>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ROBIN WONSLEY, AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. I'M GOING TO BE CALL TO ORDER OUR REGULARLY-SCHEDULED MEETING FOR TODAY, OCTOBER 27, 2025. BUT BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A
FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL 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 RATEFUL THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS.
I'LL NOW HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL.. >> PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> CHAIR WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> THAT IS SIX MEMBERS PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM
TODAY. ALSO, I'LL REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THAT -- EXCUSE ME, PER USUAL, WE'RE USING SPEAKER MANAGEMENT. IF YOU'RE HAVING ANY ISSUES SIGNING IN, PLEASE FIND THE CLERK. WHO IS SITTING AT THE END OF US WHO CAN ASSIST YOU WITH THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO, FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP
THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH NINE ITEMS. I'LL READ IT FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD. THE FIRST IS A BID FOR NEWTON AVENUE SANITARY SEWER RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. TWO IS A BID FOR CONVENTION CENTER DISH MACHINE AND PREP TABLE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. THREE IS A CONTRACT WITH
AMERINATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICES, LLC FOR LOAN PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND LOAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. FOUR IS A CONTRACT WITH ABM EQUIPMENT, LLC TO PROVIDE LOADMASTER REFUSE PACKER BODIES AND TIPPER ASSEMBLIES. FIVE IS A MASTER CONTRACT WITH
VARIOUS VENDORS TO ESTABLISH AN EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT SERVICES POOL FOR EXECUTIVE SEARCH SERVICES. SIX IS MARKET CONTRACTS FOR VARIOUS VENDORS FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS CONSULTING
POOL. SEVEN SUBPOENA A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE HENNEPIN AVENUE SOUTH STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. EIGHT IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH FAIRVIEW FOR FOOD RESOURCE
NAVIGATOR SERVICES. AND NINE IS A ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE. WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE THESE ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. ' AND SEE IF THERE'S QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE. ALL RIGHT. NO ONE
IS IN FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. I'LL DO A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. THE EYESES AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES. DISCUSSION ITEM NUMBER 10. OUR FIRST DISCUSSION ITEM RELATED
TO, ACTUALLY, TWO ITEM 10 AND 11 RELATED TO GIFT ACCEPTANCES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFF. SEVERAL STAFFS. SPECIFICALLY I WILL ASK VICKY TRO SSWICK,
DIRECTOR OF FINANCIER FOR POLICE TO SPEAK UP. >> THE FIRST TO ACCEPT FUNDS FROM THE ARNOLD T FOUNDATION FOR TRAVEL FOR TWO TO PARTICIPATE IN A RECRUITMENT OPTION. THIS ACTION WAS NOT SUBMITTED TIMELY. THE TRAVEL FOR 10/28 AND OCCURRED PRIOR TO
THE FULL COUNCIL ON 11/6. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DELAY WAS RELATED TO SELECTING A RECRUITMENT TEAM MEMBER. AND, ALSO, THE NEW EMPLOYEE WASN'T AWARE OF THE TIMELINE. WE HAVE ADDED THIS TO OUR NEW EMPLOYEE HANDOUT, IN ORDER TO PREVENT IT IN THE FUTURE. THAT'S THE FIRST GIFT
ACCEPTANCE. THE TOTAL IS $27 50 FOR THE TRAVEL FOR TWO. THE SECOND GIFT ACCEPTANCE WAS RELATED TO THE CHIEF RECEIVING A REQUEST ON 10/15 TO SPEAK AT THE TRI-CITY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ON 11/7. THIS WILL GO TO FULL
COUNCIL ON 11/6. IT WON'T HAVE THE MAYOR'S REVIEW BY THE TIME OF THE TRAVEL. THIS IS TECHNICALLY SUBMITTED LATE. I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH NOTICE FROM THE TRY CITY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY TO SUBMIT IT MORE TIMELY FOR
$842 FOR ONE-NIGHT TRAVEL FOR THE CHIEF. 11/6-11/7.. >> THANK YOU, VICKY. NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE IN QUEUE. I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE. JUST ONE FLAGGING THAT I DID REQUEST FOR A PRESENTATIONS ON THE ITEMS.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE TAKE UP GIFT ACCEPTANCES AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL STAFF ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE POLICIES TO SUBMIT THEM AHEAD OF THE DATE OF TRAVEL. THAT HASN'T HAPPENED IN THE CASE HERE. I WILL BE MAKING THE MOTION TO FORWARD THESE TWO
ITEMS, 10 AND 11 TO FULL COUNCIL WOULD RECOMMENDATION. AS A RESULT, IT'S GREAT TO HEAR MORE INFORMATION HOW TO COMPLY WITH THE GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY IS BEING CIRCULATED AMONGST STAFF. HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO FORWARD THESE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. CAN I HAVE A
SECOND >> SECOND. >> OH, NO. HOLD ON. WE HAVE SOMEONE ELSE IN QUEUE. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. DIRECTOR, THANK YOU FOR COMING BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
TODAY TO PROVIDE ADDI ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TWO. IT'S HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT HERE FOR THESE TWO PARTICULAR GIFT ACCEPTANCES, AND THAT YOU WERE NOT GIVEN THE INFORMATION YOU NEEDED IN ORDER
TO SUBMIT THESE RCAS ON TIME. SO I AM -- SO I GUESS I'LL START WITH SAYING I THINK THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, GENERALLY SPEAKING, SEEMS TO HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME SUBMITTING GIFT
ACCEPTANCES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY POLICY. CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT WORK YOU ARE DOING AS THE PERSON THAT I'M PICKING UP, BASED ON CONTEXT CLUE, THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
SUBMITTING THE RCAS. WHAT WORK ARE YOU DOING TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE SET UP FOR SUCCESS. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR WONSLEY. COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI, IT IS A LARGE DEPARTMENT. SO IT IS CHALLENGING. WE DO A LOT OF
THINGS BY CHAIN OF COMMAND. IT HAS TO COME THROUGH COMMAND STRUCTURE THROUGH COMMUNICATION. THERE'S A POLICY CHANGE. THEY HAVE LINES OF COMMUNICATION THAT GOES THROUGH COMMAND. I PLAN TO USE THOSE CHANNELS. >> WONDERFUL. AND HAVE YOU DONE THAT SO FAR? HAVE YOU FOUND
SUCCESS IN THAT? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI, I HAVE NOT WRITTEN UP A FORMAL DOCUMENT TO PREPARE PEOPLE FOR THIS. BUT I CERTAINLY WILL. >> WONDERFUL. THAT'S I MEAN, THAT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW. I
THINK, UMM, I THINK, TO ME, THIS -- THIS, UMM, CONTINUING CHALLENGE WITH GETTING GIFT ACCEPTANCES IN AS OUTLINED IN
OUR POLICY IS LESS ABOUT YOU NOT FILLING IN RCAS ON TIME. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING ON. YOU KNOW, I CONTINUE TO BE REALLY FRUSTRATED
BY THE, I GUESS, DISREGARD FOR OUR ADOPTED POLICIES IN SUBMITTING THESE GIFT ACCEPTANCES ON TIME. AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS NOT JUST TRUE THIS TERM. AS I'M ON THIS COMMITTEE AND MONITORING
THESE THINGS. BUT HAS BEEN TRUE THROUGHOUT MY TIME IN OFFICE. AND SO I -- AND YOU'RE NEW TO YOUR ROLE. NEWISH. SO, YOU KNOW, TO ME, THIS IS LESS ABOUT YOU WERE IN THE PERSON IN YOUR
ROLE COMMUNICATING THE APPROPRIATE PROTOCOL AND MORE ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE GOING WRONG. IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS HERE, I WELCOME THEM NOW. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER, THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AND I PLAN TO WORK ON IT. THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND, AS I'VE SAID, I WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR GIFT ACCEPTANCES THAT ARE SUBMITTED BEYOND THE DATE OF APPROVAL BY
THE COUNCIL. BECAUSE THAT IS PRETTY EXPLICITLY IN VIOLATION OF OUR CITY POLICY. SO I'M NOT GOING TO BE VOTING FOR THESE ITEMS TODAY. AS THEY WILL COME AFTER WHEN THE COUNCIL HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> ALL RIGHT. AND THEN WE HAVE VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO SAY I DON'T THINK WE'VE DENIED A REQUEST TO TRAVEL FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHEN IT'S FREE. THERE ARE SOME
PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL SO MUCH IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ROLES THAT I WONDER IF WE SHOULD MAYBE QUESTION HOW MUCH TIME THEY'RE SPENDING IN THE OFFICE. BUT THIS TYPE OF REQUEST FEELS LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF OVERSIGHT GONE ROGUE. AND I JUST WANT TO
POINT OUT TO MY COLLEAGUES, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD WILL THAT IS SPREAD THROUGH OUR STAFF ATTENDING CONFERENCES, PROMOTING THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND BEING SEEN AS A NATIONAL ATTENDEE OR SPEAKER IN SOME SUCH THING. WE'VE SEEN SOME OF OUR
STAFF INVITED INTERNATIONALLY FOR THINGS LIKE LAST CYCLE THE HOME GROWN FOOD COUNCIL IN MILAN. I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER VETAW AND I WERE VERY JEALOUS OF THAT ONE. PERHAPS WANTING TO PUT A SUBSTITUTE MOTION OF PUTTING OURSELVES IN. BUT, OF
COURSE, THAT ISN'T THE POINT. IT'S ABOUT SENDING OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF FOR DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OR TO SHARE THE GOOD WORK OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THANK YOU. >> NEXT I SEE VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> YEAH, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THE ROLE THAT OUR CITY STAFF HAVE IN EDUCATING OTHERS WHO ARE PEERS IN THEIR INDUSTRY. UMM, IN THE WORK THAT IS BEING CONDUCTED. I CAN CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. BUT THE ROLE WE HIRED THEM FOR
WAS TO WORK IN OUR CITY ON BEHALF OF OUR CONSTITUENTS. TO IMPROVE, UMM, THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE OR TO RESPOND TO SERVICES THAT ARE WITHIN THEIR LINE OF BUSINESS. I -- I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING THAT WE ARE, UMM,
WILLING TO SHARE OUR EXPERTISE WITH OTHERS. THAT'S CERTAINLY NOT WHY WE HIRE PEOPLE. AND HAVE ROLES HERE, THOUGH. THANK YOU. >> AH, THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. I PUT MYSELF IN
QUEUE. BECAUSE, ALSO, JUST THIS IS A NOTE FOR VICKI AND I SEE OUR COMMISSIONER OF COMMUNITY SAFETY HERE. WHATEVER POLICY YOU PUT IN PLACE, I THINK WOULD BE GREAT TO ATTACH TO THIS AHEAD OF FULL COUNCIL. SO THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT CHANGES ARE BEING PUT IN PLACE.
AS COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, WE HAVE NOTICED THAT PERTAINING TO MPD. WE'VE HAD SITUATIONS WHERE THE GIFT ACCEPTANCES ARE SUBMITTED AFTER THE DATE OF TRAVEL. TO VICE CHAIR PALMISANO'S POINT, I THINK WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS BEHIND THE SCENES OR PRIVATELY
AROUND FREQUENCY OF TRAVEL. I'VE NOTICED ALMOST NEARLY EVERY CYCLE OUR CURRENT CHIEF, CHIEF O'HARA HAS ALSO USED A GIFT ACCEPTANCE TO GO ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO TALK ABOUT, I'M ASSUMING WORK RELATED TO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC SAFETY AND MODELS THAT
CAN BE USED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. I THINK IT CREATES A CONCERN OF, YOU KNOW, VISIBILITY ELSEWHERE IN THE WORK AND THE EXPECTATION OF BEING HERE TO ALSO MEET YOUR OBLIGATIONS AS AN EMPLOYEE. BUT I THINK AS ASSURANCE, AND KNOWING THAT MPD IS NOT THE ONLY
ONE THAT HAS FALLEN PREY TO THESE LATE GIFT ACCEPTANCES SUBMISSIONS, GETTING A SENSE OF WHAT ACTUAL CORRECTIVE MEASURES HAVE BEEN DONE. AND THE DOCUMENTATION THAT ACTUALLY SOLIDIFIES THAT. SO I WOULD PUT THAT IN STAFF MEMO FOLLOW UP. IF THAT CAN BE ACCOMPANIED WITH
THIS ITEM. UMM, AHEAD OF FULL COUNCIL NEXT THURSDAY. WHERE AT LEAST ONE OF THESE WOULD HAVE BEEN ALREADY ESSENTIALLY DONE. IN TERMS OF THE GIFT ACCEPTANCES AND THE DATES. UMM, WOULD FALL AFTER COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION OR
FINAL CONSIDERATION OF IT. SO NOTE THAT FOR STAFF FOLLOW UP. AND WITH THAT, WE CAN DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. AGAIN, ON THE MOTION TO FORWARD BOTH ITEMS 10 AND 11 WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. >> COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE.
>> VETAW. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> NO. >> VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHAIR WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> THAT'S FIVE AYES. ONE NAY. AWESOME. AND THAT ITEM OR THOSE TWO ITEMS CARRY FORWARD. AND
THEN WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MATERIALS ATTACHED TO THIS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO WORK WITH THE CLERKS TO GET THE MEMOS ATTACHED TO THE ITEM. THE NEXT DISCUSSION ITEM IS 12, W REGARDING AMENDING THE PAID PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY. I WILL
ASK AMY FRIEDMAN FROM HUMAN RESOURCES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR WONSLEY, COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AS YOU SAID, WE ARE HERE TODAY TO REQUEST AN UPDATE TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
POLICY. THE REASON FOR THIS CHANGE IS TO ALIGN WITH THE STATE'S NEW PAID FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE LAW THAT WAS PASSED IN 2023. THE NEW LAW THAT APPLIES TO ALL EMPLOYERS IN THE STATE GOES INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1st, 2026. AND
PROVIDES PARTIAL WAGE REPLACEMENT FOR LEAVE FOR THE EMPLOYEES' OWN MEDICAL CONDITION AND LEAVE TO CARE FOR A FAMILY MEMBER. THE STATE LAW DOES INCLUDE LEAVE FOR PLACEMENT OF FOSTER CHILD, AND CURRENTLY OUR
PAID PARENTAL LEAVE DOES NOT. FOR CONTEXT OF THIS REQUEST, I'LL PROVIDE A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE NEW LAW. EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE 12 WEEKS PARTIAL WAGE REPLACEMENT PAID LEAVE FOR BOTH FOR THEIR OWN
MEDICAL CONDITION AND LEAVE TO CARE FOR A FAMILY MEMBER. SO LEAVE FOR CARING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER INCLUDES BONDING WITH A BABY. IN THE STATE'S PROGRAM, BONDING INCLUDES FOSTER PLACEMENT. EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 12 WEEKS FOR EACH TYPE OF LEAVE, AND THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF LEAVE AVAILABLE IN A YEAR IS CAPPED AT 20. 20 WEEKS. EVEN IF BOTH TYPES OF LEAVE ARE TAKEN. I'M SORRY. CURRENTLY, THE STATE'S PAID PARENTAL
LEAVE -- THE CITY'S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY ALLOWS FOR 12 WEEKS OF FULL SALARY FOR BIRTH OR ADOPTION OF A CHILD. BOTH BIRTHING AND NONBIRTHING PARENTS ARE ELIGIBLE, AS LONG AS THEY ARE CURRENT CITY EMPLOYEES, AND THIS LEAVE MUST BE USED
WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE EVENT. SO WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING IS SIMPLY A CHANGE TO THE PAID PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY ADDING FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT TO THE CURRENT POLICY AS A QUALIFYING
EVENT, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026. A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT OF NEXT STEPS AND OTHER THINGS WE'RE DOING IN IMPLEMENTING THIS LAW. IN ADDITION TO UPDATING THE PAID PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY, WE ARE WORKING ON OTHER AREAS OF
IMPLEMENTATION SUCH AS FINALIZING OUR PLAN DOCUMENT AND CONTRACT WITH THE STANDARD IN COMPLETING COALITION BARGAINING. WE'LL THEN BE WORKING WITH THE STANDARD TO IMPLEMENT ALL OF THE DETAILS. WE HAVE ALSO BEGUN SOME ROBUST COMMUNICATION
EFFORTS. WE'VE STARTED WITH MANAGER AND SUPERVISOR TRAININGS AND HAVE COMPLETED TWO OF THOSE WITH TWO MORE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEN WE'LL BE DOING SOME EMPLOYEE INFORMATION SESSIONS. STARTING IN MID NOVEMBER. WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON FINALIZING THE REQUIRED
NOTICE THAT WILL BE SENT TO ALL EMPLOYEES IN WRITING BY DEC DECEMBER 1st. WE'LL BE INCLUDING ALL INFORMATION ON CITY TALK, THE BENEFITS WEBSITE, AND MINNEAPOLIS MATTERS IN COMING MONTHS. AND, MADAM
CHAIR, I'M HAPPY TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE VICE CHAIR PALMISANO IN QUEUE NEXT. AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN AFTERWARDS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. SIMILAR TO WHAT I BROUGHT FORWARD RECENTLY WITH
THE SAFE AND SICK TIME ORDINANCE UPDATES, THIS IS ABOUT UPDATING OUR ORDINANCE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW. WE ALREADY OFFER PAID PARENTAL LEAVE FOR BIRTH OR ADOPTION, AND NOW WE'RE SIMPLIED OFFING IN FOSTER PLACEMENT. AND, UMM,
WE'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTING OUR OWN PAID PARENTAL LEAVE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. BUT WE ARE NOW PART OF THE LARGER STATE SYSTEM. SO MY QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION, CAN YOU HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW WE, AS A CITY, FIT INTO THE
STATE SYSTEM, SINCE WE MEET OR EXCEED REQUIREMENTS FROM THE STATE ON OUR OWN. DO WE FILE AN EXEMPTION FOR PARTICIPATING? >> CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, YES. WE WILL BE
OFFERING -- EVERY EMPLOYER IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA NEEDS TO OFFER THE STATE'S PLAN OR OFFER AN EQUIVALENT PLAN. WE ARE PLANNING TO OFFER AN EQUIVALENT PLAN AND HAVE FILED THAT PLAN WITH THE STATE. AND ARE WORKING ON THE FINAL DETAILS OF THAT TO GET APPROVAL OF THAT PLAN. AND
WITH THAT, WE DO -- WE ARE PLANNING TO OFFER OUR PAID PARENTAL LEAVE, WHICH GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE STATE'S PROGRAM. AND WOULD LIKE TO OFFER FOSTER CARE IN THE SAME MANNER THAT WE OFFER ALL OTHER PAID PARENTAL LEAVE. WHICH IS FULL PAY.
>> AND THEN I BELIEVE THERE'S A .88% PAYROLL TAX. ARE WE EXEMPT FROM THAT, AS WE'RE IMPLEMENTING OUR OWN PROGRAM. DO WE PAY IT AS A CITY? >> CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO, WE'RE GOING TO BE
COLLECTING THE .88 AS A MEANS OF FUNDING THIS PROGRAM. WE NEED TO FUND THE PROGRAM. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE WORKING ON FINALIZING WITH OUR UNIONS IS WHAT THE SPLIT WILL BE. BECAUSE WE CAN SPLIT THAT BETWEEN THE
EMPLOYEE AND THE EMPLOYER. WITH THE EMPLOYEE PAYING NO MORE THAN .44%. >> THANK YOU. AND I KNOW THIS IS BEYOND YOUR OWN WHEEL HOUSE, BUT AS THESE POLICIES ROLL OUT ACROSS THE STATE, ARE THERE
GENERALLY STANDARDS FOR HOW MUCH EACH PARTY CONTRIBUTES? OR DO EMPLOYERS TEND TO PAY IT ALL OR A SHARED CONTRIBUTION? OR WHAT ARE -- THIS IS BEYOND YOUR WHEEL HOUSE, AND THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE I CAN ASK, BUT WHAT ARE YOU SEEING AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE
AROUND THE STATE FROM THIS. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO, WE ARE HEARING WHAT WE'RE UNDERSTANDING IS MOST EMPLOYERS AND MOST PUBLIC EMPLOYERS HAVE SETTLED ON A 50/50 SPLIT OF THAT CONTRIBUTION. THAT IS WHAT HAS
APPEARED TO BECOME THE NORM. >> YEAH. THAT TRACKS WITH WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING, TOO. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. > ? >> >>: NEXT I SEE COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> TH THANK YOU, CHAIR WONSLEY. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO
SOME HR STAFF, DIRECTOR ODOM, EARLIER ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE PAYBACK PROVISION FOR PARENTAL LEAVE WOULD BE EVALUATED AND WAS WONDERING AS SHE INDICATED IT WOULD BE REVIEWED WITH THIS NEW POLICY. SO I'M WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THAT PIECE IN THIS PART THAT IS BROUGHT
FORWARD NOW. OR IN THE PIECES THAT ARE COMING LATER. >> WE ARE UNDER THE IMPRESSION IT WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE'S LAW AND OUR PLAN, AT THIS POINT, IT WOULD BE REMOVED. >> OKAY. THE PAYBACK PROVISION.
>> YES, THE PAYBACK PROVISION. >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. A BRIEF COMMENT ON MY END. I THINK THIS POLICY, AND BEING ONE OF THE ORIGINAL AUTHORS WITH COUNCILMEMBER -- FORMER COUNCILMEMBER ANDREA
JOHNSON ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT OUR STAFF HAS DONE. OUR COLLEAGUES DID TO WANT, ONCE AGAIN, SET A STANDARD FOR THE STATE AROUND HOW WE NEED TO BE MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS. AND SPECIFICALLY WORKING FAMILIES IN OUR CITY. AND ABSOLUTELY
BELIEVE, YOU KNOW PER USUAL, MINNEAPOLIS TAKING THE INITIATIVE AND SAYING WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THIS NEEDED BENEFIT FOR WORKING FAMILIES ABSOLUTELY HELPED TO SUPPORT THE MOMENTUM OF ORGANIZING AT THE STATE-WIDE LEVEL TO SAY THIS SHOULDN'T JUST BE ISOLATED TO ONE CITY BEING MINNEAPOLIS. BUT ALL WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS THE
STATE SHOULD ALSO BE BENEFITING FROM THAT. AND TIME AND TIME AGAIN, I SEE MINNEAPOLIS CONSTANTLY STEPPING OUT WHEN IT COMES TO WORKER PROTECTIONS LIKE THIS AND OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS OF US SETTING THE STANDARDS. AND OFTENTIMES IN CONVERSATIONS
WITH ELE ELECT LEGISLATORS THERE'S A LOT OF PERCEPTIONS ABOUT MINNEAPOLIS. ONE THING THAT GETS OVERLOOKED TIME AND TIME AGAIN. MINNEAPOLIS IS LEADING THE STATE WHEN IT COMES TO A WIDE RANGE OF WORKING CLASS ISSUES AS WE'RE DISCUSSING AND CONSIDERING AND AMENDING TODAY
AROUND FAMILY LEAVE. I'M PROUD OF THE FACT WE, TIME AND TIME AGAIN, DEMONSTRATE THAT. AND AS A RESULT, THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES CAN BENEFIT ACROSS THE STATE FROM SAID POLICY EFFORTS. SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. AND THANK OUR STAFF FOR WORK ON THIS. AND I KNOW
VICE CHAIR PALMISANO DID A LOT OF COLLABORATION WITH YOU ALL IN BRINGING THIS AME FO AMENDMENT FORWARD. GRATITUDE TO HER EFFORTS. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT. WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE ITEM. AND WITH THAT WE CAN CALL -- LET ME MAKE
SURE -- YEAH. NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE. WE CAN DO A ROLL CALL. >> COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE.
>> CHUGHTAI IS ABSENT. VICE CHAWR PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> AND CHAIR WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> FIVE AYES. >> AWESOME. THAT MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT. AND THEN OUR LAST DISCUSSION ITEM IS ITEM 13,
WHICH WILL BE A CLOSED SESSION. I WILL SPECIFICALLY CLOSED SESSION AROUND RECEIVING A BRIEFING ON STRATEGY FOR LABOR NEGOTIATIONS INVOLVING THE POLICE OFFICER'S FEDERATION. MANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE FOLLOWED OUR MEETINGS HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT WE'VE DONE THESE
EVERY QUARTER. JUST TO STAY ABREAST ON HOW NEGOTIATIONS ARE GOING AHEAD OF ANY COLLECTIVE B BARGAINING CONTRACT FOR MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS COMING BEFORE US. FOR US TO HAVE HAD SUBSTANTIAL TIME IN HELPING BE PART OF THE STRATEGY PROCESS BEHIND IT. SO THIS IS
OUR LAST QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE YEAR. WITH THAT, I WILL RECOGNIZE OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE THE LEGAL BASIS AND THE ADDITIONAL NEEDED CONTEXT FOR THIS REQUESTED CLOSED SESSION. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR WONSLEY. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION OF STRATEGY FOR
LABOR NEGOTIATIONS INVOLVING THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER'S FEDERATION. CONSIDERATION OF THE NEGOTIATIONS STRATEGIES OR DISCUSSION REVIEW OF LABOR NEGOTIATION PROPOSALS, MAY BE HELD IN A CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTE 13D.03. IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE
MEETING TO THE PUBLIC, MAJORITY OF THE COMMITTEE MUST VOTE TO CLOSE THE MEETING. IN DECIDING WHETHER TO CLOSE THE MEETING FOR LABOR NEGOTIATION STRATEGY, THE COMMITTEE SHOULD WEIGH THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WHAT ITS GOVERNMENT IS DOING, AGAINST THE NEED OF THE CITY TO RESERVE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF ITS LABOR
NEGOTIATION STRATEGY. >> THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY. AND BEFORE CLOSING THE MEETING, STAFF HAS REQUESTED THAT JOHN FOOD -- F ROOD, POLICY ADVISOR
BE AMENDED TO THE CLOSED SESSION. APPARENTLY A MOTION IS NEEDED IN ORDER FOR THE MAYOR'S STAFF TO JOIN US. IN OUR RULES STATE THAT. SO BEFORE HE CAN BE ADMITTED. I'LL FIRST MOVE TO ADMIT JOHN FROOD TO OUR CLOSED
SESSION. CAN I HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION HAS BEEN SECONDED. A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL RIGHT. THE AYES HAVE IT. AND THEN I WILL THEN MAKE THE MOTION TO CLOSE THIS MEETING. SO WE
CAN PROCEED WITH THE CLOSED SESSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL RIGHT. THOSE NOT? ALL RIGHT. THE AYES HAVE IT AND WE WILL KEEP THIS BROADCAST LIVE WHILE WE GO FOR
THE CLOSED SESSION AND BE BACK. [ THE MINNEAPOLIS ADMINISTRATION & ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS IN A CLOSED SESSION, THIS MEETING WILL RESUME WHEN THE
CLOSED SESSION ENDS ]
[ THE MINNEAPOLIS ADMINISTRATION & ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SUBPOENA IN A CLOSED SESSION, THIS MEETING WILL RESUME WHEN
THE CLOSED SESSION ENDS ]
. . . THE FEDERATION
NEGOTIATIONS. WITH THAT, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO MAKE SURE AND VERIFY WE HAVE A QUORUM. >> COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> CHUGHTAI IS ABSENT. VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> CHAIR WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> THAT IS FIVE PRESENT. >> ALL RIGHT. LET THE RECORD
REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE CONCLUDED ALL BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE US TODAY. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I'M SURE THERE WON'T BE. WE ARE ADJOURNED. ALL RIGHT.