>> GOOD AFTERNOON. AND WELCOME, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ROBIN WONSLEY. I'M THE CHAIR OF THE -- WELL, ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. AND I AM GOING TO CALL TO ORDER OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING
FOR TODAY, APRIL 21, 2025. I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO A COMMITTEE MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL TIME CAPTIONING AS
A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE
ASK THAT ALL SPEAKERS MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMM COMMENTS. I'LL ASK THE CLERKS TO CALL THE ROLL. >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBERETAW. >> PRESENT. >> ELLISON. >> HERE. >> CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT.
>> VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. PRESENT. >> AND CHAIR WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE SIX MEMBERS PRESENT. >> L THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. I'LL ALSO REMIND MY COLLEAGUERS WE'RE GOING TO BE USING SPEAKER MANAGEMENT TODAY. SO THOSE OF YOU -- I'M LOOKING
AT SOME FOLKS. HA-HA. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SIGN IN OR LET THE CLERKS KNOW IF YOU'RE HAVING ANY ISSUES. WITH THAT SAID, WE HAVE 30 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH I'LL READ FOR THE RECORD. THE FIRST IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE
FROM THE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY FOR TRAVELING, LODGING CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, AND MEAL EXPENSES. THE SECOND IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE NIONAL SOBERS OF ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS FOR REGISTRATION, LODGING, AND AIR
FARE. NUMBER THREE IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM ASPEN INSTITUTE OF REGISTRATION, LODGING, AND AIR FARE. FOUR IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF REGISTRATION, LODGING, AND AIR FARE, AND MLS. FIVE IS A GIFT
ACCEPTANCE FROM THE POHLAD FOUNDATION FOR TRAVEL, LODGING, CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, AND MEALXPENSES. SIX IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS OF TRAVEL STIPEND, CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, AND TRAVEL AND
LODGING EXPENSES. SEVEN IS A BID FOR HAWTHORNE OFFICE BUILDOUT PROCT. EIGHT IS A BID FOR LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENTS YEAR TWO PROCT. NINE IS A BID FOR SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT PROGRAM 2025. 10 IS
A BID FOR RAMP C WATERPROOFING AND STRUCTURAL REPAIRS PROJECT. 11 IS A BID FOR 2012 SNALS AND CURB RAMP IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. 12 IS A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOLS OR ITITS AFFILIATES FOR DANCE
EDUCATION PROGRAM. 13 IS A CONTRACT WITH NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR FISCAL AGENT SERVICES FOR THE AMERICAN INDIAN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE METROPOLITAN URBAN INDIAN DIRECTORS. 14 IS A CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS VENDORS TO REDUCE
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 15 IS CONTRACT WITH S.PE.A.K. MINNEAPOLIS FOR COMMUNITY ACCESS SERVICES TO MANAGE PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION. 16 IS BLIRN A CONSULTING POOL FOR I.T. STAFF
AUGMENTATION CONSULTING SERVICES. 17 IS CONTRACTS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS FOR QUALIFYING FOR NEIGHBORHOODS 2020 SHARED RESOURCES AND COLLABORATIO FUND. 18 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CLARE HOUSING F HIV SITE-BASED
HOUSING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. 19 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH T.O.U.C.H. OUTREACH FOR YOUTH GROUP OLENCE INTERVENTION YGVI SERVICES. 20 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH VARIOUS IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS OFFERING FREE
IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICESES TO CITY RESIDENTS. 21 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CO-STAR REALITY INFORMATION, INC. FOR ACCESS TO REAL ESTATE INFORMATION DATA BASE. 22 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CERTIFIED LANGUAGES INTERNATIONAL, LLC FOR REMOTE INTERPRETING SERVICES. 23 IS
CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. FOR SOFTWARE LICENSES FOR BODY-WORN CAMERAS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 24 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MID MINNESOTA LEGAL AID FOR LEGAL RVICES TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME MINNEAPOLIS RENTERS. 25 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WH
NORTHLAND BUSINESS SYSTEMS FOR TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES A CLOUD HOSTING MIGRATION. 26 IS A CLAIM SETTLEMENT BLAISDELL PORTFOLIO, LLC. 27 IS CLAIM SETTLEMENT VARUS CLAIMS
CONCERNING 43rd AND UPTON STORMWATER FLOODING. 28 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF DAVID VINCENT. 29 IS LEGAL SETTLEMENT MICHELLE GROSS AND JANET NYE V.
CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. 30 IS A SEPARATION ORDER ANYONES OVERVIEW WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT LEGISTIVE DIRECTIVE. WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE QUEUE TO SEE FIRST, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR WSLEY. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON ITEMS 13
AND 14. I'M WONDERING IF ANY STAFF ARE HERE TO ANSWER. THE FIRST IS CONTRACT WITH THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL SERVICES FOR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR METROPOLITAN URBAN INDIAN DIRECTORS. I'M JUST AWARE THIS
CAME THROUGH COMMITTEE. THERE WAS AN INCREASE TO THAT CONTRACT. A COUPLE OF CYCLES AGO, IELIEVE IN MARCH. AND NOW THERE'S ANOTHER INCREASE SO I WAS WONDENG WHAT THE INCREASE IN FUNDING WAS DESIGNATED FOR. IF THAT INFORMATION IS READILY AVAILABLE. >> YES. I SEE WE HAVE STAFF
HERE T SPEAK TO THAT. >> HI,HAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY QST RELATIONS.YOUR QUA NEW SET OF CONTRACTS WITH THE
FISCAL AGENT FOR AMERICAN INDIAN MOU WORK. THEORK THAT THE LEGISLATIVE WE BROUGHT BACK TWO CYCLES AGO WAS TO CLOSE OUT PREVIOUS CONTRACTS FOR 2024. SO THIS ONE IS JUST ESTABLISHING THE NEW SET THAT WE WOULD REQUIRE TO CTINUE THIS WORK.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT DOES ANSWER MY FIRST QUESTION. THE SECOND WITH 14 WITH THE GREEN COST SHARE PROGRAM. I SEE EYE CABB ISAAC COMING UP. WHEN I READ THROUGH THE RCA,E HAVE THREE INSTITUTION
UTILIZING THIS ABILITY TO COST SHARE IMPROVEMENTS. WEAVE METAL -- THAT ONE WAS LISTED AS BEING IN WARD 7. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHICH BUILDING THEY OWN THEY'RE DOING A FAN UPGRADE TO. >> YEAH. CHAIR WONSLEY,
COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. THE MENLO -- I'M SORRY. THE MENLO PROPERTIES ONES RIGHT BY THE TARGET CORPORATION BUILDING. >> DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE ADDRESS IS, BY CHANCE? >> NOT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I CAN SEND IT TO YOU. >> OKAY. THANKS. THAT WILL BE
HELPFUL. I WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'LL BE DOING TO THE BUILDING. WITH THE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR GREEN COST SHARE PROGRAM. >> YEAH. SO THE PROJECT IS -- IF YOU THINK ABOUT HVAC SYSTEM. YOU'RE MOVING AIR IN AND TAKINGT
THROUGH. RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE ONE OR A CUP OF B -- COUPLE OF BIG FANS. THEY'RE RLACING THE BIG FAN WITH A BUNCH OF LITTLE FANS. SO THEY CAN MODULATE UP-AND-DOWN HOW MUCH THAT IS WORKING. PARTLY IN RESPONSE TO
KIND OF REALLY VARIABLE OCCUPANCY RATES. AND A LOT OF DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS NOW. SO, YEAH, IT'S THINK IF YOU HAD ONE BIG FAN IN YOUR HOUSE VERSUS A BUNCH OF LITTLE FANS. YOU CAN ADJUST THE LITTLE FANS A LITTLE BIT MORE. >> MUCH MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT. >> YEAH.>> THANK YOU FOR THE
EXPLANATION. IF YOU CAN E-MAIL ME WITH THE ADDRESS. I APPRECIATE IT. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, DID YOU WANT TO NOTE THE ADDRESS AS A QUESTION FOR STAFF FOLLOW UP THEN? >> SURE. YEP. SOUNDS GOOD. >> AWESOME. WE'LL NOTE IT FOR THE CLERKS. AND THEN I SEE VICE CHAIR PALMISANO IN QUEUE NEXT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANTED TO SG THE PRAISES OF ITEM NUMBER 2, THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH MINNEAPOLISPUBLIE EDUCATION. THIS IS SUCH A POSITIVE STORY! THANK YOU TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT FOR HELPING TO EFFECTUATE THIS.
YOU KNOW, DANCE CAN PROVIDE A LOT OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL BEING FOR OUR YOUNGER RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS. AND THISS AN AGREEMENT THAT IMPACTS ALL 13 WARDS IN OUR CITY! 43 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 11 MIDDLE SCOLS, 12 HIGH SCHOOLS, 13
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS, THIS IS JUST FROM THE RCA. AND ACROSS ALL FIVE SERVICE AREAS FOR THE PARK AND REC BUILDINGS. SO THERE'S RARELY SETHING THAT'S ABLE TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY THIS DEPARTMENT THAT HAS SUCH
FAR REACHING IMPACT ACROSS MANY WARDS. AND THIS IMPACTS ALLF US. SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS A POSITIVE THING. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON IT. >> AWESOME. NEXT I SEE COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> THANK YOU. CHAIR WONSLEY, I
WAS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 12, THE JOINT POWS AGREEMENT. I THINK IT'S TREMENDOUS WORK! AND I REMEMBER TALKING TO SOMEONE, A REPRESENTATIVE FM THE SCHOOLS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS WITH HAVING TO GET RIOF THE DANCE PROGRAMS. TO SEE, YOU KNOW, OUR DEPARTMENTS STEPPING UP IN THIS
WAY IS JUST, LIKE, IT'S TREMENDOUS! IT'S THE EXACT KIND OF WORK WE SHOULD BE DOING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT. AND THEN I WANTED TO JUST EQUALLY MAYBE NOT EQUALLY, BUT CERTAINLY LIFTP ITEM 15. OUR PUBLIC ACCESS CONTRACTS. REAY
IMPORTANT. IT'S HOW THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHAT WE DO. IT'S HOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S WHY WE'RE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S WHY THE CHAMBER IS NOT ALWAYS FULL. RIGHT. PEOPLE CAN WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE. AND WHEN I SAW SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS. I GOT A LITTLE BIT DISORIENTED. ECAUSE I REMEMBER
BE FRESH BUT THE SAME THING. SO STILL EXCITED TO SEE BRESH PRODUCTIONS AND SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS LLC MAKING SURE THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHAT WE'RE UP TO. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH! >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. I'M IN QUEUE NEXT. I ALSO WAND TO SING THE PRAISES
OF ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, SPECIFICALLY FOR ITEM NUMBER 20, WHICH IS THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH VARIOUS IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVES PROVIDING -- OR PROVIDERS OFFERING FREE IMGRATION LEGAL SERVICES TO CITY RESIDENTS. THIS IS BEING
OFFERED OR ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS. WHICH IS A DEPARTMENT BASED HERE AT THE CITY. AND I BELIEVE THE FUNDING THAT WE'RE SEEING TO SUPPORT THESE GREAT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING THESE SERVICES STEM FROM A BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT I BELIEVE MYSELF, COUNCIL VICE
PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ BROUGHT FORWARD THE PAST DECEMBER IN RECOGNIZING THAT, ONE, IT WAS ALREADY A VULNERABLE CONSTITUENCY OF OURS THAT ISN'T -- HAS BEEN IN DIRE NEED OF LEGAL SUPPORT, AS RECOGNIZING OUR IMMIGTION
LEGAL SERVICES WAS ALREADY FOR, FOR LACK OF A BETTER PHRASING, A HOT MESS. AND JUST VERY -- A VERY CHALLENGING SYSTEM TO NAVIGATE. BUT EVEN MORE SO, WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION IN
PLACE THAT IS VERY ANTI-IMMIGRANT, SO I'M VERY -- I CAN'T EVEN SAY EXCITED, BUT I'M AT LEAST ASSURED IN SOME WAYS THAT THE CITY CONTINUES TO SHOW
UP IN THIS PROMISE OF SERVING ALL RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ETHNIC BACKGROUND WITH CONTRACTS LIKE THIS. AND IF RESIDENTS ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW TO ACCESS RESOURCES LIKE THIS, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTACT 3-1-1
AS A STARTING PLACE. SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE PRAISES TO OUR DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THIS CRUCIAL WORK OF MAKING SURE WE REMAIN AWELCOMINR RESIDENTS. SO WITH THAT, I
DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE IN QUEUE. SO I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. EXCLUDING ITEM 28, ICH IS THE LEGAL SETTLEMENT. SO I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEMS
1 THROUGH 27 AND THEN 29 THROUGH 30. FOR APPROVAL. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY "AYE." THAT SAID, WILL ASK FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE ON ITEM 28. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> A. >> CASHMAN.
>> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> NAY. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> AND WONSLEY. >> NAY. >> FOUR AYES AND TWO NAYS. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. AND THAT WILL BE FORWARDED TO FULL COUNCIL. THAT SAID, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE DISCUSSION
PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. NEXT UP IS A BID FROM SHEEHY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER MEETING ROOMS REMODEL. I'LL
INVITE JEFF JOHNSON TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU. EFF JOHNSON, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER. TODAY WE ARE BRINGING FORTH FOR YOUR APPROVAL THE LOW BID OF OUR PHASE THREE MEETING ROOM RENOVATION. THIS FINAL PHASE OF
CONSTRUCTION SEEKS TO COMPLETELY REBUILD 42 OF OUR MEETING ROOMS. AND THAT'S AROUND 37,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE. AND IT'S OUR ENTIRE SECOND LEVEL OF THE CONVENTION CENTER. THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE UPDATE OF THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM, THE BUILDING
CONTROL SYSTEM, IT'LL BRING NEW LIGHTING, NEW CEILINGS, NEW DUCT WORK, WE'LL BE RENOVATING AND REPLACING THE MECHANICAL AND MOVABLE WALL SYSTEMS WITHIN OUR ROOMS THAT ALLOWS US TO CHANGE THE SIZES OF THE ROOMS FOR OUR CLIENTS. WE'RE DOING ELECTRICAL
AND DATA UPGRADES, ALSO. BRINGING NEW DOORS, CARPET, FINISHES THAT REALLY NOT ONLY WILL MAKE THE ROOMS MORE FUNCTIONAL, BUT ADD AN UPDATED LO THAT WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE REMAIN COMPETITIVE. SO LAST YEAR I CE BEFORE THIS BODY
WITH PHASE TWO OF THIS MEETING ROOM PROJECT. THAT INCLUDED 39 ROOMS. AND IN 2023, I CAME FORWARD WITH PHASE ONE OF THIS PROJECT, WHICH WAS THE PROTOTYPE OF SIX ROOMS. SO WE'VE BEEN VERY CAREFULLY PLANNING OUT THIS
LARGE PROJECT OVER MANY YEARS. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TT WE CAN REMAIN OPEN WHILE WE'RE DOING THESE RENOVATIONS, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO TURN CLIENTS AWAY. BUT WE DO HAVE TO BLOCK OUR SPACE WHEN WE DO THESE TYPES OF RENOVATIONS. AND SO WE HAVE
BLOCKED A TIME FRAME FOR OUR ENTIRE SECOND FLOOR. THESE 42 ROOMS, WHICH, AGAIN, IS OBVIOUSLY CHALLENGES. BY BLOCKING SPACE, IT MEANS WE CAN'T RENT THE SPACE. SO WE HAVE THIS TIME PERIOD IN OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROJECT IS
GET COMPLETE AND WE CAN STILL MAINTAIN THOSE ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE -- WHEN WE HOST OUR EVENTS. SO WE'RE DOING THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO INVEST IN OUR 35-YEAR-OLD BUILDING. OLD CARPET, SAGGING CEILING TILES,
AND BROKEN WALLS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE TO OUR CLIENTS. AND WE LOSE BUSINESS WHEN OUR BUILDING IS NOT WELL MAINTAINED. AND AT ITS MOST BASIC LEVEL, THIS IS ALSO ABOUT OUR STAFF. SOUR STAFF ARE THE ONES OUT WORKING IN OUR BUILDING. AND
MAKING SURE THEY CAN DO WHAT OUR CLIENTS ASK. EVEN IF YOU START TOUR LOCAL 13 PRODUCTION TECHNICIANS, THEY'LL TELL YOU HOW THEY STRUGGLE TO FIND A DATA POINT THAT WORKS AND THEY CAN PLUG INTO WHEN A CLIENT NEEDS IT. IF YOU TALK TO THE
TEAMSTEERS THEY HAD TO RELEARN HOW TO DO THE MOVABLE WALLS BECAUSE THEY'RE BROKEN AND THERE'S NO PARTS WE CAN GET IN ORDER TO FIX THEM. SO ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON HOW WE ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH OUR CLIENTS AND PRODUCE EVENTS
IN OUR HUGE BUILDG. THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS IN OUR BUILDING. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO O IN OUR BUILDING. WE'RE NOT DOING IT JUST TO LOOK NICE, OR AS AN INTERIOR DECORATING COMPONENT. WE'RE DOING IT BECAUSE WE HAVE WARN WORN OUT COMPONENTS OF
OUR BUILDING. THIS PAST APRIL 1st, WE HOSTED THE NATIONAL E VE CONVENTION OF THE YEAR. THE FIRST EVENT IN OUR STAGE TWO PHASE PHASE TWO PART OF THE BUILDING. NATIONAL LIBRARIES. WE RECEIVED GREAT FEEDBACK HOW THE SPACE WORKED
FOR THEM. ALSO, WE RECEIVED GREAT FEEDBACK FROM OUR STAFF WHO SAID THAT THE COMPONENT WORKED WELL FOR THEM. THEY WERE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOBS WELL. SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE THIRD AND FIN PHASE. TO BRING THE REST OF THE BUILDING UP TO THAT SAME STANDARD. SO TODAY I'M
ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL SO THAT WE CAN COMPLETE THIS FINAL PHASE OF THIS PROJECT THAT WE HAD BEEN PLANNING FOR MANY YEARS. THESE FUNDS COME FROM THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND, WHICH IS GENERATED BY REVENUES AND TAXES THAT ARE
DRIVDERIVED, IN PART, BY THE BUSINESS WE BRING TO MINNEAPOLIS. WE HAVE PLANNED OUT T BUDGET IMPACTS, AND THE RESOURCES HAVE BEEN LAID OUT IN OUR FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL DIRECTION. SO WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO THIS. WE PLANNEFOR IT. WE'RE READY TO EXECUTE THIS PROJECT. SO WITH
THAT, I'LL JUST STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR JOHNSON. I DO SEE COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN IN QUEUE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR WONSL. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR JAW
JOHNSO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR UPLOADING THE CAPITAL PLAN, AS WELL. IT'S IMPTANT TO REVIEW IT. THE FIRST QUESTION IS IF THE PHASE THREE BID IS WHAT YOU INITIALLY BUDGETED FOR. OR IF THAT HAS SHIFTED. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, ACTUALLY, WE ARE
WORRIED GOING INTO THE BID WITH ALL OF THE -- WHAT'S GOING ON AND WITH ALL OF THE COSTS THAT ARE CHANGING. WE WERE VERY MUCH SURPSED. WE EXPECTED IT TO BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. IT CAME IN UNDER $10 MILLION. STILL A LARGE SUM, BUT WE HAD, IN OUR BUDGET, A LITTLE OVER
$10.5 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT. SO WE WERE HAPPY WITH THAT. >> OKAY. IT WAS UNDER WHAT YOU HAD BUDGETED FOR. >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW. AND MY SECOND QUESTION, AND I MAY NOT EXPECT YOU TO HAVE AN ANSWER TODAY. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW ABOUT THE HEALTH OF OUR DOWNTOWN
ASSETS FUND. COULD YOU -- WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO PROVIDE -- AND MAYBE YOU CAN GUIDE ME ON THE BEST FORMAT TO PROVIDE IT IS. WHAT IS THEEALTH OF OUR DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND, AS IT WAS COMPARED, YOU KNOW, THIS TIME LAST YEAR? THIS TIME MAYBE FIVE YEARS BACK. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
HOW T TRAJECTORY OF THE FUND HAS BEEN GOING. IF YOU CLD EVEN INCLUDE PREPANDEMIC NUMBERS. SO MAYBE FROM 2019 TO NOW. JUST WITH THE HEALTH OF THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND. I
KNOW THE PROJECT PULLED FROM THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND BUT ALSO WILL CONTRIBUTE TO IT, RIGHT. WE WANT TO MAKE THE INVESTMENTS WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND IN FUTURE YEARS. AGAINST THIS MOMENT IN TIME, AS WELL. IS THAT SOMHING YOU'D BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMMITTEE?
>> CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, FINANCE IS THE EXPERT ON THE -- AND A A AND JUSSEN IS HERE TODAY. WE CAN PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER. THE 2025 PLAN IS STILL -- WE'RE NOT GETTING AT LO LOT OF
INFORMATION YET. WE ONLY HAVE TWO MONTHS OF TAXES AS THEY'VE COME IN FOR 2025. AND, OBVIOUSLY, THREE MONTHS OF OUR REVENUES A THEY'VE COME IN. SO 2025 INFORMATION IS STILL KIND OF PERCOLATING. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU, THOUGH, THE DOWNTOWN AETS
FUND IS HEALTHY. THE DOWNTOWNS ASSETS FUND, WE'VE WORKED HARD COMING OUT OF THE OF THE PANDEMIC TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID --T WAS SHOCKED BY THE PANDEMIC, BUT WE WANTED TOIC MA TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL YEARS. WE ADOPTED
SOMETIME IN 2025 TO SAY WE WERE "RECOVERED." I THINK THAT'S BEEN -- MAYBE HAPPENED A LITTLE BIT SOONER. 2024 WAS A REALLY OD YEAR FOR MINNEAPOLIS AND THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND, FOR THE TAXES THAT WERE GENERATED IN MINNEAPOLI BASED ON EASTB EASTEVENTS. 2025, SO FAR,
IS LKING TO BE A LITTLE SOFTER. AND SO I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WATCHING RIGHT NOW. ANY FINANCIALS, AGAIN, ARE DIFFICULT. WE SAW JANUARY COME IN VERY HIGH. FEBRUARY CAME IN A LITTLE BIT LOWER. ANDO THINGS ARE KIND OF HARD TO PREDICT RIGHT NOW.
BUT WE'RE FEELING GOOD ABOUT HOW WE'RE MANAGING THE RESOURCES IN THAT. AND, AGAIN, THESE CAPITAL FUNDS ARE A PART OF A YEARLY CAPITAL BUDGET THAT WE SPEND. THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY MORE MONEY THAN WE NORMALLY SPEND.
IT'S A BIGGER PROJECT THAT WE'RE DOING INSTEAD OF MANY SMALLER PROJECTS. AND SO WE HAV THAT PLANNED OUT 25 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. KNOWING THAT THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE ARE THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WELWAYS HAVE
THE RESOURCES TO TAKE CARE OFTHG WAY OF SAYING, "YES, WE CAN" AND WE'LL WORK WITH FINANCE IN ORDER TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER. IT MAY NOT BE RIT AWAY. MAY TAKE A LITTLE BIT. BECAUSE OF THAT BACKLOG OF JUST WAITING FOR SE OF THAT INFORMATION TO COME IN.
>> OKAY. YEAH. WHATEVER INFORMATION YOU COULD PROVIDE. YOU KNOW, BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING ON THIS ITEM WOULD BE HELPFUL. IN TERMS OF LOOK BACK AND TRAJECTORY. AND JUST ONE QUESTION FOR YOU, TOO. WHAT ARE YOU -- WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE REASON FOR THIS
SLOWDOWN IN 2025? THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING LESS DUE TO THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY? BECAUSE WE HEARD THAT AT THE MEET MINNEAPOLIS MEETING. PEOPLE WERE HESITANT TO MAKE RESERVATIONS BASED ON THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE MARKET. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER
CASHMAN. W REALLY WORK OUT ABOUT FIVE YEARS IN TIME. AND SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING FIVE YEARS AGO, OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY BAD ON THE PANDEMIC. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO ACTUALLY BOOK CLIENTS AND BOOK EVENTS. SO I
THINK 2025 IS REALLY MORE OF, AT THIS POINT, IS MORE OF A SOFTNESS IN THAT TRYING TO FIND NEW BUSINESS BASED ON JUST THE COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN, THOUGH, IS IN 2026 AND BEYOND, THINGS ARE
LOOKING VERY WELL. VERY ENCOURAGING. WHEN YOU LOOK MORE INTO THE ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT ARE HAPPENING TODAY, AND WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR EVENTS THAT WE'RE HOSTG NOW, WE ARE SEEING, AGAIN, IT'S NOT ACROSS THE BOARD. BUT IN GENERAL, SOME OF OUR PUBLIC SHOWS, WHICH WE'VE
JUST HAD THE AUTO SHO THE LAST WEEKEND. WE'VE HAD BOAT SHOW, HOME AND GARDEN SHOW. THOSE SEEM TO BE ABOUT 5% DOWN. WHAT'S THAT ATTRIBUTABLE TO? I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M QUALIFIED TO SAY THAT. BUTE'RE JUST SEEING THAT THE PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE
HESITANT. PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. SO WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF THAT SOFTNESS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. WITH THE UNDERSTANDING WE CAN GET SOME INFORMATION ON THIS FUND BEFORE THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. AND, YOU KN, THE CONVENTION CENTER IS IN WARD 7. I'M HAPPY THAT
IT'S THERE! ANDRINGING SO MUCH LIFE TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK ONE OF OUR GOALS TOGETHER HAS BEEN TO CREATE THE CONVENTION CENTER, REACH A LITTLE BIT BEYOND JUST THE WALLS OF THAT BUILDING AND INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. INTO LU
LUHRING PARK AND MAKING SURE WE'RE ATTRACTING VISITORS TO O RESTAURANTS AND SO ON. MAKING SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THE BENEFIT OF OUR CONVENTION CENTER TO, YOU KNOW, FROM THE WORKERS OF THE CONVENTION CENTER, TEAMSTERS, ET. CETERA. BUT ALSO TO THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY,
LOCAL BUSISS COMMUNITY NEARBY. SO THANKS FOR, YOU KNOW, DOING THE WORK OF EXPLAINING THAT IN DETAIL AND THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR WELCOMING MY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. >> YEAH. BEFORE MOVING TO VICE CHAIR PALMISANO, DID YOU ALSO WANT TO NOTE THE QUESTION THAT
YO HAD AROUND THE FINANCIAL RECORDS FOR STAFF MEMO? IF YOU CAN RECAP IT F THE CLERK. >> YEAH. SO THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE FIVE-YEAR LOOK BACK OF THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND. AND
AN ANTICIPATED FIVE-YEARTRAJECTN INFORMATION THAT'S AVAILABLE NOW. >> AWESOME. AND CAN I HAVE A SECO FOR COUNCILMEMBER CASHM CASHMAN? MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
VICE CHAIR PALMISANO SECONDED. AND VICE CHAIR PALMISANO IN QUEUE. >> THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST KIND OF LIKE THE OLD SAYING "YOU'VE GOT TO SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY." IF WE DON'T INVEST IN OUR FACILITY, WE COMPA CAN'T COMPETE AS WELL FOR BUSINESS. THIS CONCEPT
SPANS ALL INDUSTRIES. NOT JUST US. IN CONVERSATION, MR. JOHNSON, YOU MENTIONED THAT YOUR GOAL IS THAT N ONE WOULD EVER BE ABLE TO TELL THAT THIS IS A 30-YEAR-OLD BUILDING. IN MY EXPERIENCE OF GOING IN AND OUT OF THE CONVENTION CENTER, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE. THE
DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND, OTHER THAN THAT TIMES THE CITY COUNCIL S SUBTRACTED FROM IT IN RECENT PAST IS ABSOLUTELY THE SOURCE OF FUNDING. THIS FUNDING IS MEANT TO USE EXTRA TAX INCOME FROM DOWNTOWN IN ORDER T SUPPORT THESE KINDS OF IMPROVEMENTS. THIS IS ONE THAT DOESN'T JUST
KEEP UP STADIUMS. THIS REALLY HELPS US TO MAKE MONEY. I'M WOERING WHAT TYPE OF FEEDBACK YOU'VE GOTTEN FROM CUSTOMERS WHO ARE ALREADY USING THE REFRESHED SPACES IN PHASES ONE AND TWO. I CAN SEE A SCENARIO WHERE
CUSTOMERS ONLY WT TO BOOK THE UPDATED SPACES. OR WOULD LOOK FOR HOSTING ELSEWHERE IF WE CAN'T OFFER IT ALL TO THEM. CAN YOU COENT ON THAT A LITTLE BIT. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. IT'SCTUALLY INTERESTING NOW. BECAUSE WE
HAVE CALLED SITE VISITS. WE FLY CLITS IN TO LOOK AT THE BUILDING. WE'RE ABLE TO SHOW THEM THE SPACE THAT IS RENOVATED AND GO TO THE SPACE THAT HASN'T BEEN RENOVATED. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A STARK DIFFERENCE. TH THEY'RE STILL NICE
ROS. THEY'RE STILL ROOMS THAT WE'VE USED. BUT YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY HAVE MET THEIR TIME. THAT THEY NEED TO BE REFRESHED. AND THAT THINGS NEED TO BE FIXED INS OF THEM. AND SO ITS VERY MUCH ON DISPLAY, I GUESS, RIGHT NOW AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.
BECAUSE HALF OF OUR BUILDING IS RENOVATED AND HALF OF OUR BUILDING NOT RENOVATED. AND NEEDS TO BE. >> THANK YOU. AWESOME. WITH THAT, THERE'S NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE AND THE ITEM HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED. SO WITH THAT, WE CAN TAKE A VOICE VOTE. ALL THO IN FAVOR SAY "AYE." THOSE NOT IN FAVOR SAY "NAY." THAT H THE AYES HAVE IT
AND FORWARDED TO COUNCIL. NEXT UP, ITEM 32, WHICH IS A RECEIVE AND FILE RELATED TO THE MET MORPHIAS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM. DEPUTY CITY OPERATIONS OFFICER TO GIVE A PGIVE A PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON I'M SARAY GARNET-HOCHULI. CHAIR WONSLEY, VICE CHAIR PALMISANO, AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M HERE TODAY TO GIVE YOUN UPDATE ON THE METAMORPHOSIS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AS REQUESTED BY THE OFFICE AND CHAIR WONSLEY.
PREVIOUSLY YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT METAMORPHOSIS THROUGH PRESEN PSENTATION DONE BY REIB, RACE EQUITY INCLUSION AND BELONGINGY OUR CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER OF HR. TODAY I WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS INTO THE PROGRAM, AN OVERVIEW OF
THE PROGRAM, AND ITS GOALS, IMPLEMENTATION, OR AS WE LIKE TO THINK OF IT, INTEGRATION OF PROGRAM OBJECTIVES IN OUR WORK. AND, ALSO, IMPACTS SHOWN THROUGH OUR ANNUAL CITY EMPLOYEE ENGAGENT SURVEY, WHICH IS OUR MAIN TOOL FOR MEASURING SUCCESS.
AND MEASURING SUCCESS WILL BE BY THE MINISURVEY AND FOCUSING ON WORKPLACE WELL BEING AS WELL AS ANTIRACIST ACTIONS HAVING AN IMPACT WITH STAFF. NEXT SLIDE. METAMORPHOSIS WAS LAUNCHED IN 2022. IN RESPONSE TO CITY LEADERS ASKING FOR KNOWLEDGE AND
TOOLS TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR STAFF POST COVID, AND POST MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. AND MAKING SURE IT WAS A DONE IN A CULTURAL AGILE WAY. AFTER IDENTIFYING THAT NEED, WE GOT TO WORK ON WHAT A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND
WHAT OUR GOALS WOULD BE AS AN ENTERPRISE AS LEADERS. THE GOAL OF THE LEADER GOING THROUGH THE METAMORPHOSIS JOURNEYS AS FOLLOWS. TO CREATE AN INTERNAL WORK CULTURE THAT IS ANTIRACIST AND ENGAGED IN FOSTERING RACIAL
REPAIR. CREATING CHANGE THAT IS NOT BASED ON JUST WORDS BUT FOCUSED ON EQUIPPING LEADERS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS ACTIONS AND SYSTEM CHANGES. AND, ALSO, SUPPORTING CITY LEADERS ADOPT AND INTEGRATE ANTIRACIST
NCEPTS INTO THE IDENTITY OF THE CITY CULTURE, WHICH WILL CREATE SUSTAINABLE PRAICES IN ANY ENVIRONMENT OR LEADERSHIP TEAM. THE PROGRAM, AS I'VE STATED, STARTED IN 2022 WITH TOP LEADERS, INCLUDING THE MAYOR AND
CHIEF AND DEPUTY OPERATIONS OFFICERS. IT EXPANDED IN 2023 TO INCLUDE DIRECTOR-LEVEL POSITIONS, AND DEPUTY-LEVEL POSITIONS. ACROSS THE ENTIRE ENTERPRISE, TOUCHING 28 CITY DEPARTMENTS. AS I STATE, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, AS WELL. SO FOR A TOTAL OF 29 CITY DEPARTMENTS. THE SEVEN-MONTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WITH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SESSIONS INCLUD ONLINE LEARNING AND PEER-TO-PEER COACHING TO CREATE STRONG LEADSHIP CULTURE AND RELATIONSHIPS. IN THE TOTAL,
AND TOTAL OF THIS PROGRAM WAS 107 LEADERS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN METAMORPHOSIS. EACH LEADER WAS PUT IN A TRACK OR A GROUP THAT SUPPORTED THEM IN BUILDING THE SKILLS AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO MAKE THIS WORK SUSTAINABLE. IN 2024, ALL LEADERS CONSISTENTLY
HAD JOBSACTORS AROUND CULTURAL AGILITY INCLUDED IN THEIR PERFORMANCE REVIEWS. THEY HAD -- HAVING THEM DEMONSTRATE WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED AROUND RACIAL EQUITY AND ANTIRACISM, AS WELL AS ASSESS THEIR DIRECT REPORTS ON CULTURAL AGILITY TO BUILD UP THE ANTIRACIST
WORKPLACE CULTURE. TAKING LEARNINGS FROM -- LOTS OF ALLERGIES TODAY. HUH. TAKING LEARNINGS FROM METAMORPHOSIS AND INTEGRATING THEM INTO THE CORE OF OUR CITY'S SYSTEMS, IT WILL TAKE TIME. LOTS OF TIME. AND
PATIENCE. OUR APPROACH IS TO IDENTIFY AND FIX GAP IN OUR SYSTEMS THAT STAND IN THE WAY UNIFIED ANTIRACIST WORKPLACE CULTURAL BY LEVERAGING SYSTEMS WE AIM TO MAKE A BIGGER IMPACT AND REDUCE DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS. MOVING FORWARD FROM AN
IN-CLASS LEARNING AND DISCUSSION TO ACTIONS, INTERNAL SERVICES TEAMS HAVE BEEN WORNG ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE TO IDENTIFY AND CREATE PROGRAMS THAT EMBODY OUR ANTIRACIST OBJECTIVES. WE ARE BUILDING OUR SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS INSTEAD OF STARTING FROM
SCRATCH. SCALING WHAT WORKS AND GETTING RID OF THINGS THAT DON'T. AS I'VE SAID, CULTURE CHANGE TAKES TIME. WE' ADDRESSING -- WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES IN THE SYSTEMS AND POLICIES TO CREATE A STRONG ANTI RACIST FOUNDATION. THROUGH THE
JOURNEY, TRACKS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES BY THE LEADERSHIP, UMM, BY THE COHORTS. IDENTIFYING AND PREPARING AND SPONSORING FUTURE LEADERS, ARTICUTING AND SUPPORTING CITY VALUES ENSURING VISIBILITY
ACROSS THE CITY. SPECIFYING BEHAVIORS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SYSTEM TO EMBODY VALUES IN THEIR DAILY ACTIONS. INTERNALLY AND IN COMMUNITY. ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACROSS THE CITY TO CONSISTENCY
APPLY VALUES IN PRACTICE. THIS IS A RENEWED COMMITMENT FOR WORK WE HAVE BEEN DOING BEFORE THIS PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED. WORKING CLOSELY WITHHE REST OF THE ENTERPRISE AND EQUIPPING OUR STAFF WITH ANTIRACIST TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE, INTERNAL SERVICES
SUPPORTS THIS WORK AND HELPS THE ENRPRISE SUPPORT PROGRAMMING WITH IDENTIFIED OBJECTIVES. ANTIRACISM AS A CITY VALUE CAN BE SEEN IN SOME OF OUR EXISTING WORK. TOPICAL TRAININGS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SERIES LIKE MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS,
DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC PATHWAY PROGRAMS FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RETENTION, AND GROWTH. FOR EXAMPLE, MANY OF YOU HAVE SUPPORTED AND BEEN A PART OF CAREER PATHWAYS, WHICH STARTED IN REGULATORY SERVICES. CITY VALUES AS A FOCAL POINT IN HR
PROGRAMMING FOR CITY STAFF. AS WELL AS OTHERS HIGHLIGHTED IN PREVIOUS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES, ON WORK CULTURE, AND SPECIFIC STAFF MEMO ON MAY 27th, 2024. OUR HR DEPARTMENT IS CREATING ADDITIONAL LEARNINGS, OPPORTUNITIES TO BRINGMETAMORPHE
ENTERPRISE WITH THE MONARCH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. AGAIN ROOTED IN RACIAL REPAIR FRAMORK, THE MONARCH PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO MOVE PARTICIPANTS FROM AWARENESS TO ACTION. HELPING US ACKNOWLEDGE HISTORY, ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES,
AND TAKING MEANINGFUL STEPS TOWARDS CREATING AND INCLUSIVE AND JUST WORKPLACE. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT LEARNING. IT'S ABOUT TRANSFORMING. TRANSFORMING HOW WE SHOW UP, HOW WE LEAD, AND COLLABORATE ACROSS OUR DIFFERENCES. THE OFFICIALLAUNCM
WILL BE Q4 OF 2025. NEXT SLIDE. THE SURVEY PROVIDES IMPORTANT DATA TO THE CITY OVERALL AND TO EACH DEPARTMENT TO MEASURE WHETHER WORKPLACE INITIATIVES ARE HAVING THE INTENDED B IMPACT. SO OUR SURVEY COMES --
OUR SURVEY OUTCOMES HELP LEADERS FOCUS THEIR DEPARTMENT ON TEAM-LEVEL INTERVENTIONS. AND I WILL SAY, BEYOND INTERVENTIONS, THESE STATISTICS ALSO TELL US WHAT IS WORKING. AND HOW TO FRAME THAT. IN 2023, WE SAW
PARTICIPATION RATE OF 48%. IN 2024, PARTICIPATION ROSE TO 58%. WITH AN INCREASE OF 10% OR 586 ADDITIONAL STAFF TAKING THE SURVEY. WE ALSO SAW AN INCREASE IN STAFF WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY
NOT PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY ENGAGE AND PROVIDE US WITH THEIR FEEDBACK. THIS INCLUDES BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN EMPLOYEES, ASIAN, HISPANIC, AND LATINO STAFF. MY MINNEAPOLIS SURVEY PERIOD WENT FROM OCTOBER 21st
TO NOVEMBER 15th OF 2024. THE NEXT SURVEY WILL BE OUT IN FALL OF 2025. IN 2024, NEW WORKPLACE RACIAL EQUITY QUESTIONS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE MY MINNEAPOLIS SURVEY. AS A RESULT
OF METAMORPHOSIS. BECAUSE WE WERE TALKING MORE. AND WE WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR EMPLOYEES WERE SAYING. WE ASKED CITY STAFF WHAT WOULD NEED TO OCCUR FOR THEM TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE IN ADVANCING RACIAL
EQUITY. MORE THAN HALF OF THE PARTICIPATES WERE HAPPY WITH THEIR CURRENT LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT. OTHERS SAW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP TO HELP THEM INGANS IN ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY. THIS IS WHERE THE METAMORPHOSIS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CAN HELP OUR CITY LEADERS DEMONSTRATE THE
IMPORTANCE OF RACIAL EQUITY THEREUPON THEIR ACTIO BY, ONE, VERY SIMPLE THING. LISTENING TO STAFF SUGGESTIONS. AND, ALSO, HOLDING SPACE FOR RACIAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION DISCUSSIONS. AS
WE LOOK TO IDENTIFY IMPACTED AREAS IN THE SURVEY RESULTS, WE AR FOCUSED ON THREE AREAS OF ENGAGEMENT. CULTURAL AGILITY, WORKPLACE RACIAL EQUITY, AND WORKPLACE WELL BEING. I WILL NOTE THAT WE DO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL FIVE CATEGORIES WE'RE
NOT DISCUSSING FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PRESENTATION. BUT FOCUSING ON THE MOST IMPORTANT. IN EACH ENGAGEMENT AREA, THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN FAVORABILITY. ALL THOUGH THE PERCENTAGE INCREASES RANGING FROM 3%, 3 TO 4%, WE STILL SEE
IT AS A -- CHANGING WORKPLACE CULTURES TAKES TIME. I SAID IT BEFORE. IT TAKES TIME. BUT WE'REOING IT WITH CARE. WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT WITH INTENTIONALI. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE TRYING TO
MAKE IT SUSTAINABLE. AND SOMETIMES FOLKS WANT IT FASTER. IF WE WANT IT TO STICK AND BE DONE, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PIVOT AND LISTEN. AND BE ABLE TO MAKE A SHIFT. THE WORK THAT
HAS BEEN DONE IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS HAS BEEN REWARDING. IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING. IT'S BEEN HARD. AND THAT TODAY IS JUST A LITTLE INSIGHT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO.
BUT WE'RE MAKING A SHIFT. WE'RE ACTUALLY TAKING A MOMENT TO STAND ON THE VALUETHAT WE SAY WE WANT. AND THAT WE NEED. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND TOWARD A MORE ANTIRACIST WORKPLACE WITH BEHAVIORS AND
ACTIONS. AND THE DATA IS SHOWING THESE SOFT SKILLS ARE TAKING HOLD AND MAKING A REAL IMPACT WITH OUR STAFF AND WORKPLACE CULTURE. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION..
>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR. I'M LOOKING TO SEE ... IF THERE IS ANYONE BEFORE I GET IN. YEP, NO, NOPE. OKAY. WELL, I'LL START OFF WITH SOME QUESTIONS
JUST GOING INTO -- ACTUALLY,WHES ALSO MENTIONED ON SLIDE SEVEN. I WANT TO KNOWF YOU COULD REFERENCE WHAT ARE THOSE ADDITIONAL FIVE CATEGORIES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS BY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION. B IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW WHAT ARE THE
CATEGORIES THAT WERE EXPLORED, AND IF YOU'RE SEEING SIMILAR TRENDS THAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THESE THREE WHERE THEY'RE MOVING UPWARD. >> WHAT I'LL BE AE TO DO IS GET THE INFORMATION BACK TO YOU. TO GIVE YOU ALL THE CATEGORIES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
>> OKAY. GREAT. SO NOTING FOR CLERKS. STAFF MEMO. DID YOU GET THE QUESTION? OKAY. I'LL REPEAT IT. I ASKED FOR ALL THE CATEGORIES OF THE FIVE THAT IS MISSING FROM THE PRESENTATION.
AND THE STATUS OF THE TRENDS. IF IT'S MOVING UPWARDS OR WHEREVER IT MAY BE. THE NEXT QUESTION GOES BACK TO SLIDE NUMBER FIVE. WAIT. LET ME MAKE SURE IT'S RIGHT. YEAH. I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING SLIDE WHERE YOU
TALK ABOUT BD THE ENTERPRISE-WIDE WORK. BUT I'M ADJUSTMENTING TO S -- JUST WANTING TO SEE IF THE CONSULTANT STARTED TO IDENTIFY THE GAPS. EVEN IN THE EARLY STAGES. OR IN SLIDE SIX, THOSE
SPECIC FOUR SUBSECTIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RESPONDING TO. POTENTIAL GAPS. >> I WOULD SAY -- I WOULDN'T CALL THEM GAPS. IT'S GAPS AND NEEDS. THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. RIGHT. AS WE START, WE FULLY GOTTEN ALL OF OUR
LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE METAMORPHOSIS PROGRAM. WE'RE STARTING TO BUILD THAT IN-HOUSE. SO WE CAN REPLICATE THAT THROUGH HR AND RACE EQUITY AND BELONGING. AND THOSE, AS WE GO THROUGH THAT, THAT WILL BE GAPS THAT WE WILL IDENTIFY AS WE GO ON. AND, ALSO, THESE GAPS ARE
LAST GRADUATION COHORT WAS LAST SUMMER. SO AS WE PROGRESS, WE'RE CHECKING IN AND WE'RE TALKING WITH OUR LEADERSHIP. OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS TO SEE HOW IT GOES. THAT'S HOW WE'RE ADDRESSING THINGS AND FINDING OUT IF THERE ARE GAPS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE FOUR TRACKS, THESE ARE FOUR TRACKS THAT HAVE
BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE COHORTS THATET THROUGHOUT METAMORPHOSIS. SO IDENTIFYING MORE PROFESSNAL DEVELOPMENT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS OCCURRED AS I STATED IN REG SERVICES AND OTHER PLACES INFORMALLY. WE'RE STARTING TO LOOK AT FORMALIZING THAT PROCESS
THROUGH HR. THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE TRACKS. THAT'S THE FOUR THINGS. >> OKAY. OKAY. TO THE INITIAL QUESTIONS I HAD. NOT SEEINGANYK
YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, FOR THIS PRESENTATION. AND STAFF. WITH THAT, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT PRESENTATION. WITH THAT, WE HAVE ADJOURNED ALL BUSINESS HERE TODAY. PRETTY QUICK MEETI FOR
AO. SO, THAT, ENJOY THE RESTF YOUR MONDAY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.