. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR BUSINESS OF HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE MEETING FOR JUNE 2ND, 2026. MY NAME IS JAMAL OSMAN, I'M THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. I'LL BE CALLING ORDER OF THIS MEETING.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT ALL CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY TRANSCRIBE ALL
COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. WE'LL BE USING SPEAKER MANAGEMENT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL SO WE CAN VERIFY THE QUORUM.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> WARREN. >> PRESENT. >> SHAFFER. >> PRESENT. >> CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >> AND CHAIR OSMAN. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. OUR AGENDA IS
BEFORE US. I UNDERSTAND THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN HAS AN AMENDMENT TO OUR AGENDA WHICH IS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE RELATED TO THE HERITAGE PARK. THERE ARE PRINTED COPIES IN FRONT OF US. IF THERE'S ANY OBJECTION, WE WILL ADD THIS TO OUR DISCUSSION
AGENDA ON ITEM 23. OKAY. NOW, WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM 8, APPROVE SEVEN LIQUOR LICENSE. ITEM 9 APPROVE
LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS. 10, STABLE HOMES STABLE SCHOOLS WITH MPHA. 11 ARE CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR THE ARTS FUND INITIATIVE DUE TO DELAYS BY OPERATION METRO SURGE. 12 ADDITIONAL FINANCING
AND LOAN DEBT TO THE NORTHVIEW PROJECT. ITEM 13 AUTHORIZES THE REVISED HOME IMPROVEMENT GUIDELINES. 14 AUTHORIZING LOAN TO MERCADO CENTRAL. 15
APPOINTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HOUSING. 16 SETS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 16TH TO CONSIDER MAYOR'S NOMINATION OF DIRECTOR ERIK HANSEN TO THE
APPOINTED POSITION OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 17 SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING RELATED TO THE TAILGAITING. 18 SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ESTABLISHING
MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS. ITEM 19 SETS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 16TH TO CONSIDER ORDINANCE RELATED TO ADULT BATHHOUSE ESPECIALLY THE LICENSE AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS. AND LASTLY, ITEM 20 IS ALSO SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 16TH
TO CONSIDER THE SALE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3727 LOGAN AVENUE NORTH. WITH THAT, DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY ITEMS TO PULL FOR DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I DO HAVE QUESTIONS. PERHAPS OUR LICENSE STAFF CAN ANSWER ON ITEM 2 AND 4. COULD SOMEONE -- >> LET'S PULL THOSE ITEM 2 AND
4. >> 2 AND 4, PLEASE. >> COULD YOU ASK HIM TO SAY WHAT THE ITEMS ARE. >> CAN YOU SAY WHAT THE ITEMS ARE? >> YEAH, THEY'RE REAL SIMPLE, CHAIR OSMAN. ON NUMBER 2, THE
1029-BAR, IS THAT FOR THE NEW -- >> ITEM 8. >> OH, I'M SORRY. I GOT IT. I MADE A MISTAKE. I'M SORRY. JUST TO BE CLEAR, I MADE A MISTAKE.
CONSENT ITEM 8 BUT SUB ITEM 2 AND 4. >> OKAY. >> ON THE CONSENT. >> ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO 8. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 10, STABLE HOMES, STABLE SCHOOLS CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR THE ADDITIONAL
$5 MILLION THAT WE ARE ESTABLISHING THERE JUST FOR DISCUSSION. AND THEN ITEM 16. >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'LL PULL ITEM 8, 10, AND 16. AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I DON'T MEAN TO PULL IT OUT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ITEM 14, THE GREAT STREET LOAN TO MERCADO CENTRAL
AT LAKE AND BLOOMINGTON, AND TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS ITEM. I THANK CITY STAFF FOR WORKING CLOSELY WITH FOLKS AT MERCADO. AS YOU ALL KNOW THIS IS A COOPERATIVE BUSINESS THAT HAS BEEN IMPACTED GREATLY BY
OPERATION METRO SURGE. AND WITHOUT THIS FUNDING, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO STAY AFLOAT. WE KNOW THAT THIS PLACE IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT LARGE, AND IT'S A PLACE WHERE MANY PEOPLE CALL HOME. SO JUST WANTED TO SPEAK IN FAVOR TO IT AND THANK
STAFF. >> OKAY. I WILL CALL ALL ITEMS FOR APPROVAL EXCEPT 8, 10, AND
16. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES. NOW WE WILL RETURN TO ITEMS THAT WE PULL OUT. ITEM 8, I'LL ASK COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE TO ASK HIS QUESTIONS TO STAFF.
>> THANK YOU. SO MY QUESTION ON TWO, 8.2, WE'LL CALL IT. THE 1029-BAR, ARE THESE THE NEW OWNERS OR THE OLD OWNERS? IS THIS A TRANSFER? >> CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER
RAINVILLE, THIS IS NOT A TRANSFER. THERE ARE NO TRANSFER OF LICENSES. THIS IS A NEW MANAGER APPLICATION. SO THIS IS SIMPLY THAT WE BACKGROUND ALL THE MANAGERS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR ON SALE MANAGEMENT. THIS IS THE APPROVAL FOR A NEW MANAGER OF THE EXISTING LICENSE
HOLDERS. >> NEW MANAGER, NEW OWNERS. >> NOT NEW OWNER. JUST NEW MANAGER. >> OKAY. >> THERE ARE NEW OWNERSHIP LIKELY COMING. BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS IS. THIS IS NEW MANAGER FOR THE EXISTING OWNERS. >> GOT IT. OKAY. GREAT. THANK
YOU. ITEM 4, WHOEVER PREPARED THIS, THIS IS IN WARD 3 NOT WARD 7. >> I'LL MAKE THAT CORRECTION. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN FOR 10. OH, I'M SORRY. WE
GOTTA VOTE ON 8. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. >> NAY. >> YOU MEAN AYE? >> AYE. >> OKAY. ALL AYES. ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM MOVES. THANK YOU,
STAFF. ITEM 10 IS STABLE HOMES, STABLE SCHOOLS. I'LL ASK COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. -- I'LL CALL COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST HAVE
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE NEW AMOUNT THAT IS BEING OFFERED TO STABLE HOMES STABLE SCHOOLS. WE'RE ADDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING. WHAT OUR MARKERS, OUR MEASUREMENTS, WHAT HAVE WE DONE
OR WHAT'S HAPPENED THAT WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE PROGRAM AT THIS TIME. >> SURE. THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, THE $5 MILLION WAS APPROPRIATED AS PART OF THE 2026 BUDGET PROCESS. WE ARE CURRENTLY JUST REQUESTING
THAT WE PULL IT INTO THE CONTRACT. WE AREN'T ASKING FOR ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING AT THIS TIME. JUST WHAT WAS APPROPRIATED AS PART OF THE PROCESS IN 2025. >> OKAY. SO THESE ARE FUNDS THAT WERE ALREADY ALLOCATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PROGRAM AND IT'S JUST BEING PULLED IN AND
APPROPRIATED? >> YES. >> OKAY. >> YES, COUNCIL MEMBER. >> THANK YOU. MY QUICK QUESTION ON THIS IS I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO TRACK STABLE HOMES STABLE SCHOOL AND THE BUDGET CONVERSATION THAT WE
HAVE. SO WE ALLOCATED THIS IN 2026. THIS WILL GO TOWARDS 2027. HOW DOES THAT LINE UP IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING THE FISCAL CLIFF AND WHAT DO WE HAVE AHEAD OF US AS WE'RE TAKING THIS FORWARD. >> SURE. WHAT WE HAVE DONE --
PARDON ME, CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE'VE WORKED WITH MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY TOEVELOP A THREE-YEAR PROJECTION FOR A THREE-YEAR BUDGET PERIOD. AND WHAT WE CURRENTLY ARE PROJECTING IS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO
REMAIN WITHIN WHAT WE EXPECT TO BE ALLOCATED BEFORE 26-27 AND 28. AND WE'RE WORKI WITH THE PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY TO ENSURE WHAT WHATEVER COMES FORWARD IN THE 28-29 BUDGET THAT
WE'LL BE ABLE TO FLEX AND BE ABLE TO MT THOSE BUDGETARY RESTRICTIONS FOR AUTHORIZATIONS. >> GREAT. THA YOU. SO WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO TAKE THAT UP NOT THIS BUDGET YEAR BUT THE FOLLOWING BUDGET YEAR? >> CORRECT. >> ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU, STAFF. APPRECIATE
IT. I WILL MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 10. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES. I SEE ITEM 16. COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR DIRECTOR ERIKHANSEN?
>> NO, I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE A QUESTION FOR DIRECTOR ERIK HANSEN BECAUSE IT WAS JUST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY WAY OF THE CLERK THAT WE ARE MOVING THIS FOR THE DISCUSSION PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 16th OF JUNE. >> YUP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I
MOVE THAT ITEM FOR APPROVAL. SO THE PUBLIC HEARING, ALL TSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. JOINT
CONSENT WITH MINNEAPOL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ITEM 21. NEXT, WE HAVE A JOINT CONSENT ITEM WITH CDA OPERATING
DME COMMITTEE. APPROVES AMENDMENT TO TH CITY CONDUIT BOND POLICY AND REFER THIS MATTER TO VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS FOR CONTENT. THE AGENCY WAS CIT DEVELOPMENT AGENCY UNTIL FORMATION OF OUR COMMUNITY PLANNING A ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN 2003. IT STILL EXISTS AS SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY FOR CERTAIN LIMITED PURPOS AND SMALL NUMBER OF CPED ITEMS REQUIRE APPROVAL BY THE MCDA BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IN ADDITION TO THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVAL. CITY COUNCIL SERVES AS THE MCDA BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND THE MCDA OPERATING COMMITTEE CONSIDERS ITEMS PRIOR TO THE MCDA BOARD ACTION. IF THE COMMITTEE APPROVES THIS ITEM, THE FULL MC WILL BE NEXT THURSDAY TO TAKE A FINAL ACTION.
IMDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ITEM? I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> YES, THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I'D LIKE JUST A BRIEF PRESENTATION KIND OF A LAYMANS VERSIO ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS.
AND WHY THESE CHANGES WERE BEING SUGGESTED. >> MR. MYLES. >> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, HI, I'M MYLES MERCER. I'M THE MANAGER OF THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM WITHIN CPED. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO IS --
CITY'S CONDUIT FOR NONPROFIT GANIZATIONS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL BORROWERS. WE HAVE REVENUE BONDS BOTH ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE AS WELL AS ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SIDE. SO THIS DOCUMENT
LAYS OUT OUR POLICIES. HOW WE ALLOCATE THOSE BONDS, HOW WE GO OUT CONSIDERING THEM, HOW WE GO ABOUT ISSUING THEM HOW WE GO ABOUT WORKING WITH DIFFERENT BORROWERS. SO WE'VE LIVED WITH THESE POLICIES FOR SEVERAL YEARS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S
IN THE POLICY RELATES TO THE ADMIN FEES, THE FEES THAT THE CITY CHARGES THE BORROWERS FOR APPLYING FOR THESE DEALS, AND THE ONGOING FEES. OUTSTANDING
SOMETIMES FOR 10-20 PLUS YEARS. WHAT WE'VE FOUND AS WE'VE LIVED WITH THE GUIDELINES IS THAT WHEN IT CAME TO THE FEE POLICY SPECIFICALLY, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WERE CONFUSING AS THEY WERE WRITTEN. AND SO THEAIN INTENTION OF
THIS AMENDMENT IS TO CLEAN UP AND CLARIFY THAT THE BOND FEE POLICY, THE BOND ADMIN FEE POLICIES PART OF THE DOCUMENT. AND SO ONE OF THEHINGS THAT WE'D BE DOING IS ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE, THERE HAS
ALWAYS BEEN A CAP ON THE ONGOING ANNUAL FEE, WHICH IS BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF THE BONDS OUTSTANDING. THE LANGUAGE WAS WRITTEN THAT THAT CAP ONLY APPLIED TO HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS. NOW THE CITY'S HOSPITALS ARE SOME OF THE
LARGEST ISSUS IN TERMS OF DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THESE SORTS OF CONDUIT REVENUE BONDS. BUT WE FOUND THERE REALLY WASN'T A LEGAL BASIS TO JUST RESTRICT TH TO HOSPITALS. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'LL SEE THERE IS THAT WE'VE BEEN CLEAR THAT
THAT CAP APPLIES TO ANY BORROWER WHO MIGHT BE ISSUING BONDS IN A QUITE LARGE AMOUNT. THEN THERE WAS A COUPLE OF OTHER EDITS TO IT BEING CLEAR THAT THERE'S TWO
CATEGORIES. THERE'S THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BONDS AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BONDS. THOSE ARE THE BONDS FOR BORROWERS WHO ARE COMING UNDER A 501(C)(3) DESIGNATION STATUS. AND IT IS
POSSIBLE TO HAVE A HOUSING DEAL BROUGHT FORWARD BY A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHO IS NOT USING HOUSING REVENUE BONDS. SO IT'S A RELATIVELY MINOR SITUATION. RARE SITUATION THAT WE INCUR AND
ENCOUNTER. BUT WE WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY APPLIED TO ALL01(C)(3) BORROWERS COMING IN TO ISSUE BONDS UNDER THAT AUTHORITY. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S HELPFUL. SO IT WAS A LEGAL SCENARIO OF
MAKING SURE THIS CAP APPLIED EQUALLY ACROSSED ALL PEOPLE. >> YEAH. >> THE OTHER QUESTION I JUST HAD JUST FOR MY OWN KNOWLEDGE. I MEAN, WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS BOND PROGRAM, WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF COMMERCIAL TO AFFORD ASHEVILLE HOUSING OR NONPROFIT, SLASH NONPROFIT. WHAT WOULD BE
OUR PERCENTAGES? >> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, GREAT QUESTION. I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS AT MY READY OR OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I WOULD DEFER TO MY HOUSING COLLEAGUES TO TALK ABOUT THE VOLUMES OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING REVENUE BONDS THAT THE CITY GETS
AN ALLOCATION EACH YEAR OF THOSE BONDS THAT WE THEN DEPLOY TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS TO THE CITY. WHEN IT COMES TO THE 501(C)(3) ECONOMIC BONDS, WE DON'T HAVE A CAP. THEY'RE JUST NOT STRUCTURED THAT WAY IN TERMS
OF FEDERAL TAX LAW. I WOULD SAY JUST ON VERY ROUGH QUALITATIVE TERMS, THERE'S A LOT MORE HOUSING REVENUE BOND ISSUANCES HAPPENING THAN THERE ARE 501C3.
ISSUE SOME NEW BONDS OR REFINANCE SOME OLD ONES. IN THE PAST, WE'VE HAD SOME CHARTER SCHOOLS IN COME TO GET THIS SORT OF BOND FINANCING. SO I WOULD SAY IT'S BEEN MAYBE ANYWHERE FROM ZERO TO FOUR DEALS ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE EACH YEAR.
>> THANK YOU. AND WOULD THE PERCENTAGE OF APPLICATIONS BE TWICE THAT, LESS THAN -- Y KNOW, ARE YOU PRETTY MUCH ABLE TO DO ANY DEAL THAT YOU GET? I'M CURIOUS WHAT THE DEMAND IS? >> MOSTLY WE CAN DO ALL THE DEALS WE GET BECAUSE BORROWERS
COME IN WITH COUNCIL, WITH THE BOND UNDERWRITER WHO ESTABLISH THE FEASIBILITY OF DOING THESE THINGS. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THERE'S A DEAL THAT COMES THROUG THAT DOESN'T PAN OUT FOR SOME REASON, BUT I THINK IT'S MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THAT THE DEALS ARE ABLE TO GET THROUGH.
AND WE ARE ABLE TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE APPLICANTS. >> THANK YOU. THAT' VERY HELPFUL. I CAN FOLLOW UP IF I WANT TO GET MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE PERCENTAGES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. DID WE GET A LITTLE -- I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS. SO WE ARE OPERATING UNDER THE BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE, AND WE ALSO HAVE AUTHORITY OVER THE MINNEAPOLIS COITTEE AGENCY OPERATING COMMITTEE. WE'RE VOTING ON THIS
ITEM. IT THEN GETS SENT TO WHERE? AND THEN THE FINAL APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL? UNDERSTANDING WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME AT LEAST. >> I'M NEW TO THE COMMITTEE. >> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE ALL COMMISSIONERS OF THE MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO THIS COMMITTEE OPERATES AS THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE. WE ONLY USE THIS ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR FOR THESE BOND FINANCING TOOLS. SO THE FULL COUNCIL IS THE MCDA,
MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY'S BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR WHICH COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT, AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY SERVES AS THE VICE PRESIDENT. SO WHAT YOU WILL DO IS GO THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND THEN AFTERWARDS, YOU WOULD HAVE THE FULL MCDA
BOARD MEETING WHERE YOU WOULD CALL YOURSELVES COMMISSIONERS INSTEAD OF BOARD MEMBE AND CALL THIS TO ACTION. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HANSEN. I APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. NO QUESTIONS. THIS IS JUST A REQUEST. WOULD LOVE TO SCHEDULE
SOME TIME WITH YOU, MYLES, TO JUST CHAT ABOUT THIS AHEAD OF FULL COUNCIL JUST SO WE'RE REALLY GROUNDED IN WHAT THIS IS AND THAT WE CAN BRING IN ALL THE COMMISSIONERS SO THEY'RE PREPARED TO TAKE THIS ON.
>> ALL RIT. SEEING NO FURTHER, I WILL MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPRAL. THOSE APPROVE SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. NOW WE WILL PROCEED TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU ARE SIGNED UP, SIGN UP ON
THE SPEAKER. YOU WILL BE GIVEN -- I'M SORRY, SIGN UP WITH THE CITY CLERK. YOU WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 1. OUR FIRST IS A
PERMANENT EXPANSION PREMISES FOR MESTIIZO LOCATED IN WARD 3. I WILL ASK FOR THAT PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. I AM CRAIG
ELIASON. TODAY I'M PRESENTING AN APPLICATION FOR MESTIIZO RESTAURANT INC. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO PERMANENTLY EXPAND ITS LICENSED PREMISES
PROVIDING SEATING FOR 48 PATRONS. THE PROPOSED HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THIS EXTERIOR PATIO WOULD BE 10 A.M. TO 11 P.M. DAILY. ON MAY 12, 121 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES WERE SENT TO RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 600 FEET OF THE PREMISES.
NOTICES WERE ALSO SENT TO THE SHERIDAN NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION, NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS CHAMBER, AND COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. WE HAVE RECEIVED ONE COMMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THIS APPLICATION. A REVIEW OF ANY COMPLAINTS, 311 CALLS,
POLICE CALLS, AND ANY OPERATING CONDITIONS FOUND NO CONCERNS. THE LENSES AND CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION RECOMMENDS AN APPROVAL FOR OUTDOOR PATIO LOCATED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. AT THIS TIME, I WILL STAND FOR
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MH FOR THAT PRESENTATION. I WILL NOW PROCEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND SEE IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. I SEE DANIEL GUERRIO.
>> THANK YOUO MUCH. YEAH, BASICALLY JUST REQUESTING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND FOR THIS BEING MY FIRST NEW BUSINESS AND JUST TO PROVIDE WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING THROUGH MY WHOLE CAREER WHI IS MAKE GREAT FOOD AND SOMETHING IN THE
NORTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH HAS BEEN VERY, VERY LOVELY FOR ME TO BE ESTABLISHED IN THERE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR T WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE TO MAKE A MOTION. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I DO MAKE A
MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. MR. GUERREO, I WANT TO WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK. LET ME KNOW WHEN THE PATIO IS OPEN SO CAN GO OUT AND ENJOY ALL THE GREAT FOOD YOU MAKE. >> IT WILL BE A PLEASURE. >> ALL RIGHT. MOTION FOR APPROVAL, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
AYE. >> AYE. >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THEYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES. NEXT, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ON SALE LIQUOR WITH NO ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE FOR THE PILLSBURY CLUB IN WARD 10. I WILL ASK, AGAIN, MR. CRAIG TO
GIVE US THIS PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. I'M CRAIG ELIASON AND TODAY I'M PRESENTING AN APPLICATION FROM PILLSBURY CLUB LIMITED DOING BUSINESS AS PILLSBURY CLUB LOCATED AT 100 EAST 22nd STREET IN WARD 10. THE
APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO A AN ON SALE LIQUOR NO ENTERTAINMENT ABOUT SUNDAY SALES AND 2 A.M. LICENSE TO THEIR EXISTING BOUTIQUE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT. IF APPROVED, THEY INTEND TO OFFER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO THEIR BOUTIQUE
HOTEL FEATURING A SMALL GUEST FOCUSED RESTAURANT AND COCKTAIL LOUNGE WITH ACCESS TO A SMALL OR 20. THE OUTDOOR PATIO IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WON'T BE UTILIZED UNTIL NEXT YEAR. THERE
WILL BE NO EXTERIOR SPEAKERS OR MUSIC ON THE PATIO. THE OPERATION WILL BE 9 A.M. TO 2 A.M. DAILY. AND THE EXTERIOR, WHEN COMPLETED, 11 A.M. TO 9 P.M. DAILY. ON MAY 12, 229
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES WERE SENT TO RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 600 FEET OF THE PREMISES. NOTICES WERE ALSO SENT TO THE WHITTIER ASSOCIATION AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. WE HAVE RECEIVED FOUR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY. THREE SUPPORTED THIS
APPLICATION. AND ONE OPPOSED THE APPLICATION CITING CONCERNS ABOUT INCREASED NOISE, TRAFFIC. COMPLAINTS, 311 CALLS, POLICE CALLS AND ANY OPERATING CONDITIONS FOUND NO SIGNIFICANT
ISSUES. THE LICENSES AND CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION RECO SALE LIQUOR, NO ENTERTAINMENT, SUNDAY SALES. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. AT THIS TIME, I WILL STAND FOR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR
THAT PRESENTATION. I WILL PROCEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I SEE NORMAN KULBA HERE. YUP. COME ON IN. >> HI THERE. MY ME IS NORMAN AND I'M THE OWNER OF THE
BUILDING. I JUST WANTED TO COME UP A INTRODUCE MYSELF AND THANK NOT ONLY EVERYBODY HERE ON THE COUNCIL TODAY FOR HEARING MY APPLICATION AND HOPEFULLY APPROVING ME. BUT ALSO THE LAST 10 MONTHS WORKING WITH ALEXIS.
SHE HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY HELPFUL. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY. BUT CRAIG HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. THIS IS MY LAST APPLICATION I'M HOPING TO GET APPROVED. I JUST AM VERY ANXIOU AND EXCITED TO BE HERE AND GET THE BUILDING OPEN.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANKOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM AND ASK FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT WITH THAT MOTION,
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES. NEXT, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR EXTENDED HOURS OPERATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY TOBACCO AND VAPE LOCATED IN WARD
1. I WILL INVITE MANER AMY LINGO TO GIVE US PRESENTATION. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS AMY LINGO AND I'M THE MANAGER FOR LICENSE AND CONSUMER SERVICES.
I'M PRESENTING FOR UFRNIVERSITY AND TACCO AND VAPE. IF APPROVED, THEY TEND TO OPERATE BEYO EXTENDED HOURS FOR THAT AREA. THE CURRENT APPROVED HOURS ARE SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY,
6 A.M. TO 10 P.M. -- IF APPROVED, THE REQUESTED HOURS WOULD BE SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 8 A.M. TO 12 A.M., FRIDAY, SUNDAY, 8 A.M. TO 2 A.M. THERE ARE NO EXTERIOR BUSINESS
OPERATIONS. THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SECOND PRECINCT HAS MET WITH THE APPLICANT AND HAS SIGNED OFF ON THE POLICE SECURITY REVIEW FORM. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES WERE SENT ON MAY 12TH TO 37 RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS, AND POSTED ON ALL BUILDINGS OF FOUR OR MORE
UNITS WITN 300 FEET OF THE BUSINESS. SENT TO THE ASSOCIATION AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. WE HAVE RECEIVED THREE COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY, ALL EXPRESSED CONCERNS DUE TO TRAFFIC AND SOUND RELATED ISSU. A REVIEW OF ANY COMPLAINTS, 311 CALLS, POLICE CALLS FOUND THAT THERE
WERE NO SIGNIFICANT ISSUES CONCERNING THE BUSINESS OR THE ISSUANCE OF THIS LICENSE. LICENSES AND CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THEXTENDED HOURS LICENSE UPON RESOLUTION OF THE RELATED QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEMS TO BE HEARD LATER. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AT THIS TIME, I'LL
STAND FOR ANY COMMES OR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION. I WILL PROCEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. COME ON INND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND RIGHT AFTER THAT, IF YOU CAN SIGN UP WITH THE CLERK, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> HELLO. I'M THE CEO OF SUPER TOBACCO LLC DOING BUSINESS AS UNIVERSITY. SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR THE WHOLE THING BECAUSE I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE ROOM. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS. >> WE'RE NOT TAKING ANY
QUESTION IF YOU HAVE ANY TESTIMONY THAT YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT. >> SO IT'S JT PRETTY MUCH WE'RE DOING BUSINESS AS UNIVERSITY AND LOWRY TOBACCO. WE'VE GOT OUR SECURITY TEAM HERE. WE ACTUALLY DID OPEN UNTIL
2 A.M. WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE EXTENDED HOURS OF LICENSE UNTIL WE GET A NOTIFICATION FROM THE CITY. SO WE OPENED UP FOR ALMOST LIKE A COUPLE OF MONTHS. >> SURE. >> AND THEN WE GOT A NOTIFICATION FROM THE CITY THAT WE NEED TO PULL A PERMIT OR A
LICENSE. SO WE DID WORK ON THAT WE'VE GOT OUR SECURITY TEAM WITH US. THEY WERE SO HELPFUL. EVERYTHING WAS GOING SMOOTH AND FINE. NO PROBLEMS. NO ISSUES. NO NOISE. AND YEAH. SO EVERYTHING WAS GOING GOOD. THAT'S WHY I APPLIED FOR THE LICENSE TO SEE
IF WE WERE GOING TO GET IT OR NOT. THANK YOU. >> THANKOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES, WELCOME. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> HI, I AM SECURITY GUARD AT SUPER TOBACCOS. I HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THEM FOR OVER A YEARS. AND SO FAR FROM MY EXPERIENCE, THE STORE IS A VALUED PART TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE SAFE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND SHOP FOR THEIR PRODUCTS AND ALSO THE STORE IS REALLY ON THE AGENDA FOR PROTECTING THEIR CUSTOMER
WITH EXTENSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM. ALSO, PHYSICAL SECURITY DETERRENT ALSO. AND WITH MY TIME THERE, THERE'S NO MAJOR INCIDENT. AND ALSO, THE POLICE CALL HAVE BEEN ALSOEFLECT THAT. THANK YOU. >> GREAT TO HEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. I THI --
>> JUST ONE MORE THING. WE HAD A THING WITH THE MINNESOTA, AND IT'S ALL PAID. IF YOU GUYS WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT. >> WE'LL HAVE YOU TO TALK TO AMY. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND I WILL MOVE THIS ITEM
WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION
CARRIES. ALLIGHT. ITEM 4 IS PUBLIC HEARING SIDEWALK CAFE LICENSFOR YELLOW BIRD CAFE IN
WARD 1. I WILL HAVE AGAIN AMY TO GIVE US THAT PRESENTATION. WELCOME. >> ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AS EARLIER, I AM AMYLINGO, MANAGER FOR LICENSES AND CONSUMER SERVICES. I'M PRESENTING AN
APPLICATION FROM YELLOWBIRD COFFEE BAR LLC DBA YELLOWBIRD COFFEE NORTHEAST LOCATED IN NORTHEAST IN WARD 1. T APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A SIDEWALK CAFE LICENSE. IF APPROVED, THEY INTEND TO OPERATE 32 SEATS ON THE EXTERIOR FM
THE HOURS OF 7 A.M. TO 5 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES WERE SENT TO 29 RESIDENTS ON MAY 12TH. PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL AS IT WAS POSTED TONY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WITH FOUR OR MORE UNITS WITHIN 300 FEET. NOTICES
WERE ALSO SEND TO THE HOLLAND NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION. WE HAVE RECEIVED ONE COMMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY IN FULL SUPPORT. A REVIEW OF 311 COMPLAINTS, POLICE CALLS, FOUND
THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT ISSUES CONCERNING THE BUSINESS OR ISSUANCE OF THIS LICENSE. LICENSES AND CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION APPROVES AROVAL OF THE SIDEWALK CAFE LICENSE. I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL PROCEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE IF THERE IS
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE T SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE, I WILL MOVE THIS IM -- I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION
CARRIES. THE LAST PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR 2026 PROPERTY SALE FOR MINNEAPOLIS HOMES FINANCING PROJECT. I WILL HAVE TARA THOMPSON FOR PRESENTATION ON
THIS ITEM. WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR OSMAN, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS TARA THOMPSON AND I'M A SENIOR
PROJECT COORDINATOR WITH CPED'S RESIDENTIAL AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM. TODAY, I WILL PRESENTING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SALE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY AND FINANCING THROUGH OUR MINNEAPOLIS HOMES. PROPERTY PURCHASE AND FINANCING PROGRAMS.
MINNEAPOLIS HOMES IS AN UMBRELLA NAME FOR A VARIE OF OWNERSHIP HOUSING PRODUCTS THAT THE CITY HAS. WE HELP HOUSEHOLDS ACCESS HOME OWNERSHIP THROUGH COUNSELING AND DOWN PAYMENT
ASSISTANCE CREATING AFFORDABLE UNITS. AND FINALLY, WE ALSO HELP HOME OWNERS SUSTAIN THEIR HOMES THROUGH LOANS AND GRANTS. MY PRESENTATION TODAY IS GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON OUR CREATE STRATEGY OF SELLING CITY-OWNED
PROPERTY THROUGH THE PROPERTY PURCHASE PROGRAM AND FINANCING FOR AFFORDABLE OWNERSHIP UNIT THROUGH MINNEAPOLIS HOMES FINANCING. MINNEAPOLIS HOMES EVALUATION CRIRIA ARE USED TO
DETERMINE WHICH PROJECTS RECEIVE FINANCING AWARDS. EACH PROPOSAL UNDERGOES A FEASIBILITY AND CAPACITY ANALYSIS, AND A SCORE USING COUNCIL-APPROVED CRITERIA. THE FOUR PRIMARY CRITERIA ARE:
COST EFFECTIVENESS, ALIGNMENT WITH LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS, SUPPORT FOR EQUITABLE WEALTH-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES, AND INCLUSION OF UNIQUE DESIGN FEATURES THAT ADVANCE CITY GOALS. AS IT PERTAINS TO INCOME
LIMITS, PER OUR PROGRAM GUIDELINES, THE BORROWER'S HOUSEHOLD INCOME MAY NOT EXCEED 80% AREA MEDIAN INCOME, OR AMI. AS AN EXAMPLE, FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR, THE CURRENT HOUSEHOLD
INCOME LIMITS MAY NOT EXCEED 104,200. THIS HELPS ENSURE THAT HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO MODERATE AND LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY FACED BARRIERS IN
THE OWNERSHIP MARKET. THE FINANCING AWARDS THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING TAY MAY INCLUDE ONE OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING FUNDING TYPES: PROJECT GAP AND/OR AFFORDABILITY GAP.
PROJECT GAP REPRESENTS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PROJECT'S TOTAL DEVELOPMENT COST AND APPRAISED FAIR MARKET VALUE UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT. AND THE AFFORDABILITY GAP REPRESENTS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SALES PRICE AND THE MORTGAGE AMOUNT
THE BUYER QUALIFIES FOR. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF MODELS THAT CAN FALL UNDER THE AFFORDABILITY GAP
FUNDING MODEL. PRAISED FAIR MARKET VALUE. THE AFFORDABILITY GAP FUNDING IS THEN PROVIDED DIRECTLY TO THE HOME BUYER TYPICALLY AS DOWN PAYMENT OR CLOSING COST ASSISTANCE. THE
SECOND IS OUR PERPETUALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING MODEL. IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS REDUCED SALES PRICE, THE PROPERTY IS PLACED INTO A LONG-TERM AFFORDABILITY STRUCTURE. DEVELOPERS SELECT ONE
OF TWO EQUITY SHARING MODELS AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION. THE FIRST OPTIONS IS CITY LAKES COMMUNITY LAND TRUST MODEL OR CLCLT MODEL THAT IS SECURED THROUGH A 99-YEAR GROUNDED
LEAS THE SECOND OPTION IS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS MODEL, ALSO REFERRED AS THE CITY PAH. THIS IS SECURED THROUGH A 30-YEAR DECLARATION OF COVENANTS WHICH RENEWS UPON EACH SALE OF THE
HOME. IT IS ADMINISTERE BY CURRENTLY BY EITHER CLCL OR BUILD WEALTH MINNESOTA, AND IS ELIGIBLE IN ALL MINNEAPOLIS NEIGHBORHOODS. IN NOVEMBER 2025,
STAFF ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WITH APPLICATIONS DUE ON JANUARY 15TH, 2026. ALL APPLICABLE PROPOSALS WERE SHAD WITH IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. STAFF RECEIVED FEEDBACK
THAT THE NORTHSIDE RESIDENTS REDEVELOPMENT COUNCIL SUPPORTED DEVELOPMENT ON TWO SITES. ONE OF THOSE SITES IS INCLUDED IN TODAY'S RECOMMENDATION. WHILE THE SECOND WAS NOT RECOMMENDED
THIS RND AND WILL BE REMARKETED IN A FUTURE ROUND DUE TO UTILIZATION OF THE SITE ZE. STAFF RECOMMENDS 31 PROPOSALS SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF 73
HOUSING UNITS. IN THE FOLLOWING SEVERAL SLIDES ARE WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FINANCING AWARDS. EACH PROPOSAL REFLECTS RECOMMENDATIONS REPRESENT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS THAT
DEVELOPERS HAVE SUBMITTED AND ARE AS FOLLOWS. I'LL JUST GO THROUGH THE SLIDES TO SHOW YOU
THEIR RENDERS OR PLANS. SO WITH
THE ADDITIONAL UNITS RECOMMENDS TODAY, THE TOTAL CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES SINCE 2021 TOTALS 318 AFFORDABLE UNITS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. IN CLOSING, THE DEMAND FOR MINNEAPOLIS HOMES PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE EXTREMELY HIGH. WE'VE RECEIVED 245 PROPOSALS FROM 43 DEVELOPERS REQUESTING A
TOTAL OF $71.6 MILLION IN FUNDING. TODAY, WE ARE FUNDING $13.6 MILLION. MORE THAN HALF OF THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT IS BEING FUNDED BY MINNESOTA HOUSING IMPACT AWARDS THAT WE RECEIVED
FROM THE STATE. WE ARE RECOMMENDING 31 PROJECTS TO 18 DEVELOPERS WHERE MORE THAN 60% HAVE LESS THAN TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH THE PROGRAM. OF THE DEVELOPERS BEING
RECOMMENDED, AS A CORNERSTONE OF OUR PROGRAM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THESE DEVELOPERS TO ENABLE THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN FUTURE RFP ROUNDS. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
ATTENTION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I SHALL TAKE THEM NOW. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION. WE'LL HAVE THE QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> OKAY. >> APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. I'LL PROCEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE IF THERE'S
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON 2026 PROPERTY SALE FOR MINNEAPOLIS HOMES. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND SEE IF
THERE'S ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. MS. TARA, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU. I AM ULTRA GRATEFUL FOR
THE MINNEAPOLIS HOMES PROGRAM, AND THE RPFS THAT ARE BEING PUT OUT TO CREATE HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. WHAT KIND OF WORK IS BEING DONE SPECIFICALLY AROUND POST-PURCHASE SUPPORTS TO ENSURE THAT ALTHOUGH INDIVIDUALS
ARE GIVEN ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THE HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IN THIS? >> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. THAT'S ACTUALLY SUPPORTED BOTH IN OUR ACCESS
PROGRAM WHERE WE PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO PROSPECTIVE HOME BUYERS SO THEY ARE INFORMED ABOUT THE HOME PURCHASING PROCESS AND HOME OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND WHAT THAT ACTUALLY ENTAILS. IN
ADDITION TO THAT, AS A PART OF OUR APPROVAL PROCESS FOR HO HOMEBUYERS, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A HOME EDUCATION WORKSHOP WHERE THEY RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE UPON PASSING THAT.
SO AGAIN, THAT ENABLES -- GIVES THEM THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY NEED TO PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR OWNING THAT HOME AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE ARE CONCERNED. AND PAYMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
WHAT TO EXPECT AS A HOMEOWNER. IN ADDITION TO THAT WITH OUR DESIGN FEATURES THAT WE STIPULATE WITH THE CITY, WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ENERGY,
REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT ECONOMICAL SUSTAINABILITY WHILE THEY'RE IN THE HOME AS FAR AS ENERGY BILLS ARE CONCERNED. SO THE MOST GREEN, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, APPROACH TO ENSURE
THAT THE BILLS ARE NOT SO HIGH, WHICH ENABLES THEM TO BE IN THE HOME AS WELL. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. WHAT OTHER THINGS ARE BEING DONE? I SAW THAT THERE WERE NUMBER OF
MULTI-FAMILY UNITS, ALSO. AND JUST KEEPING IN MIND THAT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DOES HAVE A RENTAL TIERING SYSTEM. SO WHAT TYPES OF THINGS ARE BEING DONE TO HELP EDUCATE NEW DEVELOPERS, RIGHT? BECAUSE THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE JUST
STEPPING INTO THIS REALM ON HOW TO MANAGE THEIR PROPERTIES AND MANAGE, YOU KNOW, TENANTS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HAVING TENANTS SO WE CAN MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE INTEGRITY OF THE
PROPERTY ITSELF. >> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, SO OUR FOCUS MAINLY IS ON THE CREATION OF AFFORDABLE OWNERSHIP UNITS. THERE CAN BE
TIMES WHERE AN OWNER CAN PURCHASE MAYBE A MULTI-FAMILY WHERE THEY ARE RENTING. THEY ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN JUST DUE TO
THE AFFORDABILITY WEIGHTED AGAINST APPROVALS WITH LENDERS AND SUCH. SO WITH REGARD TO THAT, WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A PROGRAM RELATED, SPECIFICALLY
RELATED TO THAT BECAUSE OUR FOCUS IS ON OWNERSHIP. >> OKAY. >> SPECIFICALLY. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS TODAY, AND
ASK IF I CAN BE ADDED AS AN AUTHOR ON NUMBER 33 AND 34. THESE ARE THE ONES IN EAST PHILLIPS NEXT TO LITTLE EARTH. THAT'S A QUESTION FOR YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. >> YES. >> AND THEN THE OTHER THING I'LL
SAY IS I THINK THESE PROGRAMS ARE GREAT AND IMPORTANT. AND I THINK ONE THING I THINK WE SHOULD DO AS THE BODY IS FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH LAND THAT WE HAVE THAT IS VACANT IN GENERAL, NOT JUST HOMES THAT WE HAVE, TO ADDRESS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS. IT WOULD BE
AMAZING IF WE COULD, YOU KNOW, AS A BODY SAY THERE'S SO MUCH LAND THAT WE OWN IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THIS ISN'T FOR YOU, STAFF. THIS IS FOR ME TALKING TO MY CONSTITUENTS RIGHT NOW ON HOW WE CAN USE VACANT LAND HOMES IN
THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS MORE SERIOUSLY. THIS IS IMPORTANT AND NEED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE MORE ACCESS TO HOMES. I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT. AS A BODY, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO USE LAND THAT THE CITY HAS TO
ADDRESS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I'LL PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE HERE. THANK YOU, STAFF. I KNOW YOU PUT A LOT OF WORK ON THIS. AND THE PROCESS OF GETTING DEVELOPERS AND MAKING SURE THAT
THE FUNDING IS ALIGNMENT AND EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL. I'M EXCITED TO HEAR THAT THERE ARE SO MANY DEVELOPERS COMING IN AND THAT'S WHY PROGRAMS IS BEING CREATED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
HELPING SMALL DEVELOPERS. I HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH DIRECTOR. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I THINK JUNE 10TH WAS LAST YEAR IT CAME THROUGH THIS, IT WAS LIKE 22 PROPERTIES. HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THOSE AWARDS WERE
SUCCESSFUL AND THEY HAVE BEEN BUILT AND NOW PEOPLE ARE BUYING AND PURCHASING? IN THE CITY COUNCIL, WE HAVE NO IDEA. I KNOW YOU TRACK SOMEHOW WHAT DEVELOPERS, YOU KNOW, SUCCESS OF DEVELOPMENT AND MEETING THAT
GOAL AND EVEN IT WILL BE GREAT TO HEAR THE COMPLETION OF HOW MANY PROPERTIES AND EVEN THE SUCCESS STORIES OF FAMILIES THAT ARE BEING, YOU KNOW, HOUSED AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE HOUSE.
>> THANK YOU, OSMAN -- CHAIR OSMAN, FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR SUPPORT. AND YEAH, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE THE WAY HOME
REPORT THAT WAS JUST ISSUED THAT SHEDS LIGHT ON SOME OF THOSE OUTCOMES. AND I WILL SAY THAT IN THE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE BEEN DOING SOME HOUSE CLEANING AND
AUDITING IN TERMS OF OUR PROJECTS WHERE THEY STAND, HOW THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE WE ARE COMING UP AGAINST TIMELINES. AND WE ALSO WANT TO SUPPORT BUT ALSO WE NEED TO ENFORCE A LOT OF OUR POLICIES
AND TIMELINES THAT WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE CREATING THE OUTCOMES OF CREATING AFFORDABLE HOMES AND GETTING PEOPLE AND FAMILIES INTO THEM. AND SO WE'RE
ON THE TAIL END OF THAT. ALSO, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH OUT RFPs. TO SUPPORT THAT. PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
>> WELCOME, DIRECTOR. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. ALFRED PORT AT CPED. IN RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTION, CHAIR, ONCE THE
PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED, THE DEVELOPERS MOVE FORWARD WITH OPEN HOUSES. MOST TIMES THEY'RE INVITING COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE WARDS THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN. MOVING FORWARD, WE CAN ENSURE THAT THEY'RE EXTENDING THAT INVITATION TO ALL OF YOU BECAUSE
IT'S NOT JUST THE FOLKS IN THE WARD THAT PARTICIPATE. ALL OF YOU ARE MAKING DECISIONS IN THIS PROGRAM PROVIDING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THAT. SO I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS. WE'LL ALSO IN FUTURE REPORTS, WE'LL ALSO PROVIDE YOU MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE FINISHED PRODUCTS, THE
STATUS OF ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS. >> YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY POINT IS I'M TRYING TO GET IS THAT WE ARE FUNDING LARGE PROPERTIES. AND FOR US, AS DECISION MAKERS, WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW MANY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. YOU KNOW. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SUCCESS STORIES
WE'RE SEEING ON THAT. ARE WE ACCOMPLISHING OUR GOAL, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS THAT MIGHT NOT GO TO TRADITIONAL BANKING TO PURCHASE HOUSING. BUT NOW THEY CAN PURCHASE BASED ON AMI QUALIFICATIONS AND SO ON.
>> IF I MAY ADD, CHAIR OSMAN, WE ALSO, AS PART OF THE PUBLICATION THAT WE EXTEND TO DEVELOPERS, ONCE THEY SIGN THE CONTRACT AND CLOSE ON THE PROJECT, CLOSE ON THE CONTRACT, THEY HAVE 12
MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. SO MOST TIMES THOSE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED AND SOLD TO PROPERTY OWNERS -- I MEAN, TO HOMEOWNERS AFTER THE 12th MONTH PERIOD. IF A SITUATION ARISES WHERE THERE WERE COMPLICATIONS, WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND TO ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT IS SUCCESSFUL AND THE HOME BUYER IS SUCCESSFUL. >> OKAY. ONE LAST QUESTION. YOU ANSWERED THIS BUT IN MORE MY COLLEAGUES IN PUBLIC ABOUT WHY ARE WE NOT SEEING MORE LOWER
AMI, LIKE 40%? LIKE SEEING 80%. IF YOU CAN KIND OF EXPLAIN YOUR THINKING OF THAT. >> YES. CHAIR OSMAN, THE PROGRAM AFFORDS, AS TARA MENTIONED, OUR CAP IS 80% AMI. BUT DEVELOPERS
CAN COME IN AND SERVE HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE LOWER INCOME TIER. AND IF THEIR PROPOSAL PRESENTS ITSELF THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO SERVE HOUSEHOLDS AT 60%, AS AN EXAMPLE, OR 40%, THE AFFORDABILITY GAP IS INCREASED.
THE CHALLENGE WITH FINDING HOUSEHOLDS AT 40% IS THE INCOME THAT'S NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE SALE PRICE OF THAT HOME IS SOMETIMES CHALLENGED. WHILE ALSO TALKING ABOUT FIGURING OUT WHAT
THE CREDIT WORTHINESS. BECAUSE WE'RE JUST PROVIDING DEVELOPMENT GAP ASSISTANCE AND AFFORDABILITY ASSISTANCE. BUT THE PROSPECTIVE HOMEBUYER STILL HAS TO GO OUT AND SECURE MORTGAGE THROUGH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. WE'RE NOT PROVIDING THE FIRST MORTGAGE PRODUCT. SO THE HOMEOWNER HAS TO
BE MORTGAGE-READY TO ENABLE US TO REACH THAT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. THAT WAS -- I HAD THE SIMILAR QUESTION. I WOULD JUST PLAN ON FOLLOWING UP OFFLINE JUST TO HAVE A LONGER DISCUSSION AHEAD
OF THE FINAL VOTE. AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANTED TO SAY IS I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S ONE PROJECT HERE IN MY WARD, NUMBER 34, AND I'D LOVE TO BE LISTED AS A CO-AUTHOR. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT WAS STATED BY
THE DIRECTOR OF SHARING WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PROJECTS AFTERWARDS AND GETTING INVITATIONS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR IMPACT IS OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE. VERY MUCH SUPPORT THAT. REALLY INTERESTED IN HAVING THAT TYPE OF FOLLOW UP. SO THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, STAFF. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE, I -- SOMEONE ELSE? >> I DON'T THINK SO. THAT'S IT. >> ALL RIGHT. I WILL MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEM ARE FOR THE SAME BUSINESS WE JUST HAD. BUT
THE DIFFERENT LICENSE APPLICATION. LICENSE HOLDER FIVE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF LICENSE. FIRST, I WILL HAVE AMY LINGO, MANAGER, TO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM. I
KNOW THIS WAS THE TOBACCO. PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ONCE AGAIN, THIRD TIME'S A CHARM. MANAGER AMY LINGO FOR BUSINESS LICENSING. THE APPLICANT IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE. BUT THIS IS A STANDARD STATE MANDATED PROCESS.
SO THE REVOCATION HAS COME TO US FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. THE ONLY WAY TO CEASE THIS REVOCATION IS TO -- THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND WE ARE AWAITING THAT
TAX CLEARANCE LETTER, WHICH WE THINK SHOULD BE COMING IN TIME FOR THE FULL COUNCIL NEXT WEEK. >> SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THIS REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING, I'M SURE. SO I'LL PROCEED TO
OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND MOVE THIS ITEM WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION TO ALLOW LICENSE HOLDERS FOR MORE TIME ON THURSDAY, BEFORE THE COUNCIL. ON THAT MOTION, ALL
THOSE IN -- YES, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. LET'S JUST GET IN ON THE SAME PAGE. WE HAD THE EARLIER
ITEM. AND NOW WE HAVE THIS QUASI-JUDICIAL REVOKING THE LICENSE. CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON HOW THINGS RELATE AND WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEM ALL HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME. IF THE TAX REVOCATION PROCESS IS NOT CLEARED UP, THEN
THE EXTENDED HOURS APPLICATION WILL BE REMOVED. IT WILL BE INACTIVATED. BUT IF THE TAX REVOCATION PROCESS IS CORRECTED IN TIME FOR NEXT WEEK, THEN THOSE ITEMS WILL BE REMOVED AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE EXTENDED HOURS APPLICATION.
>> OKAY. THAT'S GREAT. IT LOOKS LIKE THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS HERE DROPPED OFF SOME DOCUMENTATION TO THE CLERKS THAT HAD TO DO WITH FINANCES. I'M IN THE SURE IF THAT'S THE CASE. BUT HE MADE IT SEEM LIKE IT. >> HE OFFERED. BUT WE DID NOT ACCEPT IT. I HAVE COPIES IN MY
EMAIL. >> OKAY. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT MOTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE A DISCUSSION ITEM PRESENTING THE
EXCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PEOPLE WAY PROJECT. I WILL HAVE MYLES MERCER FROM CPED TO GIVE US MORE PRESENTATION, AND GIVE US INFORMATION ABOUT THIS. WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, AGAIN. I'M STILL MYLES MERCER, MANAGER OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN CPED. I'M A MEMBER OF THE TEAM THAT HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE CITY'S PROCESS TO IDENTIFY A GROUP TO DEVELOP THE PEOPLE'S WAY
PROPERTY AT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. MINNESOTA AGAPE MOVEMENT AS THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT PARTNER FOR THE SITE. AND AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT TO GIVE AGAPE EXCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS FOR TWO TO THREE YEARS. IT HAS TAKEN LONGER THAN ANYONE WANTED TO
REACH THIS RECOMMENDATION. THE PEOPLE'S WAY IS A COMPLEX SITE WITH MANY STAKEHOLDERS AND A TOPIC OF SIGNIFICANT SENSITIVITY. THE CITY HAS TAKEN A CAREFUL, DELIBERATE APPROACH TO THE REVIEW PROCESS. THE PEOPLE'S WAY IS LOCATED AT
GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE AT THE INTERSECTION OF CHICAGO AVENUE RUNNING NORTH-SOUTH AND 38th STREET RUNNING EAST-WEST. SOME BACKGROUND. IN SEPTEMBER 2024, THE CITY ISSUED A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS TO IDENTIFY A
COMMUNITY-BASED OWNER TO REDEVELOP THE PEOPLE'S WAY SITE FOR COMMUNITY USE. THERE'S MORE DETAIL IN THE STAFF REPORT ON THAT PROCESS. ONE THING TO NOTE IS THAT A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS IS DIFFERENT THAN A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. IN AN RFQ, THE CITY EVALUATES THE
QUALIFICATIONS OF A TEAM THAT WILL SUBSEQUENTLY WORK THROUGH A PLANNING AND COMMUNITY PROCESS TO DEVELOP A PROJECT CONCEPT. IN CONTRAST, IN RFP PROCESS, THE CITY EVALUATES A SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL AGAINST OBJECTIVES. TODAY, WE'RE ASKING
YOU TO APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER, NOT A SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT. AGAPE PROVIDED A CONCEPT FOR THE SITE OF A SIX-STORY BUILDING. THEY HAVE ALREADY REALIZED THE FEASIBILITY CHALLENGES OF SUCH A BUILDING AND ARE SCALING BACK. AGAPE WILL NEED TO DO MORE
ANALYSIS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO FORMULATE A VIABLE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT. THE RFQ DOCUMENT HAD CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING APPLICATIONS. ONE CRITERION WAS RELEVANT EXPERIENCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT
TEAM. AGAPE HAS ASSEMBLED A TEAM FOR ITS PROJECT. WHILE AGAPE IS ROOTED IN AND SERVES THE COMMUNITY IN MULTIPLE WAYS, MEMBER OF AGAPE'S TEAM BRING EXPERIENCE WITH REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT. THE TEAM INCLUDES
VY MANAGEMENT, FIDELITY HEALTHCARE, NEW GENERATIONS, MOBILIZED DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE, AND SHEAR INNOVATIONS. MORE RECENTLY, AGAPE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ARCHITECTURAL FIRM HGA ON REVISED DESIGN CONCEPTS. CITY STAFF BELIEVES THAT AGAPE HAS
PUT TOGETHER A TEAM WITH RELEVANT EXPERIENCE. MEMBERS OF THAT TEAM ARE WITH US TODAY. ANOTHER CRITERION OF THE RFQ IS HOW WELL A GROUP'S INTENTIONS FOR STEWARDING A SITE WOULD ACHIEVE THE COMMUNITY VALUES STATED IN THE RFQ. HERE THEY
ARE. THE COMMUNITY VALUES STEMMED FROM THE COMMUNITY VISIONING WORK THE CITY DID ON GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE MORE BROADLY BEFORE ISSUING THE RFQ. AND THE STEWARDSHIP INTENTIONS WE CONSIDERED INCLUDED PROJECT IDEA
AND APPROACH TO THE MEMORIALS, COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE CITY ENGAGED THE COMMUNITY ON THE APPLICATIONS IN MULTIPLE WAYS. THE GROUPS PRESENTED THEIR VISIONS FOR THE SITE AT A
COMMUNITY MEETING HELD AT SABATHANI COMMUNITY CENTER. AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. CITY STAFF ORGANIZED AND ATTENDED MANY OTHER MEETINGS IN THE COMMUNITY TO GATHER FEEDBACK. A SUMMARY OF THE COMMUNITY'S ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IS AN
EXHIBIT OF THE STAFF REPORT. AND THE CITY USED A COMMUNITY SURVEY. THE RESPONDENTS TO THE SURVEY SHOWED GREATEST SUPPORT FOR ELEMENTS OF ANOTHER GROUP'S APPLICATION. CITY STAFF TOOK THE SURVEY RESULTS INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL AS THE
OTHER COMMUNITY FEEDBACK WE HEARD. AND COMMUNITY INPUT WAS ONE OF THE MULTIPLE CRITERIA IN OUR REVIEW. STAFF HEARD FROM COMMUNITY A DESIRE FOR THE APPLICANTS TO WORK TOGETHER IN SOME WAY ON THE PEOPLE'S WAY.
THE OTHER APPLICANTS ALSO HAD STRONG CONNECTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AND COULD BRING SKILLS THAT COULD BENEFIT ANY PROJECT AT THE SITE. CITY STAFF BELIEVE THAT AGAPE IS WILLING AND ABLE TO ENGAGE THE OTHER APPLICANTS, THE COMMUNITY AND ALL STAKEHOLDERS AT GEORGE FLOYD
SQUARE ON THE FUTURE OF THE PEOPLE'S WAY. LOOKING AHEAD, IF YOU APPROVE THESE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, THE CITY WOULD ENTER INTO AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS AGREEMENT WITH AGAPE BASED ON THE TERM SHEET ATTACHED TO THE STAFF REPORT. UNDER THAT
AGREEMENT, AGAPE WOULD HAVE TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE A LIST OF PRE-DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE THEIR PROJECT. SUCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS, DESIGN, COST ESTIMATES, FUNDRAISING, AND THROUGH IT ALL, ENGAGING THE
COMMUNITY. IF AGAPE MAKES PROGRESS ON THOSE ACTIVITIES AND NEEDS MORE TIME, THE CPED DIRECTOR COULD EXTEND THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS FOR A THIRD YEAR. TWO INITIAL YEARS PLUS POTENTIAL EXTENSION IS A TYPICAL TIME PERIOD FOR EXCLUSIVE
DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AWARDED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN RECENT YEARS. MANY PROJECTS END UP TAKING LONGER THAN THAT. ANY OF THE APPLICANTS WOULD HAVE RECEIVED AND NEEDED THAT AMOUNT OF TIME. AGAPE AND CITY STAFF
WILL ALSO FINALIZE THE TERMS FOR THE SALE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING THE SALES PRICE, MINIMUM IMPROVEMENTS ON THE SITE, CONSTRUCTION, ET CETERA. CITY STAFF WOULD RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF THOSE TERMS THAT WOULD BE THE BASIS OF
A REDEVELOPMENT CONTRACT. DURING THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TERM, THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO OWN AND MAINTAIN THE PEOPLE'S WAY SITE. UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS SOLD, THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO NEED TO FUND AND MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY.
AFTER EXECUTING THE REDEVELOPMENT CONTRACT AND MEETING ITS CONDITIONS, INCLUDING AGAPE SECURING FULL FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT, ONLY THEN WILL THE CITY TRANSFER THE PROPERTY TO AGAPE, AND THEY WILL BEGIN THEIR CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S MORE WORK TO DO TO GET
TO THAT POINT. AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE MORE TWISTS AND TURNS. BUT LET'S GET STARTED. CITY STAFF WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AGAPE. THE AGAPE TEAM AND I ARE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. >> THANK YOU, MR. MERCER, FOR
THE PRESENTATION. FIRST, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SOREN STEVENSON HAS JOINED OUR COMMITTEE AND HE IS ALSO FIRST UP TO QUEUE. SO I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR
CHOWDHURY, FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY. >> COULD YOU SPEAK INTO YOUR MICROPHONE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER? YOU'RE SOUNDING A LITTLE BIT QUIET. >> ALL RIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY. I AM HERE. I'M NOT A NORMAL MEMBER OF THIS
COMPLETE. BUT I AM HERE ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ BECAUSE I REPRESENT THE AREA OF 3744 CHICAGO AVENUE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PEOPLE'S WAY. I ASKED TO SPEAK TODAY TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN WITH THE MAYOR'S CHOICE TO AWARD MINNESOTA AGAPE
MOVEMENT EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO THE PEOPLE'S WAY SITE. BEFORE GOING INTO MY REASONING, I WANT TO BRING IN A DESCRIPTION OF THIS PLACE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. IN A RECENT LETTER, THE GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE COMMUNITY VISIONING COUNCIL DESCRIBED GFS, WHICH THE PEOPLE'S WAY IS A CRITICAL PART
OF IN THE FOLLOWING WAY: THE SPIRIT OF GFS, GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE, DERIVES FROM THE SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE WHO VISIT AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE OCCUPIED THE SQUARE SINCE MAY 25TH, 2020.
PEOPLE COME WITH OFFERINGS. -- ONE AT THE VERY CENTER OF THE INTERSECTION. ARTISTS ALSO CREATED MEMORIALS TO GEORGE FLOYD AND TO THE PEOPLE KILLED BY POLICE ACTION. THE SAY THEIR
NAME CEMETERY AND THE MOURNING PASSAGE ARE PART OF THIS. FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, COMMUNITY KEEPERS OF THE SQUARE HAVE CURATED THE OFFERINGS, PLANTED FLOWERS, AND KEPT CLOTHES CLOSET AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS EXCHANGE AT THE PEOPLE'S WAY. THESE
CARETAKERS MEET EVERY MORNING. OUR COMMUNITY EXPERIENCED TRAGEDY, PAIN AND DEVASTATION. THE VISION TO SEE 38th STREET THRIVE HAS NOW EVOLVED INTO BEING THE EPICENTER FOR A GLOBAL RACIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT, AND BECOMING ONCE AGAIN THE
BIRTHPLACE OF BROWN AND BLACK EXCELLENCE IN MINNEAPOLIS. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IS THE WELLBEING, SPIRITUAL, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AS WE STILL FACE ALL THE CHALLENGES BEFORE US. WITH THAT DESCRIPTIONS OF THIS SPECIAL PLACE IN MIND AND THE NECESSARY RECOGNITION THAT WE NEED TO BE
THINKING ABOUT THE PLACE WHO T WHOLIST WHOLISTICALLY, WHERE THEY'RE NOT SEPARATE DISTINCT PARTS BUT ALL A PART OF A BROADER INTERCONNECTED SITE. NEEDS TO BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE VALUES,
VISION THAT THE COMMUNITY FORGED AND SPIRITED. I'M CONCERNED THAT AWARDING MINNESOTA AGAPE MOVEMENT EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS IGNORES THE CLEARLY STATED INPUT, FEASIBILITY OF THE PROJECT AND ISSUES WITH THE
PROPOSED TIMELINE. FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, AFTER SO MANY YEARS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE COMMUNITY INPUT DURING THE SELECTION OF THE CITY -- DURING THE SELECTIONPROCESS, SORRY, THE CITY COMMISSIONED A SURVEY
TO UNDERSTAND STAKEHOLDERS OPINIONS ABOUT REDEVELOPING THE PEOPLE'S WAY SITE. CLOSE TO 800 SUBMISSIONS FROM MINE AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ CONSTITUENTS IN THE AREA, AND FOUND THAT OVERALL THE COMMUNITY
FOUND THAT -- 58% OF RESPONDENTS AGREED WITH THE RISE AND REMEMBER PROJECT PROPOSAL. WHILE ONLY 36% AGREED WITH AGAPE'S VISION. WE CANNOT IGNORE WHAT CONSTITUENTS ARE CLEARLY ASKING FOR. THIS PROJECT WILL NOT BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT THE SUPPORT
AND INPUT OF THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE, WORK AND BUILD COMMUNITY AND CARE FOR GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. WHEN IF COMES TO ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND FEASIB FEASIBILITY, I'M CONCERNED THAT
AGAPE WILL NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE. THEY DO NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE IN SITE DEVELOPMENT. WHEN IT COMES TO THE CITY'S PROPOSED TIMELINE, THE TERM SHEET THAT WAS GIVEN WAS FOR A TWO-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PHASE. IF AGAPE IS UNABLE TO
COMPLETE THOSE TERMS IN TWO YEARS, THEY CAN THEN CHOOSE TO APPLY FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE- YEAR EXTENSION. IF THE SELECTED GROUP TAKES A FULL AMOUNT OF TIME ALLOTTED FOR THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT PHASE, IT MEANS THAT THE CONSTRUCTION WOULD NOT
BEGIN UNTIL 2029. IN THE FACE THAT AGAPE DOES NOT COMPLETE THE TERM, THE PROCESS WOULD START OVER. IT IS TOO LONG WHEN OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS TO GET TO THIS POINT.
SEE INVESTMENT IN 38TH AND GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE SOONER. I ALSO WANT TO SHARE PERSPECTIVE DIRECTLY FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MICHELLE GROSS FROM CUAPB SAID THE FOLLOWING, WE WRITE TO EXPRESS OUR STRONGEST POSSIBLE
OBJECTION TO TURNING THIS SITE OVER TO THE MINNESOTA AGAPE MOVE MOVEMENT. THE FUTURE OF THIS SITE HAS BEEN THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION IN LITERALLY DOZENS OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS. WE WANT RISE AND REMEMBER, THE FLOYD FAMILY FOUNDATION, TO BE GRANTED
THE RIGHTS TO DEVELOPMENT. THE SELECTION OF AGAPE IS PARTICULARLY PAINFUL GIVEN THEIR ROLE IN ACCEPTING ALMOST $360,000 FOR COVID FUNDS TO FORCE OPEN THE INTERSECTION OF 38TH AND CHICAGO. ANOTHER COMMUNITY MEMBER WROTE TO ME
SAYING, "IT IS SUCH AS DISSERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY TO CLEARLY GO AGAINST OUR WISHES WHICH WAS WELL DOCUMENTED IN THE SURVEY THAT WAS CONVENIENTLY WITHHELD UNTIL RECENTLY. RISE AND REMEMBER HAS PROVEN TO HAVE THE WHOLE OF COMMUNITY AND FAMILY'S BEST INTEREST IN MIND.
PUTTING IN THOUSANDS OF HOURS INTO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND HAVE SHOWN THEY ARE BEYOND CAPABLE OF FOLLOWING THROUGH ON LARGE VISIONS AND PROJECTS. LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY IS CRITICAL HERE. LAST YEAR THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATION FOLLOWED COMMUNITY INPUT, AND SURVEY RESULTS FOR THE STREET RECONSTRUCTION. AND THEY SHOULD
DO THE SAME FOR THE PEOPLE'S WAY. AFTER SIX YEARS OF NEAR CONSTANT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WE NEED TO TREAT THAT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RESPECT AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH WHAT MY CONSTITUENTS ASKED THAT WE DO. FOR ALL OF THE REASONS AND WAR
THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED BY MY COMMUNITY, I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO PLEASE RETURN THIS MATTER BACK TO STAFF. THE PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF YOU DOES NOT REFLECT WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS. THE PROPOSAL DOES NOT MOOEET THE TIMELINE EXPECTATIONS OF THE
COMMUNITY. AND THERE MUST BE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT WILL ACTUALLY COME TO FRUITION. LASTLY, IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TIME TO GET COMMUNITY INPUT, WE NEED TO LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND CENTER THEIR VISION. I KNOW THAT THE MINNESOTA AGAPE MOVEMENT IS DEEPLY IMBEDDED IN THE COMMUNITY
AND HAS A DEEP HISTORY IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. REFERRING THIS BACK TO STAFF IS NOT A REJECTION OF THAT HISTORY. IT IS A RECOGNITION THAT THE BEST PATH FORWARD FOR THE PEOPLE'S WAY IS A PROJECT THAT THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR AND HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF BEING SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND I DO WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR HAVING SUCH RESPECTFUL AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH ME ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE APPLAUSE DURING THIS MEETING. JUST SO WE CAN CONTINU OUR
BUSINESS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, FOR YOUR COENTS. WE'LL GO TO NEXT IN QUEUE. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I'D FIRST LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REFER THIS ITEM BACK TO STAFF, AND ASK FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. I AM THANKFUL TO BE HERE UNITED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON AS BOTH HIM AND I REPRESENT WARD 8 AND 9. I THINK THAT WE HAVE SPENT THE LAST FEW DAYS HEARING VERY LOUD AND CLEAR FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS. BUT BEFORE I BEGIN MY COMMENTS,
I WANT TO BEGIN BY REMINDING US THAT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE IS A SACRED SPACE, AND THAT THE PEOPLE OF OUR WARDS ARE THE FOLKS WHO BUILT THE PEOPLE'S WAY THROUGH YEARS OF GRIEF, ORGANIZING AND HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE. THE PROCESS INTO
SELECTION OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS MUST BE TRANSPARENT AND HAVE COMMUNITY BUY-IN IN ORDER FOR THE PEOPLE'S WAY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE FUTURE. THE COMMUNITY THAT WE REPRESENT WAS PREVIOUSLY PROMISED THAT THE SELECTION OF A DEVELOPER WOULD
BE MADE IN MAY 2025, FOR THE PEOPLE'S WAY AND GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. THAT DECISION WAS DELAYED BY AN ENTIRE YEAR. MUCH OF THE FEEDBACK WE'VE HEARD SINCE THEN IS THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN FRUSTRATED AND HAS DISTRUST IN THIS PROCESS. IN THE
LEAD UP TO MAY 2025, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS COMMISSIONED A SURVEY TO UNDERSTAND STAKEHOLDERS OPINIONS AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S WAY. THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOWED US THAT THE PATH BEING USHERED FORWARD BY THE CITY TODAY IS NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY.
OVERALL, THE COMMUNITY FOUND THAT RISE AND REMEMBER'S PROPOSAL WAS CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH COMMUNITY VALUES. RISE AND REMEMBER ADDRESSED MEMORIALS AND PLAN TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY. AND I'LL SAY THAT AGAIN. PLAN TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY. WHICH
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART. FURTHER, THOSE WHO TOOK THE SURVEY FELT THAT RISE AND REMEMBER WAS MOST LIKELY TO HONOR THE SITE SIGNIFICANCE AND FOSTER COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP. DESPITE WHAT THE SURVEY RESULTS HAVE SHOWED US ON THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY, AND DESPITE
THESE RESULTS BEING READY IN APRIL 2025, A DECISION WAS MADE TO GO AGAINST THE COMMUNITY BY CHOOSING AGAPE. COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON AND I ARE URGING OUR COLLEAGUES TO OPPOSE THIS PROPOSAL AND TO SUPPORT THIS MOTION TO RETURN BACK TO STAFF. THAT WAY WE CAN ADDRESS THE
ISSUES AT HAND AND BUILD THE PEOPLE'S WAY PROPOSAL THAT ACTUALLY REFLECTS OUR COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAV. [APPLAUSE] >> AGAIN, NO APPLSE. WE JUST GOTTA GET THROUGH OUR BUSINESS.
WE WILL GO NEXT TO COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. AND THANK YOU, AGAPE MOVEMENT, FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PRESENTATION. I
GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. AND I HEAR MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AS THEY ARE ARTICULATING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO REFER THIS BACK TO STAFF FOR ADDITIONAL RESEARCH. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A COMPARISON CONTRAST OF WHAT THE DEVELOPMENT
RIGHTS AND THE PLANS LOOK LIKE FOR RISE AND REMEMBER VERSUS THIS WAS VERY DETAILED. IT HAD A LOT OF INFORMATION. DURING THE COURSE OF THE PRESENTATION, I DID SPEAK TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE AND ASK WAS THERE
ANOTHER PRESENTATION OF SUCH IN THIS MANNER WITH REFLECTION OF THE OTHER ORGANIZATION SO WE'RE EQUALLY AS FORMED. I WASN'T A PART OF THE SURVEY. I LIVE IN
NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. IF WE ARE VOTING ON SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE COHESIVE, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION JUST TO MAKE A WELL INFORMED DECISION AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY IN WHATEVER ASPECT THEY NEED TO BE SUPPORTED IN
WITH THIS. SO IF THERE IS, YOU KNOW, A PRESENTATION THAT COULD BE BROUGHT AS WE'RE REFERRING THIS TO STAFF. IS THAT PART OF THAT PROCESS THAT THEY'LL -- >> COULD YOU REITERATE YOUR QUESTION, AGAIN? >> IF WE'RE REFERRING IT BACK TO
STAFF, IS THERE GOING TO BE A COMPARE AND CONTRAST PRESENTATION THAT SHOWS WHOSE WHO AND WHAT'S WHAT AND WHO IS DOING WHAT? THAT'S THE QUESTION. HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> I BELIEVE NOT. I WILL RELY ON -- >> WE CAN REQUEST IT. >> DIRECTOR HANSEN. >> DIRECTOR HANSEN. SOMEBODY. SOMEBODY SAY SOMETHING.
>> CHAIR OSMAN, MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE, I FORGOT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF EARLIER. I'M ERI HANSEN, I'M THE CPED DIRECTOR. SO YOU CAN REQUEST INFORMATION. THE BODY WOULD HAVE TO REFER IT BACK TO STAFF AS HAS BEEN MOVED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. THE STAFF IS PUTTING FORWARD ITS RECOMMENDATION FOR MINNESOTA AGAPE MOVEMENT FOR THESE EXCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS. >> ALL RIGHT. IS THAT IT FOR YOU?
>> WELL I'LL LEAN THEN INTO THE JUDGMENT OF MY COLLEAGUES IN THE WARDS IN WHICH THEY REPRESENT OF HOW TO PROCEED. I'M JUST SAYING IN SUPPORT OF YOUR DECISIONS, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SEE
MULTI-COMPARISON CONTRAST. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO WHY I SUPPORT REFERRING THIS BACK TO STAFF TODAY. LET ME JUST STEP BACK ON WHERE WE ALL AGREE IN
THIS SPACE. WE ALL BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A GOOD PROJECT AT THE PEOPLE'S WAY THAT REPRESENTS THIS COMMUNITY AND STEWARDS THE NEEDS AND THE VALUES OF EVERYTHING THAT GEORGE
FLOYD SQUARE HOLDS, AND EVERYTHING THAT COMMUNITY IS TRYING TO MEMORIALIZE, ESPECIALLY THE LOSS OF BLACK LIVES AT THE HANDS OF POLICE AND POLICE BRUTALITY ACROSS THE WORLD. LIKE WE ALL AGREE ON THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PLACE TO START. I
THINK ANOTHER PLACE THAT I THINK WE DO HAVE STRONG ALIGNMENT IS THE FACT THAT THIS IS A DECISION THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE WITH MOCRATIC SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY. AFTER ALL, IT IS
CALLED THE PEOPLE'S WAY. AND I THINK BACK TO THE LAST COUNCIL YEAR WHERE WE HAD SO MANY TUMULTUOUS MEETINGS, THE BACK
AND FORTH THAT WE HAD. AND WE OFTEN HELD UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN THAT CONVERSATION. I THINK IT WAS ULTIMATELY RIGHT THE COMMUNITY SURVEY AND WHAT THE NEEDS WERE OF THAT PEOPLE BECAUSE IT WAS SO IMMEDIATE AND
IMPORTANT. AND I ULTIMATELY, WAS THE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT SWUNG HER VOTE AND BROUGHT SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS ALONG FOR THAT PROJECT. EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT. EVEN THOUGH I UPSET SEVERAL OF MY CONSTITUENTS WHO HAD REACHED OUT.ND I WOULD
FEEL VERY MUCH THAT I WOULD BE GOING BACK ON THAT COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY VOICE IF I WERE TO SUPPORT THIS APPLICATION FOR EXCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS THAT DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN THE SURVEY
ROSS SEVERAL QUESTIONS. ESPECIALLY AROUND STEWARDSHIP. AND THERE WERE SEVERAL AREAS IN WHICH THESE PROJECTS WERE SCORED AND A PATTERN THAT I SAW REPEATEDLY IS THE APPLICA THAT'S BEFORE US DID NOT MEET A
LOT OF THE CATEGORIES AROUND COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP AND THE ESTIONS AROUND STEWARDSHIP. AND I THINK THAT'S SO IMPORTANT. AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROJECT
PARTNER THAT WE HAVE HAVING EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT. A I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO COME SECONDARY BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITOF MINNEAPOLIS IN OUR WISDOM AND
EXPERTISE AND PROVIDE SUPPLEMENT. BUT THE THING WE CAN'T PROVIDE SUPPLEMENT IS TRUST. WE LOST THAT TRUST. HERE'S OUR OPPORTUNITY TO REPAIR IT. SO WE HAVE TO GO WITH A GROUP THAT DOES HAVE THAT TRUST BUILT IN BECAUSE WE CAN'T
SUPPLEMENT IT. THAT'S THE THING THAT WE'RE AFTER, PEOPLE'S WAY DEMOCRATICALLY SUPPORTED BY THE COMMUNITY. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS FOR WHO ENDS UP GETTING THIS EXCLUSIVE
DEVELOPMENT RIGHT AND RTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY. BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS I DON'T SEE IT HERE WITH THE APPLICANT THAT'S BEFORE US AND I ALSO DO THINK WE HAVE SOME NEED ON THIS COUNCIL TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HOW DECISIONS WERE MADE, AND SEE IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO
NEGOTIATE AND TALK ABOUT WHAT COULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD SO WE CAN MOVE TOGETHER ON THIS IN ONE VOICE. WE'RE JUST NOT THERE YET. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I'LL RECOGNIZE
COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. >> YES, THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. BEING A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER, I DO NOT HAVE A STRONG OPINION ON WHICH OF THESE ENTITIES SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD. BUT I DO HAVE
SOME CONCERNS WITH JUST SOME QUESTIONS OF BEING NEW AND THINGS THAT WERE DISCLOSED IN THE PAPER THAT I DON'T SEE ADDRESSED PUBLICLY. THINGS AROUND FINANCIALS. THINGS AROUND CO-DEVELOPERS THAT DROPPED OUT.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THOSE ARE QUESTIONS YOU CAN ANSWER DIRECTLY. BUT FOR ME, IF WE'RE BRINGING A PROJECT FORWARD AND THERE'S QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN OUR ESENTATION EITHER REBUTTED OR CIRCATED WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS PRIOR TO ASKING US TO MAKE A BIG
DECISION LIKE THIS, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A LACK OF INFORMATION. AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU ANSWERING THOSE. >> SURE. CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, I TNK I KNOW THE MEDIA REPORTS THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO THAT RAISED SOME QUESTIONS. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS
WAS ABOUT AGAPE'S TAX STATUS AND THAT THERE'S REPORTED TAX ISSUES WITH THEM. MINNESOTA AGAPE MOVEMENT IS INCORPORATED AS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THEY HAVE THEIRLIGIBILITY LETTER FROM THE IRS. WE HAVE A COPY OF
THAT LETTER. THEY WERE INCORPORATED IN 2023. ANY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION HAS TO FILE ANNUAL 990 FORMS WITH THE IRS WHEN THAT ORGANIZATION HAS REVENUES, HAS SOMETHING TO
REPORT. WE HAVE A COPY OF AGAPE'S 2025 990 FILING WITH THE IRS. WHAT I'VE LEARNED IS THAT THERE'S DIFFERENT TYPES OF 990 FORMS. AND FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE LESS THAN $50,000 OF REVENUES,
THERE'S A SIMPLIFIED ALMOST LIKE POSTCARD TYPE FORM THAT AN ORGANIZATION CAN SUBMIT. AND THAT WAS AGAPE'S CASE. SO THE FORM THAT WE HAVE IS THAT 990 FORM. ALSO WHEN THE
ORGANIZATIONS FILE THAT FORM, THAT 9 FORM MIGHT NOT SHOW UP IN CHARITY NAVIGATOR, FOR EXAMPLE. SO IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE THAT ONE WOULDN'T HAVE FOUND THAT ONLINE JUST BY DOING A SEARCH. I THINK ANOTHER QUESTION
THAT YOU RAISED WAS ABOUT THEIR DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND DELOPMENT PARTNERS. THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HAVE ARISEN ABOUT THAT. THERE WAS AN ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANCY THAT HAS WORKEDITH CPED BEFORE ON PARTICULARLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS, WAS LISTED IN THE
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION. BUT LE MOST DEVELOPMENT TEAMS, SOMETIMES PEOPLE CYCLE IN, SOMETIMES PEOPLE CYCLE OUT. OUR UNDERSTANDING, AND IT'S BEEN SOME TIME FOR A WHILE, IS THAT THE LANDING GROUP IS NO LONGER AND HAS NOT BEEN A PART OF
AGAPE'S TEAM. THERE WAS ANOTHER REPORT THAT HAD QUOTE FROM A MEER OF THEIR TEAM WHO SAID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD FM THEM IN A FEW MONTHS. WHICH WE THINK IS TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL, SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE WE HAVE BEEN IN
TOUCH WITH THE GROUPS. SO IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE TO USHAT AGAPE HADN'T BEEN IN TOUCH WITH ALL OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND THAT THERE WAS SOME CATCHING UP TO DO WHEN THE NEWS CAME OUT THAT THE RECOMMENDATION WAS WITH AGAPE. THOSE ARE THE TWO THAT I THINK I
CAN ADDRESS RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY HELPFUL. YOU MENTIONED THE VISIBILITY WAS ON AROUND 2023 AND AGAIN IN 2025 AROUND THE FINANCIALS. WOULD THE COVID MONEY BEEN INCLUDED IN THOSE REPORTS THAT YOU HAD VISIBILITY OR DO WE HAVE VISIBILITY ON THE
MONEY THAT WE HAVE USED AND INVESTED IN THIS ORGANIZATION TO DATE? >> YES, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, MY UNDERSTANDING, AND THIS IS FROM LOOKING AT THE CITY'S CONTRACT SYSTEM, IS THAT THE CITY HAS HAD
CONTRACTS WITH THE LEGAL ENTITY, THE AGAPE MOVEMENT LLC. AND SO THE CITY'S PREVIOUS CONTRAC WERE WITH THAT ENTITY. THAT WAS FORMED EARLIER THAN THE IRS
TERMINATION LETTER THAT WE HAVE FROM 2023 FOR MINNESOTA AGAPE MOVENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. SO THE CITY'S CONTRACTS FOR VARIOUS SERVICES, VARIOUS SOURCED SERVICES, WAS WITH THE
AGAPE MOVEMENT LLC. >> YEAH, YOU MENTIONED IRS TERMINATION, THAT W WHEN THEY TERMINATED FROM AN LLC TO A 501(C)(3). IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO?
>> I DON'T THINK I SAID TERMINATION. >> DETERMINATION. >> SORRY IF I DID NOT ENUNCIATE. >> THANK U, THAT'S CLARIFYING. DO WE HAVE INFORMATION AROUND LLC INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THAT TIME? >> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, I DON'T HAVE
THAT AT MY FINGERTIPS. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK UP IN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. THAT SORT OF THING. >> WELL I JUST THINK IF WE'RE HEADING INTO A PARTNERSHIP, WE SHOULD HAVE VISIBILITY ON OUR PARTNERSHIPS IN THE PAST WITH
THAT ORGANIZATION. SO MY PREFERENCE IN SEEING HOW THIS WOULD MOVE FORWARD, THIS IS JUSE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THIS WARD IN HIS REQUEST TO MOVE IT BACK TO STAFF. BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE COMING BACK WOULD BE HAVING
AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHO CAN WE MAKE AS OUR PRIMARY PARTNER THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO BUILD WITH A CO-PARTNER THAT IS THE CONSULTANT OR SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE A VIABLE. I KNOW YOU SAID THERE'S A TEAM OF SEVEN. I DON'T
WANT THIS TO BE A MAJOR PROJECT FOR CPED THE NEXT THREE YEARS. I WANT THIS TO BE SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN OVERSEE, A TEAM THAT'S GOING TO WORK TOGETHER. YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY THAT C TAKE THE LEAD AND YOU CAN TOUCH BASE WITH. BUT WE NEED A COMPETENCY
HERE THAT LEANS INTO THE ABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY TO LEAD. BUT ALSO IS SOMEBODY THAT HAS A TRACK RECORD OF BUILDING STUFF. SO I MEAN, THAT'S MY REASON FOR SENDING IT BACK. IT'S NOT LIKE I DON'T LIKE THIS ORGANIZATION
OVER THE OTHER. I JUST HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY WE DIDN'T HAVE A BROADER INFORMATION AND A BETTER LEAD ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO ROLL THIS OUT. >> IF I MAY, CHAIR OSMAN,
COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, SO YOU SAID A COUPLE OF THINGS THERE. SO THE PEOPLE'S WAY I THINK IS INEVITABLY GOING TO BE A MAJOR PROJECT FOR CPED OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, GIVEN ITS SIGNIFICANCE AND THE CHALLENGE -- IT IS A CHALLENGING SITE TO DEVELOP. WE'VE ALREADY
BOUGHT THE SITE. IT IS GOING TO BE A LIFT FOR THE CITY AND FOR CPED. IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, WE ISSUED A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS. WE
ADVERTISED THAT TO THE WORLD. WE GOT FOUR APPLICATIONS. ONE OF WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY WITHDREW. AND THE THREE WERE THE FINALISTS. AND REALLY IT BECAME DOWN TO TWO OF THE ORGANIZATIONS. AN RFQ
PROCESS, WE DEAL WITH THE APPLICATIONS THAT WE RECEIVED. AND SO AT THIS TIME, THE APPLICANTS ARE WHO WE HAVEO SELECT FROM. THE DEVELOPMENT SKILLS AND CAPABILITS THAT THEY BRING ARE WHAT WE HAVE TO
SELECT FROM. EACH OF THE APPLICANTS FORMED A TEAM. BECAUSE NONE OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS THEMSELVES ALONE WOULD HAVE THE SKILL S OR THE CAPABILITY OF PULLING OFF ANY SORT OF DEVELOPMENT HERE. AGAPE HAS DEVELOPED A TEAM, AS I
EXPLAINED. I THINK AGAPE WOULD ADMITS THEMSELVES THEY DO NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE. IT'S EVIDENT. THEY DO NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT. BUT THEY BROUGHT -- AND PART OF OUR RFQ WAS WE ENCOURAGED ANYBODY THAT DIDN'T HAVE THAT REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE TO PARTNER WITH OTHERS TO FORM A TEAM THAT
DOES. ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS -- ALL OF THE APPLICANTS DID THAT. AND WE'RE LEFT WITH AGAPE'S TEAM. WE REVIEWED THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE TEAM. WE FIND THAT THEY DO HAVE RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE. IS IT THE BEST THAT WE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE? NO. BUT IT IS WHAT WE HAVE. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEN JUST ONE OTHER FINAL QUESTION. YOU KN, ALL OF US THAT STAND UP HERE REPRESENT THE TAXPAYERS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING FROM CPED. I AN,
WE BOUGHT THE LAND FOR $200,000. WHAT DO YOU FORESEE AS -- HOW MUCH OF A FUNDING ARE YOU ANTICIPATING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO INVEST IN THIS SITE OURSELVES? HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE COMING FROM OTHER SOURCES? AND WHO IS DOING THAT ADVOCACY? IS
THAT THE CHOSEN QUALIFIER OR IS THAT THE PARTNER TEAM OR IS THAT CPED? I'M JUST -- I JUST DON'T QUITE SEE HOW THAT LAYS OUT. >> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT FISCAL MATTERS.
THE CITY AS YOU SAID SPENT $200,000 IN ACQUIRING THE SITE IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE'VE SPENT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DOING SOME ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION. MAKING SURE THE FUEL WAS OUT OF THE FUEL TANKS. OTHER THINGS THAT STABILIZE THE
SITE, IF YOU WILL. THE CITY ALSO SINCE WE BOUGHT IT HAS APPROPRIATED MONEY FOR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT OF THE SITE. THE CURRENT BUDGET IS $1,000 ANNUALLY. LAST YEAR I THINK WE USED ABOUT $40,000 OF
THAT. AND THAT PAYS FOR THINGS LIKE REGULAR MONITORING OF THE SITE. REMOVAL OFRUBBISH. THERE'S STORMWATER FEES THAT WE HAVE TO PAY. THERE WILL LELY BE SOME -- WELL MAYBE THERE WILL BE SOME ASSESSMENTS FOR THE NEW
STREET TO PAY. THE CITY IS CURRENTLY BUDGETED $100,000 A YE. AND WE WOULD BE SEEKING THAT MONEY AS LONG AS WE OWN THE PROPERTY. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING IT. THAT'S ON THE MAINTENANCE SIDE. ON THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE, YOU BRING UP A GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE ANY
DEVELOPMENT HERE IS GOING TO NEED TO DO FUNDRAISING. WHETHER THAT'S PRIVATE SOURCES, FROM PHILANTHROPIC SOURCES AND/OR PUBLIC SOURCES. CPED HAS EXPERIENCED -- WELL THE CITY
OFFERS ITS OWN SORT OF PUBLIC FINANCIAL TOOLS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. AND WE HAVE EXPERIENCED HELPING SECURE, HELPING TO APPLY FOR OR HELPING TO UNDERSTAND PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCING TOOLS FROM OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. WHETHER THAT BE THE COUNTY, THE MET
COUNCIL, THE STATE, MAYBE EVEN THE FEDS. SO WE WOULD -- CPED STAFF'S ROLE WOULD BE TO BE A THOUGHT PARTNER WITH WHOEVER WE'RE WORKING WITH, GIVEN THE SPECIFICS OF THE PROJECT, THE
SPECIFICS OF THE COST, THE MAGNITUDE OF THE COSTS. WHICH TOOLS ARE RELEVANT OR NOT TO A PARTICULAR PROJECT. AND SOME OF THOSE ARE TOOLS THAT THE CITY ITSELF MAY BE ABLE TO OFFER THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS. SOME OF THOSE THINGS IS WHERE THE CITY ACTS AS THE APPLICANT
AND IT PASSES THROUGH THE CITY FROM ALL THE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. YOU CAN REMEMBER YOUR PRESENTATION ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP GRANTS. AND SOME OF THEM, AN APPLICANT WOULD APPLY TO ANOTHER LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT DIRECTLY. AND SO WE WOD ASSIST WHOEVER WE'RE WORKING WITH IN WHAT SORT OF
PUBLIC FINANCING TLS COULD BE RELEVANT TO A PROJECT. >> OKAY. MY REASON FOR JUST BRINGING THAT UP IS WE'VE ALL HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR THAT WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ALREADY ON THIS SITE. WE'VE SEEN THAT NEWSPAPER ARTICLE AFTER NEWSPAPER ARTICLE EVEN, YOU
KNOW, CULMINATING IN THE VOTE LAST DECEMBER. SO WHAT I DON'T WANT TO SEE HAPPEN IS ANOTH ONE OF THESE SITUATIONS. AND THE PUBLIC WILL NOT HAVE IT AGAIN. WE NEED SOMETHING THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN THE MOST FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE
WAY THAT LETS THE COMMUNITY LEAD. AND I'M JUST HOPING THAT YOU CAN HEAR THAT LOUD AND CLEAR AND SHOW US A PLAN OF HOW THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. BEFORE WE APPROVE ANYTHING. SO THAT'S MY SPIRIT. >> GREAT. SO IF I MAY, CHAIR
OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, I HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. I THINK WHEN YOU REFER TO INCREASING COSTS IN THIS SITE, I THINK IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU'RE REFERRING TO GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE BROADLY, AND THE FACT TT THERE'S A CITY PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY STREET INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WHERE THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. I WOULD DISTINGUISH THIS AS BEING A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHERE, YES, THE CITY OR MAYBE OTHER PUBLIC PARTNERS MAY
PROVIDE FINANCING TOOLS TO A PROJECT. BUT IT REALLY UP TO A DEVELOPER TO ASSEMBLE THE FINANCING AND FUNDING TO PULL OFF A PROJECT. THAT'S WHY I'VE EMPHASIZED THAT THEY REALLY NEED TO COME UP WITH A VIABLE CONCEPT. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A
SIX-STORY BUILDING. IT COULD BE SOMETHING SMALLER. IT COULD BE LEAVING THE SITE LARGELY AS IT IS. I THINK THERE'S A RANGE OF POSSIBILITIES. AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT, IF AGAPE IS SELECTED, THEY WOULD HAVE TO REALLY DIG INTO WHAT IS REALLY FEASIBLE TO BUILD
IN HERE. I WOULD SAY IN TERMS OF THE CITY'S FISCAL RISK, IF YOU WILL, IT'S ABOUT CONTINUING TO OWN THIS PROPERTY. FOR AN UNDETERMINED AMOT OF TIME, AND THE AMOUNT OF COSTS WE PUT INTO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE OVER THAT TIME.
>> ALL RIGHT. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. IF YOU WILL, PLEASE. SO MY QUESTION IS
WHO IS THE CURRENT RECEIVER WHO IS RECEIVING THE $100,000 MANAGEMENT OVER SITE CONTROL AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW? BECAUSE THE CITY ACQUIRED IT FOR THE $200,000 AND YOU ELECTED TO
STATE THAT YOU'VE BEEN IESTING $100,000 ANNUALLY OF ENSURING THAT THIS SPACE, THE PEOPLE'S WAY, FORMERLY THE SUPER AMERICA GAS STATION IS BEING MANAGED AND CONTROL. WHO CURRENT IS
RECEIVER AND HAS SITE CONTROL OF THE PROPERTY AS IT STANDS? >> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, THANKS FOR THAT QUESTION. THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT. ONE CLARIFICATION, THE APPROPRIATION FOR MANAGEMENT IS $100,000. IT CAN BE LESS THAN THAT. WHAT WE SPENT LAST TIME IS $40,000. >> EXCELLENT. WHO ARE YOU PAYING THOUGH? >> THANK YOU. SO THE CITY, CPED
IN PARTICULAR, HAS AN INVENTORY OF ALL SORTS OF DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY. EVERYTHING FROM THE PEOPLE'S WAY TO THE FORMER K-MART. >> YOU'RE EVANG THE QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO KNOW FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT WHOM ARE YOU CUTTING A CHECK TO MONTHLY FOR
THE GROUND MAINTENANCE OF THIS SPECIFIC LOCATION? I'M NOT ASKING ABOUT K-MART. I'M NOT ASKING ABOUT NOWHERE ELSE. JUST 38TH STREET IN CHICAGO. >> I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE WE AS A DEPARTMENT HAVE CONTRACTS WITH PROPERTY MANAGERS TO MANAGE ALL OF OUR PROPERTY. >> EXCELLENT. WHO ARE YOU PAYING
THOUGH? >> THERE'S AN ORGANIZATION LLED BUILDING BETTER FUTURES. >> OKAY. >> THERE'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT MANAGES THIS PROPERTY AS WELL A OF MONITORING IT, PICKING UP REFUSE OR RUBBISH. THAT'S ONE EXAMPLE OF THE COST CALL IT THAT
ON SITE MONITORING. THERE COULD BE OTHER SORTS OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COSTS. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE'S A UTILITY BILL, WE WOULD PAY THAT UTILITY PROVIDER. FO EXAMPLE, IF IT'S THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS FOR STORMWATER FEES. AND SO I'D SAY A BULK OF THE MONEY IS GOING TO OUR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT VENDOR. BUT THERE
COULD BE OTHER SORTS OF RECIPIENTS OF THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FDING DEPENDING ON WHAT THE EXPENSE IS. >> WE'RE GOING TO STOP RIGHT THERE AND NOT DIG A HOLE FOR OURSELVES BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE CITY DOES NOT PAY ITSELF. AS A WARD 5 COUNCIL MEMBER AND
PROPERTY OWNER FOR THE NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE OWNED THERE, LET'S JUST STOP RIGHT THERE. SO BUILDING BETTER FUTURES IS THE RECIPIENT OF SAID FUNDING THAT IS PUT OUT THERE, THE $40,000 LAST YEAR, AND WHAT
HAVE YOU. WHO CURRENTLY HAS -- IF THEY'RE BEING THE ONE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF KEEPING THIS PLACE CLN AND DOING THAT OR WHATEVER. WHO HAS SITE CONTROL OVER THE PROPERTY NOW? WHO'S BEING ORCHESTRATED THERE?
>> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, THE CITY HAS SITE CONTROL. THE CITY OWNS THE PROPERTY. I GUESS WHEN YOU SAY SITE CONTROL, THAT'S WHAT I THINK ABOUT. >> WHO IS PERMITTING THE BUSINESSES TO BE THERE AND ARE SAYING THAT THESE BUSINESSES ON THIS SITE ARE -- BECAUSE I
LIENED TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE SAYING PEOPLE WERE RUNNING CLOTHING STORES AND GETTING DIFFERENT NEEDS MET ON THIS ACTUAL SITE. SO WHO IS MANAGING AND GOVERNING THE SITE NOW? BECAUSE THE CITY IS NOT DOWN THERE GOVERNING THE SITE. IT'S
PRETTY MUCH BEING RAN BY THE PEOPLE. THAT'S SOME ORGANIZATION. WHO IS THAT ORGANIZATION? WHO ARE THOSE PEOPLE MANAGING WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THOSE GROUNDS? BECAUSE IF THE CITY HAS SITE CONTROL OVER IT AND THEY HAVE OWNERSHIP OF IT, THEN YOU SHOULD TREAT IT LIKE
YOU DO EVERY OTHER PROPERTY AND JUST PUT A BIG FENCE AROUND IT AND SAY THAT NOBODY HAS ACCESS TO IT UNTIL WE'RE READY TO HAVE SOMEONE DO WITH IT AS WE SAY DO WITH IT. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DO EVERYWHERE ELSE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, I THOUGHT I'D
JUMP IN HERE AND REFRA HOW WE TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE PEOPLE'S WAY. SO BACK AFTER THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD, COMMUNITY HELD SPACE IN ANDROUND THIS AREA AND TOOK CONTROL OF WHAT WAS A
SAFEWAY AND TURNED IT INTO THE PEOPLE'S WAY. THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THIS REAL ESTATE DID NOT WANT TO SELL IT TO ANYBODY ELSE EXCEPT FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHY? THAT'S UP TO THEM. BUT THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. AND IT WAS THE DESIRE OF THIS
BODY AND THE DESIRE OF THE MAYOR FOR THE CITY TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. THAT'S WHERE WE WENT AND WE NEGOTIATED $200,000 CASH. AND THEN THERE WAS A DONATION FOR THE PROPERTY. WE CAME TO THIS BODY AND WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE WOULD OPERATE AND MANAGE
THE PEOPLE'S WAY BECAUSE TRE WERE THINGS HAPPENING IN COMMUNITY. THEY HAD THE PEOPLE'S CLOSET. THEY HAD OTHER THINGS, YOU KNOW, GARDENING THAT WAS HAPPENING. AND THE APPROACH WAS EITHER YOU COULD ADDHE APPROACH OF PUT A FENCE AROUND
IT AND DO WHAT WE DO WITH SOME OF OUR PROPERTIES. IT'S NOT ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES WE PUT A FENCE AROUND IT. BUT SOME OF IT WE SAY GET OFF AND STAY OFF. WE ALLOW THINGS TO HAPPEN ON THE
PROPERTY. AND WE MANAGE AND WE KNOW THERE'S A RISK TO HAVING PEOPLE DO THINGS ON THE PROPERTY. SO WE'VE HAD TO DO THINGS LIKEUT THE WATER OFF. WE'VE HAD TO RE-SECURE THE BUILDING. WE'VE CLEARED OUT THE BUILDING, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ISN'T, YOU KNOW,
OPPORTUNITIES FOR BODILY HARM. A LAISSEZ-FAIRE AREA. COMMUNITY MEETINGS ON A REGULAR SIS. SO THE CITY AND CPED IS THE ONE WHO
DOES IT. WHEN WE NEE SNOW TO BE SHOVLD, WE SEND SOMEBODY OUT. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> THERE'S NO BUSINESSES OPERATING ON THERE. THERE COULD BE PEOPLE WHO ARE SELLING THINGS. BUT THEY'RE NOT OFFICIALLY A TENANT OF THE CITY.
THEY'RE NOT OPERATING WITH A BUSINESS LICENSE. WE HAVE HAD THAT ISSUE WITH PEOPLE VENDING ON THE STREET. OUR BUSINESS LICENSING GROUP HAS BEEN OUT THERE. WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THE BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY. BUT WE HAVE TAKEN ASCENT BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS WITH THIS AND
THE FACT THAT WE OWN THE PROPERTY. AND SO WE DID NOT WANT TO PUT A FENCE AROUND IT AND CLOSE IT OFF. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT, DIRECR HANSEN. I APPRECIATE THAT. MY OTHER QUESTION IS WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT THETRUCTURE ITSELF WAS INSPECTED FOR THE STABILIZATION OF THE BUILDING ITSELF? DO WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME
OF THREE YEARS TO WAIT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND LAND ACQUISITION OF THIS? I UNDERSTAND THAT THE WERE SOME BODIES UP IN THE BUILDING AT SOME POINT AND WLA OTHER THINGS GOING ON. SO THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE LAND ACQUISITION. THAT DIDN'T HAVE TO
DO WITH FOLKS WANTING TO SELL IT TO YOU BECAUSE THEY WAS GENEROUS. >> WE DO NOT HAVE A STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EXISTING FORMER GAS STATION BUILDING. >> I WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE REPORT THEN IF WE'RE REFERRING IT BACK TO STAFF. THERE SHOULD BE A
STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT BECAUSE IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE TAKING LAND ACQUISITION OR TAKING DEVELOPMENT OF THIS, THEN THEY SHOULD KNOW WHAT THE CONDITION AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE CURRENT STRUCTURE IS AS IT STANDS IN ADDITION TO WHAT THINGS NEED TO BE DONE IF WE'RE
LOOKING AT BRINGING THAT EXISTING BUILDING UP TO CODE OR EXPANDING ON TOP OF THAT BUILDING, WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE WITH RESPECTO THAT BUILDING AND THAT PROPERTY THERE BECAUSE OTHERWISE, YOU'RE NOT MAKING A BALANCED SALE FROM THE CITY TO A
CONSTITUENT WHOMEVER IT MAY BE WHO IS LOOKING TO OBTAIN THE DEVELOPMEN RIGHTS OF SAID PROPERTY. SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS SHOULD BE DISCLOSED. THE CURRENT CONT CONDITION. THE STABILIZATION. WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST TO EMPTY
THE FUEL OUT OF THE GROUND. ALL OF THOSE THINGS CH. IF WE'RE GO TO MOVE, IT WOULD BE WISE AND YOU KNOW FAIR FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS SO THAT WE'RE NOT STLING BACKWARDS, RIGHT, TO DISCLOSE ALL OF THOSE
INFORMATIONS IN REGARDS TO ITS CURRENT STRUCTURE OF THE PROPERTY. >> IF I MAY, CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIMEMBER WARREN, WHAT WE DO HAVE ARE ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION REPORTS OF THE SITE WHICH WERE NECESSARY TO BUY THE SITE IN THE FIRST PLACE, TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT IF ANY CONTAMINATION MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED AS ITS USE AS A FORMER GAS STATION. WE HAVE MADE THOSE REPORT AVAILABLE AS PART OF THE RFQ PROCESS. I'M HAPPY TO SHOW THAT HAPPY READING WITH YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
>> BUT WITH THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS HAS THE PROPERTY ITSELF ALREADY BEEN -- >> CAN I JUMP IN. >> YEAH. >> I WOULD LIKE MR. MYLES TO FINISH HIS ANSWERS. >> WHEN IT COMES TO THE
STRUCTURE THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE. THE REASON WE HAVE NOT DONE AN ASSESSMENT BECAUSE IT'S AN OPEN QUESTION WHETHER THAT STRUCTURE WOULD BE NEEDED FOR WHATEVER FUTURE UNFOLDS AT THE PEOPLE'S WAY. IF SCENARIO UNFOLDS WHERE -- IT PROVES
VIABLE THAT BUILDING A NEW BUILDING IS FEASIBLE AND IT'S WHAT EVERYBO AGREES SHOULD HAPPEN, THEN WE WOULD NOT NEED THAT EXISTING STRUCRE AND IT WOULD BE DEMOLISHED. >> OKAY. >> ANOTHER SITUATION IS THAT IT COULD BE REUSED, MAYBE RENOVATED
AS PART OF A DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL. IN WHICH CASE, WE WOULD NEED TO DO THAT. SOE DIDN'T WANT TO JUMP TO DOING A STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PROPERTY UNTIL WE KNEW THAT WE NEEDED TO DO IT. AND I WOULD POINT OUT THAT THA IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE SORT OF ACTIVITY
THAT ANY DEVELOPER WOULD DO DURING THEIR PERIOD OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TO ASSESS REALLY WHAT THEY HAVE AT THE SITE. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO WHAT IS IT CURRENTLY ZONED FOR AND COULD BE ZONED AS CLASS WHAT COMMERCIAL?
>> CHAIR OSMAN AND COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, YOU'RE ASKING ME OUTSIDE OF MY AREA OF EXPERTISE ABOUT CITY'S ZONING. BUT THE ZONING DOES ALLOW FOR COMMERCIAL. I CAN'T REMEMBERHE SPECIFIC CLASS OF IT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE HERE. I WANT TO KINDA CIRCLE BACK ABOUT THE ITEM HERE. I DO WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK
ON THIS. I KNOW IT'S BEEN VERY TOUGH TO MANAGE THE EMPTY PROPERTY THAT HAS AOT OF THINGS GOING ON AROUND IT. I THINK YOU GUYS DID A WONDERFUL JOB. THANK YOU FOR NOT FENCING. THANK YOU FOR MANAGING THE WAY IT'S BEEN MANAGED. AND IT'S
DEFINITELY VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE A DECISION AND MAKING SURE THAT DEVELOPMENT TAKES PLACE. THAT IS THE COMMUNITY IS HAPPY FOR AND COMMUNITY WELCOMES IT. EVEN IF THAT DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AS MAGNITUDE AS WE ALWAYS
WISH. IT CAN BE SOMETHING SMALL THAT COMMUNITY APPRECIATES. AND JUST RELYING ON THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM THE WARD. AND I THINK THIS IS COMMUNITY CENTERED APPROACH IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. YOU CANNOT PUT
SOMETHING THAT COMMUNITYOES NOT APPRECIATE OR WELCOMES. AND FOR THE CITY, LOOKING AT THEIR DEVELOPMENT ON THE WAY THEY DO THINGS. WE CAN GET EXCEPTIONAL ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MIGHT NOT
COST MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO BUILD, BUT SOMETHING THAT COMMUNITY WILL APPRECIATE THAT WILL BRING THE HISTORIC EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE HERE THAT PEOPLE CAN APPRECIATE, VISIT. YOU KNOW, I TALKED ABOUT THE OVERALL GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. I
THINK TRE COULD BE SO MANY THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE BY THE STATE AND CITY, AND EVERYONE ELSE TO BRING THIS PLACE, A PLACE OF REMEMBRANCE, A PLACE OF WHAT HAPPENED THERE WE CAN NEVER
FORGET. SO AGAIN, I'LL JUST CLOSE IT DOWN THERE AND THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK. I KNOW IT'S NOT AN EASY PROCESS. BUT I WILL RELY ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY
WANTS AND THAT'S WHAT THE COUNCIL MEERS FROM THE WARD HAVE BROUGHT IT UP AND MADE THAT VERY CLEAR. I WILL RECOGNIZE A COUPLE MORE MEMBERS HERE. THAT ARE ON QUEUE HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. THANK YOU, MYLES. YOU'RE DOING GREAT UP HERE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER OUR TOUGH QUESTIONS. REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. AND THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS. I KNOW IT WAS A LONG PROCESS. EVEN IF I DON'T AGREE WITH THE
RECOMMENTION, YOU ALL PUT IN A LOT OF WORK. IN THAT VEIN OF NOT AGREEING WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET CLEAR ON THE ACTION THAT WE'RE TAKING UP TODAY. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT IT'S CLEAR TO ME
THAT THIS IS NOT THE APPLICANT THAT I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD ON, ESPECIALLY COMING BACK TO COMMUNITY SUPPORT. I THINK THAT ACTUALLY NEEDS TO BE NUMBER ONE FOR THE PEOPLE'S WAY. THAT JUST NEEDS TO BE NUMBER ONE FOR THE PEOPLE'S WAY. AND SO I
WANTED TO TAKE SOME TIME TO ASK ATTORNEY SCHUTT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO WHAT IS INTENDED. SO ATTORNEY SCHUTT, IF I MAY ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS. IF WE ARE TO RETURN
THIS ROMMENDATION TO STAFF, ARE THEY ABLE TO BRING A DIFFERENT APPLICANT FORWARD? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, IT WOULD BE
INADVISABLE FOR STAFF TOODIFY THEIR DECISION BASED ON THE CURRENT PROCESS. AND I SAY THAT ONLY BECAUSE THE CURRENT DECISION THAT THEY MADE IS PURSUANT TO AN RFP PROCESS WHICH
S OUTLINED, THE VALUATION PROCESS WAS OUTLINED IN THE RFP WHICH WAS MADE PUBLIC. STAFF THAT WAS TO CONSIDER IN COMING TO THIS DECISION. AND IELIEVE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF THAT THEY HAVE DONE SO IN COMING
TO THIS DECISION. AND SO IT'S UNLIKELY THAT YOU WOULD GET A DIFFERENT OPINION FROM STAFF GI THE PARTICULAR EVALUATION PROCESS THAT WAS SET UP IN THIS
RFP. THERE'S NOT REALLY A WAY TO DEVIATE FROM THE EVALUATION PROCESS GIVEN THAT IT WAS OUTLINED IN THE RFP. >> THANK YOU. THAT FEELS PRETTY CLEAR. AND LIKE, THERE'S AN INTEGRITY TO THE RFP PROCESS THAT THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN. AND THEN THIS BODY NEEDS TO MAKE A
DECISION ON THE RECOMMENDATION. AND SO IF WE WERE TO MAKE -- VOTE TO DENY THIS RECOMMENDATION, THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR A NEW PROCESS AND NEW APPLICANT TO COME BEFORE US FOR
RECOMMENDATION TO CHOOSE. DO I HAVE THAT CORRECT? >> IF YOU WERE TO VOTE TO DENY THIS RECOMMENDATION, IT WOULD BE UP TO STAFF TO MAKE A DETERMATION ON HOW TO PROCEED FROM THAT POINT. BUT ONE OF THEIR OPTIONS WOULD BE TO PURSUE
ADDITIONAL RFP PROCESS. >> OKAY. AND THEN STAFF DECIDED AMONG MANY OF THE CHOICES THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE, BECAUSE I GO BACK TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT. WE WANT A GOOD PROJECT HERE THAT THE COMMUNITY TRUSTS. IF THEY
CHOOSE TO GO THROUGH A SEPARATE PROCESS, WILL AGAPE MOVEMENT BE CONSIDERED IN THAT GIVEN THE COUNCIL'S DENIAL OF RECOMMENDATION IF WE WERE TO PURSUE THAT? >> YES. I THEY WERE TO START A NEW RFP PROCESS, IT WOULD BE LIKE WIPING THE SLATE CLEAN AND
STARTING OVER FROM SQUARE ONE. THAT RFP PROCESS WOULD HAVE ITS OWN EVALUATION CRITERIA WHICH I ASSUME WOULD BE DIFFERENT THAN THE SAME EVALUATION CRITERIA YOU'RE SEEING HERE. ANYBODY WHO MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS OF THAT RFP. STAFF CAN STEP IN IF THEY'D LIKE TO ELABORATE. BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, STAFF WOULD THEN EVALUATE ANYBODY WHO PROPOSED A PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO THAT RFP BASED ON WHAT THE NEW EVALUATION
CRITERIA IN THAT RFP ARE AND GIVE YOU A RECOMMENDATION THAT'S THE BEST FIT FOR THE PROPOSER. IF GAP WERE THE PROPOSER AND MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
PROPOSERS EXISTED, THEN THEY WOULD BE UP FOR EVALUATION. >> GOT IT. THIS IS JUST ME SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, I WOULD SAY IT WOULD BE INADVISABLE IF THIS BODY MADE THE DECISION TO DENY THIS AND
WANTS TO BRING IT BACK AGAIN. SAY THAT AGAIN. YOU NEED TO SPEAK UP. I SAID THAT IT WOULD BE INADVISABLE IF THIS BODY MADE A DECISIVE ACTION TO BRING THE SAME PERSON FORWARD. I DO FEEL LIKE IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR US TO MAKE A CLEAR CHOICE HERE FOR
STAFF TO TAKE BACK AND FOR US TO CONTINUE DOWN THE PROCESS. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. I KNOW MY COLLEAGUE WHO REPRESENTS THE AREA IS IN QUEUE. SO THAT'S MY COMMENTS FOR NOW. >> ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, CIR OSMAN. I'D
LIKE TO WITHDRAW MY MOTION TO REFER THIS BACK TO STAFF AND INSTEAD MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THIS PROPOSAL. IF I CAN GET A SECOND, PLEASE. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. WITH THAT MOTION.
>> CAN YOU CLARIFY WHAT WE'RE DOING? >> THE MOTION IS TO DENY THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE IS ABSENT. WARREN. >> NAY. >> SHAFFER.
>> NAY. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> AND CHAIR OSMAN. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE FOUR AYES AND TWO NAYS. >> ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE. NEXT ITEM IS
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE FOR HERITAGE PARK. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. I
HAVE TODAY IN YOUR PACKET THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE FOR HERITAGE PARK PROPERTIES HERE IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. AND I'M JUST
GOING TO START BY SAYING, COLLEAGUES, TODAY I'M INTRODUCING THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE BECAUSE THE CONDITIONS AT HERITAGE PARK HAVE REACHED A POINT WHERE INACTION IS NO
LONGER ACCEPTABLE. WHAT WE ARE SEEING AT HERITAGE PARK IS NOT SIMPLY DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, IT IS THE DETERIORATION OF HOUSING CONDITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE HEALTH,
SAFETY, DIGNITY AND STABILITY OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE 5th WARD. WE CURRENTLY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 200 UNITS OFFLINE, AND ONE OF THE MOST, YOU KNOW, WORST
HOUSING SHORTAGES OUR CITY HAS FACED. FAMILIES ARE LIVING IN UNCERTAINTY WHILE BUILDINGS CONTINUE TO DECLINE AROUND THEM. RESIDENTS HAVE REPORTED SERIOUS
CONCERNS, INCLUDING PERSISTENT MOISTURE INTRUSION, MOLD EXPOSURE, ROOFS WITH LEAKS, AND VISIBLE DETERIORATION, UNSAFE AND UNSECURED VACANT UNITS, POOR LIGHTING CONDITIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE INSTABILITY NEAR
AND AROUND BASSET CREEK, ROAD DETERIORATION AND A SHRINKING ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. THESE ARE NOT SIMPLY COSMETIC ISSUES. THESE ARE CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT WHETHER PEOPLE CAN SAFY REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES OR NOT. AND WHILE
EMERGENCY INSPECTIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE, RIDENTS ARE STILL ASKING THE MOST BASIC QUESTION, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? ON MAY 11th, A COMMUNITY MEETING WAS HELD WITH RESIDENTS, STAKEHOLDERS,
AND PUBLIC AGENCIES, CITY DEPARTMENTS. PEOPLE SHOWED UP EXPECTING TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, A ROADMAP FORWARD, AND WHAT THEY RECEIVED WERE CONCERNS ACKNOWLEDGED BUT VERY LITTLE CONTINUED COMMUNICATION AFTERWARDS ABOUT
TIMELINES, RESPONSIBILITIES, RELOCATION PLANNING, AND WHAT ACTIONS ARE ACTUALLY BEING TAKEN. THE LACK OF FOLLOW-THROUGH HAS DEEPLY FRUSTRATED MYSELF AND MY
COMMUNITY BEING THAT THIS WAS ALREADY THE EXPENSE OF TOO MANY BROKEN PROMOTIONS. AND I HAVE TO PLAINLY SAY THIS, AND I MEAN IT VERY SERIOUSLY, THE HOME AND PR
WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO LEAD US HERE. THE PROMISE MADE THIS TO COMMUNITY WAS THAT REDEVELOPMENT WOULD CREATE SAFE,USTAINABLE AND THRIVING HOUSING FOR NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AND NORTH MINNEAPOLIS FAMILIES. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNY AND LONG-TERM COMMUNITY CARE. INSTEAD, MANY RESIDENTS TODAY FEEL ABANDONED BY THE VERY SYSTEMS THAT PROMISE TRANSFORMATION. THIS DIRECTIVE IS ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS ABOUT
REQUIRING CLEAR COOINATION BETWEEN THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE COURT APPOINTED RECEIVER, OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS, AND STATE AND FEDERAL HOUSING PARTNERS. IT'S ABOUT ESTABLISHING TIMELINES, RESPONSIBILITY ENFORCEMENT,
MECHANISM, AND A PATH TOWARDS STABILIZATION AND RESTORATION. WE CANNOT CONTINUE OPERATING IN SILOS WHILE RESIDENTS ARE LEFT NAVIGATING UNSAFE LIVING CONDITIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS. THIS DIRECTIVE ALSO RECOGNIZED THAT
SOME RESIDENTS MAY REQUIRE RELOCATION DUE TO MOLD EXPOSURE I BELIEVE WE'VE ALREADY RELOCATED THREE FAMILIES AS IT STANDS. I DID REIVE AN EMAIL ABOUT THREE ADDITIONAL FAMILIES THAT NEED TO BE RELOCATED, AND THEY ARE NOT SMALL FAMILIES IN
SIZE. THESE ARE LARGER UNITS IN THE FIVE-BEDROOM UNITS THAT APPEAR AT HERITAGE PARK.F THE RELOCATION CONTINUES TO BECOME NECESSARY, IT MUST BE HANDLED WITH DIGNITY, TRANSPARENCY AND
SUPPORT. NOT CONFUSION, OR LACK OF COMMUNICATION. WE ALSO NEED TO CONFROND SOME OF THE BROADER POLICY FAILURES THAT HAVE ALLOWED THE CONDITIONS HERE AT HERITAGE PARK TO DETERIORATE TO THIS POINT. SOTRONGER ENFORCEMENT TOOLS, CLEARER
RECEIVERSHIP AUTHORITY, EARLIER INTERVENTION MECHANISMS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING. BECAUSE NO COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTI THE CONDITIONS BECOME THIS CATASTROPHIC BEFORE SYSTEMS THIN ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO RESPOND. THE PEOPLE OF
HERITAGE PARK DESERVE SAFE HOUSING, HONEST COMMUNICATION, VISIBLE PROGRESS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM EVERY ENTITY INVOLVED AND THIS COUNCIL HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT IT HAPPENS. TODAY IS NOT THE END OF THIS CONVERSATION. IT
IS JUST THE START OF IT. AND IT BEING MORE COORDINATED AND TRANSPARENT IN THE URGENCY TO RESPOND TO PREVAILING HOUSING NEEDS AND PROTECT RESIDENTS IN WARD 5 AND RESTORE COMMUNITY TRUST BECAUSE WE DESERVE THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER. RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. IF DIRECTOR HANSEN COULD ANSWER A QUESTION FOR ME. ONE, WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I FEEL PRETTY APPALLED HEARING WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
YOUR COMMUNITY. I TNK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I SEE THE TIMELINE SAYS AUGUST 4TH, 2026. THAT IS A LONG TIME. I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING REALLY HARD. WHAT I'M HEARING IS SOME OF THESE THINGS NEED RESPONSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. THIS IS IN NEGOTIATION WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER AROUND MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS. SO I THINK WE SHOULD FRAME IT. THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE COUNCIL MEMBER DESCRIBED ARE TRUE. AND THE CITY IS NOT THE
OWNER OF HERITAGE PARK. WE HAVE FINANCIAL -- WE'RE A LENDER FOR THE PROJECT. AND WE ARE AN ENFORCER OF LAND USE REGULATIONS. LAND USE REGULATIONS AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES. AND THEN WE HAVE THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
THAT IS, YOU KNOW, SOME OF IT IS INRIVATE HANDS AND SOME IN THE PUBLIC HANDS. THE FORMER OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY FOR MANY YEARS WITHOUT GIVING US ADEQUATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONDITIONS INSIDE. THEY HAVE SINCE FT THAT POSITION. IT'S
IN A RECEIVERSHIP. NOW WE'RE STARTING TO GET INFORMATION. WE'R STARTING TO GET OUR REG SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN THERE AND UNCOVERING THEITUATION AND FIGURING OUT WHAT THE NEEDS ARE APPRECIATE THAT AUGUST DOESN'T FEEL LIKE - IT FEELS LIKE A
LONG TIME FROM NOW. BUT IT IS GOING TO COME REALLY FAST WHEN IT COMES TO AS MANY THINGS AS WE NEED TO DO IN THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. BUT WE ARE ALREADY WORKING WITH THE RECEIVER. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY MANAGER. WE'RE GETTING INTO THE UNITS. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE
COUNCIL MEMBER AND HER OFFICE. YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC MEETING THAT SHE HAS HELD FOR THE RESIDENTS OF HERITAGE PN DECK FOR THIS AND IT WILL TAKE US THAT TIME TO GET A SPONSE. >> I'M ASSUMING THAT YOU'LL PROVIDE OUR COLLEAGUE HERE,
COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, WITH INFORMATION AS SOON AS YOU GET IT, RIGHT? IT WOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AUGUST 4TH? I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT COULD BE ADDRESSED. >> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, WE WILL HAVE LIKE THE
OFFICIAL FORMAL BACK TO THE COUNCIL. BUT WE'RE IN CONTACT WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S OFFICE ON A REGULAR BASIS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND TAKING IN IDEAS AND TRYING TO PROBLEM SOLVE THEM QUICKLY BECAUSE T CONDITIONS,
THEY'RE NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY. >> COOL. THANKS FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. AGAIN, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, FOR BRINGING ATTENTION TO THE ISSUES IMPACTING YOUR WARD. I THINK IT'S HONESTLY JUST REALLY MESSED UP AND I HOPE IT GETS ADDRESSED
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, I'M SORRY YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH WHAT SOUNDS LIKE BUNCH OF MIXED UP BUREAUCRACY THAT EVERYDAY PEOPLE ARE FACIN AND I'M SO SORRY
YOUR RESIDENTS HAVE TO BE IN CONDITIONS THAT MAKE THEM FEEL UNSAFE, THAT IMPACT THEIR HEALTH. I KNOW WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WAYS THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THE RTHSIDE. I'M HAPPY TO BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY. I WANT TO TAKE SOME TIME
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPING IN HERITAGE PARK. AND I'M SURE OTHERS ON THIS COUNCIL WOULD TOO TO JT GET BRIEFED ON IT. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO IN ANY WAY THAT YOU NEED BE HELPFUL IN OTHERCTIONS THAT WE NEED TO
TAKE OUT OF THIS BODY. IF I WAS IN MY WARD AND I HAD TO DEAL WITH PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND SITUATIONS THAT LED TO SUCH ADVERSE OUTCOMES FOR MY CONSTITUENTS, I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE ALONE IN THAT. I JUST WANT
TO STATE THAT HERE AS WE TAKE UP THIS ITEM. THANKS, AGAIN, FOR BRINGING IT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I ALSO
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE HAS REQUESTED TO BE A CO-AUTHOR ON THIS BODY OF WORK WITH ME. AND THAT THIS WILL GO BEFORE NUMEROUS DIFFERENT
COMMITTEES. SO YOU WILL HEAR THIS AS THERE NEEDS TO BE REPORT OUT THROUGH SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMMITTEES WITH RESPECT TO, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE, WITH THE NUMEROUS THINGS THAT
ARE HAPPENING WITHIN HERITAGE PARK AS IT STANDS. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL MEETINGS THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE THROUGH MANY DEPARTMENTS AROUND HERITAGE PARK. BUT MYFFICE HAS NOT BEEN PRIVY TO THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
NOR HAVE WE RECEIVED A REPORT BACK, DIRECTOR HANSEN IF THERE IS INFORMATION OR CLIFF NOTES OR WHATEV WITH CONVERSATIONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THE BETTER WE CAN ALL BE LOOPED IN WITH THIS
WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN INVITED TO ANY OF THE BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE BEFORE OR AFTER THE COMMUNITY MEETING IN WHICH I HELD. SO THIS IS VY IMPORTANT. IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY
PRESSING. AND I AGREE WITH WHAT MY COLLEAGUES SAID. I THOUGHT THAT FOUR MONTHS WAS TOO -- I MEAN, AUGUST 4TH WAS TOO LONG OF A TIME BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN SO MUCH CONVERSATION THAT HAD BEEN
DONE. AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE WERE THE INSPECTIONS STARTED AT THE PROPERTY IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, AND COMPLETED ON FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. AND THERE WER FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES OF INSPECTIONS. AND I DO HAVE THOSE
INSPECON REPORTS. HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, THE SYNCHRONICITYF GETTING THE DEPARTMENTS TO WORK TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT HOW WITH THIS FOUR MONTHS OF WARM WEATHER WE CAN GET 36 ROOFS COMPLETED THERE SO THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT
LIVING IN MOLDING CONDITIONS LIKE, THAT'S HUGE. EVERY DAY THAT IT RAINS OR SOMETHING IS GOING ON WITH THE WEHER, MY HEART SINKS BECAUSE THOSE ARE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND
ELDERS AND PPLE WHO DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER. AND IT'S DIFFICULT AND THEN COME TO WORK AND I'M TICKED BECAUSE STILL THERE'S NO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO SOLUTION
FOR THAT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND I DON'T -- YOU KNOW, THAT WASN'T T HOME AND PROMISE. SO THE HOME AND PROMISE HAS BEEN BROKEN. THIS LANDAS NOW BECOME A CYCLE OF PERPETUAL HARM. AND I
AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED. I'M VERY HURT AND UPSET BECAUSE THESE AREUBLIC DOLLARS AND IT'S A PUBLIC PROPERTY AND IT SHOULD NOT BE UTILIZED TO PRODU PUBLIC HARM THAT IT HAS ON THE
COMMUNITY. THAT IS ALL I'M GOING TO SAY. THE SOONER SEBODY CAN REPORT BACK TO ME, THE BETTER I WOULD FEEL. AND YEAH. THAT'S WHERE I'M AT WITH THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THE
MOTION TO MOVE THIS FOARD? >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO MOVE THIS ITEM FORWARD. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. I WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRING K THIS FORWARD. I THINK THAT IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO UPHOLD
LANDLORDS AND A LOT OF RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY ME. I GET CALLED EVERY NIGHT FOR DFERENT ISSUE WITH THE PROPERTIES. WHEN THEY GET THIS EXTREME, THERE'S NO WAY TO GO BACK. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. I THINK WE NEED A BETTER SYSTEM TO HOLD
ACCOUNTABLE A LOT OF LANDLORDS. WE'RE TRYING TO DO, YOU KNOW, AUTHORING THE TIER THREE LICENSE. WE ARE THE ONLY HOPE FOR RESIDENTS OUT THERE. HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU AND I WOULD
LOVE TO BE CO-AUTHOR WITH YOU ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THAT MOTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES. AND SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE US WITH NO OBJECTION, I WILL DECLARE THIS
MEETING ADJRNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.