERMANENT. >> THANK YOU. NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS ARE SPEAKER 76, BEVERLY J.
SPEAKER 77, I BELIEVE, YES, CAY CARBAJAL MORAN. -- WE WILL GO TO SPEAKER 76, BEVERLY J. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS BEVERLY. THAT WAS MY NEIGHBOR WHO JUST
SPOKE. HI. CITY COUNCIL. I'M A TENANT ORGANIZER AT PARK PLAZA. I LIVE IN T HARRISON NEIGHBORHOOD, 5th WARD. I ALSO
WORK WITH THE HARRISON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION UNDER NICOLE BUELLER. IT'S GOOD TO SEE THE COMMUNITY AND ALL THE NEIGHBORS COME OUT TODAY. ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE
UNREST THAT WE'VE HAD HERE IN MINNESOTA. WERE LIVING IN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIMES. FAMILIES ARE ON THE VERGE RIGHT NOW OF LOSING THEIR HOUSING,
BEING EVICTED BECAUSE OF OPERATION METRO SURGE HAS HELD PEOPLE IN CONSTANT FEAR. FEAR OF GOING TO WORK. FEAR OF GOING TO DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS. FEAR OF
SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. FEAR OF EVEN STANDING AT THE BUS STOPS. AND SOMETIMES, JUST FEAR OF DRIVING YOUR OWN VEHICLE. FEARING THAT ICE WILL STOP THEM AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND
DETAIN THEM. LOSS OF JOBS MEANS NOT JUST BEING ABLE TO PAY THEIR RENT, BUT MANY WILL FACE
EVICTION. THE COLD REALITY IS MANY RESIDENTSILL LOSE THEIR HOUSING. THIS MONTH ALONE. BUT THE COMMUNITIES AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD ARE ASKING FOR
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS -- >> THANK YOU. >> A TEMPORARY POLICY THAT WOULD EXTEND EVICTION PREFILING NOTICES PERIOD TO 60 DAYS VERSU >> THANK YOU, BEVERLY. YOUR
TIME'S EXPIRED. >> GIVING RENTERS AN EXTRA MONTH TO ASSIST RENT AND STABILIZE YOUR HOME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I'M NOT THROUGH. >> YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. >> THAT WASN'T TWO MINUTES, WAS IT? >> IT WAS TWO MINUTES.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> HEY, IF YOU HAVE WRITTEN COMMENTS, BEVERLY, IF YOU HAVE WRITTEN COMMENTS, BEVERLY, YOU CAN SUBMIT IT TO THE CLERKS AND THEY WILL ENTER IT INTO THE RECORD WHAT YOU DIDN'T GET TO FINISH. >> OKAY. >> THEY WILL TAKE THAT FROM YOU
AND SEND IT TO US. NEXT IS SPEAKER 77, CAY CARBAJAL MORAN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS KAY CARBAJAL
MORAN, I AM A PARK BOARD COMMISSIONER AND I ALSO HAPPEN TO WORK IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PAUSE EVICTION SAVE LIVES. I WANT TO QUICKLY EXPLAIN THE
PRE-EVICTION PROCESS. -- THE PROPERTYANAGER WILL PROCEED WITH A 14-DAY NOTICE OR 30-DAY NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE CITY THAT THEY LIVE IN. THE LANGUAGE IN THIS LETTER IS INTIMIDATING. MANY OF THE TENANTS THAT I HAVE WORKED WITH CANNOT SLEEP AND
CONFUSED IT WITH THE COURT SUMMONS. HOW I SUMMARIZE IS THAT THE 14/30 DAYS IS ESSENTIALLY JUST SAYING PAY YOUR BALANCE OR YOU NEED TO MOVE OUT. ONCE THOSE 30 OR 14 DAYS ARE UP, THE PROPERTY MANAGER CAN GO AHEAD AND FILE THROUGH THE COURTS,
WHICH WILL START THE EVICTION PROCEEDINGS. TENANTS WILL THEN RECEIVE A COURT SUMMONS WHICH WILL HAVE A COURT DATE AND COURT CASE NUMBER. THIS IS AN UNLAWFUL DETAINER ON A PERSON'S RECORD WHICH CAN HAVE YEARS ON A
PERSON'S RENTAL HISTORY. FROM A RENTAL ASSISTANCE PERSPECTIVE, DURING THIS OCCUPATION, A 30-DAY NOTICE IS NOT ENOUGH. THERE ARE PROGRAMS WHICH PROCESSING TIME TAKES MORE THAN 30 DAYS. I DO WANT TO SAY THIS ORDINANCE DOES
NOT SAY ANYTHING REGARDING FORGIVING TENANTS' BALANCE, SO THE RENT WILL CONTINUE TO ADD UP. SO I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IT'S TRULY BEEN GRASSROOT EFFORTS THAT HAVE
KEPT OUR COMMUNITY FROM ENTERING THE COURT PROCESS AND FOR THERE NOT TO BE HUMONGOUS SPIKES IN C PROTECTION DOES NOT PASS, PLEASE KNOW THAT AS ELECTED FICIALS,
WE ARE GOING TO FORCE VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTO THE COURT PROCESS. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> WITH THIS ADMINISTRATION, I JUST DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A PATHWAY FOR CRIMINALIZATION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, WE
WILL GO TO SPEAKER 78, TAZ SCOT. >> THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS TAS SCOTT. HE/THEY. I AM MANY THINGS, PART OF MANY GROUPS, BUT TODAY, I AM
HERE OF MY OWN VOLITION AS A HUMBLE TENANT AND CONSTITUENT OF WARD 10. I'M WANTING TO SAY WHAT HASN'T BEEN SAID YET. I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT HOW AN EVICTION NOTICE EXTENSION IS AT ONCE A BARE MINIMUM AND HOW IT
STATISTICALLY WILL NOT STOP EVICTIONS. LET ME MAKE ONE THING CLEAR AND ALLOW ME TO RAISE MY VOICE SO I'M HEARD THROUGH MY MASK. EVICTION IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. BAD ENOUGH TO THROW OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR POWER
OUT TO THE ELEMENTS TO BE REPREHENSIBLY UNTHINKABLE. BUT ALSO UNDER OUR OCCUPATION, WE WOULD BE THROWING THEM TO THE VULTURES. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE TRUTH OF ALL THAT HAS BEEN SAID. THE CURRENT PROPOSAL IS
ALL BUT A BANDAID. WITHOUT RESERVATION, WITHOUT RESTRICTION. BUT KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT WE REALLY NEED. WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS A RENT FREEZE
WHILE WE ARE UNDER ICE. WITH UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME, WITHOUT MEANS TESTING. I'LL END MY NAME WITH A QUOTE FROM THE GOSPEL OF
MATTHEW. IT IS EASIER TO THREAD A CAMEL THROUGH A NEEDLE THAN IT IS FOR THE RICH TO ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR YOUR TIME. >> WE WILL NEXT GO TO SPEAKER
79, ANDREW. BUT BEFORE WE GO TO ANDREW, I'LL JUST NOTE FOR EVERYONE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU'RE VIEWING THIS, YOU'RE IN THE OVERFLOW, PLEASE GO TO THE CLERKS AND SIGN UP. INSIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. OKAY. PERFECT. WE'LL GO TO ANDREW.
>> OKAY. SO GOOD TO BE WITH THIS BODY WHO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY FOR AN EVICTION MORATORIUM THAT WOULD ABSOLUTELY STOP EVICTIONS ACROSS THE STATE, ESPECIALLY COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN WHO DECRIED THE EVICTION COURTS
CONTINUING AS USUAL UNDER EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES. I WAS AT EVICTION COURT THIS MORNING. 8:30 IS WHEN BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE LINE UP TO BE KICKED OUT OF THEIR HOMES. IT WAS NOT -- IT WAS TERRIBLE. THE LAST TIME I WAS AT THIS BODY WAS
DECEMBER 2ND AFTER WE LEARNED THAT OPERATION METRO SURGE HAD STARTED, WHEN I HAD TO SIT ON A COMMITTEE AND LISTEN TO LANDLORD TEARS AS OUR NEIGHBORS WERE BEING TAKEN FROM THE STREETS. SINCE THAT DAY FOR THE PAST 13
WEEKS, OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ON THE STREETS DAY AFTER DAY. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF US HAVE STOPPED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TERROR ATTACKS, ABUSE, THEY HAVE KILLED US, THEY HAVE REMOVED OUR NEIGHBORS. THOSE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE STANDING
READY TO BLOW THE WHISTLE ON LANDLORD ABUSE, ON THE CONTINUATION OF EXTRACTION FROM OUR CITIES OF OUR PEOPLE AND OUR NEIGHBORS. WE WILL NOT STAND FOR THE ABDUCTION AND THE CONTINUED WORK OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
AT THE HANDS OF LANDLORDS. I LISTENED TO LANDLORDS TODAY SAY THAT THEY NEEDED TO EVICT FASTER TO REDUCE EVICTIONS. I HAVE BEEN A BOARD MEMBER OF SKY WITHOUT LIMITS. WE SUPPORT A HOUSING COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS AN
EVICTION EXTENSION FOR 90 DAYS, FOR 120 DAYS. WE NEED TO SAVE THE HOUSING OF THE MANUELS, SHAVATARS AND THEIR FAMILY AND CHILDREN AND BABIES WHILE THEY
ARE BEING REMOVED. SO THE ESTELLES CAN UPGRADE THEIR HOMES COSTING SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE. THIS IS UNCONSCIONABLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL GO TO SPEAKER 80, ANNA S.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ANNA AND I'M WITH MINNEAPOLIS TENANCY UNION. TOGETHER, WE FOUGHT ICE TO KEEP
OUR NEIGHBORS HERE AND WE'RE CONTINUING THE FIGHT TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORS IN OUR HOME, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO JOIN THAT FIGHT WITH US. ALEX PRETTI WAS MURDERED JUST BLOCKS AWAY FROM WHERE I WORK. I'M AN ACTOR
AND WE HAD JUST OPENED A SHOW THE NIGHT BEFORE ALEX WAS MURDERED. WE HAD TO CANCEL THE SHOW. THOUSANDS OF KIDS WERE UNABLE TO COME TO SEE THE SHOW BECAUSE IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO IT SEE THEM. CHILDREN
DESERVE TO BE CHILDREN, TO LAUGH, TO PLAY, TO DREAM AND TO IMAGINE. AND MY HEART BREAKS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THESE LAST MONTHS OF TERROR. AND IT BREAKS FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO ARE NOW FACING THE THREAT OF EVICTION. CHILDREN NEED
STABILITY. AND RIGHT NOW THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES ARE FACING EVICTION, AND THEY NEED TIME. AND I'M HERE TO CALL ON YOU AS THE LEADERS OF OUR CITY TO HELP GIVE THOSE FAMILIES THE TIME THAT THEY NEED. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. PAUSE EVICTIONS AND SAVE LIVES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE SPEAKER 81, AVA HEINRICH. >> HI, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME'S AVA HEINRICH, I LIVE IN WARD 13 AND WAS WATCHING THIS
LIVE FEED FROM HOME. AND FELT COMPELLED TO COME HERE AND SAY SOMETHING. BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ONE REPRESENTATIVE HERE, THE VITALITY OF YOUR WARDS AFFECTS THE VITALITY OF ALL THE
OTHER WARDS. AND JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU BEING CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS, WE'RE IN A UNIQUE SITUATION, RIGHT? WHERE THE PROBLEM IS MORE COMPLEX THAN JUST THIS ONE THING. BUT WE ALSO ARE LACKING OTHER THINGS. WE'RE LACKING DATA TO MAKE THE
DECISION BASED ON. I HEARD A LOT OF DATA CITED BY HOUSING NONPROFITS. BUT THE REASONS PEOPLE ARE BEING EVICTED ARE NOT THE ONES CITED IN THEIR DATA. IT'S NOT A PERSONAL CRISIS CAUSED BY MENTAL HEALTH OR DRUG ABUSE OR SOME OTHER CRISIS THAT
THE FAMILY IS GOING THROUGH. YOU KNOW. SO I THINK THAT'S A TRICKY PLACE FOR YOU TO BE IN. RIGHT? BUT THIS IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF OTHER CREATIVE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE TO BE PUT TOGETHER. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A RISK, BUT IT'S A
TEMPORARY RISK. SO BEING CREATIVE ABOUT THAT. BUT THE IMMINENT HOMELESSNESS CRISIS AND THE REMARKABLE RIPPLE EFFECT. RIGHT. IT'S NOT JUST HOUSING. IT'S THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF MINNEAPOLIS. WE RELY HEAVILY ON
OUR IMMIGRANT POPULATION. THEY ARE OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS. AND WHEN WE WANT RELY ON THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID TO LVE THEIR HOMES, THAT CREATES A RIPPLE EFFECT. IT'S EDUCATIONAL. IT'S EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND MILESTONES. ALL THESE THINGS ARE
IMPACTED. THIS IS JUST ONE PIECE OF THAT RIPPLE EFFECT. AND I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT THIS IS A PIECE OF THAT PROBLEM THAT YOU CAN EASILY SOLVE AND IT'S TEMPORARY. THE RISK OF THIS DECISION CAN BE TEMPORARY, AND YOU CAN REEVALUATE THE RESULTS AFTER THE AUGUST EXPIRATION
DATE. SO PLEASE CONSIDER THAT IN YOUR DECISION MAKING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO READ THE NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK BUT DID NOT SHOW UP IN CASE THEY ARE STILL HERE. NUMBER 15, ANDREW PERRY.
48, ELIZABETH FLANRY. 51, JULIA JOHNSON. 54, JENNY CHAMILLO. 68, NINA LANGENFELD. 71, ANDRE DUKE. AND I'LL ALSO ASK ANYONE THAT'S
HERE OR LISTENING, BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, IS THE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? YOU COULD WALK RIGHT UP IF YOU WANTED. I'M ALSO GIVING A SECOND
TO SEE IF I SEE ANYONE. OUT INTO THE HALLWAY. OKAY. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT WAITED
AND THEN CAME AND TESTIFIED. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU CAME TO CITY HALL AND TO OUR CHAMBERS TODAY AND TOOK TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY DAYS TO BE HERE AND EXPRESS YOUR VOICE ON THIS MATTER. SEEING IN ONE ELSE
WISHING TO SPEAK, I WILL NOW CLOSE THIS HEARING. MEMBERS, WE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DISCUSSION. AND I WILL FIRST RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I
JUST WANT TO ECHO ALSO APPRECIATION AND GRATITU FOR NEARLY 100 OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO CAME FORWARD EARLY THIS MORNING ON A TUESDAY, WHO TOOK TIME OFF OF WORK OR TOOK TIME AWAY FROM PATROLS TO MAKE SURE THIS BODY
COULD HEAR JUST THE SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR A PROTECTIVE MEASURE LIKE THIS TO GIVE OUR RESIDENTS TIME TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS RENTAL SUPPORTS THAT'S MOVING ON A VARIETY OF FRONTS. BEFORE HAVING TO BE SUBJECTED TO EVICTION
PROCESS THAT COULD PUT THEM ON THE STREETS AND IN FURTHER CONTACT WITH THESE DANGEROUS AND DEADLY ICE AGENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THAT SAID, I DID WANT TO OFFER A COUPLE OF THINGS BASED ON WHAT I HEARD AND HIGHLIGHT THE FACT IN FRONT OF YOU, THERE IS AN AMENDMENT TO
THE ORDINANCE THAT NOTES A CHANGE IN THE DATE OF EXPIRATION WHERE IT MOVES IT FROM JULY 31ST TO AUGUST 31ST. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY REFLECTIVE OF, AGAIN, THE PROCEDURAL THINGS THAT HAPPENS AT THE STATE WHERE
THOSE DOLLARS THAT'S MOVING FORWARD THROUGHHE STATE LEGISLATURE PROCESS WILL NOT COME INTO EFFECT UNTIL JULY. BEING COGNIZANT AND RECOGNIZING THE SLOWNESS OF GOVERNMENT
BUREAUCRACY THAT WOULD IMPACT HOW FAST THOSE DOLLARS WOULD GET OUT, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE OUR RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE BENEFIT OF THOSE RESOURCES, AND THE EXPIRATION DATE IS REFLECTIVE OF THAT. A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS THAT I WANTED TO
JU ADDRESS. PARTICULARLY, COMMENTS MADE BY THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS. AND AFTER THAT, I WILL FIRST, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO THEN APPROVE THE AMENDED ORDINANCE FOR US TO TAKE
UP DELIBERATION ON, WHICH I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. IN RESPONSE TO THE NON-PROFIT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WHERE I SEE ONE PLACE OF AGREEMENT OR SHARED AGREEMENT, IS WE DO NOT WANT TO
SEE MASS EVICTIONS. WE ALSO AGREE THAT RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS MASSIVELY NEEDED, AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, I HOPE THAT WE ARE ALL SHARING THE LABOR OF LOBBYING OUR STATE LAWMAKERS TO SUCCESSFULLY ENACT THAT
$75 MILLION RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING PACKAGE THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY CONSIDERING AT THE STATE LEGISLATOR. SO I'M GLAD WE ARE ON OR IN AGREEMENT REGARDING THOSE TWO POINTS. BUT WHERE I SEE DISAGREEMENT IS THAT FROM
WHAT I HEARD TODAY, THAT THERE IS A WILLINGNESS AMONGST AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS TO LET MASS EVICTIONS HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN RENTAL ASSISTANCE COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STATE IN JULY. AND I AM STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND HOW AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS WHO INSIST
THAT THEIR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT HOUSING STABILITY BELIEVE THAT THE BEST PATHWAY FORWARD IN THIS CURRENT UNPRECEDENTED MOMENT IS FOR US OR FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE COUNCIL TO STAND BY AND
WATCH MASS EVICTIONS OCCUR. THAT IS THE ONLY PROPOSAL THAT I'M HEARING ON THE TABLE AS OPPOSED TO GIVING RESIDENTS THE TIME THEY NEED TO ACCESS RESOURCES SO THAT THEY CAN STAY HOUSED. I ALSO CAN APPRECIATE THAT THESE
HOUSING PROVIDERS LIKE MANY OTHER BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITIES, ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS THAT THIS ORDINANCE MAY HAVE ON THEIR OPERATING BUDGETS. WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT IS ALSO ABSURD TO
INSIST THIS POLICY WOULD SOMEHOW HARM RENTERS. EVICTIONS HARM RERNTERS. AND THAT HARM CAN STRETCH AS WE HEARD TODAY FOR MANY YEARS. THIS POLICY IS SIMPLY AIMING TO HELP MITIGATE WHAT WE KNOW I COMING, WHICH IS
AN EVICTION CRISIS. AND IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC. AND IS OKAY IN THIS CASE FOR I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS BODY NOT ALIGN WITH LANDLORDS AND HOUSING PROVIDERS AND WITH OUR RESIDENTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF STABILITY IN
THEIR HOUSING. ALSO WANT TO DEBUNK THIS PIECE THAT I HEARD AROUND EQUATING THIS TEMPORARY PROVISION OF A 60-DAY EXTENSION TO A 16-MONTH EVICTION MORATORIUM THAT TOOK PLACE IN
2020. THEY ARE NOT COMPARABLE. THEY ARE NOT COMPARABLE. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A SHORTENED PERIOD OF TIME WHERE WE KNOW RESOURCES WILL BE UNLOCKED FOR A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME. NOT
NEARLY TWO YEARS DURING THE 2020 EVICTION MORATORIUM WHERE ALSO DOLLARS WERE BEING ALLOT THROUGH FEDERAL AND STATE STIMULUS PACKAGES. I JUST NEEDED TO ALSO NOTE THAT THOSE ARE NOT
COMPARABLE SCENARIOS. AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT EVICTIONS ON ANYONE'S RECORDS HARMS PEOPLE CREDIT HISTORY. AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY NONSENSE TO
BELIEVE THAT RESIDENTS WILL RISK THEMSELVES NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY RENT IN ORDER TO GET SOMETHING THAT THEY KNOW WILL HARM THEIR ABILITIES TO ACCESS HOUSING IN THE FUTURE. AGAIN, EVICTION I THINK WE ALL AGREE IT SHOULD BE THE ULTIMATE LAST RESORT EVER
USED. IN THIS CASE, WE ARE ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME FROM OUR LANDLORDS TO ALSO STEP UP AND MAKE A SACRIFICE THAT HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS HAVE MADE OVER THE COURSE OF THIS OCCUPATION TO KEEP THEIR NEIGHBORS HOUSED. WE'RE ASKING
YOU, AGAIN, TO EXTEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN KEEP YOUR TENANTS HOUSED. BECAUSE EVICTION IS NOT FAVORABLE FOR YOU. IT'S COSTLY ON ALL FRONTS. IF WE DO ALLOW MASS EVICTIONS TO PROVIDE
FORWARD, WE ARE GOING TO PAY THE COST OF THAT IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PREVENT HAVING TO WALK INTO THAT REALITY BY ALLOWING OUR RESIDENTS, ALLOWING WORKING CLASS PEOPLE, ALLOWING OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS WHO EXPERIENCED JUST UNPRECEDENTED
ATTACK AFTER ATTACK. THE TIME THEY NEED TO RECOUP RATERATE RECUPERATE AND RECEIVE SUPPORT AT LEAST THROUGH AUGUST. WITH THAT, I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES CAN SUPPORT THE MOTION, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE WHO CAME
AND TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I'M EXCITED TO CO-AUTHOR PAUSE EVICTION SAVE LIVES WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, MEMBERS OF THIS BODY. I PARTICULARLY WANT TO
THANK THE THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS WHO HAVE CALLED UPON US TO ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE. I AM SEEING A TON OF EMAILS, PHONE CALLS, COMMUNICATIONS OUT IN THE PUBLIC FROM RESIDENTS OF EVERY SINGLE WARD. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE YOUR VOICES AND YOUR
ADVOCACY AND YOU FINALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ACT AND TALK ABOUT OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. CHRISTINA SAID THERE ARE STILL AGENTS IN MINNESOTA. IF THIS IS FOUND TO
BE TRUE, THAT IS 650 TOO MANY AGENTS IN OUR STATE. THIS IS STILL AN OCCUPATION. THIS IS STILL AN INVASION OF OUR CITY BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE ASKING US TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS. BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE STILL GETTING KIDNAPPED, AND OUR
NEHBORS ARE STILL GETTING EVICTION LETTERS. AND IF IT WASN'T FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR WARDS, IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM FUNDRAISING, THESE EVICTIONS WOULD BE AT AN ALL TIME HIGH, EVEN FURTHER THAN WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW. WE KNOW THAT WITHOUT
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, THIS ISSUE IS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. WE KNOW THAT ICE IS STILL IN MINNEAPOLIS. ICE IS STILL IN MINNESOTA. AND OUR NEIGHBORS IN PARTICULAR ARE FACING THE IMPACT OF THIS OCCUPATION BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THERE'S AN ESTIMATION OF $47 MILLION PER MONTH LOST IN WAGES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AFRAID TO LEAVE THEIR HOME. THERE IS A LOSS HOUSEHOLD INCOME SINCE DECEMBER, 2025, THAT HAS CREATED AN ADDITIONAL
15.7 MONTHLY IN RENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND WE'RE GOING TO SAY WE DON'T NEED THIS DINANCE. EVERY RESIDENT IN THIS CITY HAS A STORY. BUT THESE ARE STORIES THAT NONE OF US SHOULD EVER HAVE TO FORGET. THE MOTHER AND HER DAUGHTER WHO ARE STILL HIDING BECAUSE OF THE
FATHER AND HUSBAND WHO WAS DEPORTED, AND NOW THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO PAY RENT. THE TEENAGER WHO LIVES WITHOUT PARENTS BECAUSE ICE TOOK THEM. AND ARE NOW AFRAID TO END UP HOMELESS. THE PREGNANT MOTHER IN DETENTION CENTERS IN MINNESOTA
WHOSE CHILDREN MISS HER. AND STILL NEED HELP LIVING IN THEIR HOME. THE KIDS WHO HAVE NOT GONE BACK TO SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY'RE FACING THE THREATS OF ICE AND ARE GOING TO FACE EVICTIONS. AS WE HEARD EARLIER TODAY, MONEY THAT FAMILIES HAVE SAVED FOR
THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION TO HELP THEM SUCCEED IN LIFE IS NOW BEING USED TO HELP THEM STAY IN THEIR HOMES. AND THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN THIS CITY WHO ARE LIVING IN THE SHADOWS ONCE AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ACCESS A MUTUAL
AID FUND, WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GO TO THE COUNT FOR HELP, WHO ARE GOING TO LOSE THR HOMES. AND OUR CONSTITUENTS IN EVERY SINGLE WARD OF THE CITY WHO ARE LITERALLY GOING BROKE BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING MORE THAN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ANY
OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENT FROM THE COUNTY, FROM THE STATE, FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE DOING TO KEEP PEOPLE TOGETHER. WE KNOW THAT WITHOUT INTERVENTION FROM US AS A CITY, OUR NEIGHBORS ARE GOING TO BE EVICTED. AND WE KNOW THAT OUR NEIGHBORS SHOULD NOT BE
DOING TS WORK ALONE, BUT SADLY, THEY HAVE BEEN. I AM IN STRONG ALIGNMENT WITH THOSE WHO HAVE TESTIFIED TODAY THAT THIS ACTION IS BARE MINIMUM. AND YET, IT IS LIFE SAVING TO GIVE SOMEONE 30 MORE DAYS. I WAS
VERY -- I RESONATED WITH SOMEONE THAT TESTIFIED SAYING THAT OUR NEIGHBORS NEED MORE TIME TO BREATHE. AND I THINK THIS VOTE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE OUR NEIGHBORS MORE TIME TO LITERALLY BREATHE. SO I HOPE THAT WHEN
IT'S TIME TO CALL THE ROLL CALL, THAT THIS VOTE IS UNANIMOUS, AND THAT WE DO AGREE ON THIS BODY THAT OUR NEIGHBORS DESERVE AN EXTRA FEW MORE DAYS TO PAY THEIR RENT. I KNOW THAT OUR NEIGHBORS IN PARTICULAR ARE EXHAUSTED. I'M
FREAKIN' EXHAUSTED. AFTER NEIGHBORS ARE KIDNAPPED IN EVERY ONE OF YOUR WARDS, BECAUSE THIS IS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE. AND I GET THOSE EMAILS EVEN THOUGH I DON'T REPRESENT THE PARTICULAR WARD WHERE IT'S HAPPENING. THEY ASK FOR TWO MAIN THINGS, HAPPEN
FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE SO THEY CAN GET A LAWYER. A WAY TO FILE HABEAS CORPUS SO THEY COULD HAVE THEIR LOVED ONE RETURN TO THE STATE. AND NUMBER TWO, BECAUSE NOW THEY LOST A LOVED ONE WHO CANNOT WORK OR THEY HAVE BEEN HIDING SINCE DECEMBER OR TAKEN REDUCTION IN HOURS BECAUSE THEY
STILL HAVE TO GO TO WORK, BUT NOW THEY'RE WORKING LESS HOURS BECAUSE MAYBE THAT MEANS THEY WON'T BE DEPORTED THAT DAY. THEY NEED HELP WITH THEIR RENT ASSISTANCE. AND I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE TALKING POINTS ABOUT EVICTIONS ARE NOT GOING UP.
THEY'RE NOT GOING UP BECAUSE OUR NEIGHBORS FUNDRAISING FOR US. OUR NEIGHBORS ARE DOING THE WORK OF GOVERNMENT. THAT'S IT. GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE HELPING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND SADLY, IT'S OUR NEIGHBORS THAT ARE DOING OUR JOBS FOR THEM. SO I JUST WANT IT THANK ALL THE NEIGHBORS THAT CAME HERE AND
TESTIFIED TODAY. I WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO THE WARD 9 NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE LITERALLY PUT THEIR BODIES ON THE LINE. WHO DON'T HAVE MUCH TO GIVE AND ARE LITERALLY USING THEIR SAVINGS TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY MBERS ARE NOT BEING DISPLACED. AND
WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS JUST AN EXTRA 30 DAYS SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN ASK FOLKS TO HELP PREVENT THEIR DISPLACEMENT. SO THAT WE AS A CITY CAN GET OUT THE RENT ASSISTANCE THAT WE FUNDED OUT THE DOOR SO NEIGHBORS CANNOT BE
DISPLACED. SO THANK YOU SO THOSE WHO CAME AND TESTIFIED. THANK YOU FOR OUR NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE NOT GIVEN UP ON MINNEAPOLIS, WHO HAVE GIVEN YOUR ENTIRELY NEIGHBORHOODS, LITERALLY PUTTING LIVES ON THE LINE, UNG YOUR
ENTIRE SAVINGS BECAUSE YOU LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOU LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD RELATIVES BE DEPORTED FROM THIS FEDERAL INVASION, AS SOMEONE WHO HAS TO ANSWER THESE CALLS ABOUT HOW MANY OF OUR
NEIGHBORS NEED RENT ASSISTANCE, I WILL AGREE THAT 30 DAYS IS NOT ENOUGH. BUT IT IS LIFE SAVING. SO I HOPE THIS VOTE IS UNANIMOUS. >> THANK YOU. RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENS.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME AND TESTIFIED TODAY. IT WAS POWERFUL. AND I FEEL LIKE MY CUP IS OVERFLOWING AFTER HEARING ALL OF YOU, AND A LOT OF FAITH IS RESTORED. THANK YOU FOR, THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, FOR YOUR
WORDS. THOSE ARE REALLY POWERFUL AS WELL. I WON'T REITERATE EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE'S ALREADY SAID ABOUT WHY WE NEED THIS. THE WHY IS SO CLEAR. BUT I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING AND THAT'S THAT WE WERE IN A HOUSING CRISIS BEFORE OPERATION METRO SURGE. WE KNOW SO MANY
RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS IN THIS CITY ARE RENT BURDENED OR MORTGAGE BURDENED. AND SO THIS IS JUST HIGHLIGHTING FOR US THAT OUR HOUSING SYSTEM IS SO WEAK. IT IS SO WEAK AND FRAGILE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMING IN HERE AND KIDNAPPING OUR
NEIGHBORS WAS NOT INHERENTLY SOMETHING THAT WOULD CAUSE A HOUSING CRISIS, BUT IT CAUSED A HOUSING CRISIS BECAUSE WE HAVE DECIDE TO RUN POTENTIALLY THE WORST POSSIBLE HOUSING SYSTEM KNOWN TO GOD. WE DO NOT NEED TO HAVE A HOUSING SYSTEM THAT
PRIORITIZES THE PROFITS OF SOME IN ORDER TO HOUSE EVERYONE. HOUSING AND HOME IS A PLACE THAT EVERYONE NEEDS. THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO DO THIS. AND THIS POLICY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY IS MERELY A STOP-GAP MEASURE TO
MOVE US FORWARD TO GIVE COMMUNITY TIME TO DO WHAT THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE. RAISING SO MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INMALL COMMUNITIES JUST TO KEEP THEIR NEIGHBORS HOUSED. I WANT TO CALL OUT ONE THING AND
THAT THIS IS NOT -- THIS POLICY IS NOT REMOTELY LIKE THE EVICTION MORATORIUM IN 2020. AND ONE MAJOR, MAJOR DIFFERENCE IS THAT IN 2020, THERE WERE NOT MASS EFFORTS RAISING MONEY TO COVER THE RENT OF OUR NEIGHBORS. THAT IS HAPPENING TODAY. WE
CANNOT EQUATE THE TWO THINGS. THERE IS SO MUCH RENTAL ASSISTANCE OUT THERE AND THERE IS ALSO SO MUCH RENTAL NEED OUT THERE. WHAT WE ARE DOING ON THIS BODY IS WE ARE DECIDING ARE WE GOING TO GIVE MORE TIME FOR THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO FIND THE RENTAL NEED OR ARE WE GOING TO
CONTINUE WITH BUSINESS AS USUAL AND ALLOW MASS EVICTIONS, WHICH WILL BE CATASTROPHIC, ABSOLUTELY CATASTROPHIC. I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS, NON-PROFITS HAVE COME IN HERE. THEY ARE IN
TERRIBLE FINANCIAL DECISIONS. ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE FINANCIAL DECISIONS. AND I GET THAT. SO THEY'RE COMING IN HERE PLEADING TO PLEASE KEEP THE MONEY FLOWING INTO THEIR COFFERS. OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD NOT UNDERGO AN
EVICTION CRISIS BECAUSE THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND THIS COUNTRY HAVE FAILED TO INVEST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ONE DOES NOT NECESSARILY CAUSE THE OTHER. WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS FROM THIS EVICTION CRISIS. AND WE ALSO NEED TO SUPPORT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THOSE TWO THINGS ARE NOT SEPARATE. THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS WORKING ON RENTAL ASSISTANCE RIGHT NOW. AND THAT IS THE FUNDS THAT THESE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS NEED. WE NEED TO GIVE OUR NEIGHBORS TIME IN THOSE HOMES IN ORDER TO ACCESS THOSE FUNDS,
WHICH WE KNOW WILL NOT BE RELEASED AND AVAILABLE UNTIL PROBABLY AT THE EARLIEST JULY. LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TWO THINGS. ONE IS THAT THE POLICY BEFORE US IS THE ONLY
POLICY BEFORE US. WE'RE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT ALMOST NOTHING ELSE TO HELP OUR NEIGORS. WE HAVE ALREADY PASSED THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE ALREADY PASSED THE SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE. THERE IS JUST NOT A LOT COMING FROM THIS BODY TO SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS AT THIS TIME AND THAT IS TO OUR GREAT
SHAME. AND TRULY, LASTLY, I WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE DECIDING RIGHT NOW WHETHER WE BELIEVE THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSED TO DO THINGS TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS OR WHETHER WE AGREE WITH REAGAN THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD SIT IDLY BY AND WATCH THE
QUOTE UNQUOTE MARKET RAVAGE THE CITY. I PERSONALLY AGREE WITH SO MANY OFY RESIDENTS, MY CONSTITUENTS, MY NEIGHBORS THAT THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP UP. THIS IS A VERY SMALL BUT A VERY MEANINGFUL WAY FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO STEP UP AND I ENCOURAGE US ALL TO UNANIMOUSLY
STEP UP TOGETHER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. NEXT, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. TO SIMILAR POINTS THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE RAISED, I WON'T KIND OF BELABOR THIS DISCUSSION ANY LONGER. TO TALK ABOUT THE NEED. I THINK WE HAVE ALL HEARD
FROM THE HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE COME TODAY, THE HUNDREDS OF EMAILS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED IN OUR OWN INBOXES. WE UNDERSTAND THE NEED. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, IT WAS BROUGHT UP HERE TODAY, AND I APPRECIATE THE CONSTITUENT THAT BROUGHT IT UP THAT HEY, THERE
ARE JOBS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND I BELIEVE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US ON THIS BODY UNDERSTANDS THE ROLE IS TO ALLEVIATE SUFFERING. THAT IS OUR ROLE. THAT IS WHY I AM CONCERNED WITH THE LEVEL AND DISRUPTION OF THIS POLICY. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN
HISTORICALLY IS THAT EVICTION MORATORIUMS AT THEIR BASE LEVEL WITHOUT ADDITIONAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WITHOUT OTHER MITIGATING FACTORS, INCREASE THAT NEED. INCREASE THAT HARM AND INCLUDE ADDITIONAL VERSIONS OF EVICTIONS. RIGHT. THIS IS NOT
A HYPOTHETICAL ISSUE. WE HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN. WE HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN 2020, AND WE ARE SEEING IT HAPPEN AGAIN. WE HAD EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR LARGEST AFFORDABLE HOUSING NON-PROFIT PROVIDERS IN THE CITY COME HERE
AND SAY THAT THIS WILL INCREASE EVICTIONS ACROSS THE BOARD. NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY OPERATION METRO SURGE, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT THEY SERVE. THESE ARE THE EXACT SAME PEOPLE THAT WE ARE HOPING TO SERVE BY THIS POLICY TODAY. AND SO WHILE I WILL NOT GET IN THE
WAY OF THIS POLICY, I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT IF WE CONTINUE DOWN THIS PATH, IF WE CONTINUE TO PUT THESE POLICIES IN PLACE, THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HARM THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE HOPE HELP. SEEING THAT, RIGHT, THIS IS AN ISSUE, THIS IS A PROBLEM
THAT IS MORE COMPLEX. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT DRASTICALLY AT LENGTH. AND PARTICULARLY, I THINK WE HAVE AN ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND THE PUBLIC THAT THE MILLION DOLLARS WE SENT FROM OUR BODY TO
HENNEPIN COUNTY REQUIRES AN EVICTION NOTICE. IT REQUIRES IT. AND AS WE RAISE DOLLARS, AS WE CONTINUE TO STEP UP, RIGHT, AND WE SAW AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS DONE THIS IN MY OWN PERSONAL
CAPACITY, WE'VE RAISED MONEY UNDERSTAND THE NEED THAT IS HERE. AGAIN, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO BE CREATIVE. AND WITH THAT, MY OFFICE IS WORKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEYS TO PUT SOMETHING FORWARD TO SPECIFICALLY TARGET THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HARMED PARTICULARLY BY
OPERATION METRO SURGE. AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER THAT AMENDMENT NOT TODAY, BUT AS WE WILL SEE ON THURSDAY. AND SO I HOPE THAT YOU ALL GIVE IT A DEEP LOOK AND THINK AND HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS THEY COME
UP. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. NEXT, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. SO JUST TO SCALE
BACK ON A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I HEARD TODAY, AND I'M GOING TO JUST BE REAL GOOD FOR EDUCATION LESSON BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS EDUCATE AND INFORM PEOPLE ON HOW THINGS ACTUALLY WORK. SO HEARD A YOUNG LADY
AMONGST ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE EXPRESSING THE GRAVE NEED AND DESIRE FOR INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE THIS EXTENSION OF 60 DAYS ADDED SO THEY DO NOT END UP
WITH EVICTIONS WHAT HAVE YOU. AND A YOUNG LADY STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS GOING TO LOSE HER SECTION 8 CERTIFICATE BECAUSE OF THE SIMPLE FACT THAT SHE'S NOT ABLE TO PAY HER RENT. WHAT SHE NEEDS TO DO IS REACH OUT TO SECTION 8
AND FILE WHAT'S CALLED A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE AND LET THEM KNOW THAT SHE HAS NOW ZERO INCOME AND THEREFORE, THEY CAN ADJUST YOUR RENT ACCORDINGLY. WE HEARD FROM INDIVIDUALS LIKE PPL AND COMMON BOND, CATHOLIC
CHARITIES, A LOT OF THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE NOT ONLY RENT IN PLACE SUBSIDIES FOR INDIVIDUALS, BUT ALSO PROVIDE AN INSURMOUNTABLE AMOUNT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE DIFFERENT
THINGS AND PUT THEM IN PERSPECTIVE, IF YOU CAN'T PAY 30% OF YOUR INCOME OR YOU DON'T HAVE INCOME, THEN YOU CAN'T AFFORD THE HOUSING. THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS COMING IN WHO HAVE ABOUT $500 A MONTH IN INCOME. THAT MEANS THAT THEY ARE ON A VERY, VERY, VERY STEEPED LEVEL
OF FIXED INCOME. WHEN THEY GET 30, 60, 90, 120 DAYS BEHIND, THEIR INCOME IS NOT GOING TO INCREASE. BUT THE DEBT IS GOING TO BE LARGER. SO THEN WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR YOU TO MOVE FORWARD INTO A SITUATION THAT BETTER SUITS OR BETTER MEETS
YOUR NEEDS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO. I SPENT THE LAST THREE TO FOUR YEARS HELPING INDIVIDUALS FIGHT TO GET HOUSING BARRIERS REMOVED FROM THEIR RECORDS SO THAT THEY CAN MOVE
FORWARD AND FIND STABLE HOUSING. MEANING THEY OWED PREVIOUS LANDLORDS THREE, FOUR, SIX, EIGHT, UP TO $10,000 IN BACK RENTS THAT WERE OWED. AND GUESS WHERE THIS CAME FROM? A LOT OF THE SHENANIGANS THAT WERE PLAYED
AROUND DURING OUR LAST EVICTION MORATORIUM THAT WE HAD FROM LANDLORDS WHO WERE COLLECTING RENT-HELP ASSISTANCE THAT DIDN'T APPLY IT TO THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO THEN ENDED UP HAVING TO WALK AWAY FROM HOUSING SITUATIONS THAT ENDED UP WITH THESE LARGE
DEBTS ON THEIR RECORD THAT PREVENT THEM FROM MOVING FORWARD INTO HOUSING. IT HAPPENS ON BOTH ENDS OF THE SCOPES. HELPING YOU TO UNDERSTAND THIS. BUT THEN EVEN IF YOU OWE SOMEBODY MORE THAN WHAT THE RENT IS THAT IS BEING REQUESTED, YOU CANNOT RENT
ANOTHER UNIT. THEN YOU HAVE TO FIND PRIVATE LANDLORDS WHO ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU, AND THOSE PRIVATE LANDLORDS A LOT OF TIMES DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE THOSE APPLIED RISKS. WHY? WHY DON THEY HAVE THAT
ABILITY? BECAUSE 90 DAYS MEANS FORECLOSURE. THEN 120 DAYS MEANS THAT I'M INTO THAT SIX-MONTH REDEMPTION PERIOD. IF I PUT YOU OUT OF HERE, I STILL GOTTA COME UP WITH WHATEVER THAT AMOUNT IS THAT I OWED FROM MY MORTGAGE NOT BEING PAID ON MY PROPERTY FOR
THE LAST 90 DAYS. WE SEE LANDLORDS SUFFERING IN THAT GREAT DEAL. NOT TO MENTION THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE DONE TO THE PROPERTY BECAUSE IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD THE RENT, THEN YOU CAN'T AFFORD A LOT OF HER THINGS THAT NEED TO BE HAPPENING IN THERE TOO. AND TENANTS IN FEAR
OF NOT PAYING THEIR RERNT A LOT OF TIMES DO NOT TELL THE LANDLORDS WHEN OTHER THINGS IN THE UNIT ARE BREAKING DOWN. OKAY. SO THAT THINGS CAN BE REMEDIED. I HAVE A LONG BACKGROUND IN HOUSING. I'VE SEEN IT ON BOTH ENDS OF THE SCOPE. THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE
BENEFICIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT ALL. THIS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE DETRIMENT BY THE TIME INDIVIDUALS MAKE IT TO EVICTION COURT, IT IS NOT GOING TO BE GOOD FOR THEM. AND GUESS WHAT? YOU CAN'TVEN FILE A BANKRUPTCY TO REMOVE EVICTIONS OR JUDGMENTS
FROM PREVIOUS OWED RENTS OFF OF YOUR RECORD. SO IT'S THERE. YOU GOTTA TAKE CARE OF IT. AND AGENCIES DON'T PAY WHAT WAS BACK OWED. SO YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. AND I JUST DO NOT WANT TO SEE INDIVIDUALS IN THESE TYPE OF
SITUATIONS MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE IT BECOMES ALL BAD ALL THE WAY AROUND. THEN YOU'RE SUFFERING OR SETTLING FOR DEPLORABLE LIVING CONDITIONS BECAUSE YOU JUST GOTTA TAKE ANYTHING TO GET SOMETHING, AND THEN INDIVIDUALS ARE THEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE
YOU HAVE TOO MANY BARRIERS ON YOUR RECORD THAT PERTAIN TO YOUR HOUSING THAT KEEP YOU FROM MOVING FORWARD. KEEP YOU FROM BUYING A HOUSE. KEEP YOU FROM RENTING A HOUSE. KEEP YOU FROM DOING ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING. I JUST WANT INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE
THOSE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION BECAUSE THIS IS A BASKET OF ABSOLUTE CHAOS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON IN OUR CITY AND THERE ISN' AN EASY FIX TO ANY OF THIS. BUT THIS 60-DAY EXTENSION TO EVICTION IS NOT GOING TO HELP
PEOPLE. IT'S GOING TO HARM MORE OF OUR RESIDENTS THAN IT WILL HELP THEM IN ANY CAPACITY. EVEN IF THEIR NAME CAME UP ON A SECTION 8 LIST THAT SAYS NOW ALL OF THE SUDDEN YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH 30% OF YOUR RENT OR INCOME BEING PAID BASED ON WHAT YOU'RE MAKING TODAY. IF YOU OWED JOE BLOW THE LANDLORD $8,000, $2,000, $6,000 AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE BREAD TO PAY THAT, YOU CAN'T EVEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
SECTION 8 OR SECTION 42 HOUSING OR 811 OR WHATEVER THE SITUATION IS, INDEPENDENT LIVING THROUGH GRH OR WHOMEVER BECAUSE YOU HAVE WHAT IS CALLED A HOUSING BARRIER. YOU OWE SOMEBODY IN THE PAST AND YOU CAN'T MOVE FORWARD IN THE FUTURE UNTIL YOU TAKE
CARE OF YOUR PAST STUFF. >> NEXT, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS WAS THE DAY FOR ME THAT I WAS LAYING DOWN IN BED SICK. BUT THIS WAS
NOT A VOTE THAT I COULD MISS. I'M SORRY FOR MY VOICE. JUST BEEN A TOUGH DAY. BUT I'M REALLY WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M PROUD OF
MY COLLEAGUES. MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO STAND UP AND REALLY DOING THE WORK. AND THANK YOU FOR COUNCIL MAJORITY
WHO HAVE ACTUALLY DONE SOMETHING. RENT ASSISTANCE, SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE. THOSE ARE THE ACTUAL FACTS. WHAT HAVE WE DONE SINCE THIS CRISIS TOOK PLACE IS WHAT COUNTS. WHAT COUNTS, WHAT AUAL THINGS YOU
HAVE DONE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERY RESIDENT WHOHOW UP TODAY, WHO SPOKE UP, AND WHO REFUSED TO BE SILENT. YOU KNOW, YOU ARE OUR HERO. YOU ARE MANY, MANY IMMIGRANTS HEROES THAT ARE COMING HERE, SPEAKING OUT AND REALLY HELPING OUT. WE
APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. I JUST WANT TO SAY SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED IN HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I HEAR YOU. I HEAR OUR NON-PROFIT HOUSING PROVIDERS. I KNOW THE PRESSURE YOU FACE. I KNOW UPKEEPING WHAT YOU HAVE SO FAR IS VERY DIFFICULT, AND IT'S
BEEN VERY CHALLENGING FOR ALL OF YOU. BUT PROTECTING OUR VULNERABLE RENTERS MUST COME FIRST. LET'S NOT FORGET WE WENT THROUGH CRISIS. WE WENT THROUGH SOMETHING THAT NO ONE EVER RENT THROUGH. WE WERE INVADED BY
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND I KNOW LARGE OF YOUR PORTFOLIO RESIDENT ARE IMMIGRANTS. ALL OF THE NON-PROFITS THAT CAME HERE, 60 TO 70% OF YOUR PORTFOLIO OR YOUR RESIDENTS ARE IMMIGRANTS. AND YOU KW IMMIGRANTS PAY FIRST.
FIRST OF THE MONTH. ALMOST ALL IMMIGRANTS ARE NOT LATE FOR THEIR RENTS. AND THAT IS THE BENEFIT OF BEING IMMIGRANT AND OBEYING THE LAW AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN. THEY CHIP
IN WITH THEIR FAMILY. THEY DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO OBEY THE LAW AND PAY THAT. AND THAT IS SOMETHING BENEFIT THAT'S GOING ON FOR YOU AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING NON-PROFIT PROVIDERS IN
MINNEAPOLIS. SO I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I WORK THERE. WE MUST NOT PUNISH PEOPLE THAT WERE ALREADY TARGETED. YOU KNOW, THAT WERE ALREADY FACING ICE
DETENTION ABUSE. I'M TALKING ABOUT U.S. CITIZENS. BEFORE EVEN YOU TALK ABOUT UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT U.S. CITIZENS ARE NOT ABLE TO GO TO WORK. OUR PRESIDENT CALL US
HORRIBLE NAME. HE TARGETED US. AND HIS WORDS GO FAR AWAY. IT ATTRACTS A LOT OF BAD FOLKS TO TARGET US, OUR MOSQUE, OUR SHOPPING AREAS. THERE'S SO MUCH FEAR THAT COMES WITH WHAT HAS
HAPPENED. NOT JUST WHAT ICE DID, BUT ALSO WHATTHER INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE THE STATE ARE DOING TO THESE RESTAURANTS THAT ARE NOT EVEN TO OPEN UP BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING THREATS. YOU KNOW. FOR THEM SHOWING UP THEIR OWN
BUSINESSES. IMMIGRANT FAMILIES DESERVE STABILITY NOT EVICTION NOTICES. THEY DESERVE COMPASSION, ESPECIALLY AT THE TIME WE'RE GOING THROUGH. I'LL
TELL MY COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A MOMENT WE CHOOSE PEOPL OVER PRESSURE, STABILITY OVER CHAOS, AND HUMANITY OVER EVERYTHING ELSE. AND I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THIS WILL PASS FOR MAJORITY OF
COUNCIL MEMBERS AS OTHER ITEMS HAVE PASSED. BUT IT'S UP TO THE MAYOR TO VETO IT. AND I REALLY WANT TO TALK TO MAYOR FREY, PLEASE DO NOT VETO THIS. YOU SHOW UP AT IMMIGRANT EVENTS, YOU
TAKE PICTURES, YOU SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE, AND NOW STAND WITH THEM WHEN IT ACTUALLY MATTERS. IT MATTERS TO MANY SOMALI FOLKS THAT YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH THEM. IT MATTERS TO THEM. IT MATTERS TO MANY
LATINO FOLKS. IT MATTERS TO MANY COMMUNITY THAT YOU SHOW PRIDE BEING AROUND THEM. SO AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE DEVELOPERS AND LANDLORDS MIGHT BE INOUR EARS AND MIGHT BE CHALLENGING YOU.
LIKE THE SAME WAY THEY WERE. I T LANDLORDS, AND YOU KNOW, CHALLENGING MY VOTES AND TELLING ME TO VOTE THIS WAY. AND I KNOW YOU COULD BE IN THAT POSITION AS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY. BUT LEADERSHIP MEANS STANDING UP FOR
RENTERS IN A CRISIS, NOT JUST WHEN THE CAMERAS ARE AROUND, BUT ACTUALLY WHEN EVICTIONS ARE AROUND. SO I'M PLEADING FOR YOU. I'M HOPING THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER. AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE
SAYING, YOU KNOW, PREVENTING EVICTION IS THE POLICIES, THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE MORE EVICTIONS. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. THAT MATH DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE. WHEN FOLKS ARE GETTING RELIEF OF SAYING, HEY,AYBE I HAVE 30
MORE DAYS FOR ME TO GO TO GET SOME ASSISTANCE FROM FAMILY MEMBER OR FROM A NEIGHBOR OR FROM DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT PROGRAM WHICH TAKES A LOT OF HOOPS TO EVEN GET TO THAT. THOS
FOR MANY OTHERS. SO I APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO CAME, AND I'M HOPING THAT MY COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE VOTED IN THE PAST. WEAVE DIVIDED VOTES FOR RENT ASSISTANCE SUPPORT. BUT ALSO, BUSINESS SUPPORT. LET'S MAKE
SURE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL BEHIND IT. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I WILL BE TAKING THE VOTE HOPEFULLY TODAY, NOT TOMORROW. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT TODAY. >> OKAY.
>> SO I HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES, I HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY, EVERYONE, WE AGREE THAT THE NEED IS CLEAR. RIGHT? THE NEED IS DIRELY CLEAR. BUT I THINK THERE'S A DIVERGENCE ON THE
UNIQUENESS AND THE URGENCY AT THIS MOMENT. I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE AREN'T LINING UP. THIS ISN'T -- WE'RE NOT OPERATING IN A FRAME OF REFERENCE AS IF OPERATION METRO SURGE DIDN'T HAPPEN AND PEOPLE AREN'T
SHELTERING IN PLACE RIGHT NOW AND ARE CALLING PHONE NUMBERS THAT THEY FEEL ARE TRUSTED AND ASKING FOR FUNDS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE OUT HERE TRYING TO TRANSLATE TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY WITH NEIGHBORS THAT THEY'VE NEVER MET BEFORE. AND FIGURING OUT IF THEY CAN DO CASH
DROP-OFFS OR IF THERE'S SOME WAY TO DO, LIKE, A PAYMENT THROUGH A DIGITAL APP.IKE THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE MOMENT. THIS IS NOT WHERE WE WERE BEFORE OPERATION METRO SURGE HAS STARTED. AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM THOSE WHO
ARE IN OPPOSITION AND THAT THE HOUSING PROVIDERS AND LANDLORDS THAT CAME. IT'S NOT GIVING THE AMOUNT OF DEFERENCE TO THIS MOMENT THAT IT REQUIRES. IT'S
JUST NOT. AND IT ALSO, IN THAT SAME VEIN, MEANS WE HAVE TO DO HARD THINGS. WE HAVE TO DO THINGS THAT ARE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT. AND WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE CHOICES LIKE A 60-DAY PRE-EVICTION NOTICE. WE KNOW.
ALL THE AUTHORS THAT ARE ON THIS KNOW THIS IS NOT THE ROUTE THAT WE WANTED TO TAKE. THIS IS NOT THE STEP THAT WE WANTED TO TAKE. WE PASSED THE 30-DAY PRE-EVICTION NOTICE AND WE WERE REALLY PROUD OF THAT. TWO YEARS AGO. AND NOW THE LEGISLATURE IS LOOKING AT DOING THAT STATEWIDE.
WE KNOW THAT. WE KNOW THAT THERE'S AOUGHNESS THAT COMES WITH A 60-DAY PRE-EVICTION NOTICE. THAT'S WHY WE'RE PROPOSING IT BE TEMPORARY. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE SAYING YEAH, WE HAVE TO MAKE HARD CHOICES BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT ON THE TABLE. WE DIDN'T GET AN EVICTION
MORATORIUM STATEWIDE. WE DIDN'T. AND GUESS WHAT? IT'S ALREADY HITTING 30 DAYS WITHOUT THIS POLICY PASSING, SO WE ARE GOING TO SEE EVICTION FILINGS FROM FEBRUARY. THEY ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. THOSE EVICTION FILINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THE
STEPS THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE TO START GETTING READY TO GO TO COURT AND NAVIGATE THE VERY BUREAUCRATIC STEPS TO GET RENT HELP OR DO A LAST MINUTE PANIC CALL FROM THEIR COMMUNITY, THEIR
RELATIVES, WHOEVER THEY CAN FIND TO GET THE RENT TOGETHER SO THEY DO NOT GET EVICTED FROM WHERE THEY LIVE. AND I WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR BECAUSE WE'RE SPEAKING AS IF THAT'S NOT HAPPENING OR ABOUT TO HAPPEN. IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. AND EVEN AFTER 60 DAYS, SHOULD THIS PASS, THERE WILL BE EVICTION FILINGS
AND PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. LET ME GO BACK TO THE UNIQUENESS OF THIS MOMENT, FOR THE INDIVIDUALS AT THE END OF THE 30-DAY PERIOD FOR FEBRUARY, AND THEN INTO THE FUTURE, DO YOU KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS THAT WE'RE GOING
TO FORCE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF SPECIFICALLY IMMIGRANT INDIVIDUALS TO NAVIGATE A BUREAUCRATIC SYSTEM THAT SOMEONE WE HAD HERE TODAY COME BEFORE US, I COMMEND HER FOR COMING, WHO IS A NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKER SAY THAT WAS SO DIFFICULT AND
SCARY TO NAVIGATE. AND IT WAS WRITTEN IN A WAY THAT SHE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH AS A FIRST LANGUAGE HAVE TO DO. AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND LEGAL SERVICES T DO IT. THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHETHER
WE DO 30 OR 60. BUT 60 GIVES THEM MORE TIME TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE DOING MUTUAL AID TO SEEK OUT RENTAL ASSISTANCE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT HAVE ALREADY BEEN LOOKING AT THOSE EVICTION
FILINGS. IT GIVES THEM THE TIME. IT GIVES THEM TO TIME ALSO TO SEEK OUT LEGAL RESOURCES. THE ONE -- THE OTHER THING THAT I'VE HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR ANYONE THAT IS PRESENTING THAT ARGUMENT THAT IF WE DO THE 60-DAY PRE-EVICTION
NOTICE FOR A TEMPORARY AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THIS IS SOMEHOW GOING TO HARM INDIVIDUALS MORE AND EVICTIONS ARE GOING TO INCREASE, PLEASE SHOW THE INFORMATION AND THE DATA THAT YOU HAVE FOR THAT BECAUSE WE HEARD A CLEAR ASK FROM THE HOUSING PROVIDER MORE RENTAL ASSISTANCE. THAT'S WHAT
WE NEED. GUESS WHAT? WE DON'T HAVE MORE RENTAL ASSISTANCE. WE DON'T HA IT. WE PASSED THE $1 MILLION WE COULD. AND NOW WE'RE WAITING FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO DO THEIR WORK. AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTED MAYBE AS EARLY AS
MAY OR JUNE. LIKELY JULY OR AUGUST. WE'RE MAKING THOSE ASKS. WE'RE ASKING EVERYONE TO JOIN IN ON THAT. BUT THAT'S NOT THERE. SO AGAIN, IT'S JUST NOT ADDING
UP TO THE REALITY AND THE UNIQU UNIQUENESS OF THIS MOMENT. -- BECAUSE THEY KNOW THIS IS ONE OF THE STOP-GAP MEASURES THAT WE HAVE TO SAVE PEOPLE'S LIVES AND
MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT DISPLACED ON TO THE STREETS. THEY'RE ALSO PUSHING FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO BE DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO LANDLORDS. AND ONE OTHER PIECE THAT I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT IS ONE OF THE HOUSING PROVIDERS LIFTED UP A DATA POINT THAT SAID 40% OF EVICTION FILINGS DON'T LEAD TO EVICTION. TO ME, THAT POINT SUPPORTS WHY WE NEED TO DO A 60-DAY
PRE-EVICTION NOTICE BECAUSE THAT'S 60% OF EVICTION FILINGS LEADING TO AN EVICTION. AND THAT'S ALSO NOT CONSIDERING THIS UNIQUE MOMENT AND CIRCUMSTANCE THAT ACTUALLY MIGHT LEAD TO EVEN MORE EVICTIONS AND 60% IF PEOPLE
AREN'T GIVING THE ADEQUATE TIME THEY NEED. AND I'LL CLOSE ON THIS, THE WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS IS AGAIN GOING TO COME BACK DOWN TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE FUNDRAISING AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PULLING
MONEY OUT OF THEIR SAVINGS ACCOUNT BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO FUNDRAISE. IT SLOWED DOW FOR THEM. ALL OF THESE HOUSING PROVIDERS, THEY FUNDRAE R DONORS EVERY SINGLE YEAR. IT'S TIME THAT THEY FUNDRAISE FOR RENT RELIEF FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE THEY'RE
PROVIDING HOUSING TO. IF THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT NOT MAKING THE AMOUNT THEY NEED AT THE END OF MONTH. THEY SHOULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO FORGIVE THE RENT. MY TIME'S EXPIRED, I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER
PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I DO WANT TO MENTION TODAY I HEARD ACON AND AGATE AND I THINK PEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE, PROVIDERS
TO VULNERABLE RESIDENTS HERE. I REALLY APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN'S EXPERIENCES HERE AND HER EXPLANATION EARLIER ABOUT THE CRUSHING AMOUNT OF DEBT THAT IS ACCUMULATED ALONG WITH RENTAL AID NOT GETTING CREDITED IN
THOSE CALCULATIONS. I SEE THIS ENTIRE EFFORT AS VERY WELL INTENTIONED. BUT IT IS POOR POLICY THAT WILL LEAD TO UNINTENDED BAD OUTCOMES, AND THAT'S HARD BECAUSE I'M NOT AS OTHERS HAVE INSINUATED HERE FOR
DEVELOPERS. NONE OF US ARE. BUT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN HOUSING IN OUR CITY. FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THE WORKING POOR, AND YES, FOR THE IMMIGRANTS OF OUR CITY, ALL OF THEM. THIS IDEA IS COMPLEX. WHEN
WE WENT TO 30-DAY PRE-EVICTION NOTICE, WE GAVE A YEAR'S NOTICE ON THAT. IT KEPT A STABLE HOUSING MARKET. THIS IS NOT JUST AS SIMPLE AS SAY LET'S DELAY EVICTION FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS. WE'VE ALL GOTTEN A LOT OF EMAILS ABOUT THIS. BUT ADVOCATES HERE
ARE NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE FULL PICTURE OF HOW THIS IMPACTS PEOPLE LONG TERM. SEVERAL PEOPLE HERE TODAY TESTIFIED THAT IT IS USUALLY AT LEAST 120 DAYS BEFORE EVICTION EXTENDING THAT TO 150 DAYS MEANS FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS
BACK RENT END UP BEING OWED. WE NEED TO LEARN FROM OUR PAST EXPERIENCE OF MORATORIUMS. YES, DIFFERENT CONTEXT, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. BUT WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WHEN WE ALL AGREED TO SEND $1 MILLION TO HENNEPIN COUNTY, SOME OF US CHOSE DIFFERENT WAYS
TO FUND THAT. THAT YOU NEED AN EVICTION NOTICE IN HAND TO GET THAT AID. A LOT OF OTHER HENNEPIN COUNTY RESIDENTS STILL UNDER THE 14-DAY EVICTION NOTICE PERIOD WILL GET THAT RENTAL ASSISTANCE BEFORE PEOPLE IN
MINNEAPOLIS. EXTENDING THE TIMELINE FOR EVICTIONS ONLY ADDS TO THE AMOUNT OF BACK RENT AND DEBT OWED. THIS DEBT IS NOT FORGIVEN. IT FOLLOWS SOMEONE FOR YEARS. IT IMPACTS THEIR CREDIT RATINGS AND THEIR ABILITY TO SECURE NEW HOUSING. COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN SAID THAT BETTER
THAN I. AFTER COVID, WE SAW AN INCREASE IN EVICTIONS AFTER THE MORATORIUM WAS LIFTED. PEOPLE STILL OWE THEIR BACK RENT. COULDN'T MAKE IT UP. RENTAL DEBT CREATED A BARRIER TO STABLE HOUSING. IT CAUSED MORE HOMELESSNESS AND INCREASED THE
NEED FOR SHELTER SPACE. IN OUR CITY. OUR SOLUTION HERE IS RENTAL ASSISTANCE. OUR TRUSTED VULNERABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES LIKE AGATE, BEACON, PEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE AMONG MANY SAID
THIS IS NOT GOOD POLICY AND WE NEED MORE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH I BELIEVE THEY ARE LOBBYING FORE AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT, NOT A DELAY. MUTUAL AID HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE AND WE ARE ALREADY STARTING TO SEE THAT TAPPED OUT. A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TODAY REFLECTED
THAT. WE'VE DONE WHAT WE CAN AS A CITY IN THAT REGARD. OUR CITY BUDGET IS ALREADY AT A BIT OF A CRISIS POINT TOO. WE NEED THE STE AND WE NEED PHILANTHROPY TO STEP UP. FRANKLY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP UP AND
CLEAN UP THE MESS THEY CREATED HERE. I COULD NOT AGREE MORE WITH CONGRESSWOMAN OMAR'S PIECE. FUNDING FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION AND IS NOW DISPERSING IT TO EVERYONE THAT NEEDS
ASSISTANCE. THAT IS OUR BEST RESPONSE IN THIS MOMENT. ANOTHER CONSEQUENCE, OUR NON-PROFIT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PARTNERS ARE IMPACTED. IN THE LONG RUN,HIS HURTS OUR ENTIRE HOUSING ECOSYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN OUR
CITY. RENT IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF OPERATING OF INCOME FOR THESE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROPERTIES. SUSTAINED INCOME LOSS DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE CONDITIONS OF HOUSING IN A PROPERTY AND LONG-TERM HOUSING PRESERVATION ACROSS OUR CITY. THESE ARE VERY
LONG-TERM MACROECONOMIC IMPACTS. FOR SMALLER LANDLORDS, THIS MEANS AN INABILITY TO PAY A MORTGAGE OR MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS OR BEING ABLE TO MAKE THEIR PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS. THIS IS A VERY WELL INTENTIONED POLICY. BUT IT'S NOT ONE I'LL BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I FIRST WANT TO THANK ALLHE NOR
NORTHSIDEERS WHO SHOWEDP FOR THIS. EVEN WHEN WE DON'T AGREE, I LOVE TO SEE THE NORTHSIDER WHO SHOW UP TODAY. NORTHSIDERS CONTINUE TO SHOW UP FOR EACH OTHER. AND WE SHOW UP FOR EACH
OTHER IN A BIG WAY. EARLY ON, I REALIZED THAT WE WERE MISSING OUT ON A LOT OF RESOURCES BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST ASSUMED THAT OUR LARGE IMMIGRATION POPULATION LIVED IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. A WE HAVE A HUGE IMMIGRATION POPULATION IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. SO A LOT OF US JUST MOBILIZED
TOGETHER AND STARTED DOING THE WORK OF DONATING FOOD, FUNDRAISING, MAKING SURE FOLKS GOT T SCHOOL. I MEAN, THERE'S JUST SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS WHO STEPPED UP, AND PEOPLE WHO CAME TO NORTH MINNEAPOLIS TO SUPPORT US AND HELP US, AND THEY STEPPED UP IN
A BIG WAY. YOU KN, I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FROM THE BEGINNING THAT I THINK WE'VE PUT HEAVY FOCUS ON RENT, AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING THAT I'M HEARI PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY NEED. LIKE WE HAVE A LOT OF IMMIGRANT FAMILIES IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS
THAT HAVE MORTGAGES. AND SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK THAT YOU GET A DELAY IN MORTGAGE PAYMENTS ANDIKE YOUR HOUSE WON'T GO INTO FORECLOSURE. BUT THE TRAUMA THAT YOU FEEL WHEN YOU CAN'T MAKE YOUR MORTGAGE PAYMENT OR WHEN YOU'RE INSURANCE PAYMENT
COMES , OR WHEN YOU GET YOUR TAX STATEMENT OR WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS IN YOUR HOUSE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED RIGHT AWAY AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT AND YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. YOU DON'T HAVE A LANDLORD. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME. I FEEL
FORTUNATE BECAUSE THE FOLKS I'VE BEEN ORGANIZING AND FUNDRAISING WITH, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HELP WHATEVER THE SITUATION IS. I THINK WE FEEL LEFT OUT AGAIN ON THE NORTHSIDE WN PEOPLE ONLY SPEAK IN TERMS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND POLICY AROUND
RENTAL. AND I KNOW, AND I HAVE TO TELL THEM I WISH I COULD CALL YOUR MORTGAGEOMPANY AND TELL THEM TO DELAY YOUR PAYMENT OR GIVE YOUSSISTANCE ON YOUR INSURANCE OR HELP IN WHATEVER WAY I CAN IF I COULD, I MOST
CERTAINLY WOULD. I TRUST THE EXPERTS WHO SHOWED UP HER TODAY. I'M SURE IT WASN'T EASY FOR THEM. I'VE HAD SOME SILENT CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS WHO WERE LIKE THIS POLICY WON'T HELP, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN SHOW UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND SAY THAT. ANDO I
RESPECT THE EXPERTS WHO ARE HOUSING PEOPLE AT GREATER NUMBERS THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THIS CITY. THESE AREN'T PRIVATE LANDLORDS. THESE AREN'T CORPORATE LANDLORDS. THESE ARE N-PROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSIONS LONG BEFORE I WAS EVEN ON THIS EARTH, AND I'M ONE
OF THE OLDEST COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE, LONG BEFORE I WAS ON THIS EARTH, THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORKF HOUSING PEOPLE. CATHOLIC CHARITIES, I MEAN, JUST A PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY AROUND HOUSING. I'VE LOOKED TO THEM FOR ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO POLICY WISE. YOU
KNOW, WE HAD COMMON BOND. COMMON BOND HOUSING IS POPULAR IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. AND SO IS PPL. THERE ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO FOR YEARS AROUND HOW DO WE MAKE HOUSING BETTER. IF THEY COME TO ME AND SAY YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO
CAUSE SOME UNINTENTIONAL HARM, I'M NEVER GOING TO DO THAT. AND I TRUST THAT WHAT WE CAME BEFORE US AND SAID TODAY IS THE RIGHT THING. I MEAN, WE JUST HAD AGATE BEFORE US A COUPLE YEARS AGO GIVING THEM $1 MILLION TO FIX THEIR HOUSINGSITUATION. THEY
JUST CAME HERE AND TOLD US SOMETHING, WE DIDN'T LISTEN. WE CAN'T PICK AND CHOOSE WHEN WE WANT TO LISTEN TO EXPERTS. IT'S TOUGH. WE ALL HATE WHAT'S GOING ON. WE ALL WANT TO HELP EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING OUR COMMUNITIES. BUT WE CAN'T ALWAYS FIX EVERYTHING IN THE WAYS WE WANT
TO. SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE AND BEND A LITTLE BIT AND WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO WE NECESSARILY WOULDN'T WORK WITH. BECAUSE I'LL TELL YOU WHO HAS BEEN STEPPING UP IN THE NORTHSIDE MAKING SURE WHAT FAMILIES GET. FAMILIES GET WHAT
THEY NEED. BUSINESSES FROM DOWNTOWN, FOLKS FROM OVER SOUTH THAT DON'T NECESSARILY EVEN, YOU KNOW, HELP ON THE NORTH SIDE, THEY HAVE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY CAN HELP NEARBY. UPTOWN BUSINESSES, DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES, NORTHEAST BUSINESSES. THESE
FOLKS HAVE BEEN STEPPING UP IN A GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT US ON THE NORTHSIDE. AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND APPLAUD THAT. IT'S UNCONVENTIONAL SOMETIMES, AND I THINK WE'RE IN UNCONVENTIONAL TIMES. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHYOW WE WOULD SEPARATE OURSELVES FROM OUR HOUSING PARTNERS WHO DO SUCH
A GREA JOB AT MAKING SURE THAT MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR CITY HAVE DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, NOT JUST AFFORDABLE HOUSING. PEOPLE CAME HERE AND TALKED ABOUT RENTS AS LIKE A
MARKET RATE RENT. THAT'S NOT WHO WE'RE PRIMARILY TALKING ABOUT HERE. I MEAN, THERE ARE CERTAINLY PEOPLE WHO PAY MARKET RATE RENTS. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, VOUCHERS, CERTIFICATES, THESE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS WHERE, I MEAN, I'VE HAD
PEOPLE REACH OUT TO ME FOR RENTAL HELP AND IT'S BEEN AS LOW AS $23. THERE'S BEEN WHO HAVE REACHED OUT FOR RENTAL HELP AS HIGH AS $2,300. SO I THINK THERE'S A RANGE. IT'S NOT LIKE EVERYBODY HAS THESE REALLY HIGH RENTS AND WE GOTTA GET IN THERE.
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO, NOT ONLY AS A CITY BUT AS A BODY, IS ACTUALLY HAVE CONVERSATNS ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR RESPECTIVE WARDS, HOW WE CAN HELP PEOPLE IN REAL TIME. WHAT POLICY, IF ANY, CAN ACTUALLY
HELP PEOPLE ALONG WITH THE EXPERTS, ALONG WITH OUR FRIENDS WHO ARE HERE TO HELP US THROUGH THIS, WHO WANT TO HELP TOO. I DON'T THINK ANY OF THOSE 13 ORGANIZATIONS THAT SIGNED ON THAT LETTER WANT TO HARM ANYONE WITH HOUSING. BECAUSE IF THEY DID, IT WOULD AFFECT THEIR BOTTOM LINE. IF THEY DON'T HAVE
RENTERS IN THEIR HOUSING, THEY DON'T HAVE ATHING. I MEAN, ONE OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WHO CAME DAY, THEY HAVE A BRAND NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIOFF OF LAKE STREET. AND I THINK A COUPLE MONTHS WHEN WE WERE THERE, THEY HAD ONE
RENTER AND A SECURITY PERSON ON SITE LIVING IN THE BUILDING WITH MAYBE 80 UNITS. THEY WANT PEOPLE IN THERE. THEY WANT TO GET PEOPLE HOUSED. THEY WANT TO KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED. THEY DON'T WANT ANYONE OUT. IT'S NOT GOOD FOR US
TO NOT CONSIDER WHAT THEY'RE SAYING TO US AND NOT AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, FOR NOW, SEE WHAT HAPPENS. SOMEONE SAID, LIKE, THERE'S GOING TO SHOW -- THERE'S ING TO BE PROOF THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO EVICTIONS. I MEAN, HOW DO W HELP PEOPLE IF WE DON'T
HAVE DATA TO SUPPORT WHAT'S NEEDED. >> COUNCIL MEMBER, THAT'S YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I ST WANTED TO ALSO MAKE THIS CLEAR POINT. BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE
MAKING THE STATEMENT THAT EMERGENCY AID IS COMING. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE INCOME ELIGIBILITY FOR THAT. AND WHEN I TALKED ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, THAT MEANS THAT WHEN YOU
GO BEFORE THESE COUNTY OR NON-PROFIT AGENCIES, NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE INCOME, BUT YOUR INCOME HAS TO SAY THAT YOU CAN AFFORD TO STAY THERE. NOT JUST I GOT A JOB, AND IF IT'S
NOT -- AND YOU'RE USED TO HAVING A TWO-PERSON OR TWO HOUSEHOLD INCOME OR MAYBE YOUR PARTNER WHO WAS UNFOUNATELY TAKEN, YOU KNOW, BY ICE, HE WAS THE PRIMARY BREADWINNER. SAY HE DROVE A FORKLIFT AND HE WAS MAKIN $25,
$30 AN HOUR. NOW BASED ON YOUR SKILL SET, THE ONLY JOB YOU'RE ABLE TO GET PAYS YOU $15. THE AFFORDABILITY MATRIX FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT HOUSING LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT. DO YOU
UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING TO YOU? AND SO THEN WHEN YOU GO TO THESE COUNTY AGENCIES OR THESE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE AFFORDABILITY FOR SUSTAINABILITY LOOKS DIFFERENT. AND THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO GIVE YOU THE HELP THAT YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO REIVE BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THAT IN WHICH YOU'RE STAYING. IT'S KINDA LIKE HAVING WINE TAE BUT BEER MONEY, RIGHT? SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND AND NOT SET
PEOPLE UP FOR THE EXPECTATION OR THE IDEOLY THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAUSE I JUST HAVE A JOB THAT THESE AGENCIES ARE GOING TO FUNNEL DOWN SOME TYPE OF MONEYS IN YOUR DIRECTION. I HAVE WORKED
WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE GONE FROM HOUSING ORGANIZATION TO HOUSING ORGANIZATION TRYING TO PIECE MONEY TOGETHER TO SAY, OH, SALVATION ARMY IS GIVING ME $300. THIS PLACE IS GIVING ME X-AMOUNT OF DOLLARS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY
NECESSARILY TO AFFORD OR TO SUSTAIN WHERE THEYERE STAYING AT. AND I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE A LARGER BARRIER FOR SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE HAD TO LEAVE THEIR JOBS BECAUSE OF THIS ICE INSGENT THAT WE'VE
HAD IN OUR COMMUNITIES NOW TO GO OUT AND FIND NEW WORK AGAIN. IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE. BUT TO FIND EQUAL OR BETTER PAY THAN WHAT YOU WERE MAKI IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN YOURSELF IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY CHALLENGING. AND I
WANT US TO KEEP THAT INTO MIND, I KNOW THAT OUR PHILANTHROPY AND ALL OF OUR DILIGENT HARD WORKING, DONATING BOOTS ON THE GROUND ORGANIZERS WHO HAVE BEEN PUTTING MONEY TOGETHER TO ENSURE
THAT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO GET THEIR NEEDS T, WHATEVER IT IS, PHONE BILL, FOOD, OR WHATEVER ELSE ARE EXHAUSTED. I'M EXHAUSTED TOO. I'VE BEEN HELPING TO DO A LOT O THE WORK IS GOING TO HAV TO
CONTINUE IN THAT MEASURE BECAUSE THERE IS JUST NOT GOING TO BE THE AMOUNT OF DOORS OPEN THAT WE WOULD BELIEVE THAT WILL BE OPEN ON THE UNDEREND OF THAT. AND I JUST WANT US TO HAVE REALISTIC AND GROUNDED EXPECTATIONS AROUND
THIS WORK THAT IS BEFORE US WITH HOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO SHOW UP FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT DEPEND ON OR CANNOT REIVE HELP FROM DIFFERENT COUNTY OR STATE AGENCIES BECAUSE THAT IS A VERY
REAL PLACE. AND I JUST WANT US TO KEEP THAT IN MIND BECAUSE IT'S A REAL THING. IT'S A REA SITUATION. JUST BECAUSE THERE'S INCOME, IF IT DOESN'T SUSTAIN THE CURRENT SITUATION, THERE WILL NEED TO BE EXTERNAL
SERVICES THAT ARE UTILIZED IN ORDER TO HELP KEEP PEOPLE STABLE. I JUST WT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. NEXT, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. YOU KNOW, THE REALLY CONSISTENT
THEME OF OPPOSITION TO THIS POLICY IS THIS IDEA OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. WE HEARD ALL OF THE LANDLORDS SAY COLLEAGUES UP HERE TALK ABOUT THE UNINTENDED CONSEQNCES. AND IT'S JUST A FUNNY CRITIQUE TO ME
BECAUSE A, IT'S KIND OF A TIRED CRITIQUE OF ANY POLICY THAT CHANGES STATUS QUO. BUT ON THIS SPECIFIC TOPIC, THERE AREN'T UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. THERE'S ALREAD JUST THE INTENDED CONSEQUENCES ARE ALREADY BAKED IN. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
ATTACKED OUR CITY TO BASICALLY CRUMBLE US. AND OUR PEOPLE STOOD UP AGAINST THAT AND FOUGHTHAT BACK. BUT THE BAKED IN CONSEQUEE OF THAT, OF ALL THESE LANDLORDS THAT ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT WHAT THIS POLICY MAY OR MAY NOT DO HYPOTHETICALLY, WE DON'T NEED TO
LOOK AHYPOTHETICALS, IT IS BAKED IN. -- THAT'S ALREADY BAKED IN RIGHT NOW. THIS WORRY THAT, YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY THESE NON-PROFIT LANDLORDS ARE
GOING TO FACE INSOLVENCY. THAT INSOLVENCY IS BAKED IN. THE CASH IS NOT FLOWING. THE RENT ISN'T GETTING PAID RIGHT NOW. THAT'S ALREADY BAKED IN. THE QUESTION IS ARE WE ALSO WANTING TO BAKE IN THE CRISIS OF DISPLACEMENT?
THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE BAKED IN. WE ACTUALLY CAN INTERVENE AND CHANGE THAT OUTCOME. AND THE THING THAT ISN'T HYPOTHETICAL IS THE DEGREE TO WHICH PEOPLE ARE STEPPING UP WELL BEYOND WHAT
SHOULD BE EXPECD OF INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS AND INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORS. BUT THEY ARE ALL OUT OF POET. THEY ARE ALL INTO THEIR SAVINGS. THEY ARE ALL INTO EIR CREDIT CARDS ON BEHALF OF LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER. ALL WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS THEIME TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER ON THAT. AND
THIS KIND OF CONCEPT OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES IS JUST REALLY SILLY TO ME BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THAT RENT'S NOT GETTING PAID. THE OPERATING INCOME IS ALREADY MISSED. THE CRISIS FOR LANDLORDS IS ALREADY AT THE TABLE. NOW WE'RE ASKING DO WE
ALSO WANT T LAYER OUR CRISIS FOR RENTERS. AND I THINK WE CAN PREVENTHAT CRISIS THROUGH THIS ACTION TODAY. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THAT. AND AGAIN, THE WORST CASE SCENARIO FOR A LANDLORD I EITHER CHAPTER
7, TOTAL LIQUIDATION WHERE THO ASSETS GET ACQUIRED ON THE CHEAP. MAYBE THAT HELPSITH OUR AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. OR CHAPTER 11, RESTRUCTURE THEIR DEBT. RIGHT. THOSE THINGS ARE ALREADY BAKED IN AS POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THIS OCCUPATION.
AND I'M NOT TRYING TO MAK LIGHT OF BANKRUPTCY, BUT I AM TRYING TO PUT THAT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WORST CASE SCENARIO FOR SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THIS OCCUPATION HAS BEEN DEATH, HAS BEEN PERMANENT DISPLACEMENT.
IT'S BEENEPARATION OF FAMILIES. AND WHEN I'M WEIGHING THESE TWO THINGS, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS BOTH IN THE SHORT AND LONG TERM. LONG TE, WE DO EXPECT THE STATE TO STEP UP AND BE ABLE TO BACKFILL SOME OF THESE FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES.
AND TO DO THAT, WE DO NEED THIS TYPE OF TIME. WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE GETTING EVICTED IN THIS TIME PERIOD UNTIL WE WAIT FOR THE STATE LEGLATURE TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT OF THIS. BUT LIKE I SAID, THESE REALLY BAD IMPACTS TO LANDLORDS,
THAT'S ALREADY BAKED IN. THAT'S ALREADY GOING TO HAPPEN WHETHER WE PASS A POLICY TODAY OR NOT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DO WE ALSO WANTHAT TO CASCADE INTO DISPLACEMENT FOR PEOPLE LOSING THEIR HOMES. >> NEXT, I WILL RECOGNIZE
COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT LANDLORDS FILING BANKRUPTCY IS MOST CERTAINLY A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO LOSE THEIR HOUSING. WH YOU FILE BANKRUPTCY, THINGS GET TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU PER YOUR BUILDINGS THAT YOU OWN, THE
HOMES THAT PEOPLE RENT FROM YOU AND MOVE INTO. BANKRUPTCY DOESN'T MEAN YOU GET TO LIVE THERE. IT MEANS YOU HAVE TO GO AND THE BANK TAKES IT OVER. SO THE LAST THING WE WANT IS LANDLORDS FILING BANKRUPTCY. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT THE
SOLUTION. I MEAN, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT THE SOLUTION. AND THEN JUST SOMETHING CAME UP EARLIER ABOUT LEGAL SOURCES. I THINK IT WAS YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, YOU WERE SAYING THAT PEOPLE WERE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR LEGAL RESOURCES IF THEY WENT INTO EVICTION COURT. A I'M
JUST WONDERING WHAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO. >> WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO WAS LIKE SEEKING OUT LEGAL COUNCISE IF THEY GO TO EVICTION COURT. PARTICULARLY, ESPECIALLY IF THEY DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH. LIKE AS AN
EXTRA BUREAUCRATIC STEP. EVEN IF YOU HAVE FREE LEGAL SUPPORT IN PLACE. >> SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEEK OUT LEGAL HELP IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. YOU GET ASSIGNED LEGAL HELP IF YOU NEED IT IN EVICTION COURTED
COURT. AND SECOND, YOU GET A TRANSLATOR. ANY SERVICE, YOU GET THAT. THAT'S NOT HOW THAT WORKS, AND NOW WE'RE UPSET THAT THEY HAVE A BUREAUCTIC SYSTEM THAT'S GOING TO PROLONG HOW PEOPLE GET MONEY. MAKE IT MAKE
SENSE. THIS BODY VOTED TO SEND $1 MILLION TO HENNEPIN COUNTY, WHO WE TALKED ABOUT THE SYSTEM. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN JUST FILL OUT A FORM AND YOU WERE GOING TO BE GIVEN RENTAL ASSISTANCE. THERE'S FORMALITIES. YOU COULDN'T APPLY WITHIN A YEAR TO
BE ABLE TO APPLY AGAIN. YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN UPTO DATE EVICTION. EVEN WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING TODAY IS GOING TO PROLONG HOW YOU CAN GET HENNEPIN COUNTY ASSISTANCE JUST OUT OF THE GATE BECAUSE YOU GOTTA HAVEN EVICTION NOTICE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FOR HENNEPIN COUNTY TO EVEN STEP IN.
I'M ALMOST CERTAIN YOU GET LEGAL REPRESENTATION IF YOU NEED IT AUTOMATICALLY IN -- I MEAN, BUT THESE ARE ALL THE THINGS YOU SUPPORT. IT'S ALL A BUREAUCRATIC SYSTEM. THAT'S WHAT COMES ALONG WITH SOCIAL SERVICES. I MEAN,
YEAH, LET'S WK ON CHANGING THAT. BUT WE'RE BUILDING UP MORE SYSTEMS FOR PEOPLE TO GO ROUGH. THE EASIEST WAYOR PEOPLE TO GET HELP IS FOR US AS A COUNCIL TO BEONATING OUR SALARIES AND OUR MONEY TO HELP PEOPLE. BECAUSE THAT MEANS YOU JUST GIVE IT TO THEM AND THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH
IT. IF WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO RELY ON POLICIES, ON HELP FROM GOVERNMENT, THAT TAKES TIME. THOSE SYSTEMS ARE PUT IN PLACE. THERE ARE PROTECTIONS PUT IN PLAC TO MAKE SURE THAT CERTAIN THINGS AREN'T HAPPENING. THERE'S SYSTEMS OF HOW YOU APPLY, WHEN
YOU CAN APPLY. UNLESS WE'RE TALKING HNEPIN COUNTY ABOUT CHANGING THE WAY THEY TAKE APPLICATIONS, WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING. THEY'RE NOT CHANGING. THEY'RE NOT SAYING YOU CAN APPLY TWO TIMES NOW BECAUSE OF THE CRISIS. AND I DON'T HEAR ANYBODY OVER THERE TALKING TO THEM ABOUT IT. I TRIED TO ASKY COMMISSIONER AND CAN'T GET A
CALL BACK. BECAUSE TO ME, IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT EXISTS RIGHT NOW IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. THEY NEED TO CHANGE HOW THEY TAKE INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE FOR HOUSING. THEY NEED TO CHANGE HOW MANY TIMES PEOPLE CAN APPLY FOR HOUSING IN HENNIN COUNTY IF WE'RE GOING
TO GET THROUGH THIS. BUT WHAT I KNOW IS ALL OF THIS, THIS HAS BEEN M ISSUE WITH ALL OF THESE WHAT FEELS LIKE IMPULSIVE ACTIONS IS THAT WE DON'TO THE WORK BEFORE. WE DO IT AND THEN WE COME BACK LATER AND SAY, OKAY, WELL YOU KNOW, WE GAVE $7 MILLION BUT WE DON'TNOW
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WH $7 MILLION. WE GAVE $1 MILLION FO HOUSING, BUT IT'S GONE TO THE BUREAUCRATS, AND WE KNEW THEY WERE BEAUCRATS WHEN WE VOTED FOR IT. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO PASS THIS POLICY, BUT IF THE HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS WHO CAME HERE IS TRYING TO PUT FEAR ,
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE UP A FAKE SCENARIO OF WHAT COULD A COULDN'T HAPPEN AND NOT LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAV ACTUALLY BEEN DOING THE WORK. THAT'S NOT HOW THIS WORKS. WE'RE HERE TO DO A JOB AND TO DO IT WELL. THERE'S ALWAYS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, OF COURSE. B YOU DON'T WANT
PEOPLE TO BE HARMED EVEN MORE FROM THEM. LIKE OF COURSE THINGS HAPPEN AND YOU DON'T KNOW, LIKE, THAT SOMETHING COULD BE GOOD OR BAD INTHAT. BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THINGS THAT YOU'RE BEING TOLD UPFRONT THAT THIS COULD CAUSE HARM. LIKE I THINK WE ALL HAVE TO BE INNOVATIVE OF HOW WE
LOOK AT THIS AND WHAT WE DO. AND THIS JUST HASN'T BEEN IT. IT REALLY HAS BEEN FEELING IMPULSIVE. I SEE IT. >> COUNCIL >> I'M GOOD, COUNCIL MEMBER. WE CAN CONTINUE TO THE ROLL.
>> OKAY. I AM NOT SEEING ANYMORE DISCUSSION. SO I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE.
>> I'LL DO THAT AGAIN BECAUSE MY MICROPHONE WASN'T ON. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> NO. >> VETAW. >> NO. >> WARREN. >> NO. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> SHAFFER. >> NO. >> STEVENSON. >> AYE.
>> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> WHITING. >> ABSTAIN. >> PALMISANO. >> NO. >> VICE CHR CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE SEVEN AYES. FIVE NAYS. AND ONE ABSTENTION. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. SO
MEMBERS BEFORE YOU ALL LEAVE, WE WILL TAKE A 28-MINUTE EAK. I WANT US TO COME BACK HERE AT ABOUT 4 P.M. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP HOPEFULLY ONE MORE PRESENTATION. IF THERE'S A LITTLE BIT TIME BEFORE 5:00. WE WILL DO THAT. AND THEN BEFORE
YOU LEAVE, PLEASE CHECK IN WITH CLERK CARL. BEFORE YOU LEAVE FOR THE BREAK, CHECK IN WITH CLERK CARL. THANK YOU. WE'LL BE BACK
AT 4:02. ( THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS
IN RECESS ) ( THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS
IN RECESS ) . >> ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK, COLLEAGUES. SO NOW WE ARE GOING TO TAKE UP A PRESENTATION ABOUT
OPERATION METRO SURGE FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY MARY MORIARTI. THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT AND COMING TO OUR CHAMBERS. WE APPRECIATE IT. WELCOME, MADAM ATTORNEY, WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE YOU JOIN US. Y MAY START YOUR PRESENTATION WHENEVER YOU'D LIKE. LET US KNOW
IF YOU NEEDNY ASSISTANCE. OUR CLERKS ARE HERE TO HELP. GO AHEAD. >> CHAIR CHUGHTAI, COUNCIL
MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INTING ME TO BE HERE. IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE AT THE HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAVE BEEN DOING IN REGARD TO OPERATION METRO SURGE. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY EARLY IN THE DAY TO KIND OF CHECK ON AND OFF TO
SEE THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON YOU EARLIER ISSUE. ONE THING THAT STRUCK ME ABOUT IT WAS THERE WAS A LOT OF CAMARADERIE. THERE WAS A LOT OF COLLABOTION, COOPERATION, AND ALSO A LOT OF TRAUMA. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE AT THE ATTORNEYS OFFICE HAVE
SEEN DURING OPERATION METRO SURGE. IT IS ANOTHER REASON WHY PEOPLE IN THE OFFICE, ALTHOUGH WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY EXTRA RESOURCES, HAVE BANDED TOGETHER, PULLED TOGETHER TO BE TAKING A DEEP DIVE INTO THE INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE
SHOOTINGS, AND ALSO OTHER POTENTIAL UNLAWFUL CONDUCT BY FEDERAAGENTS. SO I WILL START OUT BY TALKING JUST IN GENERAL. I COULD GO INTO MANY, MANY WEEDS HERE AND I'LL TRY NOT TO DO THAT. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A REALLY
LONG DAY FOR YOU. WHEN RENEE GOOD WAS KILLED, I WAS TALKING TO THE FBI, THE BCA, AND ALSO THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THE BCA WAS BE PART OF INVESTIGATING THAT PARTICULAR SCENE. THAT'S
THE WAY IT USUALLY WORKS. IT'S ALMOST THE WAY IT ALWAYS WORKS. WE WERE TD THAT THE BCA HAD BEEN KICKED OUT OF THE INVESTIGATION. AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THAT DIRECTIVE CAME FROM THE ADMINISTRATION IN WASHINGTON D.C. SO WHEN ALEX PRETTI WAS
KILLED, OR I SULD TAKE A STEP BACK, JULIO SOSA SOLIS WAS SHOT IN THE LEG ON JANUARY 14TH, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE BCA TO SEE IF THEY WERE ON THE WAY. THEY WERE. WE ALSO HAD A PROSECUTOR WHO WAS ON HIS WAY AND ON THE SCENE DOCUMENTING
WHAT WAS HAPPENING THER AND ONCE AGAIN, THE BCA WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BE PROCESSING THAT SCENE. SO WHE ALEX PRETTI WAS SHOT, AND THAT WAS A SATURDAY MORNING, WE KNEW WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO. I WAS TALKING TO THE BCA. WE SENT A PROSECUTOR DOWN THERE
AT THE SCENE. AND WE LEARNED THAT THE FEDERAL AGENTS WERE ACTUALLY STANDING ABOUT TWO FEET APART WITH LONG BATONS. YOU MAY VE SEEN THAT. THEY WERE PHYSICALLY PREVENTING THE BCA TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE SCENE TO DO
WHAT THEY NORMALLY DO IN SITUATIONS LIKE THAT. WE WORKED ACTIVELY WITH THE BCA. THEY DRA MADE SURE THE JUDGE WAS AVAILABLE. THE BCA TOLD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT THEY HAD A JUDICIALLY SIGNED WARRANT. AND
YET, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM INTO THE SCENE. AND SO THAT AFTERNOON WE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHERS AND WE FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT. WE ASKED FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER FROM THE FEDERAL COURT DEMANDING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRESERVE
THE EVIDENCE AND NOT ALTER IT IN ANY WAY. THAT WAS ACTUALLY GRANTED LATE SATURDAY. THAT'S HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR A JUDGE TO GRANT A TRO. BUT HE DID THAT. WE THEN HAD A HEARING THE FOLLOWING
MONDAY WHERE THE JGE ASKED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WERE THEY PRESERVING THE EVIDENCE AND WERE THEY MAKING SURE NONE OF I WAS ALTERED? THEY ASSURED THE JUDGE THAT THEY WERE SO THAT IUE KIND OF GOT SET TO THE SIDE. SO WE ANNOUNCED AT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT WE IN COORDINATION WITH THE BUREAU OF
CRIMINAL APPREHENSION WE GOING TO INVESTIGATE ALL THREE CASES. THAT'S PRETTI, GOOD,ND SOSA-SOLIS. AND WE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE BCA AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE SINCE THESE SHOOTINGS HAPPENED TO COLLECT AS MUCH EVIDENCE AS WE
POSSIBLY COULD. TO THAT END, BECAUSE OF ALL THE VIDEO THAT WAS AILABLE, WE OPENED A PUBLIC PORTAL AND WE ASKED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SEND US ANYTHING THEY MIGHT HAVE BECAUSE WE KNEW A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE OUT THERE TAKING VIDEO AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE
WE HAD EVERYTHING. THE PORTAL WE GOT OVER 1,000 SUBMISSIONS. 1,000. AND WE HAD A TEAM GOING THUGH THOSE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD SORT THROUGH THE STUFF THAT WAS GOING TO BE HELPFUL AND THE STUFF THAT WAS NOT. SO WE THEN -- SO UNLIKE AN
INVESTIGATION AT STATE COURT ERE WE CAN SUBPOENA DOCUMENTS, SINCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAD MADE IT CLEAR THEY ARE NOT SHARING ANYTHING THAT THEY GOT FROM ANY OF THOSE THREE CRIME SCENES. SO WE COULD NOT SUBPOENA THAT INFORMATION. YOUANNOT SUBPOENA A FEDERAL AGENCY. YOU
HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS OUTLINED BY T UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. IT'S CALLED TUI. WE MADE TUI DEMANDS. ESSENTIALLY, WE DEMANDED THAT
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIVE US THE EVIDENCE THAT THEY HAD IN ALL THREE OF THESE CASES. ONE OF THE DEADLINES IS ABOUT TO PASS TODAY. TWO OF THE DEADLINES, ACTUALLY. AND ANOTHER ONE SHOULD PASS LATER THIS WEEK. SO WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM ICE AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AS
TO WHETHER THEY WERE GOING TO -- ARE GOING TO COOPERATE AND GIVE US THE EVIDENCE THAT WE HAVE ASKED FOR. THIS ALSO INVOLVES A GREADEAL OF FEDERAL RESEARCH. BECAUSE IF WE CHARGE IN STATE COURT AND WE HAVE EVERY LEGAL
AUTHORITY TO DO THAT, THERE IS NO ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY FOR A FEDERAL AGENT WHO COMMITS A CRIME IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. THAT IS NOT A THING DESPITE WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS SAID. BUT IF WE CHARGE ANY FEDERAL AGENT, THAT FEDERAL AGENT HAS A RIGHT
TO ASK THAT THE CASEE REMOVED TO FEDERAL COURT. IT'S A VERY LOW BAR. SO IT MAY VERY WELL BE IF WE CHOSE TO CHARGE THAT THE CASE WOULD GET REMOVED TO FEDERAL COURT. HOWEVER, WE REMAIN THE PROSECUTORS ON THE
CASE. WE TRY THE CASE IN FEDERAL COURT. IT IS TRIED UNDER STATE LAW. SENTENCING WOULD BE UNDER STATE LAW. ANY CONVICTION EVEN IF IT WAS IN FEDERAL COURT COULD NOT BE PARDONED BY THE ADMINISTRATI. SO WE ARE
RESEARING THAT. WE HAVE FEDERAL PARTNERS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THIS KIND OF LAW, WHICH WE HAVE NOT BEEN BECAUSE WE DON'T TYPICALLY HAVE TO DEAL WITH TH. SO WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH THEM. THEY'RE EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME TO HELP
US IN THIS SITUATION. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE WERE, AND YOU ARE AWAREF THIS, TOO, A NUMBER OF VIDEOS OUT THERE THAT DOCUMENTED VARIOUS BEHAVIORS THAT ON THEIR SURFACE AEAR TO POTENTIALLY BE UNLAWFUL. AND SO
WE KNEW, AND I LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS, AND I KNOW WHAT I HEARD OUR COMMUNITY SAYING DURING WHAT I WILL SAY IS A OCCUPATION AND CONTINUES TO BE IN SOME SENSE, WAS OUR COMMUNITY WAS SAYING WHO IS HERE TO HELP US? WHERE IS THE GOVERNMENT? I
HEARD THAT THIS MORNING FROM SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO A COMMENTING. THEY'RE LIKE, WHY ARE WE HAVING TO PAY RE. SHOULDN'T GOVERNMENT BE HELPING US? WE HEARD THAT TOO. OUR STAFF HEARD THAT. AND SO WE GOT TOGETHER, AND AS I'VE SAID, WE GOT NO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
HERE. BUT THIS WAS ABOUT SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. THIS WAS ABOUT TELLING OUR COMMUNITY THAT FEDERAL AGENTS CANNOT JUST COME IN HERE AND COMMIT ACTS, WHICH AT LEAST IN THE VIDEO APPEAR TO BE UNLAWFUL. WHETHER THEY ARE, I DON'T KNOW. BUT WE NEED TO
INVESTIGATE THOSE AND SEE IF THERE'S ACCOUNTABILITY IF THERE NEEDS TO BE. SO WE HEARD THAT FROM OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE HAD VOLUNTEERS ON OUR STAFF WHO VERY MUCH WANT T HELP WITH THIS. AND TO ME, THIS IS ABOUT PUTTING OUR
VALUES WHERE OUR COMMUNITY WANTED THEM TO BE PUT. SO WE HAD NO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. JUST YESTERDAY YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THIS, WE KICKED OFF WHAT WE CALL OUR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT. I REFER TO IT, WE REFER
TO IT AS TAP. THE IDEA IS THERE IS WE ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING 17 DIFFERENT INSTANCES THAT I'M GUESSING YOU ALL SAW ON VIDEO. 15 HAPPENED IN MINNEAPOLIS. TWO HAPPENED IN THE SUBURBS. SO WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING, WE ASSIGNED ONE OF OUR
INVESTIGATORS.E DON'T HAVE VERY MANY. AND WE HAVE LAWYERS FROM THE OFFICE WHO ARE VOLUNTEERING AND PARTNERING ON THIS, TO DO AS MUCH INVESTIGATION AS WE CAN TO TRY TO GET TO THE BOTTOM, TRY TO GET ALL THE FILM THERE, TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ACTUALLY
HAPPENED BEFORE AND AFTER. WAS THERE A CRIME COMMITTED, AND IF SO, ARE WE GOING TO GO FORWARD WITH CHARGES. SO WE LAUNCHED THAT PROJECT YESTERDAY. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. BECAUSE WE'RE HOPING TO
PARTNER WITH THEM AND COLLABORATE WITH THEM BECAUSE TH HAVE SOME INFORMATION THAT COULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO US POTENTIALLY. SO THAT'S A PROJECT WE JUST LAUNCHED YESTERDAY. I AM ONE OF NINE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF
A NATIONAL COALITION OF LOCAL DAs, EVERYBODY'S CALLED A DA. EVERYBODY ELSE BUT HERE, WE'RE COUNTY ATTORNEYS. CALLED THE FIGHT AGAINST FEDERAL OVERREACH. AND THE IDEA THERE IS THAT DAs FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY GOT TOGETHER. WE GOT TOGETHER IN
WASHGTON D.C. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, TO TALK ABOUT WHAT DO WE DO IFOMETHING LIKE THIS HITS IN OUR JURISDICTIONS. AND I CAN TELL YOU W WERE THE FIRST JURISDICTION TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN TO. INOW THERE HAD BEEN THINGS THAT
HAPPENED AT OTHER CITIES, BUT WE WERE THE FIRST JURISDICTION TO SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED THAT YOU ALL OBSERVED. SO WHEN WE HAD OUR CONVENING IN WASHINGTON D.C., WEAD SOME OF THOSE EXPERTS THAT WE'D BEEN WORKING WITH WHO ACTUALLY LIVE
IN DC COME A TALK TO THE OTHER DAs TO SAY, HEY, HERE ARE THE ISSUES. THESE ARE THE THINGS I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN. AND I CAN TELL YOU 100%, WE AT THE HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ARE LEADING THE COUNTRY
IN THIS EFFORT. W ARE ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS. WE'VE EXPERIENCED THIS. WE ARE RESEARCHING IT. WE ARE DOING THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO DO TO SEE WHETHER ACCOUNTABILITY CANE HAD. AND SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT
EFFORT. WE GET CALLS FROM A OVER THE COUNTRY, CAN YOU HELP US IN CASE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS TO US. SO THAT'S JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND COMING TO OUR CHAMBERS.E DO HAVE A NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS IN QUEUE TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS AND GET INTO DISCUSSION. I'LL FIRST RECOGNIZE PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU,HAIR CHOWDHURY,
AND THANK YOU, MADAM ATTORNEY. I'M CURIOUS WHAT YOU THINK MHT BE MOST HELPFUL FOR US TO HELP IN THIS PROJECT. I GOT ASSAULTED BY ICE. INVESTIGATED BY MPD.
IT'S KIND OF IN THE MPD INVEIGATORY UNIVERSE, AND WOULD, IN A NORMAL WORLD, IF A PERSON WERE TO GET ASSAULTED ON THE STREET, THEY WOULD ASK THEIR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE, FILE CHARGES ON THEIR BEHALF, AND THAT WOULD ARRIVE EITHER OUR CITY
ATTORNEY'S DESK OR YOUR DESK DEPENDING ONHE SEVERITY OF IT, RIGHT? NOW WE SEE WITH THE UNPRECEDENTED LAWLESSNESS OF THIS AND THE FACT THAT IT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WE'RE HAVE TOG COME UP WITH THESE NOVEL APPROACHES. BUT I THINK JUSTICE ISTILL WHAT IS DEMANDED OF US.
I SAW THAT, FOR INSTANCE, ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON A PORTAL WITH THE COUNTY. AND CHARGES EXPLORED VIA YOUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. SHOULD WE BE TELLING OUR CONSTITUENTS WHO
HAVE EITHE EXPERIENCED OR WITNESSED THESE VIOLATIONS TO SUBMIT TO ALL THREE? SHOULD WE TELL THEM TO FOCUS ON HENNEPIN COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE SPECIFIC FOCUS HERE? WHAT MIGHT BE MOST HELPFUL FOR US TO CONVEY? >> SO CHAIR CHOWDHURY, I'M NOT
USED TO THIS PROTOCOL. CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE, A NUMBER OF THOSEHINGS WOULD BE HELPFUL. FIRST OF ALL, THEY CAN SUBMIT TO OUR PORTAL. AND I SAID EVIDENCE AT ONE POINT. THEN I GOT AN EMAIL LAST NIGHT. I
DON'T HAVE A VIDEO SO I DON'T HAVE ANY EVIDENCE. EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY, STATEMENTS ARE EVIDCE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS HELPFUL IS TO MAKE A POLICE REPORT BECAUSE THAT KD OF CAN START A PROCESS. IT MAY VERY WELL PSERVE VIDEO THAT MIGHT
BE TAPED OVER. SO CERTAINLY MAKING A POLICE REPORT TO THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SUBMITTING SOMETHING TO OUR PORTAL, WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I SHOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN -- I HAD A CONVERSATION I THINK IT WAS ABOUT A MONTH TO SIX WEEKSGO
WITH OUR CHIEFS, OUR LOCAL CHIEFS IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. THERE ARE ABOUT 38 OF THEM. AND I, YOU KNOW, THEY'D BEEN HEARING DIFFERENT THINGS TOO. AT THE TIME THEY WERE HEARING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION, OH, THERE'S ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY. AND SO I FIELDED SOME QUESTIONS FROM
THEM. ONE OF WHICH WAS WELL WE DON'T HAVE JURISDICTION, DO WE? AND I SAID YOU ABSOLUTELY DO HAVE JURISDICTION. AND I HAD ONE POLICE CHIEF SAY TO ME THAT HE WAS READING ABOUT THE SUPREMACY CLAUSE. AND I SAID YOU REALLY DON'T NEED TO SPEND TIME DOING THE LEGAL RESEARCH HERE. WE CAN
TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR YOU. EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, IF A COMMUNITY MEMBER CALLS YOU, PLEASE SHOW UP, DOCUMENT IT, BODY CAM, DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS. SEND IT TO US EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT IT IS. EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A
FELONY. WE'LL WORK WITH YOUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS WELL. SO I TALKED THEM THROUGH A LOT OF THE ISSUES THE CONCERNS THAT THEY HAD AND ENCOURAGED THEM TO DOCUMENT. DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, AND SEND US WHATEVER THEY HAD SO THAT WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHAT WAS
THERE. SO I HAD THAT MEETING FOUR TO SIX WEEKS AGO. SO IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. AND THE CHIEFS NOW ALL KNOW OR SHOULD KNOW THAT THEY DO HAVE JURISDICTION. THEY CAN INTERVENE. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE
CHIEFS SAID OUR OFFICERS ARE WORRIED THAT IF THEY INTERVENE, THEY MIGHT GET ARRESTED OR, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WORSE. AND SO I GET THAT, AND I SAID, TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. AND IT'S A TOTALLY NEW WORLD. I MEAN, SOME
OF THOSE POLICE CHIEFS WERE TELLING ME THAT IF THEY ACTUALLY ASKED ICE TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES, THEY WOULDN'T. SO THEY WERE DEALING WITH AND ARE DEALING WITH SOMETHING NEW AS WELL. HOWEVER, I REMINDED THEM THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE OUT THERE TRYING TO DOCUMENT, TRYING TO HELP. AND THEY NEEDED TO KEEP
IN MIND THAT THEY ARE HERE TO PROTECT AND SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY. AND SO WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT THEY HAD. AND SO DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE POLICE REPORT, PUTTING SOMETHING IN OUR PORTAL. WE WILL CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
>> GREAT. SIMPLEST ANSWER IS AB POLICE DEPARTMENT, FILE A POLICE REPORT, ANDLSO PROACTIVELY SUBMIT EVIDENCE TO THIS PORTAL SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T GET LOST IN THE SAUCE OF POLICING. >> YES. ANDOU KNOW, MY CONCERN
TOO IS THAT SOME OF THESE INSTANCES, MANY OF THESE INSTANCES WE'RE INVESTIGATING, THE 17, HAPPENED THROUGHOUT OPERATION METRO SURGE. AND AS WE KNOW, SOME OF THE VIDEO, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE VIDEO EVERYWHERE, GETS ERASED. SO WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN PRESERVE THAT AS BEST WE CAN. THAT WITSSES CAN BE INTERVIEWED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO FILE A POLICE REPORT. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> NEXT, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL
MEMBER STEVENSON. >> THANK YOU, COUNTY ATTORNEY, FOR COMING. I FEEL A CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITY MAKING YOU WAIT ALL DAY BECAUSE I INVITED YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> OF COURSE. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF ESTIONS. ONE OF ASKED. BUT I WANT TO ASK
IT IN THIS WAY IN CASE THERE'S ANYTHING DIFFERENT. THIS IS THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. WE ONLY HAVE AUTHORITY OVER MINNEAPOLIS. WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM MPD IN ORDER T INVESTIGATE AND CHARGE FEDERAL AGENTS? >> SO CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, I HAD A LOT OF
WORK TODAY. I WAS OCCUPIEOCCUPI DON'T WORRY ABOUT RUNNING LATE. SO I MET WITH COMMISSIONER BARNETT. I TALKED WITH HIM ON THE PHONE. I MET WITH HIM. AND I TOLD HIM WE WERE GOING TO ROLL
OUT TAP. AND I ASKED HIM IF WE COULD GET COLLABORATION WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THERE'S SOME THINGS OUR CIVILIAN INVESTIGATOR CAN'T DO, AND THERE'S SOME THINGS MPD HAS,
VIDEO, THAT KIND OF THING. THEY CAN SERVE SUBPOENAS. THERE'S JUST THINGS WE CAN'T DO. HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO SPEAK TO THE CHIEF ABOUT IT. THEN HE CAME OVER TO OUR OFFICE LAST WEEK. AND WANTED TO KNOW HOWMUCH, YOU
KNOW, I WOULD SAY THIS, HE DI'T MAKE A COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATING WITH US. HE MADE A COMMITMENT TO LKING AT A CASE OR TWO AND SEEING WHAT WE WERE KING FOR TO SEE IF THEY COULD INVESTIGATE THE RESOURCES IN THAT. SO WE FOLLOWED UP. I
FOLLOWED UP WITH AN EMAIL TO HIM ON FRIDAY. WE SENT HIM THREE CASES WITH TASKS. YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LIKE X, Y, AND Z. AND I ASKED HIM IS THIS SOMETHING YOU THINK YOU COULD COMMIT TO DOING? I HAVEN HEARD FROM HIM. I DID
EMAIL HIM AGAIN THIS MORNING, AND I HAVEN'T HEARD YET. SO WHAT WE WOULD REALLY LIKE IS COLLABORATION WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT ALL OF THESE CASES, THE 15 CASES WE HAVE, AND TO SEE
WHAT THEY HAVE, AND TO DO SOME TASK-ORIENTED WORK, THE WAY THEY WOULD NORMALLY DO. OUR OICE WORKS WITH MPD EVERY DAY. WE HAVE AN IMBEDDED SEXUAL ASSAULT PROSECUTOR HERE WITH MPD TO HELP WITH CASES. EVERY SINGLE DAY OUR
PEOPLE ARE TALKING TO MPD INVESTIGATORS ABOUT CASES. WE C THEY GO OVER TO TALK TO US TO SAY, HEY, WE'VE GOT THIS EVIDENCE, WHAT DO YOU THINK? SO LLABORATION IS REALLY THE NORM. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MPD
HELP US COLLECT THE INFORMATION THAT WE WOULD LIKE IN THESE 15 CASES. >> OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIFIC YOU'D LIKE US TO BRING UP WITH THEM? THEY'LL BE BEFORE US TOMORROW ANYTHING SPECIFIC YOU'D LIKE US TO BRING UP WITH THEM?
>>YEAH. I MEAN, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE DATA. YOU KNOW. DID THEY CASE THAT YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER OF A WOMAN WHO WAS PREGNANT WHO WAS DRAGGED ON THE GROUND. I ACTUALLY HAD CONTACT WITH ONE O CHIEF O'HARA'S COMMAND STAFF AND
I SAID, HEY, ARE YOU INVESTIGATING THIS AND SHE SAID THAT THE CHIEF HAD PULLED ALL OF THE VIDEO OR HAD ORDERED THAT IT BE PULLED. I SAID, THIS WAS VERY EARLY ON, I SAID WOULD YOU CONSIDER SUBMITTING THAT TO US OR YOUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES THESE MAY BE SDEMEANORS. SOMETIMES THEY MAY BE FELONIES. AND SHE SAID, YES, SHE WOULD TALK TO THE CHIEF ABOUT IT. BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO OUR OFFICE OR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I PROBABLY WOULDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND SO THAT MAY BE A
CASE WHERE IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY DID PRESERVE THE VIDEO THAT THEY HAD. SO THAT COULD BE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT IN HELPING US. SO PERHAPS ASKING THEM HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DID THEY GET? DID THEY FOLLOW UP ON THEM, FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT ICE ACTIVITY. WHAT DID THEY DO IN THOSE CASES? CAN THEY GIVE THAT TO US? BECAUSE THAT'SHERE WE CAN GET INTO THE NITTY-GRITTY OF THE INVESTIGATN AND SEE WHETHER -- WE DON'T WANT TO REPLICATE ANYTHING THAT THEY HAVE, D OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T
KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE UNLESS THEY SHARE THAT WITH US. >> OKAY. >> SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. >> HAVE YOU GOTTEN ANY COMPINTS FROM THEM OR ANY CASES -- WHAT ARE YOU GETTING FROM THEM, BASICALLY? >> WE HAVE NOT HAD A CASE SUBMITTED TO US BY THE
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT INVOLVING FEDERAL AGENTS. >> HMM, THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW. SO MY NEXT QUESTION WAS HOW'S THE COLLABORAON GOING? ARE YOU GETTING CASES FROM THEM? YOU'RE SAYING AT THIS POINT THERE'S BEEN VERY LITTLE TO NO
COLLABORATION AS Y'VE GOTTEN NO CASES FROM THEM? >> WELL ON THE QUESTION OF HAVE THEY SUBMITTED ANY CASES INVOLVING COMMUNITY INTERACTION WITH FEDAL AGENTS, NO, THEY HAVEN'T SUBMITTED A CASE TO US. IN TER OF COLLABORATION, AS I
SAID, I MET WITH COMMISSIONER BARNETT. I TOLD HIM ABOUT T.A.PN THAT. I DON'T YET HAVE A COMMITMENT ON THAT. AS I SAID, HE WANTED TO SEE WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE IF THEY HAD THE STAFFING, I THINK, TO HELP US WITH THOSE
TASKS. >> OKAY. AND LASTLY, THIS IS A -- I THINK YOU'VE ANSWERED THIS A LITTLE BIT BUT I JUST WANT TO ASK IT DIRECTLY BECAUSE MY CONSTITUENTS WANT TO KNOW. WHEN MIGHT WE SEE CHARGES
AGAINST AGENTS FOR ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR? >> THAT'S THE $1 MILLION QUESTION THAT EVERYBODY ASKS ME. I'M ALWAYS CANDID AND HONEST, IT'S HARD TO SAY. I THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO HAVE GATHERED THE EVIDENCE THAT WE NEED IN ONE OF THE CASES TO MAKE A DECISION
ABOUT CHARGING. BUT AS I SAID, THERE ARE THESE OTHER FEDERAL -- FOR INSTANCE, LET ME TELL YOU THIS. SO I SAID THE DEADLINE TODAY. WE GOT ONE ON THURSDAY IN SOSAOLIS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO GET FROM THE DOJ AND DHS. SO DEPENDING ON WHAT WE GET OR DON'T GET, THERE PROBABLY WILL BE LITIGATION ON THAT. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN INERMS OF OUR ABILITY TO GO FORWARD OR NOT. SO THOSE ARE DECISIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO MAKE AND WE'RE
PROBABLY GOING TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE THIS WEEK. WHAT I GUARTEE YOU, WHAT I'VE GUARANTEED PEOPLE PUBLICLY, IS THAT WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE ON THOSE THREE CASES TO DECIDE WHETHER CHARGES ARE APPROPRIATE OR NOT. I CAN'T MAKE -- IT WOULD BE AN ESTIMATE,
A GUESS. AND I DON'T WANT TO RAISE PEOPLE'S EXPECTATIONS. I DO WANT TO SAY ON THE TUI LITIGATION, WE HAVE MEETINGS WITH OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS ABOUT TWICE A WEEK. WE HAD ONE THIS MORNING ON THE TUI LETTERS. AND THAT LITIGATION, THAT FEDERAL
LITIGATION DOES TAKE A LONG TIME. THAT'S SEPARATE FROM WHETHER WE BRING CHARGES OR NOT. BUT IF WE BRING CHARGES, WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO MEET THE FEDERAL DENSES AND THE REMOVAL THAT WE'LL PROBABLY SEE. SO I GUARANTEE YOU WE'LL HAVE DECISIONS ON THOSE THREE CASES,
I JUST CAN'T PROMISE WHEN. >> OKAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER, I'LL HAVE YOU COME BACK INTO QUEUE, IF THAT'S ALREADY. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY, AND A DEEP THANK YOU AND EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE TO YOU
IN YOUR OFFICE HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY MORIARTI. I THINK THE WORK WE'RE SEEING WITH T.A.P. ISN'T JUST A CREATIVE WAY, IT'S A BRILLNT PIECE OF CREATIVE LEGAL ADVOCACY. I THINK YOU'RE
LOOKING TO DO THAT AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. THIS HAS BEEN A PIECE OF PARTICULAR HELP. HOW CAN WE BE HELPFUL. THIS IS THEINK WE HAVE BEEN GIVING THEM. SO THANK
YOU DEEPLY FOR DOING THAT. AND REALLY ONLY QUESTION, YOU KIND OF MENTION THE DUTY INTERVENING PIECE. WHEN OFFICERS ARE PRESENT AND WITNESS INACTION, WHAT I AM HEARING A LOT FROM RESIDENTS IS
MORE SO AROUND IMMEDIATE AION WHEN OFFICERS ARE THERE OR PARTICULARLY TO ARREST. RIGHT. I DON'T REALLY HAVE THAT UNDERSTANDING. I KNOW IT'S BEEN HARDER AS WE TALK ABOUT SISTER SUPREMACY CLAUSE AND OTHER AREAS OF KIND OF THE LEGAL APPARATUS
OF ENGAGING IN THAT WORK. AND SO AS IT IS BOT HELPFUL FOR ME AND FOR CONSTITUENTS NOT JUST IN WARD 11 BUT ELSEWHERE THAT ARE HAVING THESE INSTANCES. ARE Y ABLE TO HELP US WALK THROUGH WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FROM NOT
JUST A DY TO INTERVENE STANDPOINT, BUT THE ACTUAL AUTH OFFICERS HAVE TO ARREST ICE AGENTS OR FEDERAL AGENTS? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING, THAT'S ACTUALLY A GREAT QUESTION. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WAS WORKING
THROUGH WITH OUR CHIEFS. THERE WAS A LOT I THINK THAT WENT TO THE QUESTION OF WE DON'T HAVE JURISDICTION. AND WHAT I TOLD THEM AND I WILL TELL YOU, YOU ABSOLUTELY DO. THE WHOLE SUPREMACY CLAUSE, ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY, ALL THAT KIN OF STUFF,
THOSE ARE LEGAL DENSES AND YOU KNOW THIS. LEGAL DEFENSES COME UP ONCE CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED. SO IN TERMS OF POLICE OFFICERS, THEY ABSOLUTELY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO INTERVENE. THEY HAVE JUDICIOUS DICTION, THEY CAN DO
THAT. THEY CAN ARREST AN I.C.E. AGENT, THEY CAN DO THAT. WHAT I WERE A NUMBER OF THINGS. ONE WAS THAT THEY'RE AFRAID TO DO THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID WHAT HAPPENS, WHAT IF I GET ARRESTED? WHAT IF I GET SHOT OR HURT? WHAT
IF I AM THE POSTER CLD FOR, YOU KNOW, A POLICE OFFICER WHO ARRESTED AN I.C.E. AGENT. I HEARD THAT LOUD AND CLEAR. THAT'S WHERE I SAID TO THEM, I GET IT. I GET IT, THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED, THIS IS SCARY. I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE IN THAT
POSITION EITHER BUT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE. OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE TELLING US WHO IS THERE TO HELP US WHEN OUR OWN GOVERNMENT IS ATTACKING US. THAT'S SOMETHING I CHALLENGE THEM TO DO. THERE WERE SOME
OTHER ISSUES THEY RAISED. I DO THINK -- I WILL BE VERY CANDID ABOUT THIS. I DO THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT SYMPATHIZE WITH FEDERAL AGENTS AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO INTERVENE. I MEAN WE ALL KNOW THAT, RIT? I MEAN IT'S JUST --
IT'S NOT A MONOLITH. I'M ABSOLUTELY SURE THERE ARE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT WANT TO INTERVENE AND THEY DON'T. IS THAT BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET SUPPORT FROM LEADERSHIP? IS THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN? ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE LEGITITE. WHAT I WAS TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THEM WAS TO
THINK ABOUT THE COMMITMENT YOU MADEO PROTECT AND SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY AND WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE, YOU HAVE SOME DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO MAKE. YOU NEED TO START MAKING THEM. SO I THINK IT'S ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT REASON I WOULD GUESS THOSE
ARE, YOU KNOW, THE PRIMARY ONES. >> LAST QUESTION AND I TRIED TO DO SOME RESEARCH MYSELF AND COULDN'T COME UP WH ANYTHING SO YOUR OFFICE PROBABLY HAS DONE A LOT MORE RESEARCH THAN I HAVE ON IT. HAVE YOU SEEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO I.C.E. OR OTHER
HISTORICAL PRECEDENCE WHERE WE CITIES OFFICS ARREST FEDERAL AGENTS? HAVE WE SEEN THAT AS IT RELATES IN THE CONTEXT OF I.C.E. AS OF LATE, IN OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY OR IF NOT
RECENTLY, IN ANY HISTORICAL PRECEDENT EITHER? >> NO. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, NEXT I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNC MEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I
JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU D.A. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK AND DUE DILIGENCE SIT THAT YOUR OFFICE IS DOING AROUND THE
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT. I'M SITTING HERE ON THIS DAIS HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME WITH THE LEVEL OF TRUST OF YOUR DEPARTMEN BASED ON THE WAY THAT YOU HANDLED OUR LOCAL MURDERS AND CASESHERE. SO I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY
ALL OF THIS GRAVE EFFORT AND ENERGY IS BEING PUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THINGS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS A HISTORY OF YOU TRYING LOCAL MURDERS HERE IN OUR CITY AND INDIVIDUALS ARE ONLY GIVEN
48 MONTHS FOR MURDER. SO ON A FEDERAL LEVEL, WHERE THERE IS AN INSURGENT AND PEOPLE ARE BEING SLAUGHTERED ON THE STREETS LIKE LEVEL OF ENERGY THAT YOU ARE
GOING TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE INFORMATION AND THE THINGS THAT OUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE PROVIDING TO YOUR OFFICE FOR EVIDENCE INTO ACCOUNT? BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN A HISTORY OF THAT ACROSS THE BOARD WHEN IT RELATES TO OTHER CASES, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO
BE TAKING THINGS VERYERIOUSLY AND YOU ARE TAKING YOUR JOB DIFFERENT. >> YEAH, CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CASE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. >> I'M TALKING ABOUT ANTONIO MOORE WHOAS STABBED OUT THERE
AND THERE WERE MURDER WEAPONS OF KNIVES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WERE TURNED IN, THAT THE INVESTIGATORS CAME DOWN AND WERE PREPARED TO TESTIFY. YOU DID NOT PROVIDE WITH ANY INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THOSE THINGS AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MURDERS
THAT HAPPENED THROUGHOUT OUR TWIN CITIES, ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO NORTHERN AND NORTHERN SUBURBS WHERE IT HAS BEEN LIKE AN OPEN AIR PRISON SYSTEM WITH ALL OF THE CARJACKINGS AND EVERYTHING ELSE AS IT RELATES TO
INDIVIDUALS OR YOUTH OR YOUNG JUVENILES OR YOUNG ADULTS. I WILL SAY THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE IN THEIR 20s AND ABOVE WHERE IT RELATES TO AN OPEN AIR PRISON SYSTEM AS THE WAY THINGS ARE BEING RAN HERE LOCALLY. SO I WANT TO KNOW WHY IS THERE ALL OF
A SUDDEN THIS URGENCY AND DUE DILIGENCE WHEN IT COMES TO THE FEDERAL SIDE OF THINGS? >> I WOULD SAY YOUR PREMISE IS WRONG. LOOK AT OUR DATA. WE SEND PEOPLE TO PRISON ALL THE TIME. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE THREE LATEST RICO CASES THAT THE
U.S. ATTORNEY, I THINK IT'S THE THREE LATEST THAT THEY GOT CONVICTIONS ON. OUR OFFICE GOT CONVICTIONS ON ALL THREE O THOSE CASES AND ALL THREE OF THOSE MEN WERE SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR OVER 30 YEARS. SO, I CHALLENGE YOU TO LOOK AT OUR DATA BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO BUT YOU'RE WRONG.
>> OH, BUT I'VE BEEN DOWN HERE WITH ALL DUE RESPECT D.A., AND WITH COMING DOWN HERE AND FIGHTING ON THE OTHER END OF THOSE CASES, I SAW ELLISON STEP IN TO TRY FOR MURDER CASES JUST
LIKE OUR BABY GIRL THAT WAS KILLED IN BROOKLYN CENTER THAT WAS MURDERED AND SLAUGHTERED IN HER APARTMENT OUT THERE AND IN ORDER FOR US TO GET A CONVICTION WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL, A.G. ELLISON HAD TO STEP IN WITH THE CASES SO I'M SAYING I'M LOOKING
FOR THE REASSURANCE THAT YOU SAID THIS IS A TAP, SO I WANT YOU TO TAP ALL THE WAY IN. I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU DO IT ON A LOCAL LEVEL WHERE IT PERTAINS TO MURD MURDERERS. I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT
THE MURDER AND THE DEFINITION OF MURDER, AND HOW IT APPEARS ON OUR STREETS THAT IT IS GOING TO BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY, AND THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE AND EFFORT THAT IS PUT INTO ENSURING THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN IT WITH
THE HISTORY OF WHERE YOUR DEPARTMENT STANDS. I WAS ACTUALLY QUITE PLEASED THAT JUDGE COOK WAS ON THERE, THE CASE THAT WAS BEING TRIED WITH RESPECT TO ANTONIO MOORE BECAUSE HE HAS A HISTORY OF NOT NECESSARILY FLOATING WITH THE
WAY THAT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FLOWS AND HE CHALLENGES THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHEN THEY COME BEFORE HIS COURTROOM BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT HE WAS ALSO CHALLENGED AND STATED THAT IF HE DID, SO THAT THERE WAS A CHANCE THAT HE COULD BE DEBENCHED FROM THAT SITUATION,O I JUST, I
REALLY HOPE THAT THERE IS A REAL GENUINE EFFORT AND A CHANGE IN THE WAY THAT THESE CASES ARE INVESTIGATED AND THAT IF IT'S GOING TO BE SERIOUS, THAT YOU TAKE IT SERIOUS BECAUSE MYSELF AND MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE
TIRED OF SEEING THIS OPEN AIR PRISON SYSTEM OF INDIVIDUALS JUST BEING ABLE TO COMMIT A CRIME, GET A SMACK ON THE WRIST, AND THEN THEY ARE BACK ON THE STREETS TO DO MORE GOOFY STUFF AGAIN. >> I WOULD CHALLENGE YOU TO COME TO MY OFFICE, YOU BRING THOSE CASES, I WILL BRING OUR TA,
AND I WILL TELL YOU THE EXACT SENTENCES PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED ON MURDER CASES BECAUSE YOU ARE WRONG. I AM GOING TO CHALLENGE YOU. >> OH, CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. >> OKAY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO BACK AND FORTH. THANK YOU. W
ARE TALKING ABOUT OPERATION METRO SURGE AND THAT IS THE TOPIC AT HAND. SO IF THERE ARE OTHER TOPICS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO THEIR OFFICE AS THE COUNTY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS OFFERED AND HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS AS NEEDED. ALSO, I WILL JUST ENCOURAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO EXHIBIT A LEVEL OF DECORUM FOR ANY PRESENTER THAT IS IN OUR CHAMBER. THAT IS A REQUEST FROM
ME AS THE CHAIR. COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. >> THANK YOU. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO COME DOW HERE AND TALK TO US ABOUT THIS, BUT YOU DID AND I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. YEAH, JUST A COUPLE MORE FOLLOW UPS
BEFORE I AM DONE. IF YOU COULD EDUCATE ME A LITTLE BIT, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THE ROLE BETWEEN YOUR OFFICE AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE ARE THE ONLY TWO -- WELL, WE ARE
TWO ELECTEDS IN HENNEPIN COUNTY AND ALSO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE ELECTED. IT'S KIND OF A COMPLICATED SITUATION BECAUSE MY OFFICE PROVIDES LEGAL COUNSEL TO THE SHERIFF. HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH THAT IS MY OFFICE,
DON'T INTERFERE WITH THAT LEGAL COUNSEL BECAUSE SHE IS THEIR CLIENT. ON A POLICY LEVEL, I MEET WITH THE SHERIFF ONCE A MONTH. WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS OVER THE PHONE. WEAVE POLICY DIFFERENCES AT TIMES. WE
COMMUNICATE WITH HER STAFF A GREAT DEAL TO TRY TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THINGS THAT WE ARE SEEING. ULTIMATELY, SHE IS AN ELECTED, RIGHT? SO SHE CAN DO WHATEVER SHE WANTS TO DO
POLICY-WISE. SO, I CAN TRY TO PERSUADE HER ABOUT CERTAIN POLICIES, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER HER, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER ELECTED. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. YEAH, I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE THE VERY TROUBLING THINGS WE HAVE BEEN SEEING WITH COUNTY ATTORNEY AND
IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WE HAD THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES COMING IN AN THEY WERE OCCURRENCING OUT EVERY TYPE OF NEIGHBOR AND PICKING UP SOMEONE THAT MISSED COURT. I WAS CURIOUS BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN SEEING ATROCIOUS BEHAVIOR.
>> YOU BRING UP A GOOD QUESTION. MY OICE HAS JURISDICTION OVER FELONIES THROUGHOUT HENNEPIN COUNTY. HOWEVER, IN PARKS AND AT FORT SNELLING, WE HAVE JURISDICTIONOR EVERYTHING, WHICH INCLUDES MISDEMEANORS. WE'REN FREQUENT CONVERSATION
WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I AM NO DIFFERENT THAN YOU, I WATCHED VIDEOS ON SUNDAY OF WHAT WAS GOING ON OUT THERE AND WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE THOSE CASES, THEY ARE CITED BY THE SHERIFF, RIGHT? SO WHEN THEY WANT TO ARREST SOMEBODY OR CITE THEM, THEY DO THAT. UNLIKE
FELONIES, THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME THROUGH OUR OFFICE FIRST. WE THEN GET THEM FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WE LOOK AT THEM, AND THEN WE DECIDE WHETHER TO GO FORWARD. SO, ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE TKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW ACTUALLY IS UNDER WHAT
CIRCUMSTANCES DO YOU ISSUE A DISPERSAL ORDER? BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE'S 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHTS ARE RESPECTED. RTAINLY OF THE CASES WE RECEIVED, WE ACTUALLY DISMISSED QUITE A FEW OF THEM. CERTAINLY
WE PROSECUTE THE CASES WHERE SHERIFF'S DEPUTY WAS ASSAULTED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT WE'RE HAVING DISCUIONS ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I HAD SOME DIFFERENCES OF OPINIONS WITH HOW THEYRE HANDLING THINGS AT RIPPLE AS WELL. >> THANK YOU, THAT'SLL FOR ME.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE. I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE MIDDAY FOR WHEN WE HAD THE AVAILABILITY IN OUR CHAMBER, SO REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. MY FIRST QUESTION IS HOW HAS THE RESPONSE BEEN FROM CONSTITUENTS SINCE YOU ANNOUNCED THIS, LIKE HOW MANY RESPONSES ARE YOU RECEIVING? YEAH, JUST A SENSE OF LIKE THE FLOW. >> I WILLAY IT'S BEEN
OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE, AT LEAST THE RESPONSE FROM CONSTITUENTS. I THINK THAT IS BECAUSE FOR SUCH A LONG TIME, CONSTITUTS IN OUR COMMUNITY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY COULD DO. THERE ARE THE VARIOUS PORTALS BUT WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT SOMETHING IN THE PORTAL,
CERTAINLY THE ACLU HAS BEEN FILING LAWSUITS, BUT IN TERMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR, I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE SEEN SOMETHING WHERE THEY CAN SUBMIT SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE SEEN HAPPEN TO THEM OR SOMEBODY ELSE AND WE WILL TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND DO
THE BEST WE CAN TO INVESTIGATE IT. SO, WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON THAT ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY ACTUALLY. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY SUBMISSIONS WE GOT, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I LOOK AT EVERY DAY, BUT I'M GUESSING WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE A
PRETTY OVERWHEING RESPONSE. >> OKAY, ARE YOU PLANNING ON SHARING HOW MANY SUBMISSIONS YOU RECEIVED IN A GIVEN PERIOD? IS THERE A DATE WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO CLOSE THIS?
>> NO, WE CLOSE THAT MONDAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT OPEN. WE MAY CLOSE IT. WE WANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HAVE AN OPPORTUTY TO SHARE THEIR STORIES AND THE STORIES OF OTHERS. >>YEAH, IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL
TO TAKE INTO YOUR CONSIDERATION SUBMISSIONS YOU GET. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW, YEAH, WE'RE SEEING X AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY REPORTING IN VARIOUS INCIDENTS. I THINK IT SPEAKS LARGELY TO THE GRAVITY OF
OPERATION METRO SURGE. >> WE TALKED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY IS IMPORTANT TO US. IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE ALSO AWARE THAT IN MANY OF THESE INSTANCES, THE PERSON WHO WAS INVOLVED IS VULNERABLE. MANY THREATEN OR FEAR RETALIATION
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, SO 'RE GOING TO BE ENGAGING IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM AS TO HOW PUBLIC WE CAN BE OR TRANSPAREN WE CAN BE BUT WE WILL TRY TO BE TRANSPARENT AND I HEAR YOU ABOUT THE NUMBERS OF SUBMISSIONS. I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T SHARE THAT.
>> THANK YOU, MY LAST QUESTION. THE QUESTION ABOUT A SPECIFIC TYPE OF SUBMISSION. SO IN THE 12th WARD, THERE HAS BEEN LIKE
JUST REPORTED TO MY OFFICE ALONE, 30 TO 35 INDIVIDUAL INSTANCES OF DRONES FLYING IN A CONCENTRATED AREA OF THE
ERICKSON NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE LT NIGHT AT A LEVELE HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE. I HAVE WORK TO SEND THIS TO THE CONGRESSWOMAN'S OFFICE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE F.A.A. I ASKED M.P.D. TO SEE IF IT'S ANY OF THEIR DRONES. THEY SAID NONE OF THE INSTANCES I REPORTED ARE
THEIRS. IT'S NOT STATE PATROL AND IT'S IN A PATTERN IN WCH IT'S NOT A HOBBYIST. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT CONSTITUENTS OULD SUBMIT TO YOUR OFFICE? IS THIS SOMETHING I SHOULD SHARE TO YOUR OFFICE? >> SO, THAT'S A CONVERSATION
WE'RE NOT GOING TO IMMEDIATELY KNOW, BUT WE DO HAVE COLLABATIONS ON INTELLIGENCE, ESPECIALLY AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CHECK INTO. I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SUBMIT, RATHER THAN NOT. IF THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE HEARDND WE CAN CERTAINLY TRY TO FOLLOW UP AND GET ANSWERS. >> I WILL SHARE WITH YOU, BETWEEN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, WE SAW IT COINCIDING WITH THE PEAK OF OPERATION METRO SURGE, THE MURDER OF RENEE GOOD AND ALEX
PRETTI, JUST THIS HIGH-VOLUME OF DRONES IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING AND PEOPLE FEEL THEY ARE BEING SURVEILLED OR TCHED. THERE HAS BEEN NO PUBLIC NOTIFICATION FROM ANY AGENCY THIS IS OCCURRING AND PEOPLE ARE JT KIND OF LEFT WITH THE QUESTION MARK OF WHAT
ARE THEY BEING USED FOR? WHAT DATA IS BEING COLLECTED? IF THIS EVEN A LEGAL THING THAT CAN OCCUR? >> YES, PLEASE SUBMIT THAT. WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND OUT. >> THANK YOU. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. I WIL RECOGNIZE
COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU CHAIR AND THANK YOU COTY ATTORNEY. I HAD A QUESTION, IF IT'S NOT RELATED, IT'S TOTALLY FINE FOR YOU TO TELL ME TO REACH OUT IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY. SOMETHING THAT HAS BEE COMING UP A LOT IS U-VISAS. IF THIS IS DIRECTLY --
IF THIS PROGRAM IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO U-VISAS IN THE SENSE THAT SOMEONE IS ASSAULTED, THAT'S A FACTOR. THE LAW DOESN'T SAY A FEDERAL AGENT ATTAC YOU OR A NEIGHBOR OR WHOMEVER. I MEAN I DON'T UNDERAND IT
CLEARLY SO I AM GOING TO BE REACHING OUT TO YOU AND YOUR OFFICE FOR MORE CLARITY AND THEN TO MAYBE GET SOME DATA TOO ABOUT I KNOW YOU STOOD UP A PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT AGO. I HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON WHAT HAPPENS TO FOLKS WITH
AGENTS IF THAT IS A QUALIFIER FOR U-VISAS OR HOW THEY REPORT REPORTED TO, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. >> TOTALLY CHAIR CHOWDHURY AND COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU FOR ASKING THE QUESTION, ABSOLUTELY.
WE HAVE A TEAM THAT DOES UNT VIS SALES. LAST YEAR, WE CERTIFIED OVER 500. U-VISAS. >> YEAH. THAT'S 500 PEOPLE WHO WERE VULNERABLE, WHO WERE VICTIMS OF SOME TYPE OF CRIME,
WHO CAN GET -- AND I CAN'T PROMISE HOW MUCH PROTECTION NOW, BUT WE COULD CERTIFY WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM. SO, ABSOLUTELY REACH OUT. WE HAVE A PARTICULAR PERSON WHO HANDLES THOSE. THEY WILL DEFINITELYXPLAIN -- I MEAN IF YOU WANTED TO COME OVER,
THEY WILL EXPLAIN TO YOU HOW THE PROCESS WORKS. WE WOULD LOVE TO CONNECT. >> MOST CERTAINLY. SHOULD I JUST REACH OUT TO YOUR IS THERE A SPECIFIC PERSON WE SHOULD SEND AN E-MAIL TO? >> WE'LL REACH OUT. >> OH, LOVELY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. >> THANK YOU. THEN I WILL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> SCRATCH THAT, IT'S OKAY. >> OKAY. THEN FOR THOSE W ARE IN QUEUE AND PRESENT, I WILL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, MADAM COUNTY ATTORNEY, IT'S BEEN A LO HERE. >> YES. >> AND FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF OUR COMMUNITY, ALTHOUG AS YOU KNOW AND I KNOW, THERE ARE SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS ON WHAT WE CAN DO AND THAT OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT THEY ARE RECEIVING FROM
GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL AND THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ONLY INCREASES TO BUILD, RESTORE, AND REPAIR TRUST IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF LEADING
WITH THAT IN MIND AND SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF OUR RESIDENTS I MIND OR SHARED CONSTITUENTS IN MIND. THERE IS SOMETNG THAT YOU BROUGHT UP THAT CAPTURED MY ATTENTION, THAT YOUR OFFICE PROVIDES LEGAL COUNSEL IN YOUR
OFFICE TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I WONDER IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO TS NOW OR I AM HAPPY TO RECEIVE FOLLOW UP FROM YOUR TEAM AT A DIFFERENT TIME, BUT HAS YOUR OFFICE AND THE LEGAL
COUNSEL THAT THE COUNTY SHERIFF RECEIVE FROM YOUR OFFICE, HAVE ANY CONVERSATIONS HAPPENED ABOUT PROVIDING THEM WITH A COUNSEL ON WHAT IS AND IS NOT A LAWFUL WAY TO INTERACT WITH RESIDENTS OR
PROVIDING ANY TYPE OF FEEDBACK ABOUT SOME OF THE FRANKLY DISTURBING, AGGRESSIVE, DEMORALIZING FOOTAGE THAT YOU AND I HAVE SEEN AND OUR COMMUNITY HAS SEEN OF SHERIFF
DEPUTIES INTERACTING WITH RESIDENTS AT THE BUILDING AND BROADLY OVER OUR COMMUNITY OVER THESE PAST FEW MONTHS THAT CONCERNSME. ARE YOU PROVIDING THEM WITH ANY TYPE OF LEGAL COUNSEL ABOUT THINGS, BEHAVIORS
THAT ARE APPROPRIATE VERSUS NOT? OR LAWFUL VERSUS NOT. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER, SO I AM SUREHAT OUR COUNSEL WHO REMEMBERS THEM -- REPRESENTS THEM IS TALKING TO
THEM ABOUT THINGS LIKE UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR. THERE IS A WIDE RANGE ON WHAT IS UNLAWFUL AND WHAT DOESN'T SEEM APPROPRIATE. SO THE UNLAWFUL PIECE OF IT IS WHERE OUR OFFICE PROVIDES COUNSEL, SO OUR OFFICE ACTUALLY PROVIDES
COUNSEL FOR EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT. FRANKLY, THAT'S WHY MOST D.A.s ARE CALLED D.A.s AROUND THE COUNTRY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THIS CIVIL ASPECT OF REPRESENTING THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
OUR OFFICE REPRESENTS THE COUNTY BOARD, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION, EVERY OFFICE, EVERY DEPARTMENT YOU CAN THINK OF OVER THERE. SO, IT'S A DIFFICULT SPACE FOR ME TO NAVIGATE FRANKLY, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVERIED TO
NAVIGATE IN HAVING THIS JOB, UNDERSTANDING THAT I DON'T ALWAYS KNO THE CONVERSATIONS THAT OUR COUNCIL IS HAVING WITH THEIR CLIENTS, BUT UNDERSTANDING THAT I CAN CERTAINLY TALK ABOUT LICY THINGS AND THINGS THAT I DON'T LIKE OR THINK ARE APPROPRIATE AND IO HAVE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SHERIFF. WE TALK FREQUENTLY ABOUT IT. SO I CAN ASSURE YOU CONVERSATIONS ON WHAT IS UNLAWFUL I HAPPENING, BUT THAT SPACE BETWEEN HEY, HOW SHOULD THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE INTERACT WITH THE COMMUNITY? THAT IS A
DIFFERENT SPACE. AS I SAID, SHE IS AN ELECTED AND SO THOSE TYPES OF QUESTIONS, I THINK, ARE PROPERLY SENT IN HER DIRECTION. >> I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANK U VERY MUCH AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> OF COURSE. THANK YOU. >> COLLEAGUES, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR GET INTO QUEUE FOR DISCUSSION? I AM NOT SEEING ANYONE, SO I WILL SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING
AND GIVING YOUR PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND FLEXIBILITY TODAY. WITH THAT, WE WILL ASK THE CITY CLERK TO FILE THAT PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. AS I SAID, I LIVE
IN MINNEAPOLIS AND I LIVED HERE FOR DECADES. I CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT THIS CITY AND I KNOW YOU DO TOO. I CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND I KNOW YOU DO TOO. SO WE'RE ALL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN WHAT IS AN UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION. THANK YOU. >> YEAH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE DURING THIS TIME. OKAY COLLEAES, SO FOR EVERYONE'S AWARENESS, WE ARE GOING TO BE ADJOURNING THIS MEETING TILL TOMORROW AT 9:30 A.M., MARCH 4th TO COMPLETE THE REST OF OUR
DISCUSSION AGENDA. WE DO PLAN ON HAVING A QUORUM TOMORROW AND I DON'T THI THERE ARE ANY OTHER THINGS WE NEED TO MENTION TO THAT REGARDS. WE WILL SEE EVERYONE TOMORROW. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK TODAY. I KNOW
IT'S BEEN A LONG SUPER CAL THAT WILL GO INTO TOMORROW. HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR EVENING.