>> GOOD AFTERNOON A AND WELCOME. I'M LINEA PALMISANO. I WILL BE CHAIRING MEETING TODAY AS COUNCIL -- THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER ROBIN WONSLEY, IS OUT. I'LL CALL TO ORDER OUR REGULAR COMMITTEE
MEETING FOR APRIL 7, 2025. BEFORE WE BEGIN THIS MEETING, I'LL OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC THESE MEETINGSES ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHO TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF
OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. SO PLEASE ALL SPEAKERS BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF OUR SPEECH SO OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE MODERATE YOUR SPEED AND CLARITY OF YOUR COMMTS. I WILL NOW ASK THE
CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> ELLISON. >> HERE. >> CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT.>> AND PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. I'LL REMIND MY
COLLEAGUES, WE'LL BE USING EAKER MANAGEMENT TODAY. PLEASE SIGN IN OR LET THE CLERKS KNOW IF YOU NEED ASSTANCE. BEFORE WE BEGIN, DID YOU WANT -- WOULD -- DIRECTOR MEG McCANN BE THE RIGHT PERSON TO INTRODE? >> MADAM CHAIR, I WANT THE
STAFF TO COME FORWARD TO KNOW WE HAVE SEVERAL SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY AND EXPLAIN WHY WE HAVE THEM WITH US. >> YES, PLEASE. HELLO. WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. PRINCIPAL CITY PLANNER. WE'RE JOINED TODAY BY A CLASS -- A
DEVELOPMENT CLASS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT THOMAS. THEY'VE COME TO HAVE THE REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A FUTURE DEVELOPER BEFORE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THEY ASK TO COME TO A PUBLI HEARING, AND WE'VE WALKED THROUGH THE THE PODIUM A LITTLE BIT. WE'LL GO OVER TO TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE BUILDING
AFTER THIS. AND HAVE A LITTLE CHAT ABOUT DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND PROJECT DOCS AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO HERE AT THE CITYF MINNEAPOLIS. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THEIR PROFESSOR NEXT. THIS IS ANDY. >> HI. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. CHAIR PALMISANO, COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I'M ANDREW, THE DIRECTOR OF THE REAL ESTATE PROGRAM AT THE IVERSITY OF SAINT THOMAS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING OUR STUDENTS HERE. THIS IS A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CLASS. AND SO A BIG PART OF DEVELOPMENT, CLEARLY, IS THE CITY APPROVAL PROCESS. AND SO WHILE WE'RE NOT IN A PLANNING
COMMISSION MEETING OR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE LAY OF THE LAND AND HOW SOME OF THESE MEETINGS WORK. SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US HERE. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE AN ALUMNI
OF SAINT THOMAS HEREN THE DAIS. I KNOW SHE'S ALREADY WELCOMED YOU HERSELF. WE DON'T VE A PUBLIC HEARING TODAY. WE DO, AT TIMES, IN WHICH CASE PEOPLE SIG IN OVER THERE WITH THE CLERKS AND THEN WOULD GET CALLED UP BY THE PERSON RUNNING THE MEETING. FOR UP TO TWO
MINUTES OF THINGS THEY WISH TO SAY, QUESTIONS THEY WANT TO ASK, THAT W WE DON'T HAVE A BACK AND FORTH HERE. WE'RE QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THOSE KINDS OF MEETINGS, SHE'S BEEN A GREAT PLANNER FOR US. I'M SURE YOU'LL GET MORE ORIENTATION THEN. SO
WITH THIS AGENDA, AS APPROVE, THERE ARE 11 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH I'LL READ NOW FOR THE RECORD. THE FIRST IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP FOR TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES FOR CHIEF O'HARA. THE SECOND IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE MINNESOTA
SECTION OF AMERICAN WATERORKS ASSOCIATION FOR TRAVEL, LODGING WITH, AND MEALS FOR RICHELLE WIDMER. THREE IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH KARPEL COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR A CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SOLUTION. IN THE
AMOUNT OF $27,000 FOR A NEWTOTAD $664,650. FOR CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH PILLSBURYNITED COMMUNITY FOR THEIR LEAD PROGRAM SERVICES. IT
IS AN INCREASE TO THE CONTRACT OF $250,000 THROUGH THE END OF NEXT YEA FIVE IS CONTRACTS WITH METRO YOUTH DIVERSION FOR EAST LAKE STREET AND EAST FRANKLIN COMMUNITY SAFETY AMBASSADOR PROGRAMS. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA FOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS ON CITY PROPERTY. SEVENS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH KRAEMER NORTH AMERICA FOR THE FIRST AVENUE BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. ITEM EIGHT IS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH VARIOUS VENDORS
FOR THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES. THESE ARE EXTENSIONS FOR CONTINUED FUNDING FROM THE 2024 VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES CONTRACTS. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A CONTRACT WITH THE DOWNTOWN COUNCIL FOR THE VIBRANT
DOWNTOWN STOREFRONTS INITIATIVE. IT IS AN AMOUNTN THE -- THE AMOUNT OF $46 0,000 THROUGH MARCH 31st OF 2026. WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS. SUBJECT TO
AVAILABILITY FOR FUNDS. ITEM NUMBER 10 IS A LEASE AMENDMENT WITH COCO FOR FACILITY AND MEETING ROOM SPACE. ITEM 11 IS A BID FOR OVERLAY A EXISTING LANE MARKINGS. FIRST, I'LL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THESE
ITEMS. AND I'LL CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> JUST WANTED TO NOTE FOR OUR STUDENTS HERE, THIS MIGHT SEEM BORING. THIS IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. RIGHT. IT MEANS WE'RE NOT GOING TO DEBATE IT. BUT IF YOU'RE, LIKE, IF YOU'RE A FUTURE STAFF PERSON AT A CITY. THIS IS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR STUFF. ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. [ LAUGHTER ]
IF IT'S NOT AN THE CONSENTAGENDS GETTING DEBATED. AND WHILE THAT'S PROBABLY MORE EXCITING TO WATCH. HAVING US E DEBATING YOUR ITEM IS PROBABLY NOT THE MOST FUN TNG FOR STAFF. ANYWAY, I WANT TO GIVE YOU THAT LITTLE LESSON.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> WELL THANK YOU, VICE CHR PALMISANO. I DID WANT TO ASK IF SOMEONE WOULD BE WILLING TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO NUMBER NINE, THE CONTRACT WITH DOWNTOWN COUNC FOR VIBRANT STORE FRONTS INITIATIVE. NOT THAT I WANT TO
DEBATE IT. BUT I WANT TO HEAR WHAT THE MONEY WILL BE SPENT ON. >> I BELIEVE WE HAVE A MEMBER FROM THE PUBLIC IN THE AUDIENCE INTERESTED IN IT. I'LL ASK MS. McCANN TO COME ON UP AND SHARE A LITTLE MORE.
>> THANK YOU. SO THIS IS A CONTRACT FOR WORK THAT REALLY HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2023. E CITY INITIALLY ENTERED INTO AN INITIAL $75,000 CONTRACT IN 2023 TO BEGIN DEVELOPING THE GROUND WORK FOUNDATION FOR THE
WORK THAT HAS CONTINUED OVER THE LAST YEAR IT WAS A $400,000 CONTRACT. THAT'S IN THE BUDGET AS AN ONGOING EXPENDITURE. IT FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVATION EFFORTS. SO THE MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN COUNCIL ALREADY HAS SOME WORK THEY'RE
DOING. THEIR CMELEON STORE FRONTS, FOR EXAMPLE WHERE THEY PROVIDE DEEP DIVE TECHNICAL EXISTENCE. IT I THINKS UP AND EXPANDS WITH THE PROGRAM. THEY'LL TAKE COHORTS THROUGH EXPENSIVE TRAINING ON HOW TO
ELEVATE THEIR BUSINESS. IT INCLUDESORK AROUND SOME ANALYTICS. SO BUILDING A GIS-BASED DASH BOARD FOR DOWNTOWN THAT DEEP DIVES INTO VACANCIES AND SQUARE FOOTAGES AND ASSETS WITHIN SPECIFIC SPACES. SO THAT WE CAN HELP
PAIR BUSINESSES WITH SPACE BETTER. THEY'VE CONTRACTED WITH A BROKER THAT, REALLY, IS ABLE TO OPERATE DIRECTLY WITH ENTREPRENEURS. AND THEN PARTNER WITH THE RELATIONSHIPSHAT MDC HAS WITH EXISTING PROPERTY OWNERS. IT'S KIND OF STARTED IN
2024 AND NOW EXTENDING AND TAKING OFF. SO A LOT OF COMPONENTS TO THE WORKHAT WE REALLY BEGAN BUILDING IN 2023, DEVELOPED THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IN 2024, AND ARE REALLY LAUNCHING OFF POINT NOW. SO WE'RE EXTED ABOUT THIS CONTRACT. AND I THINK IT'LL
BRING A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS! HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE HERE, AS WELL, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. >> THANKOU. COUNCILMEMBER C CASHMAN? >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A FEWFOLT SURE IF THEY'LL BE READILY AVAILABLE TODAY. I WT TO GET A SENSE OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH
THE AMOUNT OF VACANCIES IDENTIFIED OF RETAIL SPACES DOWNTOWN. I KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT LUHRING PARK HAS 65. THAT'S WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION COUNTED. AND THAT'S ST ONE OF, I THINK, FIVE DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS. SO I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN GET AT SENSE OF HOW MANY RETAIL VACANCIES
THERE ARE DOWNTOWN AND WHAT THE GOAL OF THIS INVESTMENT IS ARE IF FOR THE YEAR. ARE WE PLANNING TO DO THE BROKERAGE NEEDED TO CONNECT SMALL BUSINEES AND ENTREPRENEURS WITH THE SPACES AND FILL X-NUMBER OF DOWNTOWN RETAIL
VACANCIES THROUGH THE PROGRAM? >> SURE. I CAN REFER TO THE REPRESENTATIVE OVER SPECIFICS. WE CAN FOLW UP WITH MAYBE A DEEPER DIVE BRIEFING WITH YOU THAT GOES INTO THE NUMBERS. AND WORK THRUF THE DASH BOARD THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. BECAUSE THAT GETS INTO REALLY FINE GRAIN
DETAILS AROUND THOSE VACANCIES >> NO RUSH. THANK YOU VICE CHAIR PALMISANO, COUNCILMEMBERS THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. I DON'T,
HAVE THEOP OF MY HEAD VACANCY DATA. IF YOU LOOK AT AN INDUSTRY REPORT, IT'LL LOOK PRETTY GOOD DOWNTOWN. BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF HOW INDUSY REPORTS. GATHER INFORMATION FROM LIKE, POSTED LISTINGS. WHEREAS THE NEW RETAIL INVENTORY
TOOL WE DEVELOPED, THAT IS AVAILABLE NOW, ALLOWS PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY SEE WHAT' ON THE GROUND AND AVAILABLE AND VACANT. SO YOU'RE A MOM AND POP SHOP. MAYBE YOU HAVE A STORE FRONT. YOU'RE NOT LISTING THE SCE BUT ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO
BE IN THE SPACE. THAT ISN'T CAPTURED OFTEN BY A INDUSTRY REPORT. ONE OF THE THINGS WEDIE PAST YEAR, WAS DEVELOP A DOWNTOWN RETAIL INVENTORY TOOL. THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE RIGHT NOW THROUGH A DASHBOARD. AND YOU CAN SEE
INCREMENTALLY IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD DOWNTOWN WHERE THERE ARE RETAIL VACANCIES, FIRST OR SECOND FLOOR, A KITCHEN HOOD, AND A WIDE VARIETY OF INFORMATION INCLUDING SQUARE FOOTAGE, SOMETIMES BROCHURES, IF WE HAVE THEM. THAT BUILDING
BLOCK THAT MEG WAS TALKING ABOUT. BUILDING TOWARDS BEING ABLE TO CONNECT PEOPLE MORE TRE DIRECTLY WITH THE ASSET BASE WE HAVE IN DOWNTOWN AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY'RE BRINGIN TO IT. >> THANKS. DOES THAT DASHBOARD INCLUDE COST-PER-SQUARE-FOOT OF
RENT. >> IT HAS INFORMATION ON RENT, WHERE WE HAVE IT. WE'RE INTERESTED ON CONTINUING TO BUILD ON THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LEASING AGENTS. SOMETIMES WE HAVE ESTIMATES. OF COURSE, THE DEAL THAT CAN BE BROKERED IS OFTEN DIFFERENT THAN THAT. >> AND IF A DOWNTOWN PROPERTY
OWNER WANTED TO ENGAGE IN TS AND, YOU KNOW, SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH FINDING A TENANT, HOW CAN THEY GET INVOLVED? >> ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED, INCLUDING ANY EXISTING DOWNTOWN BUSISS OR ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO OPEN A BUSINESS DOWNTOWN IS WELCOME TO REACH OUT TO OUR OFFICE. WE HAV CONTACT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, AS
WELL. USING THIS DOWNTOWN BROKER, HE'S ALREADY GOT A LIST OF MAYBE 35 PROSPECTS, I BELIEVE, HE'S WORKING WITH. BUT WE'RE EAGER TO WORK WITH MORE AND EAGER TO PUT PEOPLE IN STORE FRONTS. >> THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR, I WANTED TO ASK IF WE CAN ASK FOR A STAFF MEMO FOLLOW UP. JUST WITH THE AMOUNT OF DOWNTOWN
VACAIES AND THE AMOUNT OF SPACES THAT WE'RE HOPING TO FILL WITH THIS INVESTMENT IN THIS YEAR. >> CERTAINLY. DOES THE CLERK HAVE THAT? OR SHOULD COUNCILMEMBER CAMAN WRITE THAT -- OKAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE THAT. MADAM, F FOR THE RECORD, CAN WE HAVE YOUR NAME.
>> LISA WITH THE DOWNTOWN COUNCIL DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. I'M OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. >> THANK YOU. AND PREVIOUSLY I ACCIDENTALLY SAID MS. McMAHON'S WRONG. THANK
YOU. I RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE FULL COUNCIL. SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ANY OPPOSE? THAT MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. NEXT UP CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS
ORGANIZATIONS AND EVENTS, LOCATIONS, AND ORGANIZERS FOR OUR 2025 OPEN STREETS MINNEAPOLIS. LL INVITE ANDREW BA BALLARD FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MU, CHAIR PALMISANO, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION TO GO THROUGH WITH YOU TODAY. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
2024. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM OPENTREETS FROM LAST YEAR. THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SERVICHAS LEAD THE PROCUREMENT, AS WELL AS THE
PLANNING PROCESS FOR OPEN STREETS. LASTEAR WE HAD THREE EVENTS. ONE WAS ON LYNDALE AVENUE. THE OTHER ON WEST BROADWAY. AND THE LAST ONE WAS ON NICOLLET AVENUE. THESE ARE
FANTASTIC EVENTS! OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY FOR COMMUNITY ENGEMENT. THERE WERE NUMEROUS CITY DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES THATERE REPRESENTED AT THESE EVENTS. MPD, MINNEAPOLIS FIRE
DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, ELECTIONS AND VOTER SERVICES, 3-1-1. OFFICE OF COMNITY SAFETY, AND MANY, MANY OTHERS. LAST YEAR ACROSS THE THREE EVENTS, WE HAD APPROXIMATELY
75,000 PEOPLE ATTEND. AND THIS WAS, AS REPORTED BY THE EVENT ORGANIZERS. THEY USED VARIOUS DIFFERENT METHODS FOR ESTIMATING THEIR CROWD SUM. USING SOME
TECHNOLOGY TO FRANK TO TALLY UP ACTIVE CELLHONES. SOME USED VOLUNTEERS AND ENTRANCES AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE EVENT, WE HAD OVER
20 STAGES THAT HAD EITHER LIVE MUSIC OR DJS. WE ALSO HAD APPROXIMATELY 550 REGISTERED VENDORS, AS WELL AS OVER 100 FOOD TRUCKS AND FD VENDORS.
OKAY. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT BASED ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM LAST YEAR, AS WELL AS WANTING TO EXPAND OPEN STREETS FOR THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR THERE WERE ONLY
FIVE LOCATIONS F FOR THE EVENT ORGANIZERS TO CHOOSE FROM. THIS YEAR WE HAD 13 EVENT LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY. FOR EVENT ORGANIZERS TO GIVE US
PROPOSALS. WE ADDED ANOTHER EVENT WHERE LAST YEAR WE DID THREE. THIS YEAR WE'RE PROPOSING FOUR. AND THIS YEAR THE FOUR THAT WE'RE PROPOSING
ARE SPREAD OUT MORE ACROSS THE CITY THAN THEY WERE LAST YEAR. SOME OF THE OVER THINGS WE'VE CHANGED.THAT WERE CHANGED. IN ADDITION TO THE $50,000 TO EACH OF THE EVENT ORGANIZERS, THE
CITY ALSO PROVIDES A LOT OF IN-KIND SERVICES, AS WELL AS WAIVING PERMIT AND APPLICATION FEES. AS WELL AS SOME HARD
EXPENSES. IN 2024, THE CITY PAID, IN ADDITION TO THE $150,000 ON THE THREE EVENTS TO THE EVENT ORGANIZERS, THE CITY SPENT APPROXIMATELY $20,000 FOR
ITEMS THAT WERE -- WE CONTRACTUALLY COMMITTED TO LAST YEAR. THINGS LIKE PORTABLE TOILETS. WE HAD TWO CONTRACTS ON RESERVE TRAFFIC CONTROL
AGENTS. LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF SOME EVENT CONFLICTS WITHIN THE CITY. AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENT OF SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING EXPENSES. SO WHAT WE'RE
PROPOSING IS FOR THE FOUR EVENTS, THE $50,000 AS PROPOSEDS WITH $50,000 IN RESERVE FOR
THESE HARD EXPENSES. WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AUDUBON ASSOCIATION. THEECOND EVENT
ON AUGUST 17, CEDAR AVENUE AND RIVER SIDE AVENUE. WITH THE WEST BANK BHIZ AS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION IS THE SPONSOR FOR THAT EVENT. ON SEPTEMBER 6th, WEST BROADWAY
BEING ORGANIZED BY THE WEST BROADWAY BUSINESS COALITION. AND THEN HENNEPIN AVENUE BEING ORGANIZED BY THE UPTOWN ASSOCIATION. AND WITH THESE
FOUR EVENTS, THERE'S ONLY ONE EVENT THAT THAT WE'RE REPEATING FROM LAST YEAR AND THAT'S ON WEST BROADWAY. AND ONE ADDITIONAL EVENT ORGANIZER WHO DID ONE OF THE EVENTS LAST YEAR. WHICH WAS
THE UPTOWN ASSOCIATION WHO DID THE LYNDALE AVENUE EVENT. SO AS I MENTIONED, AS FAR AS FUNDING GOES, AS I MENTIONED, THE CITY IS PROVIDING EACH OF THE EVENT
ORGANIZERS WITH $50,000. THE ORGANIZER IN ORDER TO -- IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT WHERE THEY HAVE TO RECONCILE THEIR EENSES. THEIR ALLOWABLE EXPENSES TO WITH US WITH INVOICES AND RECEIPTS. THEN WE REIMBURSE OUT OF THE
ALLOCATED $50,000 FO EACH EVENT. THERE ARE -- WITH THE EVENT ORGANIZERS, THEY CAN RAISE
MONEY ON THEIR OWN THROUGH SPONSORSHIP AND/OR REGISATION FEES. LAST YEAR EACH EVENT ORGANIZER, IN ADDITION TO THE CASH PROVIDED BY THE CITY, AS
WELL AS THE IN-KIND SERVICES EACH EVENT ORGANIZER RAISED ANYWHERE BETWEEN $,000 TO $50,000 ADDITIONAL TO HOST THEIR EVENT. THE CITY, AS I
MENTIONED, PROVIDES IN-KIND SERVICES. THESE ARE SPREAD ACROSS VARIOUS DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.
PUBLIC WORKS, POLICE, SECURITY, FIRE DEPARTMENT, VARIOUS OTHER DIFFERENT SERVIS FROM HEALTH AND FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT AND
THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. THAT'S
ALL. >> THANK YOU, MR. BALLARD. THESE ARE SPECIAL EVENTS THE CITY SUPPORTS. IT WILL BE A LOSS FOR LYNDALE AVENUE. IT WAS THE ORIGINAL ROUTE AND WON'T, THIS YEAR, BE A CONTINUING ROUTE. I'M HAPPY TO SEE HENNEPIN AVENUE ON THIS LIST. I FULLY SUPPORT ANY OF THE ATTENTION THAT WE CAN BRING TO
IT. >> YEAH. IT WAS A DIFFICULT DECISION BETWEEN THE TWO. >> I WILL AHEAD AND MOVE THIS FOR APPROVAL AND CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. MR. BALLARD, DO YOU KNOW WHA THE ESTIMATED COST OF
PUTTING ON AN EVENT IS TOTAL FOR EACH GROUP? I UNDERSTAND THE CITY IS PROVIDING $50,000 IN CASH AND THEN ANOTHER $60 TO $75,000 IN KIND SERVICES. >> RIGHT.>> HOW MUCH IS THE TOTF PUTTING ON AN EVENT? >> WELL IN ADDITION TO WHA THE
CITY PROVIDES, LIKE I SAID, EACH EVENTRGANIZER ON THEIR OWN RAISED ANOTHER $35,000 TO $50,000. SO THESE EVENTS EACH ARE IN THE $150,000 TO175,000 RANGE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I WANT
TO THANK STAFF FOR RECOGNIZING THAT HENNEPIN AVENUE. JUST BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON IN PHASE TWO IS NOW BEGUN AND PHASE ONE IS COMPLETE. GOING SOUTHBOUND FROM 26th. SO IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THE STRETCH OF HENNEPIN AVENUE
SELECTED. AND TO S SUPPORT THE SMALL BUSINESSES THERE THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND STILL HANGING ON. I THINK THAT THE VISITORS TO THE NEW STRETCH OF HENNEPIN ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE NEW STREET SCAPE. SO THE BIKE LANES, THE WIDENED SIDEWALKS, THE TREES, THE
PLANTERS, THE MEDIANS, AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE TO MAKE THIS AREA SAFER TO EXPERIENCE IS GOING T BE ON DISPLAY THROUGH THE EVENT. AND I HOPE IT'LL BRING A LOT OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO UPTOWN THIS SUMMER. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THEM. FORRECOGNIZIG
THIS DOOR DOOR. COCORRIDOR. >> I THINK IT'LL BE A FUN EVENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SECOND YOUR MOTION, FIRST OF ALL. AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS. BUT DID HAVE A
FEW MAYBE STATEMENTS. MAYBE A QUESTION, AS WELL. I'D LOVE NOT FOR THIS PRESENTATION, OBVIOUSLY. BUT IN FUTURE PRESENTATIONS, IF WE CAN KIND OF SEE A LITTLE BIT OF TRACK MAYBE THE PROGRESS OF THE EVENTS OVER TIME. I KNOW LAST YEAR WAS THE FIT TIME, AS YOU MENTIONED,
THAT WE WERE SORT OF SENDING OUT TO OTHER GROUPS. BEFORE THAT, THERE WAS ONE GROUP THAT HAD BEEN OUR STREETS RUNNING THESE. AND WHILE IN THE LONG RUN, MAYBE SWITCHING FROM OUR STREETS TO MORE OF A CITY-RUN PROGRAM, MAYBE WON'T BE NEITHER HERE NOR
THERE. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE FELT THERE WAS A LOT OF MOMENTUM. AND WITH THEM RUNNING THE EVENTS. WITH THINGS CHANGING. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN THAT IT GOT STUNTED OR TRIPPED UP. I WOULD LOVE TO
BE ABLE TO TRACK OVER TIME, YOU KNOW, PARTICIPATION. SO WE CAN KNOW NOT, YOU KNOW, FOR VIBE SAKE BUT FOR FACT. WHAT THE EBB AND FLOW OF THIS EVENT OF THESE EVENTS LOOK LIKE. BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE DESERVE, YOU KNOW, ROBUST AND WELL-RUN EVENTS. I
HAD A GREAT TIME LAST YEAR ON WEST BROADWAY. I WANT US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ENGAGING WITH THE FOLKS WHO HAVE RUN THESE EVENTS NEWLY OR WILL BE. SO WE CAN ALS MAYBE TAKE SOME LEARNI LEARNINGS AS A
COUNCIL AND UNDERSTAND IS $50,000 ENOUGH FOR US TO CONTRIBUTE PLUS IN KIND? DO WE NEED MORE OR LESS? IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTNERSHIP? I'D LOVE TO HAVE A BETTER WRAPPING OUR HEADS AROUND THAT. AS WE MOVE INTO THE FUTURE. I
WANT US -- I WANT THIS KIND OF AMENITY, THIS KIND OF STREET FESTIVAL TO SOMETHING THAT GROWS. AND NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE TO PICK WINNERS AND LOSERS EVERY AR. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK KNOWING SOME OF THAT INFORMATION COULD HELP US BETTER UNDERSND WHAT IT WOULD TAKE. EVERY TIME WE WANT TO SEE
SOMETHING GROW, IT'LL COST A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY. AND, YOU KNOW, SO WE'D LOVE TO BE AE TO KNOW WHAT THOSE THINGS TAKE IN THE FUTURE. OTHERWISE THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND, AGAIN, YOU'RE RIGHT. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT EVENT. AND WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO INVEST IN IT. BOTH
IN KIND AND IN CASH. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS YEAR GOES! >> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION
CARRIES. THANK YOU. NEXT IS DISCUSSI ITEM 13 OUR CONTRACT WITH LSE ARCHITECTS FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES. THIS IS FOR E MINNEAPOLIS DEMOCRACY CENTER. I WILL ASK CITY CLERK
KA AND BARBARA O'BRIAN DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY SERVICES TO SPEAK. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR.
AS YOU NOTED, MY NAME IS CASEY KARL. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS CLERK FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. MAY IT PLEASE THE COMMITTEE, I'M HERE WITH THE PROPERTY SERCES DIVISION TO PRESENT OUR REQUEST TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH LSE ARCHITECTS FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR
THE CITY'S DEMOCRACY CENTER. WHICH IS TO BE SEX SEX SITUATED AT 3,000 MINNEHAHA AVENUE. AS MEMBERS ARE AWARE, THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS PROJECT. MULTIPLE PRESENTATIONS AND LOTS OF INTERRELATED ISSUES THAT TIE TO THIS PROPERTY AND THIS
PROJECT. TODAY WE'RE FOCUSED SOLELY ON THE NEXT STEPS IN THIS PROCESS, WHICH ARE TIED TO REDEVELOPMENT. NEXT STEP IS FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN SERVICES, WHICHS WHY WE'RE HERE. IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, WE'LL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE PREVIOUS ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND LEVEL SET WHERE WE ARE
TODAY. AND THEN DESCRIBEHE SPECIFIC REQUEST BEFORE YOU. BEFORE I START THE FORMAL PRESENTATION, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COLLEAGUES FROM THE PROPERTY SERVICES DIVISION WHO ARE HERE WITH US. IT INCLUDES, AS YOU NOTED, DIRECTOR BARBARA O'BRIAN AND SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER WHO OVERSIGHTS CAPITAL
PROJECTS PAUL MILLER. I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE FROM LSE ARCHITECTURES THE FIRM'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. WE APPRECIATE HIM JOINING US FOR THE PRESENTATION. AS I NOTED, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL
PRESENTATIONS A PREVIOUS ACTIS ON THIS PROJECT. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE MOST RECENT SET OF COUNCIL ACTIONS. AS YOU CAN SEE IN OCTOBER, STAFF PRESENTED A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ABO THE PLANNED REPROPOSING AND TRANSCIGGING OF THIS CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. INTO WT HAS BEEN CALLED A DEMOCRACY CENTER. THAT
WAS FOLLOWED THEN IN NOVEMBER WI THE ACCEPTANCE OF A BID BY CONSTRUCTION RESULTS CORPORATION FOR ANMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT THE SITE. AND THEN LAST DECEMBER THE CITY ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. I'VE NOTED HERE THE RESPECTIVE LIMS FILES WHERE ALL THE DETAILS FOR THE DIFFERENT ACTIONS CAN BE
FOUND. IN TERMS OF THE FUTURE OF THE SITE, THE DEMOCRACY CENTER WOULD BE THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE CITY'S ELEIONS AND VOTER SERVICES DIVISION. THAT'S A DIVISION OF THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. TO ACHIEVE THIS, STAFF IS REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION OF A CONTRACT WITH LSE ARCHITECTS IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO THE EXCEED $871500 TO COVER THE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES. IN THE BRIEFING MATERIALS, YOU'LL SEE THE CONTRACT WOULD PROVIDE THE CITY WITH THE RECK SIT ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION, AND COST ESTIMATING SERVICES FOR
THIS ENTIRE PROJECT. WHICH INCLUDES THE EVS OR ELECTIONS AND VOTER SERVICES OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS FOR THE 8,000 SQUARE FEET OF GROUND-LEVEL SPACE THAT WE'VE RESERVED FOR USE BY A COMMUNITY PARTNER TO BE NAMED IN THE FUTURE. APPROXIMATELY
$1.2 MILLION IN PROJECT FUNDING WAS SECURED BY CITY COUNCIL THROUGH THE REALLOCATION OF UNSPENT 2023 ELECTION YEAR BUDGET SAVINGS. AND THAT WAS INCLUDED IN RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024R418 WHICH INCLUDED ALL OF THE AUTHORIZED 2023 ROLLOVER
DOLLARS. THE ELECTION AND VOTER RVICES DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE, AS YOU KNOW, FOR PLANNING AND CONDUCTING ALL ELECTIONS WIIN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS FROM PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS TO SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. AND FOR ENSURING ALL TERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE BALLOT
BOX. THE PROPOSED DEMOCRACY CENTER WOULD RELOCATE THIS CORE CITY FUNCTION FROM EXISTING LEASE SPACE ON THE NORTHEASTERN EDGE OF THE CITY TO THIS MORE CENTRALLY LOCATED SPACE ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AND IN CITY-OWNED FACILITIES. THE SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT THE
ELECTIONS OFFICE OFFERS. WHICH ENCOMPASSES ALL THE ELECTION-RATED PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AS WE'VE SHARED IN PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS, THE RELOCATION OF THE EVS DIVISION OFFERS SEVERAL VANTAGES. SOME OF THE MORE
SIGNIFICANT OF THOSE ARE IN THE PLUS COLUMN HIGHLIGHTED ON THIS SLIDE. FOR EXAMPLE, IT WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO REPROPOSE AND USE THE EXISTING CITY-OWNED PROPERTY FOR AN IDENTIFIED CITY NEED. THE NEED I WOULD SUBMIT IS A FOUNDATIONAL FUNCTION OF GOVERNMENT. AND ONE THAT UNDERPINS ALL THAT WE DO AS A
REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. IT RELOCATES THIS CORE FUNCTION OF THEITY TO A MORE GEOGRAPHICALLY CENTRAL LOCATION. WHICH IMPROVES ACCESS R ALL VOTERS. THIS IS FURTHER ENHANCED TO THE CLOSE PXIMITY AND ACCESS THE SITE HAS TO MULTIPLE PUBLIC TRANSIT OPTIONS.
AND MAJOR TNSIT CORRIDORS. VERY IMPORTANTLY, WOULD ALLOW US TO CONSOLIDATE ALL ELECTION-RELATED FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS INTO A SINGLE SPACE. AT OUR EXISTING LEASED SPACE, OUR OPERATIONS ARE SPREAD INTO THREE SEPARATE FACILITIES ON A SINGLE BUSINESS CAMPUS. WHILE
THAT HAS WORKED FOR US IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, IT IS LESS THAN IDEAL AND DOES CREATE SOME CHALLENGES. FINALLY, OF COURSE, THE PROJECTED SAVINGS BY CONVERTING FROM LEASE SPACE TO CITY-OWNED SPACE. AT IN THE TIME, I'D LIKE TO BRING DIRECTOR
O'BRIAN TO THE PODIUM TODDRESS THE PROJECT TIMELINE SHOWN HERE FOR YOU AS WELL AS VENDOR SELECTION AND THE EXACT SCOPE OF WORK ENCOMPASSED WITHIN THIS SPECIFIC STEP IN THE JOE OVERALL PROJECT. SHE'LL ADDRESS A UNIQUE FEATURE THAT WAS INCORPORATED INTO THIS
PARTICULAR CONTRACT THAT IS NOT TYPICALLY BUT WE BELIEVE ADDRESSES COUNCIL'S INTERESTS. AFTER HER PORTION IS CPLETED, STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS THE COMMITTEE MIGHT HAVE. >> THANK Y. WELCOME, DIRECTOR.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. I'M BARBARA O'BRIAN. THE DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AS STATED, THE RCA IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CONTRACT WITH LSE
ARCHITECTS FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS DEMOCRACY CENTER, TO BE LOCATED AT 3000 MINNEHAHA AVENUE. THE PROCESS FOR BRINGING THISCA BEGAN IN 2024 WA
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR DESIGN SERVICES WAS ISSUED BY THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL TIME FRAME FOLLOWED OUR STANDARD PROCESS, AND WAS OPEN FOR SIX WEEKS. ON MARCH 14th, 2025, THE SUBMITTAL
PROCESS CLOSED. THE CITY RECEIVED EIGHT PROPOSALS IN TOTAL. UPON REVIEW, FOUR OF THOSE PROPOSALS WERE SELECTED TO ADVANCE. AND INTERVIEWS OF THE FIRMS WERE CONDUCTED TO THOSE
FOUR FIRMS. UTILIZING THE CITY'S DESIGNER SELECTION PROCESS, THE INTERVIEWS WERE CONCLUDED WITH LSE ARCHITECTS AS THIS SELECTED FIRM. UPON
APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT FORDESL PARTNER WITH LSE ARCHITECTS TO BEGIN THE DESIGN PROCESS WITH A KICKOFF PROPOSED IN MAY. THIS WILL BEGIN THE PROGRAMMING AND
SCHEMATIC PHASE OF THE PROCESS. AS CLERK KARL MENTIONED, THE CONTRACT BEFORE YOU DOES HAVE A UNIQUE FEATUREUILT INTO ITS LANGUAGE. TYPICALLY ENGINEERING AND DESIGN CONTRACTS ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE DESIGN PROCESS AND
ARE CONDUCTED IN A CONTINUAL PATTERN THROUGH THE ENTIRE -- THROUGH ALL OF THE DESIGN PHASES. THE ENTIRE -- SO FROM PREDESIGN THROUGH CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION. RECOGNIZING THE DISTINCTIVENESS OF THIS
CITY-OWNED PROPERT AND THE NEED FOR TRANSPARENCY AND THE REDELOPMENT PROCESS, THIS CONTRACT CALLS FOR A CLEAR STOPPING POINT IN THEESIGN PROCESS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE,
PROPERTY SERVICES ALONG WITH -- SO THE CITY CLERK, EVS STAFF, AND LSE ARCHITECTS WE'LL RETURN TO ELECTIVE LEADERS TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION ON THE OVERALL DESIGN CONCEPT. THE
PRESENTATION WILL DEMONSTRATE FUNCTIONAL SPACE LAYOUTS, ALONG WITH THE CORRESPONDING EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS THAT WILL ILLUSTRATE THE INTENT OF THE TRANSFORMATION OF THIS BUILDING. BY TAKING THIS COURSE COURSE OF ACTION,
IT'S OUR INTENT TO SHARE THE PROJECT'S STATUS ANDOLICIT FEEDBACK AT A TIME IN THE DESIGN PROCESS WHERE THAT ALLOWS FOR INCORPORATION OF INPUT. FOLLOWING THE DESIGN PRESENTATION, ANTICIPATED IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, THE DESIGN
PROCESS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF DECEMBER, WHEN IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS WILL BE FINALIZED AND PREPARED FOR CONSTRUCTION BIDDING IN JANUARY OF 2026. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO
VITE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT FOR LSE ARCHITECTS TO THE PODIUM TO INTR INTRODUCE HIS FIRM AND DISCUSS THE APPROACH TO THE DESIGN PROCESS THAT HE AND HIS FIRM WILL BE TAKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PROPERTY SERVICES.
>> THANK YOU. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. MADAM CHAIR PALMISANO. IS THAT RHT? >> SURE. YEAH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MOHAMED LEWALL. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE PRINCIPAL ARCHITEURE FOR LSE ARCHITECTS WE'RE BASED ON 1301
GLENWOOD AVENUE NO, NORTH MINNEAPOS. BEFORE I SAY MORE ABOUT OUR FIRM. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I'M GOING ON MY 50th YEAR AS A MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENT. OF MY 58 YEARS. I RAISED MY FAMILY IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND THIS IS MY
HOME. I ALSO HAVE LOCED MY BUSINESS HERE IN INDIANAPOLIS AND NORTH MINNEAPOLIS OVER ON GLENWOOD. WE HAVE 50 ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS THAT WORK ON OUR STAFF. 'RE THE LARGEST BLACK-OWNED ARCHITECTURE FIRM IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. ASED HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND WE DO
WORK IN OVER 26 STATES. SO WE EXPORT OUR EXPERTISE WELL TSIDE OF MINNEAPOLIS. THISWOULT
HONORS TO WORK ON THE MINNEAPOLIS D.C. C DEMOCRACY CENTER. WE HAVE DONE QUITE A FEW PROJECTS IN THE AREA. WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE
AREA. O WE'RE EXCITED. WHAT IS NEEDED, HOW WE CAN TRANSPORT AND REPROPOSE THE 3000 MINNEHAHA
BUILDING AT THE INTERSECTION OF MINNEHAHA AND LAKE STREET, WHICH YOU KNOW. AND WE WILL WORK WITH YOU, COMMUNITY PROPERTY SERVICES TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO REALLY AND TRULY TRANSFORM THE BUILDING SO IT BECOMES A BEACON OF
TRANSPARENCY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FOR DEMOCRACY. LIKE BARBARA SAID, WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO YOU TO PRESENT INUGUST. IN TERMS OF WHAT THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PROPOSED DESIGN WILL LOOK LIKE. SO WE CAN HAVE YOUR
INSIGHT ANDNPUT. >> FIS F I'LL CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS FOR APPROVAL. WE'LL HAVE OUR DISCUSSION HERE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS SITE ABOU WHAT HAS GONE ON HERE. ABOUT THE HISTORY OF IT. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE DEMOCRACY CENTER. I'M SOMEBODY WHO EARLY ON DIDN'T SEE THE ISSUE. I
THINK SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES WERE -- GAVE ME SOME GOOD FOOD BAFEEDBACK WHY THE COMMUNITY MIT HAVE SOME PUSHBACK. AND WE HAD THE DEBATE. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WE'RE AT AT POINT WHERE I'VE GOT AT LOT OF FAITH IN OUR ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD HERE.
I'VE GOT A LOT O FAITH IN YOUR ORGANIZATION TO DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH YOU'VE DONE. YOU HAVE A LONG HISTORY AND YOU'VE DONE SOME WORK AT NTH HIGH. YOU'VE DONE WORK IN, YOU KNOW, SORT OF ACROSS THE CITY. AND I THINK THAT YOU'RE USED TO DEALING --
YOU'RE A COMMUNITY -- YOU'RE COMMUNITY ORIENTED. THAT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE WITH LSE. AND SO I'M HAPPY TO MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS HERE TODAY. AND I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME IN THAT. IN MOVING THIS FORWARD WITH APPROVAL. B EITHER WAY, I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION FROM
STAFF. I APPRECIATE SORT OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE JOURNEY THIS HAS TAKEN. AND, OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW LSE TO DO THE WORK THEY'RE SO GOOD AT DOING. I SEE A LOT OF VALUE IN THAT. SO THAT'S ALL. THAT'S MY MOTION.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVEN APPLYING TO DO THIS PROJECT. AS MY COLLEAGUE SAID, AROUND THIS TOPIC, THERE WAS ALS
ALWAYS THINKING IF ANYBODY WATCHES A COUNCIL MEETING WITH, THERE'S NO WAY THEY'RE GOING TO APPLY TO DO THIS WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STEPPING UP! AGAIN. YOU'VE STEPPED UP SO MANY TIMES. IN PARTICULAR, ON THE NORTH SIDE. TO DO SOME OF THE HARDEST WORK BEFORE US. AND
I APPRECIATE SO MUCH. WHEN I SAW YOUR FIRM ON HERE, I WAS LIKE, "YES! NORTH SIDE REPRESENT." HERE WE GO AGAIN SOMETHING REALLY GOOD. A GOOD PERSON COMING FROM THE NORTH SIDE. BUT, ALSO, WE KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON AND I WERE UP HERE TALKING ABOUT. WE'RE CONFIDENT IN YOUR ABILITY TO JUST DO THIS AND, LIKE, DO IT RIGHT. TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW HOW TO HAVE THOSE HARD CONVERSATIONS. YOU KNOW HOW TO SAY YES AND NO. YOU KNOW HOW TO SAY "NOW IS NO THE TIME BUT THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO." AND THAT'S
WHAT WE WILL NEED WITH THE PROJECT. AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU STEPPING UP. EVERY TIME I HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU, IT'S ABOUT THEFOOTPRIM THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER FOOTPRINT. AND I THINK THIS MIGHT BE THE GREATEST ONE
YET! MAYBE THE WEBER PARK LIBRARY IS. I MISSPOKE WHEN I SAID THAT. BUT THIS I A GOOD PART OF THAT FOOTPRINT AND LEGACY THAT YOU'RE LEAVING FOR US AND GENATIONS TO COME IN MINNEAPOLIS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER VETAW, DID YOU WANT TO THE
SECOND THE MOTION? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM MY COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE. I THINK WE CAN DO A VOICE VOTE, UNLESS YOU WANT A ROLL CALL. WE'LL DO A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYG
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE CONCLUDED ALL BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE TODAY. SO WITHOUT OBJECTIONS, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU EVERYONE.