>>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ROBIN WONSLEY, AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. AND I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER OUR REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETING FOR TODAY, DECEMBER 1st, 2025.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, THOUGH, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREER 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 ALL SPEAKERS MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR
COMMENTS. AND WITH THAT, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> CLERK: VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> CLERKCASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> CLERK: CHUGHTAI IS ABSENT. V.
>> PRESENT. >> CLERK: CHAIR WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> CLERK: THAT IS FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. I'LL ALSO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES WE'LL BE USING SPEAKER MANAGEMENT TODAY, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SIGN IN OR LET THE CLERKS KNOW IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE. ALSO, TODAY IS THE
LAST AO MEETING OF THE TERM. YAE HAVE, ALSO, AS A RESULT OF THIS, A VERY LONG AGENDA. INCLUDING SOME TOPS FOR CLOSED SESSION. IN ORDERED TO MANAGE THIS AGENDA, WE'LL NEED TO STAY FOCUSED ON MANAGING OUR TIME
TOGETHER. AND IT'S MY GOAL, WITH IN CONSIDERATION, WE WOULD GET TO THE SECURITY BRIEFING BY 3:00 P.M., ALSO WITHIN OUR CLOSED SESSION TIME FRAME. THE CLERKS WILL BE HELPING US MONITOR OUR TIME AND I'LL PROVIDE HELPFUL REMINDERS, AS
NEEDED, THROUGHOUT OUR MEETING, AS WELL. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLISHED AGENDA, I HAVE A PROPOSED ADDITION TO IT. WHICH IS APPROVING A BID FOR NICOLLET AVENUE BRIDGE OVER MINNEHAHA CREEK REHABILITATION PROJECT.
THERE ARE COPIES IN FRONT OF US, IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK. SPECIFICALLY COPIES OF THE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION, IF WE ADDED THIS TO THE AGENDA, IT WOULD BECOME ITEM NUMBER 53. THAT SAID, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON INCLUDING ITEM 53
ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE AGENDA IS AMENDED. THAT SAID, WE'RE GOING TO START OFF
WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING. SPECIFICALLY ITEM NUMBER ONE, A PAYROLL UPDATE ORDINANCE. I'LL ASK PAYROLL DIRECTOR TAMMY HOFF
TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. THIS ORDINANCE UPDATES MODERNIZES AND CLARIFIES THE CITY'S PAYROLL, HOLIDAY, AND RELATED PERSONAL CODE PROVISIONS TO ALIGN WITH CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES. STATE
LAW REQUIREMENTS, AND THEN JUST LANGUAGE STANDARDS. THE EXISTING CODE HAS REMAINED LARGELY UNCHANGED SINCE THE 1980s. OVER TIME, UPDATES TO TECHNOLOGY, LABOR AGREEMENTS, AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS HAVE
MADE PORTIONS OF THE CODE OUTDATED OR INCONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT PRACTICE. KEY CHANGES ARE REALLY MODERNIZING OF PAYROLL PROCESSING AND PAYMENT METHODS. THE LANGUAGE IS UPDATED TO REFLECT OUR CURRENT PRACTICE, WHICH IS
PAYING EMPLOYEES BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER RATHER THAN PAPER CHECKS. ALIGNING OUR STATE PENSION STATUTES, WHICH IS REFERRING TO STATE LAW GOVERNING PENSION DEDUCTIONS FOR POLICE, FIRE, AND GENERAL PLAN
PARTICIPANTS. THEY'VE BEEN CLARIFIED AND PAYMENT METHODS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO ELECTRONIC TRANSFER. WE'VE INCLUDED JUNE TEENT AS A RECOGNIZED CITY HOLIDAY. AND THEN JUST GENERAL CLEANUP AND REORGANIZATION. SO
THESE ARE VISIONS ENSURE THAT THE CITY'S PAYROLL AND PERSONNEL PROVISIONS ARE ACCURATE, ACCESSIBLE, AND REFLECTIVE OF OUR EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. THE ORDINANCE DOES NOT INTRODUCE ANY NEW FISCAL IMPAC. BUT JUST
CODIFIES THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURES.
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THE COMMISSION PROMULGATES RULES THAT COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF EMPLOYMENT. THE COMMISSION HEARS APPEALS FROM THE EMPLOYEES WHO BELIEVE THAT THE RULES HAVE BEEN UNFAIRLY APPLIED TO THEM. AND HEARS APPEALS FROM EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR DISCHARGE FROM THEIR POSITIONS
OR WHO HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR SUSPENSION OF 30 DAYS. 30 CALENDAR DAYS OR MORE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE ARRANGEMENT WAS EABLISHED TO ENSURE THAT THE APPLICATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT RULES AT THE CITY WERE NOT POLITICAL, BUT WERE
BASED SOLELY ON MAR RATE AND OBJECTIVE EVALUATION MEASURES. THE COMMISSION IS A NEUTRAL BODY. ADVOCATING NEITHER THE INTEREST OF THE EMPLOYEES NOR FOR THE CITY. THEY FAVOR METER,
EFFICIENCY, AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN PUBLIC SERVICE, AND THEY HOLD NO OTHER OFFE OR EMPLOYMENT UNDER THE FEDERAL, STATE, MUNICIPAL, OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT. OR ANY DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, COURT, OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF ANY SUCH GOVERNMENT. HISTORICALLY, BUT
NOTNIFORMLY, THE COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENTS HAVE TYPICALLY BEEN MADE WITH ONE COMMISSIONER HAVING HUMAN RESOURCES BACKGROUND, ONE HAVING A LEGAL BACKGROUND, AND THE OTHER HAVING A LABOR BACKGROUND. EACH COMMISSIONER SERVES A THREE-YEAR TERM. IN ACCORDANCE WITH PAST
PRACTICE AT THE CONCLUSIONF THE COMMISSIONER'S TERMS, THE VACANCIES WERE POSTED, ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT PROCESS FOR ADVERTISING VACANCIES FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IN THE CITY. APPLICATIONS WERE SCREENED FOR MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS, AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.
RELATIVE KNOWLEDGE OF EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE, AND LABOR OR MANAGEMENT ISSUES, AS WELL AS THE COMMITMENT TO FAIRNESS, NEUTRALITY, AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN LINE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY CHARTER. I CAN, WITH CLASSIFIED, STATE THAT ANTHONY KELLY HAS
CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED HIS EXPERTISE, QUALIFICATION, AND UNWAVERING NEUTRALITY IN CARRYING OUT THE RESPONSIBILITIESNTRUSTED BY HIM BY OUR CITY'S CHARTER. HIS EXPERIENCE AND DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CITY'S UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND HIS
HIGHLY -- CHALLENGES AS A HIGHLY UNIONIZED ORGANIZATION ENSURES HE MEETS AND OFTEN EXCEEDS THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THE CHARTER. HE'S UPHELD THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIRNESS, INTEGRITY, AND TRANSPARENCY IN EVERY DECISION HE'S MADE.
HOPING TO MAINTAIN THE PUBLICS' TRUST IN OUR CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM. REAPPOINTING EXHIBITIONER KELLIE WOULD PROVIDE CONTINUITY AND STABILITY ALLOWING HIM TO BUILD ON THE PROGRESS ALREADY MADE AND CONTINUE SERVING THE BES INTERESTS OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEREBY THE COMMUNITY. I
RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT HIS REAPPOINTMENT AND ALLOW HIM TO CONTINUE HIS VALUABLE WORK ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR ODOM, FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND I WILL
ALSO OPEN THISUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. SEEING IF THERE'S ANYONE HEREO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. CLERKS ARE SAYING NO. LET'S CLOSE THAT PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE ON THE COMMITTEE SIDE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? I'M SEEING VICE CHAIR
PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO THANK MR. KELLY. I DON'T SEE IN THE AUDIENCE. I DON'T SEE MR. KELLY HERE. I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS WORK AND HIS SERVICE. I THINK HE'S BEEN DOING IT LONGER THAN I'VE BEEN DOING MY JOB. AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND RECOMMEND THIS FOR
APPROVAL. >> ALL RIGHT. SO THE ITEM HAS BEEN MOTIONED FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. THATTEM HAS BEEN SECONDED. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THAT
MOTION CARRIES. THAT SAID, ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE TO THE VERY SUBSTANTIAL CONSENT AGENDA. THERE ARE ITEMS STARTING FROM THREE TO 46. NUMBER THREE, IS GIFT ACCEPTANCE
FROM THE COMMUNITIES FIRST INFRASTRUCTURE ALLIANCE FOR TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES. FOUR IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM E NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS OF REGULAR CONCENTRATION, TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, AND APPROPRIATE MEALS AND
INCIDENTALS. FIVE IS A BID FOR HAWTHORNE AVENUE SANITARY SEWER RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. SIX IS A BID FOR 16th AVENUE SOUTH SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. SEVEN IS A BID FOR JERRY HAAF PARKING RAMP ROOF REPLACEMENT
PROJECT. EIGHT IS A BID FOR THE FRIDLEY AND COLUMBIA HEIGHTS WATER PLANT LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PROJECTS. NINE IS CONTRACT WITH AMERINATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICES, LLC FOR LOAN PORTFOLIO MANAGENT AND LOAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. 10 IS A
CONTRACT WITH FVB ENERGY, INC. FOR A MINNEAPOLIS THERMAL POTENTIAL STUDY. 11 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH VERINT AMERICAS, INC. FOR THE 3-1-1 LAGAN SYSTEM. 12 IS A CONTRACT WITH AMY MOSER CONSULTING LLC FOR TRAINING AND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR BLUEPRINT APPROVED INSTITUTE. 13 IS A CONTRACT WITH PRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP, LLC. 14 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH
FREDERICKSON GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC AND MOMENTUM ADVOCACY FOR LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATION SERVICES. 15 IS CONTRACT WITH HARRISON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR ANTI-DISPLACEMENT SERVICES TO HARRISON NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS. 16 IS A CONTRACT WITH IMPACT
MAILING OF MINNESOTA, INC. FOR UTILITY BILLING MAILINGSERVICESH SOLUTI GUIDANCE CORPORATION FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. 18 IS CONTRACT WITH CLAY CONSULTING LLC FOR OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH SERVICES. 19 IS CONTRACT WITH TASKS UNLIMITED, INC. TO ADMINISTER THE CITY'S LOW BARRIER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. 20 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH IPT LLC TO COMPLETE PARKING PERMIT PLATFORM MIGRATION. 21
IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH TI-ZACH CONCRETE LLC FOR UPGRADES TO THE SHINGLE CREEK WEST AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT PEDESTRIAN RAMPS. 22 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH RESTORATION & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC FOR THE HILTON RAMP
WATERPROOFING PROJECT. 23 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH M AND B SERVICES LLC FOR LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. 24 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH M OMPLET RCON CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR HAWTHORNE OFFICE BUILDOUT
PROJECT. 25 IS A CONTRACTAMEND. FOR THE BIOCHAR PRODUCTION FACILITY PHASE ONE PROJECT. 26 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WIT SAFETY SIGNS LLC FOR RENTAL OF TRAFFIC AND CONTROL DEVICES. 27 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH THE
STANDARD FOR LIFE INSURANCE, LONG-TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE, AND FMLA ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. 28 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH PREMIERE ELECTRICAL CORPORATION FOR ELECTRICAL SERVICES. 29 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH
MINNESOTA NATIVE LANDSCAPE INC. FOR THE GREEN STORMWATER RESTORATION PROJECT. 30 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH IMMIGRANT LAW CENTER OF MINNESOTA OFFERING FREE IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES TO CITY RESIDENTS. 31 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH COLLINS BROTHERS
TOWING OF SAINT CLOWD, INC. FOR HEAVY DUTY TOWING SERVICES. 32 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. FOR CLOUD-BASED PATROL CAR EVIDENCE CAPTURE AND DIGITAL EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 33 IS A CONTRACT
AMENDMENT WITH SHAW LUNDQVIST ASSOCIATIONS INC. FOR THE CITY HALL RESTACK PHASE THREE PROJECT. MANY IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH VARIOUS ENTITIES TO PROVIDE COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH AND RELATED MOBILE EQUIPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES. 35
IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH SHORT ELLIOT HENDRICKSON, INC. FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES OF THE LOGAN PARK INDUSTRIAL RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. 36 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FOR PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT FUND PROJECTS. 37
IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH KEYSTONE COMPENSATION GUP LLC FOR CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION CONSULTING SERVICES. 38 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH METROPOLITAN EMGENCY SERVICES BOARD. 39 IS A COLLECTIVE BARGAING AGREEMENT INTERNATIONAL UNION OF
OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 70AFL-CIO. 40 IS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY 211. 41 IS LEGAL SETTLEMENT N ATALIA PADGETTV. CITY OF
MINNEAPOLIS AND MITCHELL ERIKSSON. 42 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY V. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. 43 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF WILLIAM PALMER. 44 IS STAFF PURCHASING LETTER LETTERS AND JOINT
PURCHASES REPORT. 45 IS MINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGING APPOINTMENTS. 46 IS DESIGNATION OF POLLING LOCATIONS FOR 2026. AND THEN AS WE AMENDED THE AGENDA EARLIER TO INCLUDE ITEM 53, WHICH IS THE
BID FOR NICOLLET AVENUE BRIDGE OVER MINNEHAHA CREEK REHABILITATION PROJECT. LORD, JESUS, THAT WAS A LOT! SO ... [ LAUGHTER ] THAT SAID, I AM MOVING THESE ITEMS FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION. CHECKING THE QUEUE TO SEE IF
ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ITEMS. AND I WILL BE PULLING ITEM 43 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. ALL
RIGHT. NO ONE IN QUEUE. GREAT! UMM, I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 3 THROUGH 46 -- WAIT, NO. 3 THROUGH -- YEAH. 46. ALSO
INCLUSIVE OF 53, BUT NOT INCLUDING ITEM 43. THAT SAID, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. ALL RIGHT. THE AYES HAVE IT. AND THOSE ITEMS MOVE FORWARD. I WOULD
LIKE TO CALL A A ROLL CALL VOTE ON ITEM 43. >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> CLERK: VETAW. >> AYE. >> CLERK: CASHMAN. >> AYE.
>> CLERK: VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CLERK: CHAIR WONSLEY. >> NO. >> CLERK: THAT IS FOUR AYES AND ONE NAY. >> ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM CARRIES. THANK YOU. AND THEN OUR FIR DISCUSSION ITEM, WHICH
WILL BE ITEM NUMBER 47, WHICH IS A CONTRACT WITH THE LINK FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING ADVOCACY TRAINING AND SURVIVOR SUPPORT SERVICES. I'LL INVITE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DIRECTOR AMANDA HARRINGTON TO COME AND
SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR NSLEY, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS AMANDA HARRINGTON. THE DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT. I JOINED BY CHRISTINA DOWELING, SENIOR
PROJECT MANAGER IN THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY, WHO IT GOING TO GET US STARTED ON THE COLLABORATIVE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HARRINGTON. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR WONSLEY AND
COUNCILMEMBERS. SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER. ALONGSIDE DIRECTOR HARRINGTON TO TALK ABOUT THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING RFP FOR SERVICES IN THE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER. ASART OF THE INITIATIVE TO CREATE A SAFER ECOSYSTEM, WHICH IS A NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS, SERVICES, AND PROGRAMS THAT COME TOGETHER TO
ADDRESS THE CAUSES OF CRIME AND SAFETY ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY. WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF FOSTERING A SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE WAYS IN WHICH WE'RE DOING THIS, BY HAVING SERVICES AT THE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER. AFTER VISITING MANY POTENTIAL SITES AT THE CITY FOR
THE CENTER, NOVEMBER 2, 12023, COUNSEL AND THE MAYOR AUTHORIZED THE MINNEHAHA AVENUE. IT WILL INCLUDE COMMUNITY SAFETY SERVICES AND POLICE FUNCTIONS. DURING THE 2023 BUDGET PROCESS, $4 MILLION WAS WASET ASIDE FOR PIE LOCAL PROGRAM, WHICH
DIRECTOR HARRINGTON WILL ADDRESS LATER IN THE PRESENTATION. AND ONE OF THE PILOTS WILL BE SERVICES RELATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THAT I WILL GET TO IN THE NEXT SLIDE. WITH THIS SPACE SERVING AS A HUB FOR POLICE FUNCTIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO COME TOGETHER. THE VISION IS REALLY A SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN WALK
IN, GREETED BY SAFETY CENTER AGENTS, WHO CAN DIRECT INDIVIDUALS TO SERVICES IN THE BUILDING, IN THE COMMUNITY, OR, IF NEEDED, SPEAK TO AN OFFICER. NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TOOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STAFF REVIEWED ABOUT 30 RORTS
PAST EVENTS. SOME INITIATED BE INITIATE BY THE CITY. THERE WERE CONSISTENT THEMES THAT EMERGE FROM THE ENGAGEMENT ABOUT
SERSAFETY SERVICES. THE THEMES HELPED OCS STAFF DEVOP A LIST OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROVIDE THEIR FEEDBACK ON TO HELP US SHAIF SHAPE THE SERVICES AT THE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER. FROMMD
A SERIES OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS. TOTALING ABOUT 2,000 EVENTS. INCLUDING THREE STREET WALKING ENGAGEMENTS. 40
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS. PARTNERING WITH NCR TO DESIGN, PLAN, AND ATTEND THE EVENTS. SOME OF WHICH INCLUDING ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNY, AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, OLDER ADULTS, UNHOUSED, LGBTQIA+ AND YOUTH.
PARTNERING WITH NCR AGAIN. ONE ONLINE SURVEY WITH THE PROMOTION OF THE SURVEY, ON CULTURAL MEDIA SHOWS AND ONE VIRTUAL EVENT. BASED UPON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, THE TOP SOCIAL SERVICES RESOURCES FOR THE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY CENTER
INCLUDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERED, SPACE FOR COMMUNITY MEALS, COMMUNITY MEETING SPACE, CHILD CARE FOR THOSE UTILIZING SERVICES, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND LEGAL SERVICES. THEMES EMERGED WERE NOT ON THE LIST FROM
COMMUNITY SELECT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND MORE. WHEN THE CENTER OPENS THE PHASE ONE SERVICES AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE WILL BE SKULL CULTURALLY SPECIFIC NAVIGATORS, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, YOUTH SERVES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING SERVICES. WITH OTHER SERVICES
TO BE ENGAGED AND PLANNED FOR IN LATER YEARS. ONE THING I WANT TO NOTE IS THAT REGARDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING, IN ADDITION TO WHAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ASKED FOR DURING OCS'S ENGAGEMENT EVENTS, IN 2018 ENGAGE WAS DONE ADDRESSING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION IN
MINNEAPOLIS. AT THAT EVENT, THERE WAS A REQUEST FOR AN INVESTMENT IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING SERVICES AND PROGRAMMING. I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR HARRINGTON TALKING ABOUT THE PILOTS. >> THANK YOU, AS NOTED. $4 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED IN
PUBLIC SAFETY AID. THAT WAS PUT IN THE FINANCE AND PROPERTY SERVICES DEPARTMENT UNTIL NEEDED TO BE ACTIVATED. SINCE THEN, SOME OF THAT MONEY WAS USED. SO THAT $2,350,000 REMAINS OF THE ORIGINAL PUBLIC SAFETY AID SET
ASIDE FOR PILOTS IN THE CENTER. THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY HAS BUDGETED THAT MONEY TO ENSURE THAT ALL PHASE ONE SERVICES ARE FUNDED. AND THE CHART THAT YOU CAN SEE SHOWS APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH IS BUDGETED FOR EACH OF THE PHASE ONE SERVICE AREAS. SO THAT IT
DOES TOTAL THE REMAINING 2,350,000 OF PUBLIC SAFETY AID. THAT INCLUDES THE $500 ,000 WE'RE ASKING TODAYO BE ALLOCATED TO THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION CONTRACT WITH THE LINK. THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENTS WORK TOGETHER USING EXPERTISE AND WISDOM OF THE SENIOR ADVISOR ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOATION PROVENGS INITIATIVE TO DETERMINE WHAT SERVICES MADE SENSE. THE SERVICES IN THIS CONTRACT
INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS, WHICH WILL MEAN HAVING STAFF AVAILABLE AT THE SAFETY CENTER, AS WELL AS DOING OUTREACH. AND TRAINING FOROTH PROFESSIONALS AND THE COMMUNITY RELATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SAFETY. THERE'S AN EXPECTATION OF COLLABORATION WITH OTHER SERVICE
PROVIDERS AT THE CENTER. WE'RE ASKING YOUR PERMISSION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE LINK FOR THE SERVICES WITH THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $500,000. THE SERVICES WOULDTART WHEN THE SAFETY CENTER OPENS IN 2026 WE WANT TO ENTER THE CONTRACT NOW BECAUSE THIS ENSURES THERE IS NO DELAY IN OPENING THE
CENT DUE TO SERVICES BEING IN PLACE. OCS PROMISED THE CENTER WOULD OPEN WITH SERVICES RELATED TO PREVENTION, RESPONSE, AND RESTORATION. THIS SERVICE VISITS IN PREVENTION AND RESTORATION. ALL THOUGH, AS MENTIONED, THERE WILL BE OTHER SERVICES IN THIS CENTER, AS
WELL. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. I DO HAVE MYSELF IN QUEUE AND THEN NEXT UP COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. I WANTED
TO FIRST GET CLARITY THAT THIS CONTRACT WAS ORIGINALLY ATTENDED -- THAT THE MAYOR ORIGINALLY PROPOSED TO GIVE TO OUR RESCUE, CORRECT? AND NOW BEING SWITCHED TO THE LINK? >> CHAIR WONSLEY, THERE HAS BEEN NO FORMAL REQUEST BEFORE THIS
BODY TO APPROVE A CONTRACT FOR THIS RFP. THIS IS THE FIRST REQUEST THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT FOR THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT. I CANNOT GO INTO ALL OF THE DETAILS ABOUT THE RFP PROCESS. BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T FULLY EXECUTED THIS PROCESS YET. THAT REMAINS CONFIDENTIAL.
>> RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET CLARITY. ORIGINALLY WE LEARNED THAT SERVICES WERE SUPPOSED TO BE PROVIDED AT THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER. WITHIN THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING KIND OF SCOPE OF THINGS. BUT ORIGINALLY IT WAS BEING PROPOSED TO BE EXTENDED TO
OUR RESCUE. AND IT DID NOT COME THROUGH RFP PROCESS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING ONE TODAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO GET CLARITY THAT ORIGINALLY THERE WAS A DIFFERENT VENDOR CONSIDERED POTENTIALLY TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES. >> I CAN SAY, CIR WONSLEY,
THERE WAS TWO RFPS. THE FIRST RFP, AS NOTED, DID NOT COME BEFORE THIS BODY. I CAN'T SAY WHO WAS AWARDED THAT CONTRACT. BECAUSE THE RFP PROCESS IS STILL OPEN UNTIL THE CONTRACT IS FULLY EXECUTED. THERE IS A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE ASKING US TO DETAIL ALL OF THAT, WHICH
WE'LL DO AS SOON AS THE CONTRACT IS EXECUTED. AND THE LINK IS OFFICIALLY WHO WE'RE GOING TO CONTRACT WITH, ASSUMING APPROVAL FROM THIS BODY. >> THANK YOU F FLAGGING THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, I THINK IT DID
COME FORWARD BECAUSE OF CONCERNS AROUND THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FOR OUR RESCUE ADMINISTERING HUMAN TRAFFICKING SERVICES AT THIS SITE. WHICH, I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DEBATE AMONGST THIS BODY AROUND HOW THAT WAS A HIGHLY PROBLEMATIC ORGANIZATION.
AND RAISED LO LOTS OF RED FLAGS WHY WE WOULD BE ENTERING A PARTNERSHIP WITH REGARDS TO DOING THIS CRITIL SERVICE WITH THEM. SO I'M VERY MUCH LOOKING FOARD TO THE OUTCOMES OF THAT DIRECTIVE. AND HOPEFULLY TO HEAR WT LESSONS, WHAT PROCESS
IMPROVEMENTS THE ADMINISTRATION OR OCS, ALSO, LEARNED AS A RESULT OF -- FROM THAT PROCESS. UMM, I'M ALSO CURIOUS TO KNOW WHERE WILL THIS SERVICE PHYSICALLY BE PLACED IN THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER? I KNOW
THE LAST UPDATE YOU PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE REGARDING THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER, WE WERE STILL WORKING WITH THE DESIGN SERVICES. THERE HAS, OF COURSE, RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE THE SERVICES BE SEPARATE FROM THE THIRD PRECINCT. I WANT TO KNOW
RIGHT NOW IN THE DESIGN PHASE, HOW MUCH SQUARE FOOTAGE CAN WE ANTICIPATE BEING ALLOCATED TOWARD THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING DIVISION OF THE SITE. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION THAT I CAN'T ANSWER SPECIFICALLY REGARDING SQUARE FOOTAGE. WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DESIGNING INTO THE PROCESS IS,
AS YOU NOTED, SEPARATE ENTRANCES FOR THE PRESYNC SIDE AND THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER SIDE. WITHIN THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER SIDE, THERE IS A SHARED SPACE. FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PARTNERING WITH US IN THAT CENTER. SO THERE ISN'T AN OFFICE, NECESSARILY, THAT IS
ONLY FOR THE LINK OR STAFFED FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION. RATHER, THEY'D HAVE A SHARED OFFICE SPACE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PRIVATE CONFERENCE ROOMS THAT THEY CAN USE TO SPEAK PRIVATELY WITH CLIENTS OR WITH ANYBODY ELSE THEY'RE SUPPORTING. >> OKAY. IS THERE AN ARCH
ARCHITECTURAL OR BLUEPRINT DRAFTED OF THE SPACE AS OF YET FROM THE FIRM THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDING THAT SERVICES OF, LIKE, DESIGNING THE LAYOUT FOR THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER? >> CHAIR WONSLEY, I'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF DRAFTS OF THE LAYOUTS. I WILL ASK THAT, PROBABLY, WILL
CHRISTIANSON, OR SOMEBODY FROM THE PROPERTY SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THE SPECIFICS OF YOUR QUESTION. >> OKAY. I WILL NOTE THAT AS A FOLLOW UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. AND JUST, ALSO, A LITTLE BIT OF CLARITY OF JUST, AH, WHAT GDED THE DECISION
AROUND, UMM, DOING THE SHARED SPACE. BECAUSE I RECALL, ALSO, IN THE PREVIOUS UPDATES THERE WAS THE INTENTION TO MAYBE HAVE MORE OF OFFICE SPACES BE LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY SAFETY SIDE. NOT NECESSARILY, LIKE, SERVICE
ADMINISTRATION. KIND OF SPACES. BUT JUST WANTED TO GET A SENSE OF IS THAT STILL THE CASE? IS IT MOSTLY THE SHARED IS SPACE WITH PEOPLE OR VENDORS JUST USING OFFICE SPACE THERE. OR THERE WILL, ACTUALLY, BE SERVICES ADMINISTERED THERE,
INCLUDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING SERVICES. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THAT QUESTIO KNOWING THAT I'M NOT QUITE AS CONNECTED TO THAT BODY OF WORK AS I WAS IN M PREVIOUS POSITION. >> NO. >> BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE HAVE SHARED OFFICE SPACE BECAUSE WE WANT TO -- WE WANT TO
ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION. AND WE FELT LIKE IF WE SILOED SERVICE PROVIDERS INTO THEIR OWN PRIVATE OFFICES, THAT WE WOULD HAVE LESS INTERACTION, LESS COLLABORATION REGARDING THE NEEDS OF CLIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO WE REALLY VALUED HAVING SHARED SPACES TOGETHER WHENEVER
POSSIBLE. THAT BEING SAID, I THINK THERE'S A MIX OF "IT'S A LANDING SPACE" F ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO WORK WITH US. AND THAT WE WANT SOME SERVICES TO BE OFFERED OUT OF THAT SPACE. BECAUSE WE THINK THERE'S A VARIETY OF WAYS THAT THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO UTILIZE
THAT SPACE. IN SOME CASES, IT'S BEST FOR SERVICES TO BE DONE IN AN OUTREACH FORMAT. AND SO THIS IS A LANDING -- IT COULD BE A LANDING SPACE WHERE SUPPLIES ARE KEPT AND PEOPLE ARE GOING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO FIND PEOPLE. HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS, FOR EXAMPLE. AND WE
WANT THERE TO BE AVAILABILITY, IF SOMEBODY WALKS INTO THE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER, WHETHER IT'S THE POLICE SIDE OR COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER SIDE, AND THEY NEED SERVICES, WE'D LIKE, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, TO BE SOMEBODY ON SITE DIRECTLY TO INTERACT WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO HAS NEEDS. WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO SEND THEM
SOMEPLACE ELSE OR GIVE THEM A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL AND FOLLOW UP LATER. WE WANT TO THE PROVIDE AS MUCH IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AS WE CAN. >> OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I HAD THE STAFF MEMO. AND THEN, UMM, YOU'RE
AWARE 2026 HAS BEEN THE PROPOSED OPENING. WHEN IN 2026. I KNOW THERE WAS USED TO BE A REFERENCE OF QUARTERS. BUT, YEAH. DO YOU HAVE GREATER LATERTY? >> I'LL ASK FOR PROPERTY SERVICES TO PHYSICAL U IT MAY HAVE MOVED SINCE I WAS INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN PROCESS.
>> OKAY. ANOTHER STAFF MEMO FOLLOW UP. CLARITY ON WHEN IN 2026 WILL THE CENTER BE OPEN. AND THEN, ALSO, GOING BACK TO THE SLIDES. THANKS FOR THE UPDATE AROUND THE U USAGE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY A PILOTS. COUNCIL MADE THE PREPARATION
ABOUT TWO YRS AGO OF THE $4 MILLION TO SUPPORT THESE INITIATIVES. AT THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER SITE. I WANT GREATER CLARITY ON WHAT WAS THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND INCLUDING BUILDING SECURITY AS PART OF THE PILOT FUNDING. YEAH. IF YOU
CAN PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF LATER LATERTY -- CLARITY. >> ONE OF THE THINGS WE IN CONNECTION WITH TO THE YOUTH CONNECTION CENTER THERE WAS UTILIZATION OF THE CITY'S SECURITY STAFF, IF YOUTH COME IN AND ARE DISREGULATED. SOMETIMES
THE STAFF WITHIN THAT YOUTH CONNECTION CENTER NEED SOME ASSISTANCE IN HELPING KEEP THE YOUTH SAFE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHEN CHRISTINA AND I WENT TO DENVER, WE SAW A MODEL WHERE THE SECURITY STAFF WERE THERE TO GREET PEOPLE. THEY WEREN'T JUST THERE TO MONITOR AND KICK PEOPLE
OUT WHO WERE UNRUGLY. THEY WELCOMED PEOPLE IN AND OFFERED THEM WATER, TEA, AND THEN CONNECTED THEM TO A SERVICE PROVIDER WHO WOULD HELP THEM. AS A WAY OF KIND OF INCREASING TRUST IN INDIVIDUALS IN UNIFORMS. AND WE LIKE THAT MODEL. ANDOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE IT WITH OUR CITY
SECURITY STAFF. >> OKAY. SO WWOULD BE USING THE CITY SECURITY VENDOR -- I'M ASSUMING -- AT THIS SITE, AS WELL. OR ANOTHER SECURITY FIRM? POTENTIALLY? >> CHAIR WONSLEY, I THINK THAT'S YET TO BE DETERMINED, AS THAT CONTRACT WOULD LIKELY LIVE WITH
PROPERTY SERVICES. IT MIGHT BE CITY STAFF WHO ARE ASKED TO WORK DIRECTLY AND TRAIN SPECIFICALLY TO WORK AT THAT SITE. OR THEY MAY DECIDE IT'S BEST TO CONTRACT THAT OUT TO AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT DECISION HAS BEEN MADE. >> OKAY. AND THANKS FOR THE CLARITY. I'M A LITTLE BIT
SKEPTICAL. I SEE SECURITY AS A BREAD AND BUTTER TYPE OF EXPENSE. LIK SOMETHING THAT SHOULD GENERALLY BE ABSORBED BY OUR GENERAL FUND. LIKELY AS OPPOSED TO THE PILOT FUNDING, WHICH WAS TO SUPPORT SAFETY SERVICE -- I THINK IN A BROADER
SCOPE OF THINGS. SO I WOULD, ALSO, LIKE TO ADD THAT TO THE STAFF FOLLOW UP. FINANCE AND PROPERTY SERVICES' DECISION BEHIND SEEKING OUT PUBLIC SAFETY AID, AS OPPOSED TO ABSORBING
THIS WITHIN THEIR GENERAL BUDGET. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, I'LL SAY, I KNOW PART OF THE DISCUSSION WAS BECAUSE OF THE TYPES OF SERVICES THAT WE WERE ASKING FOR SECURITY TO DO. IT'SOT TYPICAL, AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE, IF YOU WALK INTO THIS BUILDING OR CITY HALL,
THEY'RE VERY NICE. SECURITY IS. THEY'RE FRIENDLY. THEY'RE NOT OFFERING YOU A KIND OF A HOSPITALITY LENS AND CONNECTING YOU TO SERVICES IN THAT WAY. AND SO WE, IN OCS, AT LEAST, CONSIDERED IT A PILOT TO UTILIZE SAFETY IN THAT WAY. WHICH IS WHY WE WERE SUGGESTING, RATHER
THAN PROPERTY SERVICES, IT COME FROM THAT POOL OF MONEY. >> YEAH. I LIK THE FOLLOW UP ON THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT WITH THAT, THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. AGAIN, I'M JUST MORE SO EXCITED TO SEE US ACTUALLY GO THROUGH A FORMAL RFP PROCESS. I THINK COUNCIL PUSHED
FOR THAT WITH WANTING TO SEE, OF COURSE, ROLLOUT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING SERVICES AT THE COMMUNITY SAFETY SIDE. YOU DID THE DILIGENCE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND IDENTIFIED IT AS A NEED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AND WANTED TO SEE THAT WE USE OUR PROPER CHANNELS, CITY
CHANNELS TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH VENDORS WHO HAVE THE EXPERTISE IN THAT AREA TO ADMINISTER THOSE SERVICES. SO I'M GLAD THAT WEID GO THROUGH AFTER A LOT OF PRESSING. A LOT OF SCANDAL ANDEDIA SCRUTINY FOR US TO HAVE THIS PUBLIC PROCESS TO CONSIDER WHAT IS THE
CREDIBLE AND, I THINK, WELL-RESPECTED VENDOR WHO CAN OFFER THE SERVICES TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. WITH THAT, I'LL MOTION THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL BUT I, AGAIN, WILL NOTE COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN IS IN QUEUE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HARRINGTON. I'M GLAD
THAT YOU'RE BEING PROACTIVE IN GETTING AHEAD OF THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SERVICE CAN START RIGHT AWAY. IS I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS TODAY. I WANTED TO ASK WHAT WE HAVE EXISTING RIGHT NOW FOR THESE TYPES OF SERVICES IN THE CITY. I SEE THIS IS STARTING IN 2026. IT'LL BE A
THREE-YEAR CONTRACT. FOR $500,000. BUT I'M WONDERING HOW IT BUILDS ON EXISTING SERVICES WE HAVE AROUND TRAFFICKING THE CITY RIGHT NOW, IF YOU CAN JUST GIVE A LI LI LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT HOW IT'LL PAIR WITH WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER
CASHMAN. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE AREN'T DIRECT SERVICES TO VICTIMS FOR -- RELATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING CURRENTLY IN THE CITY. A LOT OF SERVICES ARE CONNECTED TO THE COUNTY, TO STATE SERVICES, AND FUNNG. AND OUR WORK HAS REALLY BEEN
AROUND CREATING POLICIES AND COLLABORATIONS. SYSTEMS THAT WORK WITH THE INDIVIDUALS. RATHER THAN PROVIDING THE DIRECT SERVICES OURSELVES. AND SO I THINK THIS WILL BE A NEW AREA THAT THE CITY IS EXPLORING. >> OKAY. AND THEN WILL IT BE FOR CITY-WIDE SUPPORT OR JUST
WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER? >> CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, ALL SERVICES IN THE CITY SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY IN OUR CITY. THAT BEING SAID, WE KNOW THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT HOT SPOT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING HAPPENING IN SOUTH
MINNEAPOLIS. WHICH IS WHY IT'S A REALLY GREAT CONNECTION TO HAVING SOMETHING PHYSICALLY IN THAT AREA. BUT, YES, OF COURSE, IF SOMEBODY IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS OR NORTHEAST OR DOWNTOWN NEEDED THOSE SERVICES, THEY WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THIS CONTRACT, AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. THE REASON I'M ASKING, THERE'S A CONSTITUENT
CASE I'M WORKING ON THAT IS INVOLVED WITH THIS. AND IT'S BEEN VERY CHALLENGING TO FIND THE CORRECT AGENCY TO HELP US. WHETHER IT'S MPD OR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OR 3-1-1, ET. CETERA. SO IT'S, FROM A USER EXPERIENCE, I WOULD LIKE TO
UNDERSTAND HOW COUNCIL AND OUR COUNCIL STAFF, WHO DO CONSTITUENT SERVICES CAN BETTER HELP SCWENTDS CONSTITUENTS WHO NEED SUPPORT WITH THIS. AND SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY GO THERE PHYSICALLY. BUT COULD GET RESOURCES, YOU KNOW,
ANONYMOUSLY AND, YOU KNOW, PRECTING THEIR IDENTITIES AND OTHER TYPES OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION THAT GOES ALONG WITH THESE TYPES OF CASES. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE NOW, LIKE, I WOULD APPRECIATE JUST BEING ABLE TO TAP INTO THAT. AND HOPEFULLY
THAT ACCESS WILL IMPROVE NEXT YEAR WITH THIS CONTRACT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, I'LL NOTE, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RESOURCES UP ON OUR WEB PAGES. ABOUT HOW TO GET HELP RELATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING CURRENTLY. BUT I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP
DIRECTLY. >> THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. I APPRECIATE IT. >> AWESOME. NO ONE ELSE IS IN QUEUE. SO I MOTION FOR THE ITEM TO BE APPROVED. CAN I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT? >> SECOND. >> AWESOME. THAT HAS BEEN SECONDED. SO WITH THAT, I WILL
ASK ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. ALL RIGHT. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THAT MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR HARRINGTON. AND, CLERKS, IF THERE'S ANY COLLAR INDICA -- CLARICATION ON THE STAFF MEMO
QUESTIONS, WE CAN FOLLOW UP AFTERWARDS. NEXT UP IS ITEM 48, WHICH IS A CONTRACT WITH CATALYST CONSULTING GROUP, INC. FOR A 3-1-1 CITIZEN REQUEST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. I WILL INVITE UP 3-1-1
SERVICE CENTER DIRECTOR NZ IMBI TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR WONSLEY AND COUNCILMEMBERS. APPROVING A
CONTRACT WITH CATALYST CONSULTING GROUP FOR 311 CITIZEN CRM SYSTEM BEING BROUGHT FWARD BY I.T. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS A 3-1-1 SERVICE CENTER
DIRECTOR. AND I'M EXCITED TO SHARE WHAT THE NEW 3-1-1 CRM WILL MEAN FOR RESIDENTS AND THE IMPROVED WAY IT WILL ENABLE TO US TO DELIVER CITY SERVICES. SO THE PRESENTATION TODAY IS SOLELY FOCUSED ONHE BENEFITS OR WHAT IMPACT THE CRM WILL HAVE ON
MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS. THE SYSTEM WE HAVE TODAY LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO GIVE PEOPLE THE SMOOTH ACCESSIBLE SERVICE THEY DESERVE. AND THIS PROJECT IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THAT.
MODERN RESIDENT-CENTERED SYSTEM THAT MAKES IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GET HELP AND EASIER FOR US TO DELIVER THE HELP. CURRENTLY 3-1-1 CRM HAS SERVED US FOR 20 YEARS. AND IT NO LONGER SUPPORTS THE LEVEL OF RESPONSIVENESS AND TRANSPARENCY
RESIDENTS EXPECT. THIS NEW CRM WILL SIMPLIFY THE EXPERIENCE FOR THE PUBLIC AND STAFF ACROSS DEPARTMENTS. IT WILL SUPPORT EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY SO THAT LANGUAGE, ABILITY, OR TECHNOLOGY BARRIERS DON'T STOP ANYONE FROM GETTING SERVICE. IT WILL ALSO
IMPROVE HOW ISSUES ARE TRACKED, RESOLVED, AND GETTING US TOOLS WE DON'T HAVE TODAY. ULTIMATELYG RESIDENTS A SMOOTHER, CLEANER, MORE TRANSPARENT EXPERIENCE WHEN SEEKING HELP. HIS NEXT SLIDE PROVIDES SOME BACKGROUND
INFORMATION. WHEN I STARTED AT 3-1-1, TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, I SPOKE WITH MANY RESIDENTS WHO SHARED IDEAS ON HOW WE COULD IMPROVE SERVICE. WE MADE IMPROVEMENTS, TECHNICAL CHALLENGES REMAINED. WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT A NEW
CRM, WE PRIORIZED BUIING A RESIDENT-CENTERED SYSTEM. BEFORE ISSUING AN RFP,E GATHERED FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ON WHAT WAS WORKING WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM, WHAT NEEDED IMPROVEMENT, AND WHAT ADDITIONAL FEATURES WOULD ENHANCE SERVICE. WE RECEIVED OVER 800 RESPONSES TO GUIDE OUR
WORK. PEOPLE WERE CLEAR ABOUT THREE MAIN PRIORITIES. FIRST, THEY WANTED A BETTER WAY TO TRACK THE SERVICE REQUESTS WITHOUT CALLING BACK REPEATEDLY. SECOND, THEY WANTED AN IMPROVE MOBILE APP WITH MORE OPTIONS. AND, THIRD, THEY WANT A PORTAL
THAT IS EASY TO USE. THESE INSIGHTS DIRECTLY SHAPE THE PROJECT REQUIREMENTS. WE ASKED AND WE LISTENED. AND SOME OF THE KEY BENEFITS OF WHAT IS COMING WITH T NEW CRM. FIRST,
AN EXPANDED CELL SERVICE. THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST IMPROVEMENTS RESIDENTS WILL SEE. THE EXPANDED ACCESS TO SELF-SERVICE. ONLINE AND 3-1-1 UPDATED MOBILE APP. TODAY MANY RESIDENTS HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO
CALL 3-1-1. EVEN FOR SOMETHING SIMPLE, THEY NEED TO SPEAK TO A PERSON. WITH THE NEW CRM, PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO SUBMIT, CHECK, UPDATE AND GET W INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR REQUEST ON THEIR OWN. WHENEVER IT'S CONVENIENT FOR THEM. SECONDLY,
WE'LL HAVE A UNIFIED 360-DEGREE VIEW OF REQUESTS. FOR CITY STAFF, ONE OF THE MOST TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGES WILL BE A FULL VIEW OF SERVICE REQUESTS. WHAT THE INDUSTRY CALLS A DOMINO EFFECT. WHERE EACH STEP
TRIGGERS THE NEXT ONE SMOOTHLY AND PREDICTABLY. CURRENTLY INFORMATION IS FRAGMENTED ACROSS DEPARTMENTS. SLOWING RESOLUTION AND LEAVING RESIDENTS LESS INFORMED. WITH A NEW CRM EVERYONE FROM 3-1-1 TO PUBLIC
WORKS WILL HAVE THE SAME REAL-TIME INFORMATION. THIS IMPROVES COORDINATION, SPEEDS RESOLUTION, AND GIVES RESIDENTS TIMELY UPDATES IN A MORE RELIABLE SERVICE EXPERIENCE. BETTER REPORTING AND REAL TIME
DATA. IT WILL GIVE US REAL-TIME DASH BOARD AND DATA. TODAY A LOT OF OUR ANALYSIS IS MANUAL. IT TAKES TIME TO UNDERSTAND TRENDS, IDENTIFY BOTTLENECKS, AND COMMUNICATE PERFORMANCE. WITH BUILT-IN ANALYTICS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING
IN THE MOMENT. WHETHER IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD EXPERIENCING REPEATED ISSUES, OR CITY-WIDE SERVICE DELAYS. IT WILL SUPPORT TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SMARTER DECISION-MAKING. FOURTH, IS WE ARE GETTING AN UPDATED IV R AND AI-CHATBOT.
IVR TODAY IS FUNCTIONAL BUT LIMITED. THE OUTDATED IVO WILL BE NOW BE AVAILABLE IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. AI C CHATBOT WILL
ANSWER QUESTIONS WHEN 3-1-1 IS CLOSED. HANDLING CONFLICTS PROCESSES. ONE OF THE REALITIES OF 3-1-1 TODAY IS THAT CURRENT CRM CANNOT SUPPORT SOME OF THE MORE COMPLEX WORK FLOWS. WE MA MANAGE. STAFF RELY ON
MANUAL WORK AROUND, SPREAD SHEETS, NOTES, AND E-MAILS THE NEW WILL STREAMLINE THE PROCESSES, TASKS THAT REQUIRE MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WORK FLOW MORE SMOOTHLY. AND O AUTOMATICALLY TO REDUCE ERRORS, SHORTEN
TURN-AROUND TIMES, AND IMPROVE RESIDENT EXPERIENCE. OTHER BENEFITS TO RESIDENTS WILL INCLUDE A CUSTOMER PORTAL, A NEW CUSTOMER PORTAL WILL BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST SHIFTS IN THE RESIDENTS' EXPERIENCE. FOR THE FIRST TIME, RESIDENTS WILL HAVE
ACCESS TO A PUBLIC-FACING KNOWLEDGE BASE. TO SEARCH FOR ANSWERS. SOMETHING WE DON'T HAVE TODAY. THEY'LL HAVE SELF-SERVICE TOOLS TO CREATE, TRACK, AND UPDATE SERVICE REQUESTS. AND ALSO HAVE A HIGHLY ACCESSIBLE DESIGN
AVAILABLE ACROSS DEVICES AND IN MULTIPLE PL LANGUAGES. SOMETHING WE DON'T HAVE TODAY. THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE PORTAL ON ANY DEVICE. ON AN IPAD, THE PHONE, ON THE COMPUTER. SO THIS LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD FOR RESIDENTS WHO
MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CALL DURING WORK HOURS. OR WHO PREFER, MAYBE, WRITTEN WHERE THEY CAN GO TO THE PUBLIC-FACING KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR MORE INFORMATION. WITH A MOBILE APP, WHAT WE HAVE TODAY IS VERY LIMITED. MANY TYPES OF
REQUESTS CAN ONLY BE HANDLED BY PHONE. CALLING 3-1-1. WITH A NEW CRM, THE APP WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED. AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, AND HANDLING MORE REQUESTING THAN BEFORE. THIS IS MAJOR FOR
CONVENIENCE. ESPECIALLY FOR RESIDENTS WHO RELY ON THEIR PHONES FOR THE PRIMARY DIGAL DEVICE. THIS LAST SLIDE SHOWS AN UPDATED TIMELINE. THIS MONTH. I.T. WILL FINALIZE A CONTRACT AND ANNOUNCE THE VENDOR. IN JANUARY 2026, WE'LL
BEGIN THE PROJECT. IN OCTOBER 2026, WE'LL GO LIVE WITH PHASE A IMPLEMENTING THE CRM. WHICH WILL INCLUDE SEVERAL COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, INCLUDING THE MOBILE APP, AND THE SELF-SERVICE PORTAL. AND PHASE B WILL START IN EARLY 2027
AND WILL BE ROLLEDUT IN Q4 OF 2027. AND PHASE B WILL MOSTLY BE ENHANCEMENTS IN INTEGRATIONS. IN CLOSING, WE'RE THRILLED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THE CRM BRINGS TO BOTH STAFF AND RESIDENTS. I.T. IS LEADING THE
IMPLEMENTATION 3-1-1 IS PROVIDING RESIDENT-TO USED INSIGHT TO ENSURE THE SYSTEM TRULY SERVES OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU TO THE CITY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, DIRECTOR PAUL CAMERON, AND THE ENTIRE I.T. PROJECT TEAM FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP EXPERTISE, AND
SUPPORT. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. WE HAVE VICE CHAIR PALMISANO IN QUEUE. >> DIRECTOR, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE'VE LONG BEEN
AWAITING A NEW CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. AND I'M HAPPY TO HEAR WE'RE STARTING TO BUILD THAT SOFTWARE. JUST THIS WEEKEND, I HAD A FRUSTRATED RESIDENT ARGUE WITH ME THAT 3-1 WAS CLOSED. GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THREE MORE DAYS FOR HER TO REQUEST HER
REQICE REMEDIATION TO THE STREETS DEPARTMENT. THAT'S PRETTY REASONABLE TO NOT HAVE TO WAIT THREE DAYS WHEN THEY CAN'T, YOU KNOW, BE ABLE TO DRIVE OR WALK DOWN THEIR STREET. BUT IT'S ALSO -- OUR STREETS DEPARTMENT WAS OPEN. IT'S
REASONABLE THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET STREETS DEPARTMENT THAT REQUEST AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT IN TO GO OUT AND REMEDIATE IT. AND SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A WELCOME NEW ADD. I HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TIMELINE INTO HOW IT WOULD ROLL OUT. AND THAT HAS BEEN ANSWERED ON THAT
PREVIOUS SLIDE. SO THANK YOU. BY NEXT YEA AT THIS TIME, IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT RESIDENT WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THOSE FEATURES AND REACH THE STREETS DEPARTMENT WITHOUT ME NEEDING TO INTERVENE! SO THIS IS ALL GOOD NEWS. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE YOU SHARE IT AGAIN IN THIS FORMAT. THANKS..
>> THANK YOU. I SEE PRESIDENT PAYNE IN QUEUE NEXT. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR WONSLEY. I WAS CURIOUS IF YOU KNOW THE EXTENT TO WHICH THIS PLATFORM IS TURNKEY OR HOW MUCH IS GOING TO BE HYPERCUSTOMMIZED FOR OURSPEC.
>> THROUGH THE CHAIR, PRESIDENT PAYNE, I'LL HAVE ... ANSWER THAT. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER -PRESIDENT PAYNE. PAUL CAMERON, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR
THE CITY. THE PLATFORM THAT WE WILL BE U UTILIZING FOR THE CRM, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE IT AS TURNKEY AS POSSIBLE. IT'S BEING USED IN SEVERAL OTHER MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS. AND SO
OUR -- THAT IS OUR HOPE AND PLAN, AT THIS POINT IN TIME. IS TO UTILIZE THIS. >> AND THEN MAYBE CONFLICTING QUESTION. IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENTRY GRATE IT WITH THE CRM WE'VE RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED ON THE COUNCIL'S SIDE VIA THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, I THINK, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THE CHALLENGE FOR THAT HAS MORE TO DO WITH PROCESS AND COST FROM A DIFFERENT STANDPOINT. AND SO
I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT FOR THE PHASE B, THAT SECOND PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION. BUT IT'S ALSO NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE NOW STATING THAT IT WILL, FOR SURE HAPPEN, AS WELL. UNTIL WE CAN HAVE A CLOSER
LOOK. >> I TNK ONE THING WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO AS AN INTERIM. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE CONVERSATIONS HAVE HAPPENED. BUT WE HAVE OUR CONSTITUENT SERVICES TEAM WORKING WITHIN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. AND THEY'RE KIND OF A HUMAN INTERFACE, TO AN EXTENT.
I'M WONDERING IT MIGHT BE WISE FOR US TO GET AT USER CREATED WITHIN THE CRM WHO SITS IN 3-1-1. MAYBE WE CAN PILOT HOW WE MIGHT HAND OFF CASES TO 3-1-1. SO WE CAN GET A SENSE OF WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
>> THROUGH THE CHAIR, PRESIDE PAYNE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE ALREADY WE CONSIDERING. WE'VE PUT TOGETHER CHANGE MANAGEMENT TEAM. WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE CONSTITUENT SERVICES SIDE BE PART OF IT. AND WE ARE ALSO MEETING WITH
THEM BIWEEKLY. SO THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS. AND THEY KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. SO, YES. THAT'S SOMETHING. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> NEXT, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. JUST A
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THEAPE GOING TO IMPROVE. ARE ALL OF THE 3-1-1 CASE TYPES GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE APP IN THE FUTURE? INSTEAD OF IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIMITED RIGHT NOW. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, YES. THAT'S THE GOAL. >> OKAY. >> BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S VERY
LIMITED. WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT 20 SOMETHING CASE TYPES OF THE OVER 200 THAT WE HAVE. >> RIGHT. >> THAT'S A LIMITATION THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CURRENT HAS. THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. SO YES. >> OKAY. YOU'RE HOPING THAT ALL THE CASE TYPES WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE APP. AND THEN WILL
IT HAVE MULTILANGUAGE FEATURE FOR RESIDENTS WHO DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, YES. IT WILL BE MORE EXPANDED LANGUAGES THAN WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. RIGHT
NOW WE ONLY HAVE FOUR LANGUAGES. THIS WILL HAVE ALL LANGUAGES FOR NOT JUST FOR THE APP. BUT FOR THE EXTERNAL PORTAL. AND INCLUDE A CHAT. IT WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. >> GREAT. WELL I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO SEEING THESE CHANGES GET ROLLED OUT. I'M GLAD YOU'RE GETTING THIS IN BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. I'LL MOVE THIS FOR
APPROVAL. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. ALL RIGHT. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THAT ITEM CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AGAIN, DIRECTOR. NEXT IS OUR
ITEM 49, SPECIAL EVENT RELATED NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT MATTER. I WILL INVITE ANDREA BALLARD TO COME AND PRESENT ON THE ITEM.
-- ANDREW BALLARD TO PRESENT ON THE ITEM. OH, THERE WEO.
NEED SOME ASSISTANCE? WE HAVE ONE OF OUR PHENOMENAL CLERKS
COMING TO THE RESCUE!. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. CHAIR WONSLEY, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. GOOD AFTERNOON. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW ME, MY NAME
IS ANDREW BALLARD. THE ENTERPRISE MANAGER FOR CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND HERE TO TALK TODAY, AND ASK FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO SOME NONDISCSURE AGREEMENTS, AS IT RELATES TO
LARGE SPECIAL EVENTS THAT THE CITY COULD POTENTIALLY BE BIDDING ON, RESPONDING TO PROPOSALS ON. WHAT THIS DOES,
MANY LARGE EVENT OWNERS ARE NOW REQUEST NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS IN ORDER TO PROTECT PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ON THEIR PART. TO
PROTECT SCHEDULES AND INFORMATION IN THE RFPS AND SUCH. AND, ALSO, TO, LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR WITH SUNDANCE, TO ALLOW THE EVENT ORGANIZER AND
EVENT OWNER TO ANNOUNCE WHICH CITIES THEY'RE CONSIDERING AS WE GO THROUGH THE BID PROCESS.
EXCUSE ME. AND BUT MANY OF THESE NDAS ARE -- ALL OF THESE NDAS -- I'M SORRY -- FOR INFORMATION-SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. THEY DO NOT COMMIT ANY CITY FUNDS. THEY DO NOT COMMIT
ANY CITY RESOURCES, OR SERVICES WE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT THESE AGREEMENTS THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL
EVENT ORGANIZEROULD COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE DATA PRACTICES REQUIREMENTS. ALSO, NONE OF THESE AGREEMENTS WOULD BE SIGNED BY STAFF. THEY WOULD BE SIGNED
BY EITHER THE CITY'S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OR ANY OF THE DEPUTY COOS, IN CONJUNCTION. AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICES. THIS
BEING ABLE TO DO THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO COMPETE IN A DIFFERENT LEVEL FOR LARGE SPECIAL EVENTS. AND WE'RE TALKING EVENTS OF SIGNIFICANT
ECONOMIC IMPACT. EVENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, COULD REALIZE, YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN IMPAC ECONOMIC FOR THE CITY. AS, YOU KNOW, WE BID AND TRY TO COMPETE WITH OTHER
CITIES FOR THESE EVENTS. I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, MR. BALLARD. I HAVE MYSELF IN QUEUE. JUST MORE SO FOR COMMENTS AROUND HOW I'LL BE VOTING. BASICALLY I'M STRONGLY OPPOSED TO ESSENTIALLY
CITY COUNCIL CREEDING OUR AUTHORITY TO APPROVE NDA'S TO THE MAYOR'S EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND THE RESOLUTION, AFFIRMED BY MR. BALLARD'S PRESENTATION, WOULD HAPPEN. SHOULD THIS BE APPROVED. THE CURRENT PROCESS THAT REQUIRES COUNCIL'S APPROVAL IS CURRENTLY A COMMON SENSE CHECK AND BALANCE OVER THE
MAYOR'S REQUEST TO ENTER INTO NDAS AN A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. I DON'T FORESEE A SCENARIO WHERE NDA NEEDS TO BE WRITTEN AND SIGNED SO QUICKLY THAT WE COULDN'T TAKE THE TWO-WEEK PROCESS TO BRING ITHROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS FOR A
PRESENTATION AND FOR A TRANSPARENT AND DEMOCRATIC VOTE AND CONSIDERATION. AND I'M JUST YOUR US NERVOUS AROUND THE SLIPPERY SLOPE OF HAVING ANY MATTERS THAT ASK US TO CONCEDE OUR AUTHORITY OR DELEGATION OF OUR AUTHORITY TO THE MAYOR'S
ADMINISTRATION. WHAT UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES WILL COME FROM THAT. SO I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS ITEM. AND I DO SEE COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE IN QUEUE NEXT. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR WONSLEY. MY QUESTION MIGHT HAVE BEEN
ANSWERED BY YOUR COMMENTS. WAS THIS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC NDA FOR A SPECIFI EVENT OR ACTIVELY WORKING TOWARD. OR A BLANKET REQUEST TO ENTER INTO NDAS AT LARGE.
>> THIS IS AL BLANKET REQUEST. MOST OF IT RELATES TO JUST TIMING AS THEHAIR MENTIONED. THERE ARE SOMETIMES VERY MUCH
LIKE LAST YEAR WITH SUNDANCE. THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WHEN WE WERE DOING THAT AND BROUGHT THE NDA BEFORE CITY COUNCIL. THAT WAS SOMETHING FROM A TIMING STANDPOINT BASICALLY WE HAD TO WALK IT ON. IT DID NOT GO THROUGH THE COMMITTEE PROCESS.
WE HAD TO BRING IT DIRECTLY TO ... THAT WAS ONE WHERE WE GOT PERMISSION FROM SUNDANCE TO BASICALLY BE IN A PUBLIC FORUM SAYING WE WERE BIDDING ON THE FILM FESTIVAL. THERE ARE SOME
EVENT OWNERS AND ORGANIZERS THAT THAT EARLY IN THE PROCESS WOULD NOT LIKE DISCLOSURE, YOU KNOW, THE CITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS AT THAT TIME. IT'S
NOT TO SAY THAT EVENTUALLY WE'LL SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BITTING ON THIS. THIS EVENT. WE'RE COMPETING FOR IT. THERE ARE SOME EVENTS THAT WE A IN
THE MIX ON THAT, YOU KNOW AS AN EXAMPLE. THERE'S ONE VERY SIGNIFICANT EVENT THAT IS COMING UP GETTING READY TO GET INTO THE
BID PROCESS FOR. IF AND WHEN WE'RE PRESENT FROM THE NDA FROM THAT ORGIZATION, IT'LL COME BEFORE THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. AND I THINK IT'S FEBRUARY.
AFTER THIS LAST. IT'S THOSE KINDS OF INSTANCES THIS WOULD ASSIST WITH. AND BEING COMPETITIVE. WITH OTHER CITIES AND BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE PROCESS. THE EVENT THAT WE'RE POSSIBLY GETTING THE NDA ON IS, YOU KNOW, A $0 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT EVENT. >> UH-HUH. >> SO THAT'S SOMETHING, I THINK,
IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE FOR. >> YEAH. I THINK WE WANT TO COME UP WITH A MECHANISM TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THESE TYPES OF EVENTS. 'M LEANING MORE TOWARDS CHAIR WONSLEY'S PERSPECTIVE ON THIS. I THINK WE SHOULD DEVELOP THAT MECHANISM
AND THAT MECHANISM SHOULDN'T BE BLANKET-CUT COUNCIL OUT. I WOULD RATHER US DELEGATE SOMEONE ON COUNCIL TO BE THAT POINT OF CONTACT. AND MAYBE BE AUTHORIZED TO -- I THINK THERE'S A WAY OF DOING THIS TO BE RESPONSIVE WITHOUT NECESSARILY HANDING OVER THE ENTIRE BLANKET
AUTHORITY OVER. AND, ALSO, I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THE REASON THESE ORGANIZATIONS WANT NDAS IS SO THEY CAN PLAY JURISDICTIONS OFF EACH OTHER TO MAXIMIZE W WHAT THEY GET OUT OF IT. THEY'RE NOT CHOOSI A CITY BECAUSE OF OUR DEMOGRAPHICS OR ECONOMIC
VITALITY. THEY'RE CHOOSING A CITY BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING THE MOST TAX BREAKS, OR SOME OTHER INCENTIVE TO COME. AND IT IS IN THEIR INTEREST TO MAXIMIZE THE INCENTIVES THAT EACH JURISDICTION IS WILLING TO BRING TO THE TABLE. BY FORCING US INTO NDAS. NOW, AS YOU SAID,
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT WITH THE EVENTS IS SUBSTANTIAL. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET THE EVENTS. BUT I THINK THAT'S A POLICY DECISION THAT WE SHOULD BE INTENTIONAL AROUND. ND JUST CUTTING THE POLICY MAKERS OUT OF THE PROCESS, I DON'T THINK, IS A STRATEGY. SO I DON'T THINK I'LL
SUPPORT THIS VERSION OF I BUT I'M DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN COMING UP WITH A MECHANISM FOR US TO BE RESPONSIVE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. NEXT IS VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU PER PRESIDENT
PAYNE'S LAST COMMENT. WE'RE NOT COMMITTING ANYTHING HERE. WE'RE NOT COMMITTING TO DIFFERENT TAX INCENTIVES OR ANYTHING. NOT TO SAY -- I AGREE WH COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. THAT IS
SOMETHING TH LARGE EVENTS, IN THE PAST. THERE WAS AN IDEA OF WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD SIGN UP TO BE A WORLD CUP CITY NEXT YEAR. WE ULTIMATELY DECIDED NOT TO. BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME NATURE AND THAT JUST DIDN'T BALANCE THE DESIRE TO HAVE A LARGE EVENT LIKE THAT WITH THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS IN OUR
CITY. BUT, MR. BALLARD, YOU'RE NOT SAYING WE'RE SIGNING UPOR ANYTHING HERE. >> NO. ALL WE'RE SIGNING UP FOR IS SHARING INFORMATION. BEING ABLE TO GET THE RFP. LIKE I SAID, IT DOESN'T COMMIT ANY
FUNDS, ANY CITY RESOURCES, ANY CITY SERVICES, OR ANYTHING FROM THE CITY. ALL IT IS, IS IT ALLOW US TO RECEIVE THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, SO WE CAN THEN, AS YOU SAID, WITH, YOU KNOW, USING WORLD CUP AS AN EXAMPLE.
SEE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. WE MAY TACK A PASS. WE MAY JUMP IN AND GO FULL SPEED AHEAD TO TRY TO GET THE EVENT. BEING ABLE TO KNOW WHAT EVENT OWNERS IS
LOOKING FOR. AND BE ABLE TO GET THE INFORMATION FROM THEM. SO WE CAN, YOU KNOW, COMPLETE, YOU KNOW, COMPETE ON A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD WITH OTHER CITIES. >> SO I WAS INITIALLY HESITANT WITH THE CONCEPT OF STAFF
ENTERING IS INTO NDA'S WITHOUT COUNCIL APPROVAL. I HAVE COME AROUND SINCE AGENDA SETTING WHEN I SAID WE NEEDED TO TALK ABOUT THIS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT YOU'RE NOT COMMITTING ANFUNDS OR SERVICES HERE. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE'RE ABLE TO LOOK AT THINGS EARLIER IN THE PROCESS, LIKE A
FEASIBILITY STUDY-TYPE OF THING. IS IT FEASIBILITY TO HAVE AN EVENT LIKE THAT IN OUR CITY. TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT THOSE RIEMPLETS WOULD BE -- REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE. HAVING FOLLOWED U WITH STAFF TO GET AT BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
THIS REALLY MEANS. SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP EARLIER WAS THE IDEA OF DELAYS AND I WAS SKEPTICAL OF THAT, TOO. BUT THIS CYCLE ITSELF IS ACTUALLY A GOOD EXAMPLE. THERE'S A THREE-WEEK DELAY WITH THE OFF
WEEK OR WARD WORKWEEK LAST WEEK AND THE HOLIDAY. I UNDERSTAND THE SENSITIVE NATURE AND PRIVACY AROUND BIDS FOR PUBLIC EVENTS. IF WE AREN'T ABLE TO COMPLY WITH NDA REQUESTS THEN WE SIMPLY WON'T BE ABLE TO BID. AND I
HEARD WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE TURN AROUND TIME BEING PRETTY QUICK. OUR HIGHEST LEVEL CITY STAFF HERE WOULD BE THE ONES SIGNING OFF ON T THE APPROVED FORM. CAN YOU TELL ME, MR. BALLARD, IS THIS CAO FORM
CHECKLIST OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT VERIFIES THE NECESSITY AND THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH YOU WOULD SIGN AN NDA. >> I THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING, AGAIN, AS WE WOULD,
YOU KNOW, ONCE WE GET THE NDA FROM THE ORGANIZATION. AGAIN, WE WOULD WORK THROUGH WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN EVEN COMMIT TO. I MEAN, WE HAD LAST
SUMMER A LOT OF WRANGLING WITH SUNDANCE IN ORDER TO MEET THE DATA PRACTICES REQUIREMENTS. THEY WERE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, AGREE TO THAT. AND WE WORKED THROUGH THAT. AND I MEAN, WE
MADE IT FAIRLY FAR INTO THE PROCESS WITH THEM. I MEAN, WE WERE IN THE TO TOP S SIX CITIES BEFORE THEY MADE THEIR CUT DOWN TO THE FINAL TWO. IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS. WE
DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE GOING TO BE UNTIL WE ACTUALLY GET AHOLD OF THE NDA. AND, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THAT. SO AMY SCHUTT IS FROM THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS UNFORTUNATE I WILL NOT
ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY. I KNOW SHE'S BEEN HELPFUL WITH THIS AND VERY INVOLVED IN CRAFTING THE RESOLUTION THAT IS BEFORE YOU. LARGE SCALE EVENTS BRING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ECONOMIC BENEFIT AND REVENUE TO OUR CITY. WE HAVE TO BALANCE THAT WITH
THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS IN OUR CITY. I THINK WE SHOULD BE MAKING IT EASIER FOR RESIDENTS TO HAVE A VARIETY OF LOCAL EVENTS AS WELL AS BUSINESSES THAT WOULD THRIVE, SOMETIMES, WITH INCREASED ACTIVITY DOWNTOWN AND ELSEWHERE. BUT I HEAR
THERE'S HESITATION AND A DESIRE TO CONSIDER FURTHER AND MAKE SOME AMENDMENTS OR EVEN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE RESOLUTION. SO IN THE EVENT THIS STILL NEEDS SOME WORK, I COULD SUGGEST FORWARDING JUST THIS AS IS WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION TO FULL COUNCIL
AND SEE IF ONCE AMY SCHUTT CAN HAVE A CHAT WITH US. IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN BE AMENDED HERE TO MAKE IT COMPATIBLE WITH SOME OF THE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. I DO HAVE SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS BETTER. I DO HAVE AN AMENDED RESOLUTION. BUT
I DON'T KNOW IF IT ADDRESSES ALL OF YOUR CONCERNS. IT HEMS THINGS IN BY LIMITING ITS AUTHORITY JUST TO SPORTS, CULTURAL AND ARTS EVENTS, AND IT ALSO, UMM, IT GIVES AN INITIAL TRIAL PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. SO THAT WE CAN EVALUATE THE
EFFECTIVENESS. SEE WHAT KINDS OF THINGS ARE SIGNED OFF. AND MAYBE BY THE END OF IT, HAVE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SYSTEM SILAR TO WHAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE IS SUGGESTING. I DON'T KNOW THIS WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, READY FOR ANY TYPE OF FULL APPROVAL.
SO MAYBE I WILL SUGGEST AND MAKE A MOTION TO FORWARD THIS WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION FOR NOW. AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIGURE OUT BY NEXT WEEK. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. VICE CHAIR PALMISANO HAS MADE A MOTION TO
FORWARD THIS ITEM TWOWT RECOMMENDATION. IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANT TO PUT MYSELF IN QUEUEOR FOLLOWUP COMMENTS. I DON'T THINK THERE'S A DISPUTE OR ANY QUESTIONS AROUND, LIKE, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PARTNERING WITH
EVENT PLANNERS TO BRING IN LARGE SCALE EVENTS. NO ONE IS DEBATING THAT. WHAT IS BEING DEBATED IS THE LANGUAGE THAT IS VERY CLEAR CUT IN THIS RESOLUTION THAT ASKS THAT THE AUTHORITY THAT IS GRANTED TO COUNCIL TO APPROVE THESE THINGS, THESE TYPE OF REQUESTS BE DELEGATED OUT TO THE CITY
OPERATIONS OFFICER AND THE DEPUTY CITY OPERATIONS OFFICER. SO, FOR US TO CONCEDE OUR AUTHORITY TO DO THE OVERSIGHT AND ULTIMATE APPROVAL OF THE TYPE OF REQUESTS. AND THAT JUST MOVED THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE WITHOUT ANY CHECKS AND BALANCES FROM THIS BODY. THAT IS WHAT IS BEING DEBATED. I
WANT TO OFFER SOME CLARITY. YOU REFERENCED AROUND THE DELAYS. SPECIFICALLY THE SUNDANCE. YOU HAD TO WALK ON THE ITEM AND CITED THAT AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE PRE PRESENTATION OF THIS RESOLUTION. A WALK ON,
FOR CLARITY PURPOSES, IS STILL MOVING THROUGH THE R LEGIATIVE PROCESS. YOU BRINGING A WALK ON ALLOWS THE BODY TO DELIBERATE IF WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE, CONSIDER, OR TAKE ANY ACTION ON A MOTION. IT STILL INITIATES THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING OR WHAT THE MAYOR ADMINISTRATION
IS REQUESTING IS ASKING FOR US TO NOT HAVE IT AS AN OPTION. THAT'S A PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK THERE'S EVEN AROUND, LIKE, THE LIMITED SCOPE OF AUTHORITIES AROUND, LIKE, SHOULD IT BE LIMITED TO EVENTS, SHOULD WE TRY IT OUT FOR A YEAR. THAT IS, ACTUALLY, NONE OF THE CONCERNS. IT'S COUNCIL CONCEDING ITS CORE
AUTHORITY TO THE DO OVERSIGHTS OF THE TYPE OF REQUESTS. AND, ULTIMATELY APPROVAL OFHESE REQUESTS THROUGH OUR STANDARD LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GIVING UP THROUGH THE POTENTIAL APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION. SO I WANTED TO GIVE
CLARITY ON THAT. AND I THINK FROM YOUR COMMENTS, VICE CHAIR PRESIDENT OBAMA, WHAT -- VICE CHAIR PALMISANO, DOESN'T ALIGN WITH THE CORE CONCERN HERE. SO I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO FACILITATE FURTHER CONVERSATIONS AROUND THAT. I DON'T KNOW OUTSIDE OF I WILL NOT BE
SUPPORTING A RESOLUTION THAT ESSENTIALLY CONCEDES COUNCIL'S AUTHORITY. I WANTED TO NAME THAT. IT'S NOT AROUND LIMITED TO EVENTS. IT'S NOT AROUND COMMITMENTS TO FUNDING OR ANY OF THAT. I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING A MEASURE THAT CONCEDES TT AUTHORITY. I WANT TO NAME THAT. UMM, AND WHY I FEELESITANT OF
ACTUALLY HAVING THIS ITEM LEAVE COMMITTEE. I'LL DEFER THIS. OR, NEXT, I SEE COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN IN QUEUE, AS WELL. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR WONSLEY. THANK YOU, MR. BALLARD. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE LAST LINE, YOU KNOW, THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE
ANY COMMITMENT OF FUNDING OR RESOURCES. WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE RESOURCES. IF YOU CAN FURTHER DEFINE IT. I THINK THAT ONE OF MY HANGUPS WITH THE RESOLUTION. IT'S A VAGUE TERM. AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU? THIS CONTEXT. WHEN YOU
WROTE IT. >> WELL, CHAIR WONSLEY AND CO COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS BASICALLY NOT PUT ANYTHING THAT
WOULD COST THE CITY MONEY FORWARD. AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD GIVE US THE ABILITY TO SHARE INFORMATION. IT'S NOT COMMITTING ANY TAX
CREDITS. IT'S NOT COMMITTING ANY AGENCY OR DEPARTMENTAL SERVICES. WE'RE NOT COMMITTING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ANYTHING. WE'RE NOT COMMITTING PUBLIC WORKS TO ANYTHING. WE'RE NOT COMMITTING ANY TYPE OF INCENTIVES TO ANY ORGANIZATION.
THAT ALL COMES LATER IN THE PROCESS AS WE START NEGOTIATING CONTRACTS AND WORKING THROUGH THE BID PROCESS. WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS ALLOWS US T GET THE
MATERIALS NECESSARY TO MAKE AN EDUCATED RESPONSE TO AN EVENT OWNER ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WANTS TO PURSUE HAVING THEIR EVENT IN MINNEAPOLIS. >> UH-HUH. SO THE REASON THAT
I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT RESOCES IS EVEN YOUR STAFF TIME IS A RESOURCE THAT HAS BEEE A LITTLE BIT STRETCHED IN TERMS OF WHAT CITY RESOURCES ARE SPENT. LIKE, THAT COULD BE STAFF TIME. AND I THINK PARKING
LOT OF MY CONCERN WHEN WE APPROVED THE PERMIT. WE ASKED FOR A MEMO ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF CITY RESOURCES SPENT ON THE EVENT. AND THAT MEMO CAME BACK SAYING OH IT WAS THE $25,000 GRANT FROM MEET MINNEAPOLIS. THAT WAS THE PUBLIC EXPENSE. WELL, LATER WE FOUND OUT THERE
WAS A LOT OF OTHER IN-KIND SERVICES AND ADDITNAL MEET MINNEAPOLIS MONEY SPENT AS WELL AS A STAFF PERSON AT THE CITY'ST INCLUDED IN MY REQUE AROUND HOW MUCH WAS SPENT ON THE EVENT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT GIVES ME PAUSE WITH THIS. IS
RESOURCES ARE IS VERY VAGUE TERM. IT COULD BE ANYTHING. AND IF WE CAN DEFINE THAT TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF HOURS OF STAFF TIME OR A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT, I WOULD FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE. I WILL SUPPORT THE MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT RIGHTS. BUT JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH
CHAIR WONSLEY'S ASSESSMENT THAT WE SHOULD -- SHOULDN'T GIVEAWAY THE AUTHORITY OF COUNCIL TO HAVE SOME OVERSIGHT. WE SHOULD BE MORE DESCRIPTIVE WHAT WE MEAN BY AMOUNT OF CITY RESOURCES CONTRIBUTED BEFORE SIGNING AN NDA. WHICH IS A SCARY TERM IN
GOVERNMENT. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. AND I THINK IT CAN HAVE A HUGE BENEFIT. SO I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO WORK WITH US ON WHAT WE COULD SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. I'LL NOTE, AGAIN, I WOULD ACTUALLY -- I SEE THERE
ARE SHARED AGREEMENTS AND WANT TO DO FURTHER WORKSHOPPING ON THIS MATTER. TO CREATE A PROCESS. AND I DON'T NECESSARILY FEEL COMFORTABLE WI MOVING IT FORWARD TO FULL COUNCIL. SO WE WILL TAKE UP VICE CHAIR PALMISANO'S MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT WITHOUT
RECOMMENDATION. SHOULD THAT NOT BE APPROVED, I WILL ASK AND MAKE A MOTION FOR THIS TO BE REFERRED BACK TO STAFF. SO THAT THERE CAN BE THE ADDITIONAL MEETINGS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE GOAL, ACTUALLY, THAT DOESN'T ALLOW US TO ALSO CUT OUT COUNCIL'S AUTHORITY IN THE MIX SO WITH
THAT, I WILL CALL THE ROLL ON VICE CHAIR PALMISANO'S MOTION. MAKE SURE NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE TO FORWARD IT WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. >> CLERK: PAYNE. >> NAY. >> CLERK: VETAW. >> AYE. >> >> CLERK: CASHMAN. >> AYE.
>> CLERK: CHUGHTAI. >> NAY. >> CLERK: VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CLERK: CHAIR WONSLEY. >> NAY. >> CLERK: THAT IS THREE AYES AND REE NAYS. >> ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM, UMM, DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD. AS I MENTIONED, I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO REFER THIS ITEM BACK
TO STAFF FOR FURTHER CONVERSATIONS AND WE'LL ASK FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> THANKS. IF YOU CAN CALL THE ROLL. >> CLERK: PAYNE. >> AYE. >> CLERK: VETAW. >> AYE. >> CLERK: CASHMAN. >> AYE.
>> CLERK: CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> CLERK: PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CLERK: CHAIR WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> CLERK: THAT IS SIX AYES. >> OKAY. THAT MOTIO CARRIES AND THAT ITEM HAS BEEN REFERRED BACK TO STAFF. NEXT WE WILL
MOVEORWARD WITH -- OH, MY LORD! I'M TRYING TO DO A TIME CHECK BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TOGEY 3:00. WE DO HAVE OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS THE MASTER CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS ELIGIBLE AGENCIES FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS HEALTH
DEPARTMENT FOR 2026-2028. I'M GOING TO INVITE UP DIRECTOR THOLKES TO SPEAK ON THISTEM. IDEALLY, NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO
THE CLOSED SESSIONS. ARE WE ...
JUST GETTING SOME TECH
ASSISTANCE HERE. OKAY. CLERK
STAFF, DOES IT REQUIRE SOMEONE TO COME UP AND ASSIST? NO. OH,
OKAY. PERFECT. .
>> >>: CHAIR WONSLEY, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. TBO GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH SOME BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT ON THE MASTER CONTRACTS THAT WE ARE HOPING TO MOVE
FORWARD. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S CURRENT FIVE-YEAR MASTER CONTRACTSND ON DECEMBER 31st, OF THIS YEAR. WE DID ISSUE AN RFP THAT WAS POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 2nd. FOR A NEW THREE-YEAR MOSTER CONTRACTS. THE NEW PROCESS WITH
PROCUREMENT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD FROM FIVE. -YEAR CONTRACTS TO THREE-YEAR CONTRACTS. THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED 137 PROPOSALS FOLLOWING A COMPETITIVE REVIEW. A TOTAL OF 120 FOR-PROFIT, COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT, AND GOVERNMENTAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
DETERMINED TO MOVE FORWA. AND MET THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE AN ELIGIBLE AGENCY. F THESE 120, 67 AGENCS MET THE CITY'S EQUITY AND INCLUSION GOALS FOR CONTRACTS OVER $100,000 AND BEING SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL.
THE OTHER REMAINING 53 ELIGIBLE AGENCIES WILL BE MOVED FORWARD AT A LATER DATE. THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THEIR DOCUMENTS TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT. CHANGES THAT WE WENT THROUGH IN THE PARTICULAR MASTER CONTRACT CYCLE, WE
BROADENED CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS TO INCLUDE FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS SMALLER NONPROFITS. WE HOSTED INFORMATIONAL PREAPPLICATION CONFERENCE CALLS. SO WE DID A LOT OF OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY TO BROADEN THE BASE OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT APPLY.
WE WALKED THEM THROUGH THE BENEFITS OF, FIRST OF ALL, WHAT IS A MASTER CONTRACT WITH THE CITIES, WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS TO BEING A MASTER CONTRACTOR, AND HOW YOU NAVIGATE THE E SUPPLIER SYSTEM. WE DID A COUPLE OF WEBINARS OR TEAMS MEETINGS WITH
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE INTERESTED. WE PARTNERED UP WITH PROCUREMENT AND ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS THEY MIGHT HAVE. WE ALSO COMBINED THIS YEAR USUALLY THE HEATH DEMOCRAT GOES THROUGH TWO SEPARATE RFPS. ONE FOR GENERAL MASTER CONTRACTORS
AND A SEPARATE LIST FOR MASTER CONTRACTS THAT SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABILITY, HEALTH HOMES, AND ENVIRONMENT TEAM. THIS YEAR WE PUT ONE RFP FORWARD TO BUILD A MASTER COMPREHENSIVE MASTER CONTRACT LIST. RATHER THAN DO
IT TWICE. IT'S A PRETTY BIG LIFT TO DO AN RFP. WE COMBINED EFFORTS. AND THEN LASTLY, WE DID EXPAN THE MASTER CONTRACT CATEGORIES THAT PEOPLE COULD APPLY FOR. ORGANIZATIONS COULD APPLY FOR. WE HAVE PREVENTIVE SERVICES, CHRONIC DISEASE,
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CRIM CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT, INJURY PREVENTION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH, OPERATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AS WELL AS PUBLIC HEALTH WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT. SO A ORGANIZATION COULD APPLY FOR ONE OF THOSE
CATEGORIES OR MULTIPLE CATEGORIES. MASTER CONTRACT DETAILS THE ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS LIST FOR MASTER CONTRACTS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THREE YEARS, AS STATED, SO THE WHOLE FULL YEARS OF '26, '27, AND '28. THE ELIGIBLE PROVIDER LIST IS
NOT AN EXCLUSIVE LIST USED TO DISTRIBUTE FUNDING. WE CAN DO RFPS, IF WE FEEL WE NEED TO CAST A BROADER NET. IF WE WANT TO JUST GATHERORE INTEREST THAN WHAT WE HAVE ON THE EXISTING
LIST. ARDS ARE NOT A GUARANTEE OF FUNDING. AND THE AMOUNTS ARE A THREE-YEAR TOTAL. NOT AN ANNUA TOTAL. THEY'RE NOT TO EXCEED TOTAL. AS YOU KNOW, THE ADVANTAGES TO HAVING A MASTER CONTRACT WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WOULD BE TO FACILITATE CONTRACTING FOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN'T BE
PREDICTED OVER THE THREE YEAR PERIOD. IT REDUCES THE BURDEN FOR AGENCIES TO APPLY AND COMPETE FOR MULTIPLE RFPS DURING THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD AND IT SPEEDS UP THE CONTRACTING PROCESS ALLOWING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO EXECUTE DELIVERABLES IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS
HEAVILY FUNDED BY STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS. A LOT OF TIMES THE DELIVERABLES HAVE PRETTY TIGHT TIMELINES. IT'S HPFUL FOR US TO ENGAGE OUR PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH A FUNDING AWARD NOTICE,
IF THEY'RE A MASTER CONTRACTOR. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. AND I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR THOLKES. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN IN QUEUE. AND VICE CHAIR
PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THIS. I THINK WE'VE SEEN THIS COMMITTEE BE A NEED FOR MASTER CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES LIKE
THE MINNEAPOLUS SERVICES. AND A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY SEEM TO F FLUCTUATE AND CHANGE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN THE CONTRACTS SO WE CAN DELIVER SERVICES WITHOUT NEEDING TO REISSUE AN RFP AND DO THAT WHOLE
CYCLE ALL OVER AGAIN. SO I THINK THAT IT'S SMART TOOVE INTO THESE MASTER CONTRACTS. AND I WILL MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL TODAY. THANKS! >> ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A SECOND FOR THE MOTION? ALL RIGHT. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.
NEXT WE HAVE VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. . COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, DID YOU MEAN TO GET IN QUEUE AGAIN? OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. I ASKED FOR A PRESENTATION ON THE ITEM BECAUSE THERE WAS NO INFORMATION
IN THE RCA IN AGENDA SETTING WHAT THE CONTRACTS WERE FOR. I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR MASTER CONTRACTS TO BE NIMBLE. AND HAVE ORGANIZATIONS ALREADY UNDER CONTRACT TO PROVIDE EXACTLY THE WORK WE NEED AND THE EXACT TIME, PLACE, OR CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE
WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED IT. THAT'S FORWARD PLANNING THAT I SUPPORT. I THINK YOU SAID THESE ARE UP TO AMOUNTS. BECAUSE THIS IS A MASTER CONTRACT. THIS IS, ALSO, MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WITHOUT ANY DESCRIPTIONS AS TO WHAT SERVICES THESE
DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS COULD PROVIDE. THIS IS ONLY A PORTION OF THEM. WE NORMALLY SEE A MASTER CONTRACT THAT IS FOR A DEFINED PURPOSE. IN THE PAST COUPLE OF CYCLES, WE'VE SEEN MASTER CONTRACTS FOR WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT. OR FOR EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT SERVICES OR PUBLIC
WORKS CONSULTING. BUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, DIRECTOR, FOCUS IS AN RCA WILL BE DONE LATER F EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE AS WE APPROPRIATE MONEY OUT TO THE DIFFERENT CAUSES. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, VICEHAIR
PALMISANO, NOT AN RCA. WE'RE MOVING ONE RCA FOR THE FIRST 67 MASTER CONTRACTS. AND THEN THE REMAINING 53 WOULD MOVE FORWARD AT A LATER TIME. AND THE WAY THAT WE DISTRIBUTE THOSE FUNDS IS TO DO A FUNDING AWARD NOTICE. . OFF THOSE MASTER CONTRACTS.
>> AND THE FUNDING AWARD NOTICES, WE COULD HAVE MANY THAT WOULD NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL OF EACH CONTRACT. AND WE HAVE QUITE A VARIETY. BECAUSE WE HAVE CONTRACTORS ON THE LIST THAT DO TREE REMOVAL OR WEATHERIZATION. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME VERY SMALL NONPROFITS
WHO, WE'RE HOPING, TO WORK WITH TO BUILD CAPACITY THAT MIGHT HAVE A 30 OR $50,000 THREE-YEAR LIMIT. IT GETS THEM IN THE DOOR. THEY LEARN HOW TO WORK WITH THE CITY. WE HELP TO BUILD THEIR CAPACITY AS AN ORGANIZATION. >> UH-HUH. WITH THOSE OTHER CONTRACTS, WITH THE OTHER MASTER
SERVICE CONTRACTS, WE UNDERSTAND, AND THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS, WHAT WORK IS BEING PROVIDED. BUT NOT THE CASE WITH THIS ONE SINGULAR HUGE MASTER CONTRACT FOR THE ENTIRE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. I SEE GENERAL CATEGORIES IN YOUR PRESENTATION
SLIDE. BUT DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF HOW MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS YOU WILL BE RESOURCING WITH THESE CONTRACTS IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, VICE CHAIR PALMISANO, I THINK IT'S HARD TO
SAY EXACTLY. ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT THIS MIGHT BE FOR US TO LIST EACH OF THE CONTRACTORS AND WHAT CATEGORY WE ARE AWARDING THEM FUNDS FOR. WE KNOW THAT. AND EACH OF THEM WILL HAVE A SEPARATE MASTER CONTRACT. RIGHT. I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED
TO SEE THE GENERAL CATEGORIES BROKEN DOWN INTO HEALT PROGRAMS. AND THEN THE VENDORS LISTED WITHIN EACH PROGRAM. DO WE KNOW WHAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS AVAILABLE UNDER THE MASTER CONTRACT? IS IT THE ENTIRE BUDGET OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT?
>> CHAIR WONSLEY, VICE CHAIR PALMISANO, I THINK IT EXCEEDS THE TOTAL BUDGET OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE ARE LGELY GRANT FUNDED AND FREQUENTLY GET NEW GRANTS COMING IN. THI GIVES US
THAT FLEXIBILITY. WE REALLY TRY TO ANALYZE THE ORGANIZATIONAL -- ORGANIZATION'S CAPACITY AND FINANCIAL STANDING. LOOK AT THE RISK LEVEL FROM THE LENGTH OF THE THE LENGTH OF THE LIFETIME
OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE WORK THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST DELIVERABLES AND TRY TO AWARD AN AMOUNT NOT TO THE -- JUST USING GOOD, BEST FUNDING PRACTICES OF, LIKE, NOT TO EXCEED AN ORGANIZATION'S, LIKE, 40% OF
THEIR REVENUE. AND SO WE TRIED TO USE A VARIETY OF THOSE CRITERIA WHEN DETERMINING THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK
IT'S REAY FUS FUZZY TO ME WHAT DOLLAR AMOUNT YOU'RE ASKING US TO APPROVE THAT INFORMATION IS VITAL TO UNDERSTANDING THIS REQUEST AND, FOR ME, AT LEAST, WOD BE NECESSARY TO TAKE A VOTE. SO IF I COULD USE A VERY -- I RARELY USE THIS, THE
RESPONSE MEMO. FUNCTION TO ASK FOR SOME FOLLOW UP ON. MORE SPECIFICITY AROUND THESE KINDS OF THINGS. IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE ASKING US TO APPROVE THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS WORTH OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT SPENDING IN ONE GO
WITHOUT ANY INFORMATION. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT AFT THE AUDITOR'S REPORT ON THE HELIX CONTRACT. THAT THERE WERE NEW PROCESSES IN PLACE RELATED TO TRANSPARENCY AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT ME WOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LOT MORE INFORMATION
ON. I WILL BE ABSTAINING ON THIS VOTE FOR NOW. AND I'LL HOPE WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION BY THE TIME IT COMES TO FULL COUNCIL. SO I CAN VOTE ON IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. JUST
DOUBLE CHECKING. OH, I HAD MYSELF IN QUEUE. BUT JUST SEEING TIMING, I WON'T DIVULGE TOO MUCH. I THINK VICE CHAIR PALMISANO RAISED SOME OF THE THINGS I WAS CONSIDERING WITH REGARDS TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CITY AUDITOR IN DOING
THE HELIX CONTRACT REVIEW. AND JUST WANTED TO GET MORE CLARITY OF HOW THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CITY AUDITOR BASICALLY HELPED TO SHAPE THE MASTER CONTRACT PROCESS FOR THIS. I THINK THERE WILL BE MANY
MEETINGS THE CITY AUDITOR WILL GET WITH US H TO BETTER STREAMLINE THE PROCESSES. THAT SAID, I WILL MOVE -- I WILL, ACTUALLY, NO. COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN ALREADY MOTIONED THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. I WILL -- OH. WOULD YOU -- YES, OKAY. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN IN QUEUE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AFTER VICE CHAIR PALMISANO TALKED ABOUT THE APPROVAL, I WANT TO GET SOME CLARITY ON WHETHER OR NOT RCAS WOULD STILL COME FORWARD. I THINK YOU ALREADY ASKED THE QUESTION. ARE CRCAS STILL COMING FORWARD FOR THE SERVICES OR BE AUTHORIZED? NLESS IT'S
UNDER $150,000. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, THE DETAIL OF WHAT -- THE DETAIL OF THE WOR AND THE VERY SPECIFIC DELIVERABLES ARE OUTLINED IN EACH INDIVIDUAL FUNDING AWARD NOTICE. AND THOSE
COME BEFORE FOR APPROVAL, CORRECT. YEAH. SO THE FANS COME THROUGH INDIVIDUALLY. AND IS WHERE THE DELIVERABLES, UMM, ARE SEEN. SO ALL OF THE DETAILS FOR EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES IS REALLY OLINED IN THE F.A.N. WE HAVE VERY SPECIFIC SMART
OBJECTIVES, DELIVERABLES, ALL OF THAT. THE DETAIL SHOWS U IN A FUNDING AWARD NOTICE. NOT IN THE MASTER CONTRACT. THE MASTER CONTRACT IS A BROAD CATEGORY. AND THEN THE F.A.N. IS WHERE THE DETAILS AND THE PROGRAM THAT IT'S SUPPORTING SHOWS UP. >> OKAY. SO I WANT TO ASK THE CLERKS, THEN, IF YOU'RE AWARE OF
THE FREQUENCY AND TRANSPARENCY THAT COMES WITH A F.A.N. LIKE, DOES IT ALWAYS COME THROUGH COUNCIL? IS THERE A POLICY AROUND, LIKE, A -- AN AMOUNT OF FUNDING IT HAS TO BE ABOVE IN ORDER TO GO THROUGH FOR APP
APPROVAL. >> THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TOGT INFORMATION. >> OKAY. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. MY COLLEAGUE IS OUR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR. SHE
SAID THE F.AN.S DON'T COME BEFORE THE BODY. THE RCAS DO. IT'S THE TWO RCAS THAT ARE APPROVING MASTER CONTRACTS. BUT THE DETAIL YOU'RE LACKING IS WHAT WE WOULD PUT IN A FUNDING AWARD NOTICE. >> UH-HUH. >> SO BUT THERE'S NO MECHANISM
FOR A FUNDING AWARD NOISE TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCILR TO BE PUBLISHED ONLINE. >> CORRECT. I MISSPOKE. >> YEAH. IS IT IN LIKE W -- LINE WITH THE FINANCIAL POLICIES. >> I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE. I THINK WHERE I'M HEARING YOU ALL'S. WE HAVE APPROVED MASTER
CONTRACTS IN THIS BODY BEFORE. I THINK YOU USED THE EXAMPLE FROM NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENTS. SPECIFICALLY ONE AROUND VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES. SIMILAR, OR ALSO WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT FROM CPET. THEY HAVE A LIST OF EXHAUSTIVE
LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS THEY WOULD LIKE TO PARTNER WITH FOR CERTAIN THROUGH THE BODY IS WHEN THERE'S A SPECIFIC EFFORT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ONE OF THOSE VENDORS. AMENDMENT APPROPRIATION IS
BROUGHT FORWARD BEFORE THIS BODY. SO LET'S SAY YOU KNOW, WE PROVE THIS. JUST PICKING THE RANDOM PARTNER THAT IS LISTED HERE. UP TO $800,000 BASED OFF YOUR LIST. I THINK THERE'S A QUESTION OF WHEN WOULD LIKE TO
MOVE FORRD WITH THE SERVICES. WILL THAT AMENDMENT BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE BODY FOR APPROVAL? AND, WELL, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. SO WE'VE SEEN MASTER CONTRACTS, BUT THE INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS THAT'S ALIGNED WITH THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED VENDORS COME
BEFORE THE BODY. I THINK WE'RE NOW HEARING THAT APPROVING THIS LIST MEANS THAT THERE WILL NOT BE THAT PROCESS. AND I THINK THAT CREATING LOTS OF CONCERN. BECAUSE WE -- YEAH. HA-HA WE HAVEN'T SEEN IT HAPPEN WITH THE
FINANCIAL POLICIES. UMM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE DIRECTOR FERNANDEZ HERE TO -- OR DCOJHELLE SOMEONE TO OFFER CLARITY ON THE PIECE. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS PAM FERNANDEZ. DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS CONVERSATION A LITTLE BIT BACK. MASTER CONTRACTS ARE USUALLY DONE THROUGH JUST ONE SINGLE RFP. AND USUALLY THEY
ARE PEOPLES TELL US, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT IS FOR. LIKE, FOR EXPLE, IN THE PUBLIC WORKS. WE'LL HAVE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES IN THEM. RIGHT. AND THEN THE VENDORS UNDER THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. WE COULD ROA
REDO THAT THROUGH A MEMO OR SOMETHING. WHERE THE VENDORS FALL UNDER. EACH CATEGORY. NOT DOES ESTABLISHED AND YOU WILL SAY -- YOU WILL PUT A CAP ON
THOSE CONTRACTS. RIGHT. AND THEN WHEN THE CAP IS EXCEEDED, THAT'S WHEN WE COME TO THE COUNCIL FOR AN AMENDMENT. OKAY. BUT DURING THE WHOLE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT, THERE WILL BE, LIKE, WHAT WE CALL WORK ORDERS. YOU
KNOW, SO WE CALL IT WORK ORDERS. THOSE DON'T COME TO THE COUNCILT CAP THAT YOU ALREADY APPROVED FOR THAT MASTER CONTRACT. >> UH-HUH. >> SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. YOU KNOW, THE WORK ORDER. IT
GOES -- IT HAPPENS UNDER THE CONTRACTS. IT WOULD BE, LIKE, MANY DIFFERENT ONES FOR MANY DIFFERENT WORK AND AMENDMENTS. THOSE DON'T COME TO THE COUNCIL.
OKAY. SORRY. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER VETAW IN QUEUE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR WONSLEY. MY QUESTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN ANSWERED WITH THE LAST THINGS. BUT I THINK THAT'S THE CONCERN IN THE PAST WHEN WE'VE SEEN THESE, THEY'VE HAD A DOLLAR AMOUNT
ATTACHED TO THEM. AND ALSO, LIKE, A TIME FRAME. THE SERVICES DON'T CONCERN ME AS MUCH AS W WHAT IS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. WHAT'S THE FULL AMOUNT THAT IS GOING TO GO THROUGH THE CONTRACTS. AND, LIKE, SAY SOMEONE IS GOING TO DO A LARGE AMOUNT OF SERVICES. IS THEIR
CONTRACT $4 MILLION VERSUS $5,000. LIKE, THAT IS KIND OF MORE ALIGNED WITH MY QUESTIONING. AND I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF WE HAVE MASTE CONTRACTS. WE'RE APPROVING THEM. BUT, LIKE, WHAT IS IT FOR, LIKE, WHAT'S THE RANGE. I THINK THAT'S WHAT
WE'VE RECEIVED IN THE PAST. THE RANGE OF DOLLARS THAT EACH EXCEPT, YOU KNOW, EACH AWARDEE WOULD GET. LIKE, WHAT IS THE RANGE OF MONEY THAT THEY WOULD BE RECEIVING RATHER THAN THAT'S $5,000 OR $25,000. I THINK THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD UP HERE
ARE ABOUT PEOE HAVING LEFTOVER DOLLARS AND WHERE IT GOES. AND THEN MAYBE AN AMENDMENT LATER. T THAT'S THE PIECE THAT'S MISSING FOR ME. WHAT IS THE POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP AMOUNT WITH TSE WITH THE CONTRACTORS. THAT'S THE INFORMATION I WANT
TO KNOW. I'VE NEVER SEEN IT HERE. I APPRECIATE YOU NOT WASTING 20 SHEETS OF PAPER TO LIST EVERY SINGLE CONTRACTOR ON THE AGENDA. BUT I THINK HAVING DOLLAR AMOUNTS, AND IF THAT'S A STAFF MEMO. I THINK THAT'S FINE. THAT'S WHAT I NEED FOR MY
COMFORT. IS JUST, LIKE, WHO IS THE ORGANIZATION. SOMEONE ALREADY REQUESTED THE SERVICE AREA. WHAT IS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXACTLY THE RIGHT DOLLAR AMOUNT. BUT THAT ALSO HELPS ME TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET IS, HOW MUCH
IS BEING USED TOWARD THE ORGANIZATIONS, WHAT -- AND IT ALSO GUIDES US THROUGH HOW WE COMMUNICATE TO CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THE SERVICES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. BECAUSE THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT DOING THE WORK. THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION IN THEIR COMMUNITY DOING THE WORK. AND
I'M ABLE TO SAY YOU KNOW, THE CITY IS CONTRACTING WITH NORTH POINT TO DO XY ST. RI Z. I THINK FOR ME I NEED TO SEE THE LIST OF WHO THE ORGANIZATION IS. D HOW MUCH MONEY IS GOING TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ONE OF
THESE ORGANIZATIONS. AND OVER WHAT TIME PERIOD IT'S EXPECTED TO BE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT, COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. AND, FURTHER CONVERSATION WITH VICE CHAIR PALMISANO, I THINK I'M GETTING GREATER CLARITY ON WHAT IS BEING ASKED. I THINK IT GOES
BEYOND A STAFF MEMO. I THINK THIS IS REDOING THE RCA, IN MANY WAYS. I'M GOING TO REFERENCE THE MASTER CONTRACT THAT APPROVED FOR CP ED, SPECIFICALLY, FOR THE WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR 2026 THROUGH 2028. THAITD ALSO
HAVE THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN WHICH EACH CONTRACT REFLECTS. THEY HAVE IT IN THE RCA LANGUAGE. THE NUMBER OF CONTRACTS WE'RE LOOKING AT COMES TO AN AMOUNT OF $14 MILLION. THEN THEY GIVE A
BREAKDOWN IN THE RCA OF EACH ONE OF THE CONTRACTS. PROJECT FOR PRIDE OF LIVING SHOULD NOT EXCEED $7.2 MILLION. SO WE'RE MISSIN THAT LEVEL OF CLARITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE RCA PHASE. HICH I DO AGREE SHOULD
GIVE US PAUSE. >> I'M SORRY. I GOT A MESSAGE SAYING THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE IN THE RCA. >> YES. IF IT'S THE LARGE -- I'M LOOKING AT, LIKE, WHAT IS REFLECTED ON THE PRESENTATION. IF IT'S, LIKE SLIDE SEVEN THAT
LISTS THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS. I THINK -- YES. IT'S THE FORMATTING IS A LITTLE BIT OFF THAT WE'RE USED TO. IF THERE'S THE TOTAL AMOUNT. I THINK IF IT'S IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WE
CAN GET MORE CLARITY OF HOW MUCH ARE THESE 69 CONTRACTS ACTUALLY TOTALLING TO. CPED IS AT $14 MILLION FOR THEIRS. I THINK THERE'S SOME CHANGES THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE TO THE RCA AHEAD OF FULL COUNCIL. I'LL ACTUALLY SAY
A MOTION TO MOVE THIS FWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. JUST TO GIVE STAFF TIME TO DO WORK ON THIS BEFORE IT COMES FORWARD FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. IS THERE A SECOND ON THAT? >> SECOND. >> OKAY. OH, I SEE COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU. I WOULD STILL LIKE TO ASK FOR A FOLLOW UP ON
WHAT EXACTLY CONSTITUTES A CHANGING A MASTER CONTRACT THAT WOULD BRING THE ACTION FORWARD COUNCIL SO WE CAN ANTICIPATE, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE APPROVING THESE MASTER CONTRACTS. AT WHAT POINT DO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW OR HAVE A OVERSIGHT
FUNCTION ON HOW MUCH IS BEING SPENT AND HOW MUCH IS GOING OUT. I KNOW WE HAVE A FINANCIAL POLICY AROUND A $115,000 CONTRACT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME OTHER PROCESSES WE HAVE REPORTING OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS UNDER THAT AMOUNT. BEING REPORTED ON A REGULAR BASIS,
TOO. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. >> YEAH. AND STAFF MEMO ACKNOWLEDGING THAT. I THINK, VICE CHAIR, YOU MENTIONED MORECE TOTALS FOR EACH VENDOR. I THINK
YOU RAISED A PIECE OF JUST TAKING A GLANCE AT THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ALLOCATED TO EACH POTENTIAL VENDOR. IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD EXCEED THE TOTAL BUDGET OF HELP. HEALTH'S TOTAL BUDGET, IN GENERAL. THERE'S SOME CLARITY ON THAT, TOO. HOW DID
YOU LAND TO THESE AMOUNTS. ASSUMING, OF COURSE, YOU DON'T GO AND MEET THE THRESHOLD THAT ALLOCATED. BUT I THINK WE'VE HAD LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS AROUND, TOO, BEING MORE REALISTIC OF THEN BRINGING THE APPROPRIATIONS THAT ALIGN WITH
WHAT'S ACTUALLY BEING SPENT. YEAH. SO IF THAT, IF WE FEEL GOOD TO MOVE IT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. I'LL ASK STAFF TO -- >> CHAIR WONSLEY. W HAD A MOTION BY CASHMAN. >> OH, RIGHT. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN TO APPROVE. >> CAN I ASK COUNCILMEMBER
CASHMAN, ARE YOU AMENABLE TO WITHDRAWING THAT. >> YES. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT MOTION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. SO WE CAN TAKE UP THE MOTION FOR FORWARDING WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION WITH MORE WORK REQUESTED OF HEALTH AHEAD OF FULL COUNCIL. >> >> CLERK: PAYNE.
>> AYE. >> CLERK: VETAW. >> AYE. >> CLERK: CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> CLERK: CHUGHTAI IS ABSENT. VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. >> I SAID I'D ABSTAIN. >> CLERK: CHAIR WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> CLERK: THAT'S FOUR AYES.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO THE MOTION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION CARRIES. UMM, AND THAT'S THE OUTCOME OF THAT. ALL RIGHT. UMM, SO LAST ITEM. 19 MINUTES LATER THAN WE INTENDED. WILL BE OUR CLOSED
SESSION. WHICH I WILL NOW ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE A LEGAL BASIS FOR. SO I'LL PASS IT TO YOU. >> THANK YOU TWO ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION. THE FIRST IS
CLOSING FOR LABOR NEGOTIATIONS. FOR CONSIDERATION OF STRATEGY FOR LABOR NEGOTIATIONS. INVOLVING MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER FEDERATION. STRATEGIES OR DISCUSSION REVIEW OF LABOR NEGOTIATION PROPOSALS MAY BE HELD IN A CLOSED SESSION UNDER
MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 13D.03. IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE MEETING TO THEUBLIC, MAJORITY OF THE COMMITTEE MUST VOTE TO CLOSE THE MEETING. DECIDING WHETHER TO CLOSE THE MEETING FOR LABOR NEGOTIATIONS STRATEGY, THE COMMITTEE SHOULD WEIGH THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING, AGAINST THE
NEED OF THE CITY TO RESERVE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF ITS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS STRATEGY. FOLLOWING THE LABOR NEGOTIATIONS MATTER, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE RECEIPT OF THE SECURITY REPORT OR BRIEFING ON A EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCERES IN THE EVENT OF INCREASED FEDERAL
ACTIVITY. UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTE 13DO5. MEETINGS MAY UPON PROPER MOTION BE CLOSED TO RECEIVE SECURITY BRIEFINGS AND REPORTS TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO SECURITY SYSTEMS, TO DISCUSS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES, AND TO DISCUSS
SECURITY DEFICIENCIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PUBLIC SERVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND FACILITIES IF DISCLOSURE OF THE INFORMATION DISCUSSED WOULD POSE A DANGER TO PUBLIC SAFETY OR ENTERPRISE SECURITY PROCEDURES OR RESPONSES. FINANCIAL ISSUES RELATED TO SECUTY MATTERS MUST BE
DISCUSSED IN ALL RELATED FINANCIAL DISCUSSIONS MT BE MADE IN AN OPEN MEETING. BEFORE CLOSING THE MEETING UNDER THE SECTION, YOU MUST ASCRIBING THE SUBJECT TO BE DISCUSSED REFER TO THE FACILITY SYSTEMS, PROCEDURES, SERVICES, OR INFRASTRUCTURES TO BE CONSIDERED DURING THE CLOSED MEETING.
THANK YOU. >> THAT WAS A MOUTHFUL. THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT OUR PUBLIC MEETING BE CLOSED TO AUTHORIZE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, SPECIFICALLY MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 13D.03 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING A
BRIEFING ON THE STRATEGY FOR LABOR NEGOTIATIONS INVOLVING THE POLICE OFFICER'S FEDERATION. AND MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 13D.05 SUBSECTION 3V FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING A BRIEFING ON EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES
IN THE EVENT OF INCREASED FEDERAL ACTIVITY. MAY I HAVE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. THERE WAS THERE WASES A JINX BY TWO OF OUR COLLEAGUES. THAT'S BEEN SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. NO OPPOSITION. ALL RIGHT. THAT
CARRIES. WE'LL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION OF OUR -- PORTION 77 OUR MEETING AND CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION FOR THE PUBLIC. THE BROADCAST WILL CONTINUE IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WILL RECONVENE IN PUBLIC AFTER
WE'VE CONDUCTED THE CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU AND SEE YOU
ALL!
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>> OKAY, WE HAVE FOUR. TECH TEAM, ONE MINUTE WARNING. [GAVEL]. >> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE BACK FROM OUR CLOSED SESSION. THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS TO COMPLETE
BEFORE US, BUT I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY WE HAVE A QUORUM BEFORE WE ADJOURN. >> PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN IS ABSENT, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGTAI IS ABSENT, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO.
>> PRESENT. >> CHAIR WONSLEY. >> THAT IS FOUR MEERS PRESENT. >> ALL RIGHT, LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM AND WE CONCLUDED ALL BUSINESS. HAPPY LAST DAY, WE MADE IT. HAVE A
GOOD HOLIDAY. BYE.
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