>> >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS AISHA CHUGHTAI. I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER OUR REGULAR BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24th, 2025. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE
MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LI TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL
SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH, SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL SO WE CANN
VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. >> COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> WONSLEY. >> APPELLANT. PRESENT. >> RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> ELLISON. >> HERE. >> OSMAN IS ABSENT. CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> JENKINS IS ABSENT. CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >> PALMISANO. >> PRESENT.
>> VICE CHAIR KOSKI. >> PRESENT. >> CHAIR CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE 11 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE'LL BE USING SPEAKER MANAGEMENT TODAY, COLLEAGUES, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SIGN IN. WE WILL BEGIN WIT THE
CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH HAS TWO ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM IS AN APPOINTMENT TO THE CAPITAL LONG-RANGE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE TO SEAT 16, WHICH IS ONE OF THE TWO WARD 8 APPOINTMENTS. TWO IS A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE REQUESTING AN OVERVIEW OF
PROCUREMENT PRACTICES FOR COMPLETED SOLICITATIONS AND CONTRACTS UNDER $175,000. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE RELATED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? I'LL FIRST RECOGNIZE VICE CHAIR KOSKI. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHUGHTAI. I
WANTED TO SPEAK TO ITEM TWO. TODAY I'M INTRODUCING A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THAT STRENGTHENING OUR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SPECIFILLY IN HOW THE CITY SPENDS TAXPAYER DOLLARS THROUGH PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS. AS WE'VE SEEN RECENT THROUGH CONVERSATIONS IN HEIGHTENED
PUBLISHING INTERESTS, THERE'S GROWING CONCERN ABOUT THE PROCUREMENT PRACTICES. ABOUT HOW CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED, AND WHETHER THE PROCESS IS TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE, AND ABOVE ALL, FAIR. THESE CONCERNS UNDERSCORE THE NEED FOR A DEEPER LOOK INTO OUR CURRENT SYSTEM. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS LONG
RECOGNIZED THE NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN HOW WE HANDLE CONTRACTS. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVE ENGAGED IN ONGOING DISCUSSIONS ON THE TOPIC, REVIEWED POLICIES, AND CONSIDERED REFORMS TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY. IN THE PAST SIX
MONTHS WE HAVE ASKED AND RECEIVED TWO REPORTS BUILDING ON REPORTS AND DIALOGUE FROM PRIOR YEARS. THE DIALOGUE AROUND TRANSRENCY AND CONTRACTING HAS GROWN LDER AND CLEAR. IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTINUE THE IMPORTANT WORK. WE MUST BUILD ON THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE, WHILE ADDRESSING
GAPS IN OUR SYSTEMS THAT LEAVE ROOM FOR DOUBT OR CONCERN. WITH THAT IN MIND, THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE REQUESTS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES, PARTICULARLY FOR SOLICITATIONS AND CONTRACTS UNDER $175,000. IT INCLUDES A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF PROCUREME
TRENDS OVER THE LAST DECADE, SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE FREQUENCY OF PROCUREMENT METHODS, DISTRIBUTION ACROSS DEPARTMENTS, AND VENDOR ACTIVITY. THISDIRECA CLOSER LOOK AT CONTRACT AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, AND ANGE ORDERS. PROVIDING CRITICAL INSIGHT INTO THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF ADJUSTMENTS THAT
ARE BEING MAD TO THESE CONTRACTS. BEYOND JUST GATHERING DATA, THIS DIRECVE IS ABOUT ENSURING THAT THE INFORMATION RECEIVE AND EVALUAT. AS PART OF THIS DIRECTIVE, THE REQUESTED REPORT AND DATA WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A WAY THAT IS
ASSESSABLE TO EVE RESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS. THIS STEP IS CRUCIAL AS WE SEEKO REBUILD PUBLIC TRUST AND MAINTAIN AN OPEN DIALOGUE ABOUT HOW TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT. TRANSPARENCY IS NOT JUST ABOUT SHARING INFORMATION. IT'S ABOUT HOW WE USE THAT INFORMATION TO
IMPROVE OUR SYSTEMS. OUR PROCESSES, AND THE WAY WE WORK WITH THE PUBLIC. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY ADDRESS EXISTING CONCERNS, BUT AO TO SET A NEW STANDARD FOR TRANSPARENCY AND INTEGRITY MOVING FORWARD. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE THE STANDARD FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN
MINNEAPOLIS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. EXT I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT CONSENT ITEM NUMBER T. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW WHO IS
KEEPING TRACK OF CONTRACTS, SMALLER CONTRACTS, CONTRACTS DER $175,000 IN NATURE. AND FRAU WASTE, AND ABUSE IS A VERY TOPIC THESE DAYS. BUT IN MY TIME HERE ON THE COUNCIL, THE
MINIMUM AMOUNT WAS RAISED FROM -- IN TERMS OF NEEDING TO GO THROUGH COUNCIL PROCESS OR NOT FROM $150,000, I BELIEVE TO, $175,000. I'M CURIOUS IF WE HAVE ANY SENSE OF WHAT KIND OF TIME OR EFFORT IS GOING TO B REQUIRED FOR PROCUREMENT FOR
THIS KIND OF AN UERTAKING. A 10-YEAR LOOK BACK IS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING. AND I'M NOT SURE WE HAVE -- I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN REPRIORITIZING IN TERMS OF PROCUREMENT STAFF. GIVEN WE ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH HOW FAST WE CAN PAY THINGS
THROUGH A PROCUREMENT PROCESS, I WANT A SENSE OF HOW THE AUTHOR HAS WORKED WITH STAFF TO GET A SENSE OF SCOPE IN WHAT IT IS WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR HERE. IF THERE IS SOMETHING MORE SPECIFIC, MAYBE WE SHOULD ASK SPECIFICALLY OR MAYBE WE COULD
TAILOR IT TO NOT BE BETWEEN 0 AND $175,000 WITH A 10-YEAR LOOK BACK AGAIN, MAYBE THISS A BETTER-SUITED AS AN AUDIT. I'M CURIOUS HOW WE CAME TO THIS MASSIVE TYPE OF WORKLOAD. OR MAYBE, HONESTLY, MAYBE IT'S NOT
A BIG WORKLOAD AND IT'S ABOUT DAYLIGHTING A LOT OF INFORMATION FROM A 10-YEAR PERIOD. >>THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. VICE CHAIR KOSKI? >> WE DIDN'T GET ANY RED FLAGS OR CONCERNS FROM STAFF SAYING THIS WAS GOING TO TAKE AN
ABUNDANCE AMOUNT OF TIME. WE DO -- ARE IN THE MIDST OF GETTING ANOTHER SETTING MEETING. I DID FLAG ONE ELEMENT OF IT. THE LAST PORTION. THEY WANTED TO GO A LITTLE DEEPER ON. BUT WE ARE GETTING THAT MEETING SET UP TO FIND OUT WHEN THEY WOULD BRING THIS INFORMATION BACK. IF
IT WOULD NEED TO BE IN A CLOSED SESSION OR IN OPEN SESSION. >> SO THEN, MADAM CHAIR, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE -- YOU DIDN'T HEAR ANY RED FLAGS, BUT DID YOU GET A SENSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME? THE NUMBER OF HOURS IT
WOULD TAKE TO PUT SETHING LIKE THIS TOGETHER? >> THEY DID NOT BRICK THAT UP AS AN ISSUE THERE WOULD TAKE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE STAFF COME UP AND LET US KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. BUT, AGAIN, I WILL REITERATE THAT THIS IS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY FOR THE PUBLIC AND
MAKING SURE THAT WE CREATE BETTER PROCESSES FOR US IN THE FUTURE. AND IF THERE IS STAFF HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT, THAT'S GREAT. >> IT LOOKS LIKE CFO DIRECTOR WISHES TO -- IS WILLING TO
ANSWER OR COMMENT ON THIS. >> WELCOME. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF. >> CFO. CHAIR CHUGHTAI, COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO, COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI, WE DID MEET
WITH THE AUTHORS -- AUTHOR, I SHOULD SAY, AND DID ADDRESS SOME CONCERNS THAT PROCUREMENT STAFF HAD. THE SYSTEM WAS NOT IMPLEMENTED TO TRACK PROCUREMENT
CONTRAS UNTIL 2019. SO THAT'S HOW FAR BACK OUR DATA GOES FROM A SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE. AND THEN THE PREVIOUS CONTRACTS WERE HANDLED ON A, LIKE, A MANUAL WAY. AND SOME WERE HANDLED BY THE DEPARTMENTS. NOT
NECESSARILY CENTRALLY. SO WE WOULD NEED SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME TO GATHERING ALL OF THAT INFORMATION. >> THANK YOU, CFO. I UNDERSTOOD THAT. I UNDERSTOOD THAT THEN YOU MIGHT NOTE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION QUITE ALL
THE WAY BACK TO 10 YEARS. SO YOU WOULD START AT THE 2019 MARK. >> YES. THAT'S CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. >> S THEN IF I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS RIGHT, THIS IS NOT A 10-YEAR LOOK BACK I. IT'S A SIX-YEAR LOOK BACK. A FIVE-YEAR LOOK BACK, AT THIS POINT.
>> I THINK THEY'LL REPORT TO US THEY DON'T HAVE THE DATA TO SHOW US. THAT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT DATA POINT. AND THEN, ALSO NOTING GIVING US WHAT THEY DO HAVE, YES. >> MADAM CHAIR, I JUST THINK IF WE'RE LOOKING AT INCREASING TRANSPARENCY AND CREING NEW
PROCESSES IN THE FUTURE, THAT MAYBE GOING FROM 2019 WOULD JUST BE SUFFICIENT. >> ALL RIGHT. I WILL NEXT RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT
CHUGHTAI. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. THE AINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAS HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION RELED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS. AND PRIOR TO RECENT EFF EVENTS,
WHICH I IMAGINE NOW, HAVE HAD MANY COUNCILMEMBERS HAVING TO FIELD QUESTIONS ABOUT CONTRACTS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN INTERESTED IN REOPENING THE PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE THAT COUNCIL PASSED BACK IN 2022. AND THE GOAL OF THAT OINANCE TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY. WHICH WAS
SOMETHINGS IAS SUPPORTIVE OF AND THE BODY WAS, AS WELL, IT 3 PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. SINCE PASSING, IT'S BEEN CLEAR THERE'S AN INCREASED NEED FOR TRANSPARENCY AROUND REPORTING OF SOME OF THE FINANCIAL
TRANSACTIONS THAT HAVE BEE THROUGH VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AROUND PROCUREMENT PROCESSES. AND, ALSO, OUTSIDE OF RECENT EMBARRASSING STORIES ABOUT CORACTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY CITY LEADERS, I WILL NOTE THAT I THINK THIS IS AN
EFFORT THAT IS JUST TIED TO GOOD GOVERNANCE. ALLOWING FOR THIS INFORMATION TO BE TRANSPARENCY SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC. AND T FACT THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN A REQUIREMENT FOR US TO ALSO ENACT OVERSIGHT. IT'S -- IT'S -- IT'S
KIND OF WOW TO ME. BUT I'M GLAD THAT THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE IS, AT LEAST, ATTEMPTING TO DRESS THAT NOW. AND, UMM, I HOPE THAT IN GETTI THIS INFORMATION, THAT THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL, AND MOST OF THE DEPARTMENTS ARE AE TO
SHARE THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY EMPLOYING BEST PRACTICES. WHEN THEY ARE DEALING WITH CONTRACTS THAT ARE MEETING THE THRESHOLD OF UNDER $175,000, WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE COUNCIL APPROVAL. I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PRESENTATION COMING BACK. AND I WILL, ALSO, BE MEETING WITH A NUMBER OF MY COLLEAGUES TO TALK ABOUT ADDITIONAL SOLUTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING IN COMMITTEE AROUND HOW WE CAN FURTHER ENHANC TRANSPARENCY TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THE FINANCIAL ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING HAPPENING AS IT RELATES TO THE ADMINISTRATION'S VY INTERESTING APPROACHES TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS,N
THE RECENT WEEKS. THANKS, COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AND THEN NEXT I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHUGHTAI. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI -- VICE CHAIR KOSKI FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I THINK OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE TO KNOW WHAT THEIR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING
USED FOR. AND I THINK LOOKING INTO THESE CONTRACTS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK MANY OF US HAVE SHARED MANY CONCERNS THROUGHOUT OUR TIME HERE ABOUT THE CURRENT PROCUREMENT PROCESS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY ENTERPRISE. AND HOW SETIMES IT'S NOT FULLY TRANSPARENT. I THINK THIS IS A PRACTAL
LEGISLATIVE DIRE DIRECTIVE THAT I AM HAPPY TO SUPPORT. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING BACK THIS INFORTION. >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CON SENT AGENDA. ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? WE HAVE ONE ABSTENTION. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO
ITEM NUMBER THR, WHICH IS ON OUR POSTPONEMENT AGENDA. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT DISCUSSION ITEM, I WANT TO QUICKLY ADDRESS THE BIANNUAL PERSONNEL REPORT. AT THE
REQUEST OF STAFF, WE ARE POSTPONING THIS ITEM TO OUR APRIL 14th, 2 2025, MEETING. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND QUARTER. AND THEN THE SECOND BIANNUAL PERSONNEL REPORT WILL BE PRESENT IN THE FIRST BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
IN SEPTEMBER. RIGHT AFTER LABOR DAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIO OR DISCUSSION? I'M NOT SEEING ANY. SO ON THE MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO APRIL4th, 2025,
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTNS? THAT MOTION CARRIES. NOW WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS OUR ONE DISCUSSION ITEM ON OUR
AGENDA TODAY. THIS ITEM IS RELATED TO THEPPOINTED POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF TALENT ACQUISITION IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. I'LL INVITE BRENDA MILLER FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO
SPEAK ON THE ITEM. >> CHAIRHUGHTAI AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, I'M BRENDA MILLER, CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION MANAGER FROM THE
CITY. I'M HERE PRESENT ONE ITEM. THIS POSITION REPORTS TO THE DECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES OR THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER. AND OVERSEES SOURCING, IDENTIFYING, AND HIRING CITY EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS NOW THE URBAN SCHOLARS INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM. THE DIRECTOR O TALENT ACQUISITION HAS BEEN EVALUATED 575 POINTS, GRADE 12. THE SALARY SCHEDULE RANGES FROM $128,364. THE ESTIMATED 2025
COST IS ABOUT $186,000, AND WL BE MOSTLY OFFSET BY REALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE EXISTING MANAGER TALENT ACQUISITION POSITION. REMAINING FUNDS WILL BE PAID THROUGH THE H DEPARTMENT'S GENERAL FUND. CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 27th, OF
2025. THIS POSITION MEETS THE CRITERIA OF SECTION 201010 OF THE MINUTES CODE OF RESOURCES. IT'S A MEMBER OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT'S EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM. IT PARTICIPATES IN THE DEVELOPMENT
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CITY POLICIES, GOALS, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. IT REQUIRES LEADERSHIP, VISION, TEAM BUILDING, AND STRATY IMPLEMENTATION AND, FINALLY, ESTABLISHES POLICY GOALS AND STRATEGIES CONSISTENT WH THE GOALS AND PRIORITIES ESTABLISHED
BY THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER. OUR REQUEST IS THAT YOU FIND THAT THE DIRECTOR OF TALENT ACQUISITION MEETS THE APPOINTED CRITERIA AS DEFINED IN SECTION 201010 OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CODE OF ORDINANCES AND FORWARDED TO
COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, MS. MILLER. I'LL INVITE THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR NIKKI ODOM TO SPEAK TO THE NEED FOR THIS POSITION. AND ANY ADDITIONAL CONTEXT THAT THE
BODY SHOULD BE AWARE OF. WELCOME, DIRECTOR. >> THANK YOU. I AM NIKI ODOM. THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WE ARE ASKING THAT THIS POSITION BE ELEVATED TO A DIRECTOR ROLE, AS YOU KNOW, AS PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS THIS YEAR. HE URBAN SCHOLARS
PROGRAM WAS TRANSFERRED FROM CIVIL RIGHTS TO HR, AND THIS POSITION IS GOING TO BE OVERSEEING THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM THIS YEAR. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO WE WILL BE ADDING THROUGH THE BUDGET OCESS A COUPLE OF FTES WERE
ADDED TO THE SCOPE OF THIS PARTICULAR JOB SO THE TALENT ACQUISITION GROUP WILL BE TAKING THIS OVER. SPECIFICALLY THE TALENT ACQUISITION MANAGER. AND ALL THOUGH THE PROGRAM IS A SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, THE WORK GOES ON ALL YEAR. SO WE
ONCE IT WAS TRANSFERRED AND EVERYTHING WAS APPROVED BY YOU ALL DURING BUDGET, WE GOT TO WORK. WE STARTED WORKING WITH ORGANIZATIONS WHO WANTED INTERNS THIS YEAR. THE -- WE'LL BE OPENING THE APPLICATION PROCESS
FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM. SO THERE'S ALL OF THAT WORK, PLUS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S PROGRAM WORK AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE MENTORING AND MATCHING THE INTERNS IN A WAY THAT DESERVES -- THAT THEY DESERVE
D MAKES THE CITY, OBVIOUSLY, LOOK GOOD. IT'S A LOT OF WORK.N ALREADY SITS ON MY LEADERSHIP TEAM. AND ALREADY IS PROBABLY THE SECOND LARGEST DIVISION WITHIN MY DEPARTMENT, SO ADDING THIS MAKES IT ONE OF THE LARGEST
DIVISIONS IN MY DEPARTMENT. IT SEEMS ONLY FAIR WE KIND OF RECALIBRATE AND MAKE SURE THIS POSITION IS AT THE LEVEL IT SHOULD BE. >> THANK YOU FORHAT ADDITIONAL CONTEXT, DIRECTOR. SO JUST BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP T DISCUSSION, I SEE A COUPLE OF MEMBERS IN QUEUE. I WANTED TO
ASK BRIEFLY IF, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THIS ACTION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DECISION-MAKING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. DOES THIS MEAN OR SHOULD WE UNDERSTAND CORRECY THAT THE URBAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM IS ON TRACK TO START THIS YEAR WITHIN THE HUMAN
RESOURCES DEPARTMENT? >> IT IS. ANDIKE I SAID, I THINK APPLICATIONS OPEN PRETTY SOON, IF NOT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. BUT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH. AND SO, YEAH. WE'RE ON TRACK. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE RAISED THEIR HAS TO TAKE URBAN
SCHOLARS. SO THE RIGHT NOW WE ARE PREDICTING THIS PROGRAM WILL BE BIGGER THAN WE INITIALLY ANTICIPATED. >> THAT'S WONDERFUL! WITH THAT, I WILL FIRST RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN FOLLOWED BY VICE CHAIR KOSKI. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, MS. ODOM. I WAS
WONDERING ABOUT THE STEP UP PROGRAM, AS WELL, IS THIS SOMETHING THE DIRECTOR WILL OVERSEE. >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBERS. NO. STEP UP IS ACTUALLY A DIFFERENT PROGRAM THAT'S IN CPED. >> OKAY. THK YOU. AND SO HOW MANY SUPERVISORREES WILL THIS
DIRECTOR HAVE? >> WELL OVERALL, I THINK WE'RE AT 16 REPORTS WITHIN THE DIVISION. AND THAT'S, I THINK WE'RE AT A LITTLE OVER -- I THINK WE'RE AT 14. THEN WITH THE URBAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM, DIRECTOR A COORDINATOR, THAT'S
16, I BELIEVE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> WONDERFUL. NEXT I'LL RECOGNIZE VICE CHAIR KOSKI. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. JUST SO I'M CLEAR, THERE'S SOMEONE IN THE ROLE THAT WE'RE ELEVATING INTO THIS DIRECTOR ROLE, CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. AND SO THEY'VE BEEN
DOING THE WORK OF THIS HENCE WHY IT'S ON TRACK. CURIOUS, AND YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS, AND THAT'S OKAY. JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT PROGRAM OF HOW -- SINCE WE MOVED IT, AND I SEE THIS BEING A GREAT PATHWAYORWARD IN TALENT
ACQUISITION. HOW HAVE THEY SEEN OR HOW DO YOU SEE THIS CONTINUING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BOLSTERINGHIS PROGRAM AND INTO FUTURE LEADERS AT THE CITY? >> MADAM CIR, COUNCILMEMBERS. WELL, ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS
OUT HOUSING IT IN TALENT ACQUISITION, THE TALENT ACQUISITION FOLKS, ESPECIALLY CROSS-SU RECRUITERS ARE IN THE COMMUNITY ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT'S MAKING SURE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE PROGRAM, AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE PARTNERING, OBVIOUSLY, OUR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT GROUP TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
PROGRAMMING IS UPDATED. I DON'T THINK THAT THE PROGRAMMING FOR OUR INTERNS HAVE BEEN UPDATED IN A FEW YEARS. SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE PROGRAM ITSELF, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ONE DEVELOPMENT DAY EVERY WEEK THAT THE INTERNS ARE PARTICIPATING IN. SO MAKING SURE IT'S UP TO
DATE AND IS MEETING THEIR NEEDS. YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR IS REALLY JUST KIND OF A LET'S SEE HOW IT GOES YEAR. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST IN ORGANIZATIONS WANTING TOPONSOR AN URBAN SCHOLAR, WHICH IS EXCITING EXPW! SO WE'LL GET
THROUGH THIS YEAR, AND, OBVIOUSLY, DO SOME SURVEYING AND MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR URBAN SCHOLARS AND OUR PARTNERS, OUR ORGANIZATION PARTNERS ARE HAPPY WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING. IF WE NEED TO MAKE TWEAKS, WE'LL DO THAT. I THINK IT'S EXCITING. I'M ALSO, I THINK THIS IS A
GREAT PLACE FOR OUR URBAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM SINCE OUR TALENT ACQUISITION TEAM IS THE TEAM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT WE HAVE TOP TALENT. I THINK SINCE THE TALENT ACQUISITION DWIS DIVISION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, IT'S GOING ON TWO YEARS NOW. E HAD SOME
GOODWINS IN TERMS OF ATTCTING PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND MARGINALED, TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED INDIVIDUALS TO THE CITY. WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. THIS IS ANOTHER WAY TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE GET EXPOSURE TO PUBLIC SERVICE. >> THANK YOU. AND, YES, I
APPRECIATE, ALSO, THE REMINDER THAT THE TALENT ACQUISITION TEAM SELF IS SO NEW. BUT ADDING THIS IS AREAT, I THINK, IS A GREAT STEP FORWARD, AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>HANKS. >> THANK YOU. I'M NOT SEEING ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. SO I'LL
MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SNIFY BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? THE AYES HAVE IT AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.
WITH THAT, WE HAVE CONCLUDED ALL BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BUDGET COMMITTEE TODAY. AND WITH NO OBJECTION, WE STAND ADJOURNED. THANK Y EVERYONE.
YES, THEY HAVE THAT NOTED. PERFECT.