>>> WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE FOR APRIL 8, 2025. I'M AURIN CHOWDHURY. I'M CHAIRING TODAY'S
MEETING AS OSMAN IS ABSENT AND ELLISON IS AWAY ON BUSINESS. I WANT TO REMIND MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC THESE MEETINGSES ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PARTICIPATION. THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR
PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THE THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALLOMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TOODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS.
COLLEAGUES, WE'LL BE USING SPEAKER MANAGEMENT FOR THIS MEETING. SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARSIGNED IN. SO YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL SO WE CAN VERIFY A QUORUMOR THIS MEETING. >> SPEAKER: COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE.
>> PRESENT. >> CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> JENKINS. >> PRESENT. >> CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >>ICE CHAIR ELLISON IS ABSENT. AND CHAIR OSMAN IS ABSENT. THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE PROCEED TO THE PUBLIC HEARING
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, WE'LL TAKE UP OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS ITEMS 6 THROUGH 17. SIX IS APPROVING TWO LIQUOR LICENSES. SEVEN IS APPROVING 55 LIQUOR
LICENSE RENEWALS. EIGHT IS APPROVING FOUR GAMBLING LICENSES. NINE IS A I PROVING FOUR GAMBLING LICENSE RENEWALS. 10 IS RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FUNDS FROM THE MIDWEST ARTS CONSERVATION CENTER. THE CITY'S
PUBLIC ART COLLECTION. 11 IS APPROVING A REZONING AND STREET VACATION FOR SEVERAL PROPEIES SUBMITTED BY HENNEPIN COUNTY FACILITY SERVICES. 12S APPROVING A SMALL AND MEDIUM MULTIFAMILY LOAN ASSUMPTION FOR
SEVERAL PROPERTIES. 13 IS A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM NORTHERN TIER SHELTER FOR MINNEAPOLIS ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL TRAVEL EXPENSES. ITEM 14 IS A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AN AUTHORIZING A GRANT FROM BEST
FRIEND ANIMAL SOCIETY. ITEM NUMBER 15 IS A ROLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ANIMAL SHELTERING SERVICES CONTRACT WITHHE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK. ITEM NUMBER 16 IS REFERNG TO STAFF AN ORDINANCE THAT IS BEING REASSIGNED A NEW CHAPTER NUMBER
IN THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES. LASTLY, ITEM NUMBER 17, IS SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR APRIL2nd, 2 2025, TO CONSIDER A TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN FOR THE SMELLING YARDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
AT 3605 44th STREET EAST. ANY QUESTIONS OR FURTHER DISCUSSION, MEMBERS? COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. I'M WONDERING IF SOMEONE ON STAFF -- I DON'T RECOGNIZE THE ADDRESS 106 3rd
AVENUE NORTH FOR A GAMBLING LICENSE APPROVAL.. . IS SOMEONE AVAILABLE TO KNOW WHAT BUILDING OR BAR THAT IS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YES. I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU MS. LINGO.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE, THROUGH THE CHAIR, E GAMBLING LICENSES ARE PROCESSED THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO I WILL NEED TO LOOK IT UP. I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION BACK TO YOU. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHEN WE HAVE THE INFORMATION, WE'LL HAVE
YOU JOIN US UP AGAIN. NEXT I'LL CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I WANT TO SHOW MY SUPPO FOR ITEM NUMBER 12, THE SMALL BUSINESS AND MEDIUM FAMILY LOA ASSUMPTION FOR THE BUIL
BUILDINGS. I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR WORKING HARD ON THIS ITEM. ALONG WITH THE WORK FROM THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE AREA THAT WILL HELP STABILIZE, HOPEFULLY, AROUND 49 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR AN ADDITIONAL 30 YEARS. AND HELP PREVENT A DISPLACEMENT OF CURRENT TENANTS. JUST WANT TO
SHOW MY APPRECIATION. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FROM MEMBERS? OKAY. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENT OR QUESTIONS, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THOSE
IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. NOW WE'LL PROCEED TO THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. FIRST OFF, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN APPLICATION FROM DEXTER'S
FOR A PERMANENT EXPANSION OF PREMISE LICENSE. I'LL ASK BUSINESS LICENSING TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO THIS ITEM BEFORE WE OPEN UP THE PUBLI HEARING. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. DISTRICT SUPERVISOR WITH
LICENSES AND CONSUMER SERVICES. TODAY I'M PRESENTING AN APPLICATION FROM DEXTER'S, WHICH IS OWNED BY DLI GROUP LLC FOR A PERMANENT EXPANSION OF PREMISES. THE BUSINESS IS LOCATED AT 3717 50th STREET WEST IN WARD
13. DEXTER'S IS TAKING OVER THE FORMER SODA ROLL SPACE NEXT DOOR TO EXPAND ITS KITCHEN AND OUTDOOR PATIO IN ORDERED TO ACCOMMODATE AN ADDITIONAL 50 SEATS. THE PROPOSED EXTERIOR HOURS OF OPERATION WERE SLIGHTLY ADJUSTED ON WEEKDAYS FOLLOWING
THE OWNER'S MEETING WITH T FULTON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THE AGREED UPON HOURS ARESUNDA0 A.M.TO 10:00 P.M. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 10:00 A.M.TO 11:00 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES WERE SENT TO RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300 FEET
OF THE PREMISES. NOTICES WERE ALSO SENT TO THE FULTON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATI, AND COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES FROM THE COMMUNITY. THERE ARE NO ISSUES CONCERNING THE BUSINESS OR ISSUANCE OF THIS LICENSE. THE LICENSES AND
CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION REMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PERMANENT EXPANSION OF THE PREMISES. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AT THIS TIME. I'LL STAND FOR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'M GOING TO
START BY PROCEEDING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE FIRST SPEAKER THAT WE HAVE ON OUR LIST IS JOE ROSS. HI. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. SO
WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A PERMANENT EXPANSN OF 50 SEATS FOR A PATIO. IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING PATIO THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THEY'RE GOING TO ADD PLANTER BOXES FOR SOME NOISE MITIGATION. BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS UNDER THE REGULAR OPERATIONS THAT WE'RE RUNNING RIGHT NOW.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. WE A AREN'T GOING TO BE TAKING ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT. I'LL ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSEHAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE
WISHING TO SPEAK, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. YOU CAN TAKE A SEAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING UP. ANY DISCUSSIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? OKAY.
SEEING NO DISCUSSION, I'LL MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING HERE AND COMING AND PRESENTING. GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING MOVING FORWARD! ON THE MOTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED
SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION CARRIES. NEXT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO CREATING A STATE-AUTHORIZED LOCAL REGISTRATION PROGRAM FOR QUALIFYING CANNABIS AND HEMP RETAILERS. I'LL ASK AMYINGO
FROM BUSINESS LICENSING TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON THE ITEM. WELCOME BACK. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CHOWDHURY AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M MANAGER FOR BUSINESS LICENSING. TODAY I HAVE THE NEXT PIECE IN THE MINNEAPOLIS CANNABIS ORDINANCE COLLECTION.
TITLE 13 CHAPTER 355, LOCAL REGISTRATION OF SELECTED STATE LICENSE CANNABIS AND HEMP RETAILERS. I WAS GOING TO SEE HOW MANY CANNABIS-LATED PUNS I COULD FIT IN TODAY. I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO WEED THEM OUT FROM THE DUBIOUS ONE WITHS. I DECIDED TO GO WITH THE
MORE DIRECT ONES. [ LAUGHTER ] >> THANK YOU. >> MINNESOTA STATUTE REQUIRES CERTAIN CANNABIS BUSINESS TYPES TO BE REGISTERED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY. MUNICIPALITIES MAY DELEGATE THE PROCESS, MINNEAPOLIS HAS CHOSEN TO
REGISTER THEMSELVES. CANNABIS MICROBUSINESS WITH RETAIL OPERATIONS ENDORSEMENT, CANNABIS MEZZO BUSINESS, CANNABIS RETAILERS, MEDICAL CANNABIS RETAILERS, MEDICAL CANBIS COMBINATION OF BUSINESSES, AND
LOWER POTENTCY HEMP EDIBLE RETAILERS. THAT ISURRENTLY LEGAL NOW. THE REGISTRATION FEES HAVE BEEN SET BY THE STATE STATUTE. AND ALL FEES SHALL BE SET TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED. CPEDND BUSINESS LICENSING WILL CREATE AN AGE COMPLIANCE CHECK
FEW E ESTABLISHMENTS TO BE COMPLETED. THANK YOU AND I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS VERYLUNTLY PUT. [ LAUGHTER ] I WILL CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY.
I DID WANT TO GET INTO THE WEEDS A LITTLE BIT WITH THE POLICY, IF YOU DON'T MIND. JUST WONDERING Y WE CHOSE AS A CITY -- LIKE, WHAT IS THE BENEFIT TO US INSTEAD OF LEAVING THIS KIND OF REGISTRATION TO THE COUNTY? WHY DID WE WANT TO HAVE THIS UNDER OUR JURISDICTION? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. THE REASON WHY WE WOULD CHOOSE TO DO THE REGISTRATION. WE'RE THE LARGEST CITY IN HENNEPIN COUNT THIS GIVES US CONTROL AND KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT BUSINESSES ARE LOCATED WHERE. NCE WE ALREADY SET FORTH THE TIME, PLACE, AND MANNER. THIS FURTHER ENABLES USES TO ESTABLISH THAT. IT
GIVES US THAT ABILITY TO DO THE AGE COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION CHECKS. INSTEAD OF DELEGATING THAT OUT. >> THANK YOU. AND CANOU JUST CONFIRM WHAT THE AGE VERIFICATION COMPLIANCE CHECKS WILL LOOK LIKE. >> THEY LOOK SIMILAR TO THE YOUTH AND ALCOHOL COMPLIANCE CHECKS AND THE YOUTH TOBACCO
COMPLIANCE CHECKS. WE'LL CREATE A PROGRAM TO WHERE A YEARLY ESTABLISHMENT IS CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT SELLING TO UNDERAGED BUYERS. >> PEOPLE WILL GO UNDERCOVER AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE COMPLYING AND CHECKING PEOPLE'S IDS. >> CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. GREAT. NEXT
COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. THEN WE CAN MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE WILL BE MORE TIME FOR DISCUSSION THERE, TOO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. IS THIS DISCUSSION TIME? >> I'LL JUST SAY,HY DON'T YOU ASK YOUR QUESTIONS. >> SURE. I WANTED TO CLARIFY
THAT WE WOULD BE REGISTERING BUSINESSES THAT ARE LICENSED BY THE STATE, IS THAT ACCURATE? >>THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. THAT IS CORRECT. THE STATE ISSUES THE LICENSES. THEN THE CITY APPROVES THE TIME, PLACE, AND MATTER. AND THE STATE HAS
MANDATED THAT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS TO REGISTER CERTAIN PES. AND SO IT IS A HOLISTIC CIRCLE. SO THEY LICENSE, WE APPROVE AND REGISTER, AND THEN WE SEND THAT APPROVAL TO THE STATE. >> THANK YOU. >> GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'M GOING TO
PROCEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE WE HAVE ANYONE WILLING TO SPEAK. IF THERE IS ANYONE THAT IS WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, -- SEEING NONE. I'M GOING
TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I'LL ASK MEMBERS IF THERE'S ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. I'VE GOT A LOT OF THAT OUT OF THE WAY. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO COME UP. THIS IS ...
LESS PERTAINING -- THE SPECIFIC SUBJECT MATTER. BUTORE SO AS WE -- AS WE TAKE THIS UP AND THIS PASSES, WHAT IS THE NEXT STEPS? AND EXPECTATIONS THAT WE'RE WAITING ON FROM THE STATE TO KIND OF PROCEED INTO
LICENSING LOCAL RETAILERS, STARTING UP THE REGISTRY, AND ALL OF THAT. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT, THE OFFICE OF CANNABI MANAGEMENT IS PREPARING TO START RELEASING LICENSES TOWARD THE END OF THE MONTH, I BELIEVE IS WHAT I READ YESTERDAY. ONCE THEY ISSUE LICSING, WE'LL
RECEIVE THE APPROVAL NOTICES. THEN WE ARE ALL SET SYSTEMICALLY TO GO. SO AS SOON AS THE STATE LAUNCHES, WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. AND THEN WE WILL GET THEM REGISTERED AND UP INTO THE SYSTEM. >> GRE. I'LL CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. HAVE WE DETERMINED THE FEE STRUCTURE FOR THE LICENSES? ARE THERE DIFFERENT FEES FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF LICENSES? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. THAT IS CORRECT. THE STATE HAS SET THE
LICENSE FEES FOR BOTH RENEWAL AND INITIAL. AND THEY HAVE STATED HOW MUCH THE MUNICIPALITIES CAN CHARGE. AND WE WILL BE CHARGING FROM THERE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE LOWER POTENT HEMP EDIBLE RETAILERS,
WE'RE CHARGING $ $15 FOR NEW AND RENEWALS. THE MAXIMUM WE'RE ALLOWED TO CHARGE. THE STATE STATES THE INITIAL REGISTRATION FEES MAY BE $500 OR UP TO HALF, WHICHEVER ISESSER. RENEWAL MAY BE $1,000 OR UP TO HALF, WHICH IS ALSO LESS. SO,
FOR EXAMPLE, THE CANNABIS MICROBUSINESS WITH RETAIL ENDORSEMENT, NO REGISTRATION FEE FOR THE INITIAL. THEY SET IT AT 0D. THE RENEWAL IS $1,000 A YEAR. THE STATE SET THE FEES AND WE GO WITH THE MAXIMUM.
>> THANK YOU. DISBR WONDERFUL. . >> WONDERFUL. I THINK THIS IS GREAT-FORWARD-MOVING PROCESS. I'M GLAD THE CITY WILL BE READY AS SOON AS THE LICENSES COME OUT TO SUPPORT LOCAL RETAILERS THAT MIGHT BE TRANSITIONING AND
HOPING TO BECOME DISPENSARIES AND NEWER TYPES OF CANNABIS USES WITHIN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. SO JUST APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK AND ALL OF STAFF'S WORK TO GIFTING THIS ORDINANCE, AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS RELATED TO CANNABIS. I APPRECIATE YOUR
EFFORTS. AND I'M GOING TO ASK, IF YOU JUST STAY HERE FOR ONE MOMENT. AS WE GET THROU THIS PART. SEEING NO FURTH DISCUSSION, I'LL MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. ON THE MOTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE. IT. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER 3, I KNOW MS. LINGO HAD AN ANSWER FOR COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. I WANT THE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THE ANSWER.
>> YES. THE ANSWER IS IT'S FOR JACKSON HOLE. THE WAS A CLERICAL ERROR. WE WROTE AVENUE INSTEAD OF STREET. IT'S FOR JACKSON HOLE. >> THANK Y. SO I'M WONDERING -- MY QUESTION IS FOR THE CLERKS. IN ORDER TO DO THIS
PROPERLY, DO WE HAVE TO NOTE THAT SOMEHOW THAT THE WRONG ADDRESS WAS GIVEN? OR MAYBE IT'S FOR OUR ATTORNEY? >> I APOLOGIZE. I MISS THE QUESTION. DO YOU MIND
RESTATING.>> WE VOTED ON A GAMBG LICENSE FOR THE WRONG ADDRESS. >> OKAY. THAT'LL BE FIXED BEFORE COUNCIL, I BELIEVE, NEXT THURSDAY. IT'S NOT APPROVED BY THE FULL COUNCIL. >> OKAY. GREAT. I DIDN'T WANT AT BUSINESS TO SUFFER. >> YES. THAT MAKES SENSE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. >> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LAND SAIL OF A PORTION OF 1027 ESSEX STREET TO SVLAZA LLC. I'LL ASK STAFF TO
SPEAK TO THE ITEMRIEFLY FOR THE COMMITTEE. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CHOWURY, COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M EMILY STERN WITH CPED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. BEFORE YOU TODAY TO SEEK AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SALE OF
APPROXIMATE MA -- REAL ESTATE ADVISORS. THIS PARCEL IS PART OF THE FORMER LOCATION OF HER RON BOULEVARD. RELOCATED TO ITS CURRENT ALIGNMENT AS PART OF HUNTINGTON BANK STADIUM CONSTRUCTION IN
2009. LEAVING THIS PARCEL CONSISTING OF GRASS LAWN WITH MAJOR SEWER LINES UNDNEATH IT. IN 2024, THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL APPROVED AACATION OF A PORTION OF THE FORMER ROADWAY ALIGNMENT PROPERTY WHILE RETAINING EXISTING UTILITY EASEMENTS.
THEY PLAN TO INCORPORATE THIS PARCEL INTO A PUBLIC PLAZA, AS PART OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THEIR PLANNED MULTIPHASE MIXED USE THREE-BLOCK REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT CALLED THE MIX. PHASE E OF THE MIX WILL INCLUDE 850,000 SQUARE FEET OF NEW CONSTRUCTION WITH A MINIMUM OF 10 STORIES. THE FIRST BUILDING
IS FOCUSED ON SCIENCE AND INNOVATION WITH AN AIM OF ATTRACTING COMPANIES TO COLLABORATE WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA RESEARCH. THE PARCEL WILL FUNCTION PRIMARILY AS PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AS PAR OF THE REDEVELOPMENT. CONNECTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE UNIVERSITY AND CREATING A NEW
DESTINATION. THE REST OF THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT WILL BE BUILT OVER THE NEXT 15 TO 20 YEARS, AND EXPECTED TO EVENTUALLY TOTAL ABOUT 3 3 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF NEW CONSTRUCTION. STAFF RESMEDS SELLING THIS EXCESS RIGHT-OF-WAY OF PROPERTY FOR $1,600,000 WITH
A PRICE THAT COMES CLOSE TO SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CITY'S AND THE RESPECTIVE APPRAISAL VALUES. THE MIXED PROJT WILL PROVIDE COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM THE ROUGHLY 50,000 SQUARE FEET OF PUBLIC REALM SPACE ON THE PROPERTY LINK THE COMMUNITY NORTH OF UNIVERSITY
AVENUE TO THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. IT WILL BE PROGRAMMED YEAR AROUND AND THE FIRST FLOOR RETAILERS LINING THE PLAZA WILL BE INTENTIONALLY LEASE BOUND TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND ACTIVATE THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE. THE PROJECTEAM ANTICIPATES WORKING THROUGH THE CITY DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND TI ENTITLEMENTS
PROCESS FORHE FIRST BUILDING THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THIS YEAR. AND THEN BREAKING GROUND THE FIRST HALF OF 2026. ONCE THIS LAND SALE CLOSES, THE SALE PROCEEDS LESS SELLING EXPENSES DEPOSITED INTO PUBLIC WORKS PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT FUND.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS NOW. I WANT TO MENTION THAT THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO IS HAPPY TO SPEAK TO ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT ITSELF. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M GOING
TO PROCEED TO OPENHE PUBLIC HEARING. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS THAT ARE LISTE SO IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM REGARDING THE LAND SALE, THIS IS YOUR MOMENT. SEEING NONE. I'M GOI TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. SEEING NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. AWESOME. ON THE MOTION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED SAYAY. THE AYES HAVE. THE MOTION CARRIES. WONDERFUL. NOW WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO ESTABLISHING PROVISIONS FOR A SIDEWA CART AND STREET VENDING
PROGRAM. I'LL ASK AMY LINGO TO JOIN US FROM BUSINESS LICENSING TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. WELCOME BACK.
>> GOODFTERNOON. I'M MANAGER OF BUSINESS LICENSING. ON FEBRUARY 4, 2025, ALONG WITH MY COUNTERPART FROM MINNEAPOLIS HEALTH DEPTMENT PRESENTED A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE ABOUT THE CONCERNS RELATING TO UNLICENSED SIDEWALK VENDORS. TODAY I'M GOING TO BRING TO YOU THE KEY
CHANGES IN THE PROPOSED SIDEWALK FOOD CART ORDINANCE THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THAT WORK. AS WE STATED THEN, THE FOOD CODE IS NOT WITHIN OUR PER VIEW TO CHANGE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS TIME, PLACE, AND MANNER OPTIONS WITHIN THE LICENSING PORTIO OF THE CODE.
TITLE 10, CHAPTER 188. THE MAP SHOWN HERE IS THE CURRENTAPPROVT MAP LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF PERMITTED EVENTS. CURRENTLY SIDEWALK FOOD CART VENDORS MAY LOOK FOR LOCATIONS WITHIN DOWNTOWN, WHICH IS SHOWN IN THE
GREEN. AS WELL AS ON SPECIFIC COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, WHICH ARE MARKED IN BLUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL KEY COMPONENTS TO THE PROPOSED DRAFT. SIDEWALK FOOD CART LICENSES CURRENTLY OPERATE
UNDER ONE LICENSE, ONE CART, ONE LOCATION. BUT WE ARE RECOMMENDING CHANGING THAT TO ONE LICENSE, ONE CART, AND UP TO THREE APPROVED LOCATIONS. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR GREATER FLEXIBLE FOR THE VENDORS, WHILE MAINTAINING FIXED LOCATIONS.
THIS SPE SIGNIFICANTLY CAN ASSIST IN FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR THOSE THAT ARE REQUEST MUMENT SITES. IF VENDE WISH TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE CART IN OPERATION, THAT WILL REQUIRE ONE LICENSE FOR EACH. ONE LICENSE. ONE CART. UP TO THREE LOCATIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF I HAD A LICENSE FOR TWO CARTS. I COULD HAVE UP TO SIX LOCATIONS AND COULD BE NNING TWO CARTS CONCURRENTLY. IN AN EFFORT TO ALIGN THE DEWALK FOOD CART WITH FOOD TRUCK ORDINANCE, THE HOURS OF OPERATION IS RECOMMENDED TO BE AMENDED TO BE CHANGED TO 6:00
A.M.TO MIDNIGHT. UNLESS WITHIN 300 FEET OF A RESIDENCE. THEN THE HOURS WOULD BE 7:00 A.M.TO 10:00 P.M. THERE IS ALSO PROPOSED LANGUAGE THAT ULD GIVE THE LICENSING OFFICIAL THE ABILITY TO CREATE A LATE-NIGHT OPERATION ZONE, WHICH MAY EXTEND THE HOURS OF
OPERATION FOR SPECIFIC LOCATION FOR SPECIFIC TIME FRAME. INCREASING ACCESS. SO ONE OF THE PROPOSED AREAS FOR SIDEWALK
FOOD CART LOCATIONS WOULD BE TO AMEND IT FROM THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR AND THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS TO CHANGING IT TO GOODS AND SERVICES CORRIDORS. THIS WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO MORE AREAS WITHIN THE CITY. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS MAP, THE
ORANGE LINES DENOTE THE GOODS AND SERVICES. AND THEY ARE PRESENT IN EVERY PART OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THIS WILL GIVE MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR VENDORS TO OPERATE IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST INSIDE THE DOWNTOWN. THERE IS AN INTERACTIVE MAP AVAILABLE, IF
YOU WANT TO SEE ME SPECIFICS. OTHER PROPOSALS THAT ARE UP ARE AMENDING THE DISTANCE BUFFER FR THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK BOARD PROPERTY FROM 500 FEET FROM A PARK BOARD BUILDING FROM 200 FEET TO THE PROPERTY LINE. THIS BOUNDARY IS NOT ONLY MOR
EASILY MEASURED AND MORE UNDERSTANDABLE TO EVERYONE. IT IS ALSO IN LINE WITH THE CURRENT FOOD TRUCK ORDINANCE.SO PUT THOSE TWO LICENSE TYPES ON AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD. LICENSED VENDORS MAY VEND INSIDE OF THAT BUFFER WITH WRITTEN PERMISSION
FROM THE PARK BOARD. THE MAP SEGMENT SHOWN O HERE SHOWS AN EXAMPLE OF APPROVABLE CORRIDORS AS WELL AS THE DISTANCE BUFFERS. YELLOW SHOWS 500 FEET FROM K THROUGH 12 SOOLS, AS IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORDINANCE. THE BLUE SHOWS THE RECOMMENDED
200 FEET FROM PARK BOARD PROPERTY. AND ONCE AGAIN, THE GOODS AND SERVICE CORRIDORS ARE IN ORANGE. THE APPROVAL PROCESS APPLIES FOR ANY REQUESTED VENDING LOCATIONS.
WE'LL WORK TOGETHER TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED LOCATIONS TO ENSURE ADA ACCESS REQUIREMENTS ARE MIN CONTAINED AS WELL AS DISTANCE FOR SIDEWALK FIXTURES, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. AS IS REQUIRED BY THE FOOD CODE, MAY
NOT BE ON GRASS OR DIRT. WILL PRIMARILY BE ENFORCED BY BUSINESS LICENSING. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL HANDLE ALL THINGS FOOD SAFETY RELATED. BOTH OF OURNITS ARE EDUCATION-FIRST AND ENFORCEMENT SECOND. AND WORKING ON COMPLAINT-BASED AND PROACTIVE
RESPONSE SYSTEM. FOOD IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF ANY COMMUNITY IN THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THIS CODE WILL ALLOW FOR GREATER ACCESS FOR BOTH VENDORS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS WHILE ALLOWG THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO DRIVE IN SAFE MANNERS. THANK YOU. I STAND R ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APECIATE IT. I'M GOING TO PROCEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS
MARTHA EZAMA [. WE'RE GOING
TO HOLD FOR A SECOND.
>> WELCOME, MARTHA. >> INTERPRETER: GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M THANKFUL FOR BEING HERE FOR YOU HAVING US HERE. AND BEING LISTENED TO. BECOME
[ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH ] >> INTERPRETER: OUR REQUEST HAS TO DO WITH OUR CULTURAL DISHES. MINE AND MANY OF MY CO-NATIONALS. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER
THAN ENGLISH ] >> INTERPRETER: GIVEN THE ECUADOR BEGAN IAN CULTURE AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. [ EAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER
THAN ENGLISH ] >> INTERPRETER: WE'RE ASKING TO BE HEARD AND YOUR HELP WITH RESPECT TO THE REQUESTS THAT WE HAVE SUBMITTED.
[ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH ]
>> INTERPRETER: THANKFULLY WE WANT TO EXPAND THE RANGE OF OUR DISHES. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER
THAN ENGLISH ] >> INTERPRETER: THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK FOR LISTENING TO US. THERE'S A COUPLE MORE PEOPLE LINED UP TO SPEAK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE ERIKA LUNA. >> GOOD AFTNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ERIKA LUNA. I'M FROM MEXICO. I'VE BEEN LIVING IN MINNEAPOLIS FOR 30 YEARS. LAST SEPTEMBER I GOT LAID OFF OF MY JOB FOR 1 12 YEARS. AND I THINK PASSING
THIS ORDINANCE WILL HELP MAINTAIN A STABLE JOB. SO IT CAN COVER OUR NEEDS AND NOT JUST BE DAY-BY-DAY. I WOULD LIKE YOU
TO CONSIDER PASSING THIS LICENSE LAW FOR STREET VENDORS. WE WILL QUIP OURSELVES WITH RESOURC AND FOUNDATIONS TO HAVE A STABLE BUSINESS FOR OUR CENTS, COMMUNITY, FAMILY, AND IN THE
WAY, WE'LL ESTABLISH STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY ECONOMY. WHILE ALSO BRINGING A BIT OF OUR CULTURE TO OUR CITY. WE ARE LLING TO WORK UNDER THE ORDINANCE AND CONTINUE TO
MAINTAIN FOOD SAFETY. AND OUR SECURITY FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU. AND IOPE YOU TAKE US INTO CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT I'LL CALL ON GLORIA
GONZALEZ. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH ] >> INTERPRETER: GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS GLORIA GONZALEZ. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH ]
>> INTERPRETER: I'M FROM MEXICO AND I'M HERE TO PLEASE ASK FOR HELP WITH WITH RESPECT TO THE REQUEST THAT WE'RE ASKING. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH ] >> INTERPRETER: I'M A DISABLED -- IT'S HARD TO GET
WORK. [ OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] [ SPKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH ] >> INTERPRETER: WE JUST NEED HELP IN WORKING WITH THE CITY. WE DON'T WANT TO CAUSE ANY HARM. WE JUST NEED SOME HELP. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER
THAN ENGLISH ] >> INTERPRETER: BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE OPENED THE DOORS FOR US. IT'S BETTER THAN IN OUR COUNTRIES. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH ] >> INTERPRETER: MEXICO IS GOING THROUGH SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS SO
WE CAN'T BE BACK THERE. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH ] >> INTERPRET: SO WE'RE ASKING FOR HELP SO THAT WE CAN SELL AND HAVE A SOURCE OF INCOME. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER THANNGLISH ]
>> INTERPRETER: I DON'T DEPEND ON ANYBODY. IT'S JUST ME BY MYSELF.. . SO JUST ASKING FOR HELP. THANK YOU. >> THK YOU. NEXT IS MITCH
GUTIERREZ. MITCH GUTIERREZ. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH ] >> INTERPRETER: GOOD AFTERON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS MILTON. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND YOUR TIME.
I'M AN IMMIGRANT FROM ECUAD. I LEFT MY COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT IT IS UNDERGOING. SO WE CAME HERE TO
NORTH AMERICA, WHERE DREAMS ARE FULFILLED FOR OUR FAMILIES. >> INTERPRETER: I'M HERE WITH MY FAMILY AND WE ONLY WISH TO WORK
AND TO HELP THE STATE. THERE IS MUCH ... IN MY COUNTRY THAT HAS YET TO BE WITNESSED OR REVEALED
HERE IN THIS COUNTRY. >> INTERPRETER: GIN THE OPPORTUNITY, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP THE STATE WITH OUR WORK.
WE WOULD PAY OUR TAXES, AS GOOD CIT CITIZENS WOULD. AND PROVIDE WORK FORTHER PEOPLE.
SO, YES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. G GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT IS BLAINE M.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. AND MY COUNCIL PERSON, MR. RAINVILLE. I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS WITH STREET FOOD CARTS FOR, I LOSE TRACK AFTER 43 PLUS YEARS. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO LOSE TRACK. I'VE BEEN DOING IT A LONG TE IN
DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS. I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE! I'M JUST -- IT'S MOVING THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART FOR DECADES! AND I'VE BEEN MAINTAINING THIS ANDPROVIDN AREAS WHERE IT NORMALLY WOUL'T
BE. AND PEOPLE COME TO DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS AND, IN MY AREA, AND NOW MAYBE A LARGER AREA IN MINNEAPOLIS TO EERIENCE THAT CITY. THAT URBAN. THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY. THANK YOU FOR EXPANDING THIS. AND CHANGING
THE ORDINANCE. I DO HAVEOME COMMENTS ON THE ORDINANCE. ONE, I GUESS, WOULD BE JUST REAL QUICK. ONHE UMBRELLA SIZE. THIS IS REALLY -- 12 INCHES. WE SOMETIMES USE IT FOR INCLEMENT
WEATHER, YOU KNOW, TO HELP OUR VENDORS. IF IT RNS OR COMING IN THOSE KIND OF THINGS. SO CONSIDER MAYBE 18 INCHES. 20 INCHES. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. NUMBER TWO CONCERN WOULD BE IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS, IT SEEMS
LIKE MANY TIMES I GET PUSHED OUT OF AREAS. OR THERE'S AN EVENT OR SOMETHING. I GET LITERALLY MOVED. OTHER THANHINGS TAKE, YOU KNOW, THE FOOD TRUCKS COME IN. I GET MOVED OUT. I HAVE A YEAR-LONG LICENSE AND THEY JUST COME IN FOR TEMPORARY CONCERNS.
I'M CONCE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT PART OF IT. OMETIMES I CAN WORK THINGS OUT. OTHER TIMES I'M ELIMINATED AND LOSE BUSINESS IN SOME OF THE BUSIEST TIMES. THREE CONCERN, JUST A
CONCERN ABOUT ANTSY-ACCREDITED FOOD CARTS I HAVE CARTS DESIGNED BY THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE BEEN CERTIFIED. >> THANK YOU. >> IS DR THAT IT? >> THAT'S YOUR TIME. >> I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD ONLY HAD
TIME. ANYWAY. YOU GET MY CONCERNS. YOU KNOW HOW TO GET AHOLD OF ME, I THINK. >> YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT ADDITIONAL COMMENTS TO COUNCIL COMMENT. OUR CLERKS CAN HEL YOU SUBMIT THE COMMENTS, AS WELL. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND
WELCOME ... >> NEXT IS RYAN BROWN. >> HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS
RYAN BROWN. I'M CING HERE, I GUESS, FOR CONCERN -- THE CONCERNS. N AGAINST STREET VENDORS AT ALL. I THINK FOOD VENDORS BECOME FOOD TRUCKS, FOOD TRUCKS BECOME RESTAURANTS. MANY STARTED AS FOOD TRUCKS. SMACK
SHACK STARTED AS FOOD TRUCKS. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT -- I RUN A BAR AND RESTAURANT IN THE WAREHOE PART OF DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS. AND I KNOW THAT LAST SUMMER THERE WAS PEOPLE THAT WERE MAYBE UNLICENSED. BUT THEY WOULD LEAVE TRASH ON THE SIDEWALKS. THEY WOULD BE STANDING IN FRONT OF OUR DOOR. SITTING IN FRONT OF OUR BUSINESS
WHILE WE'RE SELLING FOOD. YOU KNOW, WE PAY A LOT OF MONEY IN TAXES. WE SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING THINGS PROPERLY. AND WE FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE BETTER IF THERE WAS SOME SORT OF RULE THAT YOU CAN'T OPERATE IN FRONT OF A BUSINESS WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OR GUIDANCE. SO WE DON'T HAVE
THREE PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF WHERE WE SERVE FOOD TRYING TO SELL FOOD UP FRONT WITH NO CONSIDERATION. AT THE END OF IT, WE'LL BE THE ONES CLEANING IT UP. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A FEW INCHES LAST YEAR. THESE WERE 2:00 OR 3:00 IN THE
MORNING. THERE WAS LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE. AND POLICE HAD TO INTERACT AND, YOU KNOW, CLEAN THINGS OUT. THERE HAS BEEN OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPENED. ESPECIALLY LATE AT NIGHT WHERE THEY CREATE THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULTIES FOR PLACES OPERING DOWN THERE ALREADY. I
WANT IT TO BE KIND OF PUT INTO THE RECORD INTO CONSIDERATION OF THAT. THERE'S PEOPLE THAT OPERATE BUSINESSES THA SELL FOOD. AND THEY SELL MERCHANDISE AND THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBO STAND OUT IN FRONT OF THEIR BUSINESS AND SELL SOMETHING THEY'RE SELLING. YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO OPERATE IN
DOWNTOWN ALREADY. ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOD LIKE TO SPEAK BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? PLEASE COME ON UP. ONE A A
TIME. AFTER YOU SPEAK, SIGN IN WITH THE CLERKS. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS JOSIAH. AND I JUST WANTED T SPEAK TO THIS ORDINANCE AND SAY THAT IT'S A FANTASTIC KIND OF IMPROVEMENT
TOUPPORTING, REALLY, THE BUSINESS 101 OF OUR CITY. AS WE INTEND TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND EVEN TRY TO REACTIVATE OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, OUR DOWNTOWN, THIS IS
A FANTASTIC MOVE. AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THAT. AND I HOPE THAT, ALSO, THE IMPROVEMENTS OF THIS ORDINANCE TH THIS ALSO HELPS TO REALLY
EDUCATE AND CATALYZE THAT ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO BECOME ENTREPRENEURS. WHO COME HERE FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE BUSINESSES. AND WE'VE SEEN -- OR I'VE SEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS IN
HOW MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND SUCCESS THROUGH OPERATING FOOD TRUCKS AND THEN TO SMALL RESTAURANTS. EVEN A FOOD TRUCK COMING IN AT $50,000
US TO GET UP AND RUNNING IS LARGE PART TO STARTING. SO BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FOOD VENDORS ON THE STREET WITHIN OUR CITY IS A FANTASTIC MOVE FORWARD. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS THAT
SUPPORT AND GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK HERE. ANDOPE THAT THERE'S CONTINUED PUSH FOR JUST EDUCATING ON THE REQUIREMENTS, MAKING IT VERY VISIBLE AND EASY AND UNDERSTANDABLE TO ANYONE IN
OUR CITY WHO WANTS TO START A BUSINESS. AND SHARE THEIR CULTURAL OR CUISINE THAT THEY CHOOSE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND REMEMBER TO SIGN IN WITH THE CLERKS, AS WELL. YES. RIGHT OVER THERE. THANK YOU. ELCOME
UP. >> HELLO. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MYAME IS SAM GOULD. I LIVE ABOUT A BLOCK FROM [?] PARK. AND I JUST WANTED TO BE HERE TO REGISTER MY SUPPORT FOR THE FOOD VENDORS WHO MANY OF
THEM VEND WITHIN BLOCKS OF MY HOME. AND I THINK THIS ORDINANCE WILL BE A GREAT BENEFIT FOR MY NEIGHBORS WHO CHOSE TO VEND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE POINT THAT I THINK IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. BOTH THROUGH
EXCHANGE WITH THE VENDORS. BUT THE VENDORS BRING LIFE TO THE STREET. BOTH THROUGH THEIR VENDING AND THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO EAT THEIR FOOD. AND I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO SEE THIS AS A REALLY LOW BARRIER OF ENTRY FORM
OF GRASSROOTS PUBLIC SAFETY. WHEN THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE STREET, PEOPLE ARE LOOKING OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER. PEOPLE ARE INTERACTING WITH ONE ANOTHER. SO ART FROM THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR VENDORS, THE NEFITS OF ENJOYING INCREDIBLE FOOD. WHICH I HAVE EATEN! I
THINK IT'S HOLISTIC BENEFIT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IN FULL, FOR PEOPLE TO BE WATCHING OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER. I THINK WE NEED MORE INSTANCES LIKE THIS. THAT ARE NOT TOP HEAVY. THAT ARE ABOUT NEIGHBORS LOOKING OUT FOR NEIGHBORS. AND I THINK THIS IS
ONE OF THOSE TYPES OF MECHANISMS THAT WORK. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPROVE THIS. THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED? I SEE A COUPLE HANDS. WHY DON'T YOU
COME UP. YES, WELCOME. AND THEN, IF YOU WOULDIKE TO SPEAK, AND YOU PUT YOUR HAND UP, PLEASE SIGN IN WITH THE CLERKS SO THEY CAN GET YOUR NAME ON THE LIST. WELCOME. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER
THAN ENGLISH ] >> INTERPRETER: GOOD AFTERNOON
EVERYONE. I APOLOGIZE. I'M REQUESTING SOME HELP WITH OUR LICENSING SO WE CAN DO SOME
BUSINESS HERE. I AM ECUADORIANT DISABLED. AND I LIVE ON MY OWN. I LE BY MYSELF. THERE'S
NOBODY SUPPORTING ME FINANCIALLY. I DON'T HAVE ANY CHILDREN. I'M ALONE HERE FROM
ECUADOR. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY KIDS. THAT'S WHY I NEED A LOT OF HELP. THAT'S IT. I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH ] >> INTERPRETER: GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NE IS MARIA. I'M FROM ECUADOR AND WE'RE REQUESTING HELP SO WE CAN
GO O AND SELL. I SPEAK KICHWA. WE'RE HERE. WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE OUR RENT AND
THAT'S WHY WE TRY TO GO OUT THERE AND SELL. I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU S MUCH. NEXT I
WILL CALL ON SETTLEMENT CECIA. >> INTERPRETER: GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING TO OUR VOICES. HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS,E'RE ASKING FOR HELP FOR OUR LICENSES. SO THAT WE CAN GO TO WORK AND WE CAN PAY
OUR RENT. SO THAT WE CAN HELP OUR CHILDREN ALONG IN THEIR STUDIES. SOHAT WE CAN HELP
OUR FAMILIES HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU. NEXT IS PETRA.
>> HELLO, GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US TODAY. I WANT TO SHARE A BIT OF MY STORY AND WHY I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO TAKE CONSIDERATION PASSING THIS. I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH DEPRESSION FOR
THE LAST EIGHT YEARS IN AND OUT OF HOSPITALS. THIS HAS HELPED ME TO GET OUT THERE. TO FACE A BIT OF MY FEARS. AND AT THE SAME TIME HELP MY PARTNER WITH BILLS, WITH MBE ONE WEEK I GET TO PAY FOR GROCERIES. BUT IT ALSO GIVES ME A FLEXIBLE
SCHEDULE TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS. I HAVE FOUR KIDS. ONE IN COLLEGE. SO THIS WOULD BE GREAT HELP! WE ARE WILLING TO FOLLOW STEPS AND EVERY RULE THAT WE GET IN PLACE. WE'RE WILLING TO DO IT
JUST NEED YOU GUYS TO GIVE US THAT OPPORTUNITY AND HELP US OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH! >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT I'LL CALL ON --
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M A LITTLE BIT SHORT HERE. MY NAME IS [?]. AND GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS AND CHAIR. HOVITA [?] I'M A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR MANY YEARS IN
DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND DIFFERENT CAMPAIGNS ADVOCATING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. OURSELVES AS IMMIG IMMIGRANTS. RIGHT NOW, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, TELLING ABOUT THE STORY ABOUT
THE VENDORS AND HOW WE MET WITH THEM. AND MANY OF THEM ARE FACING SO MUCH. NOT HAVING JOB. INSTEAD OF BEING HOMELESS, THEY DECIDE TO FIGHT AND GO OUTSIDE AND FIGURE IT OUT HOW TO MAKE A
LITTLE BIT OF MONEY TO SURVIVE. FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND TO BRING FOOD AT THE TABLE FOR THE KID AND EDUCATION FOR THE KIDS IS SO VERYMPORTANT. FOR EVERY MOM. I THINK EVERY PARENT WANTS ABET
AND THAT'S WHY MANY OF THE FAMILIES, FOR DIFFERENT REASONS THEY'RE HERE, THEY ARE HERE BECAUSE THEY WANT A BETTER FUTURE. F THEIR FAMILIES. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A WAY TOO IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMY AND HAVE A
BETTER JOB AND CREATE JOBS BY CREATING THE BUSINESSES THEY CAN CREATE. A JOB FOR NOT ONLY THEMSELVES BUT MAYBE IN THE FUTURE CAN CREATE AS A RESTAURANT, LIKE WE HAVE SO MANY ON LAKE STREET. SO I'M HERE TO SUPPORT ON THE VENDORS. AND I
THINK EVYBODY -- IT'S A HU HUMAN BEING WORKING TOGETHER LET'S PASS THIS ORDINANCE SO WE CAN HAVE AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT FOR THE FAMILIES THAT ARE SURVIVIN NOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING. AND THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU! THAT CONCLUDES THE LIST OF PEOPLE I HAVE SIGNED UP. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK BEFORE WE CLOSE? I SEE THERE MIGHT BE
SOMEBODY. Y. OK. WELCOME. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGETHER THAN ENGLISH ] >> INTERPRETER: GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM MARIA. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU. GREETINGS TO EVERYONE HERE., MINNEAPOLIS CITY
COUNCIL. WE'RE JUST HERE TO ASK THE AUTHORITIES FOR LICENSING SO WE CAN PROCEED WITH
OUR BUSINESS. SO THAT WE CAN WORK FOR OUR CHILDREN BECAUSE GOD ALLOWS US TO LEAVE OUR
COUNTRIES AND COME HERE. WE WANT TO ASK THE AUTHORITIES FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN LICENSING IN OUR
LICENSING SO WE CAN WORK. SO
THAT WE CAN HELP OUR FAMILY, OUR KIDS, OUR PARENTS CAN GO BACK IN OUR HOME COUNTRY SO WE CAN HELP THEM AND SURVIVE A CONTINUE TO LIVE HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOD BLESES YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. PLEASE DO
SIGN IN WITH OUR CLERKS, IF POSSIBLE. THE NEXT PERSON THAT I HAVE SIGNED UP IS MARIA. IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TOO SPEAK, PLEASE DO SIGN UP WITH OUR CLERKS. WELCOME. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER
THAN ENGLISH ] >> INTERPRETER: GOOD AFTERNOON. I'MARIA. I'M ECUADORIAN.
FOOD LICENSING FOR ECUADORIAN PEOPLE. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH NO JOBS. WE NEED LICENSES
SO MAYBE HOPEFULLY WIN DAY WE CAN HAVE A RESTAURANT AND GIVE JOBS TO OTHER PEOPLE SO WE CAN MOVE AHEAD. LITTLE BY LITTLE.
SO YES, WE WANT TO BECOME BUSINESS OWNERS, AT SOME POINT. WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR HELP SO WE
CAN FOLLOW THE RULES. SO, YES. WE NEED SOME JOBS. WE NEED SOME
WORKO ONE DAY WE CAN SELL OUR FOOD. OR SELL SOME CLOTHES. OVERALL, WE NEED SOME JOBS FOR PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING
US. NEIGHBOR TO THE NEIGHBORS HE. AND THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TOO SPEAK BEFORE WE CLOSE OUR PIN PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE WISHING TO
SPEAK. I'LL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED! MEMBERS, BEFORE WE GO INTO DISCUSSION, I WOU LIKE TO JUST BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION JUST A
MOTION TO AMEND THE ITEM BEFORE US. IT IS AN UPDATE TO ADDRESS LANGUAGE THAT NCR AND REIBTOGETN ADDRESSING IN TERMS OF UPDATING
OUR COD TO REFLECT DISABILITY JUSTICE. SO CHANGING HANDICAP LOADING ZONE TO ASSESSABLE TRANSFER ZONE. AND THEN HANDICAPPED PERSON WITH DISABILITY TO REALLY GREAT TREMENDOUS EFFORT THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY RELATIONS
DEPARTMENT AND RACE EQUITY INCLUSION AND BELONGING DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT OUR DIFFERENT CODES AND ORDINANCES. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A QCK MOTION TO AMEND. AND I'LL ASK FOR A PROPER SECOND. >> SECOND.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. OKAY. THE ITEM HAS BEEN AMEND EDED AND THE MOTION HAS CARRIED. FIRST, I'LL RECOGNIZE MY COAUTHOR ON THIS ITEM, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR THE PRESENTATION THAT THEY GAVE US. AND FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK ON THIS ORDINANCE. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORTETWEEN OUR INCREDIBLE CITY STAFF AND OUR COUNCIL OFFICES. AND REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK IT TOOK
TO GET TO THIS POINT! IT HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT! SO THANKS TO FOLKS IN CPED, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, OUR DDCCOS. ALL OF OUR STAFF THAT WORKED HARD ON THIS. INCLUDING THE WARD 12 AND WAR WARD 9 OFFICES. I WANT
TO THANK THE ENTREPRENEURS THAT ARE HERE TODAY THAT GAVE THEIR TESTIMONY. COMING TO CITY HALL IS OFTENTIMES VERY IN-ASSESSABLE TO MANY PEOPLE. THE FACT PEOPLE CAME HERE TODAY TO SHARE THEIR STORIES ABOUT WHY THEY WANT TO SEE THIS ORDINANCE GET PASSED IS REALLY GREAT. I'M SUPER EXCITED. I'M ASKING MY
COLLEAGUES TO PLEASE MOVE THIS FORWARD WITH APPROVAL TODAY TO THE FULL COUNCIL. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN CREATE MORE ACCESS TO THESE FOOD VENDORS. I THINK PARTF MY FAIR PART OF THIS ORDINANCE IS IT'S GOING TO EXPAND THE LOCATIONS IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. MAKING SURE WE
CAN GO BEYOND THE DOWNTOWN. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR OUR TY. IT'S GOING TO CREATE THE BELIEF MORE OF OUR RESIDENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO CULTURAL FOODS. THE ABILITY FOR FOOD VENDORS T GET ON THEIR FEET. BE ABLE TO GET BACK INTO A POSITION WHERE
THEY CAN MAKE SOMEORE INCOME. WE'VE HEARD MANY STORIES THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS ABOUT HOW FOLKS STRUGGLE WITH RENT. STRUGGLE WITH FEEDING THEIR FAMILY. STRUGGLE WITH HAVING A OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A JOB AND ACCESS TO A JOB. AND THIS IS JUST ONE THING THAT WE CAN DO IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO
SUPPORT ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND I'LL MENTION THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS WHO E DOING THIS. JOB AND STRUGGLING TO FIND DIFFERENT INCOMES. THIS IS ONE OF THE WAYS I THINK WE CAN BE SUPPORTIVE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. SO, AGA, JUST WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR --
CITY STAFF FOR THEIR WORK O THIS. I WANT TO THANK OUR WARD OFFICES FOR WORKING ON THIS, AS WELL. I WANT TO THANK THE ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE HERE. WHO HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH US ON A BIWEEKLY BASIS ON SUNDAY IN THE MORNINGS SO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET IT IN A POSITION TO GET IT DONE.
I WANT TO THANK THE MINNESOTA IMMIGRANT MOVEMENT THEY HAVE BEEN HOLDING IT DOWN IN THESE MEETINGS. HOVITA 'HAS HAS EN ORGANIZING WITH THESE FOOD
VENDORS.. HEARING THEIR CONCERNS, THOUGHTS, ADVICE. AND GETTING INTO A PLACE WHERE WE CA MAKE SURE THAT THIS CAN DONE. SO I KNOW WE STILL HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE. OR YOU DO. I'I WANT TO AT LEAST SHOW MY APPRECIATION TO STAFF, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE
ORGANIZERS WHO HELPED GET IT TO A GREAT PLACE. SO THANK YOU! >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. NEXT WE'LL GO INTO DISCUSSION. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
FOR STAFF. BUT, FIRST, I WANTED TO GIVE A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE WHO ME HERE TODAY. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER
THAN ENGLISH [ APPLAUSE ] SO I JUST SAID, LIKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME HE TODAY. YOU ARE ENTREPRENEURS AND YOU DESERVE
ALL THE SUPPORT OF THISITY! I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR BUSINESSES GROW ANDRYING MORE LATIN AMERICAN FOOD HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND THEN I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR MS. LINGO. I'M REPRESENTING DOWNTOWN. I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO HAVE MORE FOOD AVAILABLE INOA COUPLE OF -- WELL, THERE'S AT LET ONE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY IN DOWNTOWN. IT IS PLAZA IT'S OWNED BY THE CITY. CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHAT WILL BE ALLOWED IN CITY-OWNED PUBLIC SPACES IN THIS
ORDINANCE. >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. THEY WOULD GO THROUGH THE SAME APPROVAL PROCESS. FOR ANY OTHER PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY SITUATION. SO WE WOULD TREAT IT AS IT WOULD BE TREATED IF THEY WERE ON ANY SIDEWALK IN THAT AREA. >> GREAT. I' EXCITED TO HEAR THAT. AND LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING IF FOLKS WILL APPLY FOR PERMITS AND SELL FOOD AT PV PLAZA. I THINK IT WILL BE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO NICOLLET MALL. ONE MORE PUBLIC SPACE I'M CURIOUS ABOUT WHICH IS THE COMMONS PARK DOWNTOWN. IT'S OWNED BY THE PARK BOARD BUT LEASED AND OPERATED BY THE CITY
OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHAT WILL THE RULES BE THERE? >> ONCE AGAIN, THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. THAT PROCESS WOULD GO THE SAME WAY AS ANY PARK BOARD PROPERTY. >> GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU TO THE AUTHORS FOR WORKING ON THIS. IT'S SUPER EXCITING. SO GREAT WORK!
>> THANK YOU. NEXT I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. I'M WONDERING, MS. LINGO, I HATE TO HAVE YOU GET UP-AND-DOWN LIKE THIS. HAVE YOU HAD INPUT FROM THE PARK BOARD ON CHANGING THE LENGT OR
THE DISTANCE? HAVE YOU CONSULTED WITH THEM? >> CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE, WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PARK BOARD. AND THEY ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF CHANGING THE DISTANCE TO BEEASURED. INSTEAD OF FROM A BUILDING TO THE PROPERTY EDGE. THAT CLEAR
UP THE "WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT AREA." AND MAKES IT MORE CONCISE AND EASILY MEASURABLE. WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PARK BOARD. MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PARK BOARD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THEN MY LAST IS JUST THE GENTLEMAN WHO HAS A
ESTABLISHMENT DOWNTOWN. I WANTE WE APPROVED HERE. HOPEFULLY IT WILL REASSURE YOU. EACH APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE AN APPLICATION OF PROPOSED OPERATING LOCATION. THE PROPOSED LOCATION SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE DIRECTOR OF
PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL NOT APPROVE A LOCATION WHE A SIDEWALK CART WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIR THE MOVEMENT OF PEDESTRIANS OR VEHICLES. OR POSE A HAZARD TO PUBLIC SAFETY. FURTHER, THE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL NOT APPROVE ANY LOCATION WHICH IS ADJACENT TO A BUS STOP, TAXI STAND, OR WITHIN 50 FEET OF AN INTERSECTION. SO I DO BELIEVE THAT WOULD COVER YOUR BUSINESS. BUT, AGAIN, YOU HAVE MY CARD. YOU KNOW, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
CALL ANY TIME. I'LL DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. I'M GOING TO MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. AND I DID WANT TO JUST TAKE A SECOND TO SPEAK. AS
ONE OF THE COAUTHORS, FIRST OF ALL, MAJOR APPRECIATION TO OUR CITY STAFF FOR MEETING WITH ME AND COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ AND OUR TEAMS. AND MEENG WITH THE LOCAL FOOD VENDORS. REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT WE WER ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND WORK HARD ON THIS PORTION OF THIS WORK. WHICIS THE ORDINANCE. WE KNOW THAT THERE IS STILL MORE WORK TO BE DONE. BUT THIS IS A REALLY GREAT START IN HELPING PEOPLE COME TO COMPLIANCE. SO THEY CAN VEND IN OUR CITY. AND, ALSO,
CREATING SUCH A WONDERFUL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TO THE LOCAL VENDORS THAT ARE HERE TODAY THAT DECIDED TO SHOW UP AND COME TO CITY HALL. I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY TO MAKE YOUR WAY OVER HERE TO CITY HALL. AND THEN COME AND SPEAK BEFORE CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WANT TO SAY THAT YOUR VOICE IS HEARD. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MEETING WITH ME. MEETING WITH COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. GIVING YOUR VOICE TO HOW THIS POLICY SHOULD BE SHAPED. I'M SO EXCITED FOR THE DAY THAT YOU GET TO HAVE YOUR
OWN FOOD CART, YOUR OWN LICENSE, AND YOU'RE SELLING THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND ADDING VIBNCY TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU S MUCH TO HERNANDEZ AND AMY AND OUR OFFICES FOR THEIR HARD WORK. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK
YOU SO MUCH TO MICHELLE, MIRA, COVITA. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS WORK. I'M SURE I'VE MISSED OTHER FOLKS. BUT I WANT TO SHARE WITH MY COLLEAGUES, THIS IS NEARLY TWO YEARS, IF NOT MORE, WORTH OF
WORK TO GET TO THIS POINT OF IF FIGURING OUT HOW WITH CAN CREATE LICENSE AND MAKE A CHANGE AND GET HERE. I'LL CLOSE WITH THIS. I'M HEARTENED BY THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE'VE HAD TODAY. BOTH FROM OUR FOOD VENDORS WHO ARE SEEKING THIS TYPE OF OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR CULTURAL FOODS.. TO HAVE
ONOMIC MOBILITY IN THEIR CITIES TO BE WELCOME. BUT THE FOLKS WHO ARE CAME I SOLIDARITY IN THAT CONVERSATION. IT'S REALLY SCARY MOMENT IN OUR COUNTRY NOW. IT'S EXTREMELY HEARTENING TO SEE THAT IN THE CITY OF MINNEOLIS WE'RE DOUBLING DOWN ON SUPPORTING OUR
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. AND SAYING THAT EFFORTS THAT SUPPORT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY TO BE ENTREPRENEURS ACTUALLY BENEFIT EVERYONE. NOT JUST NOW BUT INTO THE FUTURE. AND IT GIVES ME SO MUCH HOPE AND IT GIVES OTHERS SO MUCH HOPE TO SEE T GLIMMERS OF WHAT WE CAN BE AND WHAT
MINNEAPOLIS IS DECIDING TO BE IN THIS MOMENT. SO I'M SO PROUD TO ABLE TO BRING THIS TO THE BIZ COMMITTEE. I ASKED MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR SUPPORT. AND I'LL SAY, WE'RE GOING TO NEED A LOT MORE EFFORT A SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS
IN MAKING SURE THAT OUR LOCAL VENDORS ARE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO JUST OUT TO THE PUBLIC, THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PARTNERING TO MAKE THIS SUCCESSFUL FOR THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS INCUBATION TO GROW. YOU CAN REACH OUT TO OUR COUNCIL
OFFICES, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO CONNT WITH YOU! WITH THAT, I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE TO NOTE. THIS IS THE FIRST VOTE. IF THIS PASSES TODAY, THE NEXT VOTE WILL BE AT THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING ON
THURSDAY NEXT WEEK. SO JUST SO YOU KNOW. IT'S THE FIRST PART OF THE PROCESS. NEXT WEEK IT'S ON THURSDAY IT WOULD BE THE FINAL VOTE. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO NCR FOR THEIR WORK IN WORKING WITH OUR NEIGHBORS. MARIANO HAS BEEN
GREAT TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE. HELPING FACILITATE CONVERSATIONS AND HEAR THEIR PERSPECTIVES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I MENTIONED THAT, AS WELL. BECAUSE WITHOUT THE STAFF TO HELP RUN OUR CITY, THIS WORK WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. AND, AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK. VERY HAPPY
TO BE HERE TODAY A I'M EXCITED FOR THE WORK THAT IS GOING TO COME AFTER THIS. WE HAVE A LOT TO DO STILL.. >> ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. WE'VE MADE IT TO COMTTEE. AND NOW I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER MEMBERS IN QUEUE FOR DISCUSSION. SO WITH
THE MOTION BEFORE US, ALL THOSE IN FAR FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. WITH THAT, THE MOTION CARRIES. AND THE ITEM IS APPROVEDDED TO GO TO FULL COUNCI [ APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU. LAST ITEM ON THE AGDA. WE HAVE A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING REGARDING THE LICENSE REVOCATION F D DUET
COFFEE AND WINE AT 11477 LAKE STREET WEST. I'LL ASK ATTORNEY AMY
GIVE IT A FEW MINUTES FOR THE CHAMBERS TO CLEAR. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THIS IS STATUTORILY MDATED PROCESS FOR A REVOCATION HEARING DUE TO AN OUTSTANDING TAX LIABILITY BY THE BUSINESS. SO THE TYPICAL PROCESS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN SEVERAL OF THESE COMING FORWARD
IN THE COMTTEE. >> THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION. I'M NOT SURE IF THE APPELLANT IS HERIN THE AUDIENCE. I DON'T THINK THEY ARE TODAY.. >> YOU DO NEED TO OPEN THE
PUBLIC HEARING. >> OH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> YEP. >> WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT IS HERE TO SPEAK? IS THE
APPELLANT HERE IN THE AUDIENCE? OKAY. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO CLOSE E PUBLIC HEARING. UNLESS THERE'S SOMEONE HERE TO SPEAK. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUES
QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER CAMAN. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO CLARIFY WITH THE ATTORNEYS THAT IF WE WERE TO MOVE THIS ITEMORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION TO FULL COUNCIL, THAT THERE WOULD BE AMPLE TIME YET FOR THEM TO COMPLETE THE PAPERWORK THAT IS REQUIRED. TO NOT HAVE TO REVOKE
THIS LICENSE. >> THAT IS CORRECT. THAT'S BEEN YOUR TYPICAL PROCESS WITH THESE. IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION TO ALLOW FOR THAT. YES. >> OKAY. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT MOTION. AND JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN CTINUE TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH THIS BUSINESS. AND MAKE SURE THAT
THE PAPERWORK IS UP TO DATE. WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE REVOKE THE LICENSE. IT'S AN UNFORTUNATE THING TO HAVE TO DO. >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE MOTION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FROM MEMBERS? COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO BE CLEAR. THE LICENSE IS IN QUESTION BECAUSE OF BACK TAXES. IS THAT CORRECT? >> CITY ATTORNEY? >> THAT IS CORRECT. THEY HAVE SOME TAXES THEY OWE TO THE STATE. AND THE STATE HAS A MANDATED PROD EXCESS FOR REVOCATION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
WHEN THAT OCCUR SO WE ARE BOUND BY STATE STATUTE FOR THIS PROCESS. >> UNDSTAND. I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS TAXES NOT PAID FOR. >> CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION?
ON THE MOTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE EYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES. MEMBE, SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE US, AND NO OBJECTION, I'LL DECLARE
THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.