. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE FOR FEBRUARY 18, 2025. I'M JAMAL OSMAN, I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. BEFORE WE BEGIN THIS MEETING,
THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE. REAL-TIME CAPTIONING AS FURTHER METHOD TO INCREE ACCESSIBILITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH TO CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND 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 FOR THIS MEETING, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE SIGNED IN SO YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN ANY DISCUSSIONS. AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL SO WE
CAN VERIFY A QUORUM. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> JENKIN >> PRESENT. >> CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR ELLISON. >> HERE >> CHAIR OSMAN. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE SIX MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE PROCEED
TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA WE'LL FIRST TAKE OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 4 THROUGH 8. ITEM 4 IS APPROVING ONE GAMBLING LICENSE. ITEM 5 IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION ACCEPTING
2024 METROPOLITAN LIVABLE GRANT AWARD. ITEM 6 IS APPROVING REZONING ORDINANCE F LARSON DENTAL CLINIC. ITEM 7 IS LICENSE
FEE. ITEM 8 IS MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL AGREEMENT FOR HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR ELEVATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMA
REALLY EXCITING ALWAYSO RECEIVE GRANTS, ESPECLLY THESE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. SO I JUST WANT TO CELEBRAT THE $500,000 THAT'S BEING AWARDED FOR THE RISE UP CENTER AT 28th AND HENNEPIN IN
WARD 7. >> THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE ELSE, I WILL APPROVE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES. NOW I WILL PROCEED TO TH PUBLIC HEARING OF OUR
AGENDA. FIRST, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE ORDINANCE. THIS ORDINANCE IS FIXING TECHNICAL ERRORS. I WILL HAVE JASON FROM CPED TO INTRODUCE THAT. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. OD AFTERNOON.
TITLE I CHAPTER 2 OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES LIST ALL THE TITLES WITHIN THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING AND ENFORCEMENT PROCESSES. AND INEXPLICABLY, THE LAN SUBDIVISION AND HERITAGE PRESERVATION RESERVATIONS ARE
NOT LISTED THERE AND THEY SHOULD BE. SO THIS MINOR TECHNICAL AMENDMENT CORRECTS THAT. WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOUO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION. I'M GOING TO PROCEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. A THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS
ITEM? SEEG NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY DISCUSSIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> HAPPY TO MOVE APPROVAL. >> A RIGHT. WITH THAT MOTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AND THOSE OPPED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND MOTION
CARRIES. NEXT, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY HOUSING PROJECT LOCATED AT 1213-FRANKLIN AVENUE. I'LL HAVE JAMIE FROM CPED TO GIVES THAT PRESENTATION. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN, AND THE REST OF THE BHZ COMMITTEE. I'M JAMIE, I'M THE SENR PROJECT COORDINATOR WITH THE FINANCE TEAM OF CPED. I'M BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH TWO RECOMMENDATIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THE HOUSING PROJECT. FIRST IS FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF UP TO
$22 MILLION IN HOUSING REVENUE BONDS. ANDHE SECOND IS FOR APPROVAL OF AN ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION FROM THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUSTFUND CONTINGENCY POOL TO SUPPORT. LOCATED IN
VENTURA VILLAGE OF WARD 6, NACC H IS A COMPONENT OF THE REDEVELOPMENT OF A FORMER STRIP MALL TURNED COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC AT 1213-FRANKLIN AVEE EAST. THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT IS A MIXED USE PROJECT WITH THE
EXPANSION OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC. THE CLINIC AND HOUSING USES WILL HAVE SEPARATE OWNERSHIP AND AS SUCH, ARE BEING DEVELOPED WITH SEPARATE FUNDING PROGRAMS. IN 2024, THE CLINIC USE WAS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL SEEKING A LOAN TO ASST WITH
THEIR PROJECT. AND THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED $750,000 GREAT STREETS LOAN FOR THIS USE. THE NEW BUILDING WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE EXISTING SURCE PARKING LOTS ADJACENT TO FRANKLIN
AVENUE. THE CLINIC WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNTIL SUCH TIME IT CAN RELOCATE TO THE NEW BUILDING. THE OLD BUILDING WILL THEN BE DEMOLISHED, AND THE FINAL SITE WORK COMPLETED. THE
83-UNIT PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT WILL BE LOCATED ON FLOORS TWO THROUGH SIX. RESIDENTS OF THE APARTMENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO PARKING IN AN UNDERGROUND PARKING FACILITY, AS WELL AS OTHER PROPERTY AMENITIES, SUCH AS A COMMUNITY ROOM ANDUTDOOR AMENITY DECK.
THE AFFORDABILITY MIX IN THE HOUSING WILL RANGE FROM 30% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME OR AMI, TO 60% AMI, AND WILL INCLUDE THREE TYPES OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THOSE LIVING THERE. THESE INCLUDE 16 PROJECT BASED
UNITS, SIX HOUSING SUPPORT UNITS, AND 11 SECTION 8 UNITS. THE SIX HOUSING SUPPORT UNITS AND THREE OF THE SECTION 8 UNITS WILL BE DEDICATED TO HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING LONG-TERM HOUSING. FILLED THROUGH THE HENNEPIN
COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM. THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT COSTS OF THE HOUSING PROJECT ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT OR BELOW $41.3 MILLION, AND WILL BE STRUCTURED AS A 4% LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT DEAL. THE PROJECT HAS SECURED
APPROXIMATELY 30% OF PROJECT COSTS IN GRANTS, INCLUDING TRUST FUND ALLOCATION FROM THE CITY, DEFERRED LOANS FROM MINNESOTA HOUSING, GRANTS FROM THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, PHILANTHROPIC SOURCES AS WELL, AND DEFERMENT OF THEIR
DEVELOPMENT FEE. THE DEVELOPER IS EXPECTING TO DEFER APPROXIMATELY A THIRD OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT FEE AS PART OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT STACK. THE DEVELOPER HAS APPLIED FOR REVENUE BONDS
WITH THE CITY. IT WILL ALLOW THE DEVELOPER TO MEET THE -- IF AWARDED THE BONDS, THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE APPROXIMATELY $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL TAXREDITS ANNUALLY FOR 10 YEARS, WHICH WHEN SYNDICATED
$18 MILLION IN EQUITY FOR THE PROJECT. THE DEVELOPER HAS ALSO REQUESTED AN ADDITIONALLY $1 MILLION TRUST FUND DOLLARS THROUGH THE PROGRAM'S CONTGENCY POOL. THE CITY COUNCIL AWARDED THE PROJECT THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
TRUST FUND IN 2023 AND 2024. DUE TO INCREASE IN COSTS AND PENDING SOURCES THAT WERE NOT PROVED, THE PROJECT CONTINUES TO HAVE AN APPROXIMATELY $2 MILLION FUNDING GAP DESPITE ENGINEERING. DUE TO
TIME FRAMES CAUSING TO CLOSE IN MID APRI IDENTIFYING AND APPLYING FOR ADDITIONAL SOURCES AT THIS TIME ISINFEASIBLE. THE DEVELOPER HAS ASKED THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND OTHER PARTNERS TO FILL THIS GAP. MINNESOTA HOUSING HAS IDENTIFIED RESOURCES AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING FORWARD
A RECOMMENDATION TO FILL PHYSICAL HALF THE GAP TO ITS CREDIT COMMITTEE IN MARCH. THE BALANCE WILL BE FILLED WITH THE CONTINGENCY POOL AWARD. REPRESENTS 13,333 DOLLARS IN
ADDITIONAL TRUST FUNDING FOR EACH OF THE 75 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND AWARD OF 53,822 DOLLARS PER UNIT. THE REQUEST IS BELOW THE $15,000
CITY COUNCIL GUIDELINE PER UNIT. THE NACC HOUSING PROJECT REFLECTS THREE OF THE SEVEN KEY STRATEGIES OUTLINED IN THE WAY HOME REPORT. THIS INCLUDES STRATEGY 1, INCREASING DIVERSITY AND AFFORDABILITY IN ALL
NEIGHBORHOODS. STRATEGY 2, PRESERVE SUBSIDIZED RENTAL HOUSING FOR 30 YEARS O MORE. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ISSUANCE OF UP TO $22 MILLION IN HOUSING REVENUE BONDS, AND ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION FROM THE
PROJECT FROM THE CONTINGENCY POOL TO SUPPORT THE NACC HOUSI PROGRAM. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION. BEFORE WE TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE IF THERE'S
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. SEEING NE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMNT AND SAY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING PROJECT FOR MUCH NEEDED HOUSING THIS AREA. THIS HAS BEEN LONG TIME COMING AND I WANT TO THANK
THE STAFF AND CPED HOUSING TEAM FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS PROJECT. I HAVE MET THE DEVELOPER AND DONE THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. REALLY SUPER EXCITED AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS PROJECT TO OPEN OR TO START. SO WITH THAT, I WILL
MOVE THIS ITEM FORWARDOR APPROVAL, AND RECOGNIZE ALSO HERE COUNCIL MEMBER KATIE CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND OUTLINING THE CITY'S GOALS THAT THIS PROJECT HELPS ACHIEVE, INCLUDING ENDING HOMELESSNESS, AND THE OTHER COUPLE GOALS YOU MENTIONED AT
THE END THERE. I THINK IT'S REA GOAL SETTING AS WE TALK ABOUT THESE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND AWARDS. SO THANK YOU, AND HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS TODAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I DO WANT TO ALSO THANK THE STAFF FOR
THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS. AND I WANT TO MENTION WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT. THEY'RE VERY TENACIOUS. AND THIS IS, AS YOU HEARD, THE FUNDING COMES FROM SO MANY DIFFERENT SOURCES. AND THE FUNDING IS NOT YET COMPLETE. SO WELLINGTON IS DOING A GREAT JOB HOLDG IN THERE AND WORKING
WITH OUR STAFF. I SEE THE STAFF SITTING OVER THERE.HANK YOU, ALL. YOU ALL HAVE YOUR FINGERPRINTS ON THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSP OVER THERE, ALFRED. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. REALLY HAPPY TO BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY. JUST REALLY WANTED TO
CENTER THE GREAT NEED IN OUR LOCAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY. WE KNOW THAT HOUSING FIRST PRACTICES ARE ONE OF THE BEST PRACTICES IN ORDER T PROVIDE STABILITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ESPECIALLY COMMUNITY MEMBERS STRUGGLING WITH HOMELESSNESS. STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER. I THINK THIS IS JUST A WAY THAT OUR CITY IS REALLY LEANING IN AND MAKING SURE THAT THIS PROJECT HAPPEN AND I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE LOCAL INDIGENOUS LEADERS THAT ARE A PART OF THIS AND OUR LOCAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY FOR
JUST CONSISTENTLY AND PERSISTENTLY ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF THEIR COMMUNITY. IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE AS HARD AS CREDIT WHERE CREDITS DUE BECAUSE IT'S DECADES AND DECADES OF
ADVOCACY THAT LEADS TO A PROJECT LIKE THIS HAPPENING, AND US BEING ABLE TO AWARD THIS TYPE OF FUNDING AND HAVING PARTNERSHIP WITH A DEVELOPER THAT'S WILLING TO DO THIS WORK AND PARTNER SHIPS ACROSS GOVERNMENT. I'M GLAD WE'RE TAKING THE STEPS
TOY. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE, WITH THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS EM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVET AND THE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS QUASI JUDICIAL RENTAL
DWELLING LICENSE REVOCATION FOR THE OWNER OF PROPERTY AT 1081 14th AVENUE SOUTHEAST. I'LL ASK NICK M TO GIVE US THE PRESENTATION. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR OSN, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS NICK MAGRINO. I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE -- TO REVOKE THE RENTAL PROPERTY. THIS PROPERTY IS A RENTAL DUPLEX IN THE COMO NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S OWNER IS
BRITTON GOETZE THE OWNER AND LICENSEE SINCE 1989. THE LICENSE WAS UPDATED TO LIST HIM AS THE OWNER AND CONTACT PERSON FOR THE PROPERTY. THE RENTAL LICENSE FEE WAS PAID ON MARCH 4TH. SHORTLY AFR THAT, AS PART OF OUR INSPECTION PROCESS, THE HOUSING
INSPECTOR ASSIGNED TO THE PROPERTY ATTEMPTED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE OWNER BY PHONE, CALLED HIM SEVERAL TIMES. DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM HIM. AND THEN AT THAT POINT, THE DEPARTMENT SENT AN APPOINTMENT LETTER TO
MR. GOETZE. MR. GOETZE DID NOT APPEAR FOR THE INSPECTION. THE DEPARTMENT SENT FIVE MORE APPOINTMENT LETTERS. WE DID NOT HEAR FROM MR. GOETZE. WE WEREN'T JUST SENDING THOSE TO AN EMPTY HOUSE. MR. GOETZE SPOKE TO THE
INSPECTOR OVER PHONE. THEY WORKED OUT A MUTUAL DATE. MR. GOETZE DIDN'T APPEAR FOR ANY OF THOSE. STARTING IN MAY, THE INSPECTOR BEGAN ISSUING ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS FOR EXTERIOR VIOLATIONS AT THE PROPERTY THAT HE WAS ABLE TO
OBSERVE. PROPERTY TAXES WERE REMAINED UNDERPAID AT THE END OF THE YEAR. THERE ARE FEES THAT ARE PENDING THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN ASSESSED. THE DEPARTMENT DID NOT GET APPEALS. THE 5700 ON
COALFAX ANUE CONTACT ADDRESS HAS BEEN ON THE CITY'S VACANT REGISTRATION LIST. JUST AS SOME CONTEXT THERE. THE INSPECTOR BELIEVES -- WE HAV'T ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY THIS, BUT BASED ON THE INSPECTOR'S VISITS TO THE PROPERTY, HE THINKS THE UPPER UNIT IS OCCUPIED BY A
TENANT AND THE LOWER UNIT IS VACANT. THAT'S BASED ON THE RETURN MAIL WE'VE GOTTEN ON THE LETTERS THAT HAVE GONE OUT. IN DECEMBER, THE DEPARTMENT ISSUED A DIRECTORS DETERMINATION OF NON-COMPLIANCE FOR THE PROPERTY CITING TWO LICENSING STANDARDS.
STANDARD 8 REQUIRES THAT THE OWNER OR THE AGENT REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO DO A RENTAL LICENSE REVIEW INSPECTION, AND LICENSING STANDARD 15 REQUIRES THAT THE LICENSEE RETAINS A RENTAL DWELLING APPLICATION ON FILE.
THAT GAVE MR. GOETZE 10 DAYS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. WE MAILED THAT TO MR. GOETZE. W ALSO POSTED THE NOTICE AT THE PROPERTY. AFTER THAT 10-DAY PERI PASSED, MR. GOETZE STILL
DID NOTOME INTO COMPLIANCE. WE RECOMMEND THE REVOCATION OF M GOETZE'S RENTAL DWELLING LICENSE. GAVE HIM DAYS T APPEAL. SENT BH TO COALFAX AND
WIZETA ADDRESS. WIZETA POST OFFICE LET US KNOW THAT WAS CLAIMED BY AN INDIVIDUAL AT THE PROPERTYN LATE DECEMBER. AND SO AT THIS POINT WE'RE PAST THE APPEAL PERIOD. HE DIDN'T FILE AN APPEAL. IF THE COUNCIL WE TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION TO
REVOKE THE RENTAL LICENSE AFTER THE ACTION BECOMES OFFICIAL, WE WOULD ADMINISTRATIVELY PICK A VACATE DATE. THE TENANT, IF THERE IS A TENANT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THREE MONTHS OF RENTAL RELOCATION ASSISTANCE. WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE FROM OUR
DEPARTMENT REACH OUT AND HELP THE TENANT FIND NEW USING. MR. GOETZE STILL COULD COME INTO COMPLIANCE UP UNTIL THE POINTF WHICH THIS BECOMES OFFICIAL. IF YOU WERE TO UPDATE AND ALLOW AN INSPECTION, THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS ADMINISTRATIVELY. I'D BE HAPPY TO STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS POINT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M GOING TO PROCEED TO OPEN THE PUBLI HEARING AND HAVE QUESTIONS AT THE END. IS THE LICENSE OWNER HERE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLO
RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE ABOUT US HAVING OPTIONS FOR THE TENANT. THE POTENTIAL TENANT, I GUESS WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. WE NEVER WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING AN ACTION THAT'S LEAVING SOMEBODY OUT ON THE STRE. BUT
IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE GOT OUR INTERNAL MECHANISMS THAT CAN SUPPORT THAT TENT SHOULD THEY HAVE TO VACATE THE PROPERTY. IT SEEMS LIKE BECAUSE O THE NONRESPONSE THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO. ONE QUESTION I DID HAVE. HAS THERE BEEN ANY
CONTACT WITH WHO WE ASSUME IS THE UPSTAIRS TENANT BY OUR STAFF? >> WE HAVE NOT. I KNOW THE INSPECTOR HAS KNOCKED ON THE DOOR. THE NOTICESHAT WE'VE POSTED ON THE DOOR HAVE MY DESK PHONE NUMBER ON THEM AND I HAVEN'T GOTN ANY CALLS ABOUT IT. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS THAT COULD BE THE CASE.
SO WE'LL JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'LL REACH OUT TO THEM A FEW MORE TIMES BEFORE ANYTHING BECOMES FINAL. >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO MOVE APPROVAL OF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. I DO HAVE ANOTHER
QUESTION. YOU HAD SAID THAT THE LANDLORDS' MAILING ADDRESS IS 5700 COALFAX, BUT THAT HAS BEEN EMPTY SINCE 2018. >> YUP, THAT'S CORRECT. >> SO WE RECENTLY PASSED AN ORDINANCE DLING WITH EMPTY BUILDINGS. WOULD THAT BUILDING
FALL UNDER THAT CATEGORY. >> THAT'S CORRECT, COUNCIL MEMBER INVILLE. IT WOULD COME UNDER THE PROLONGED ENFORCEMENT. NEW WAY THE DEPARTMENT IS APPROACHING VACANT BUILDING. I'M NOT SURE IT HAS YET. WHEN T ANNUAL RENEWALS COME UP, THEY'RE
BEING REVIEWED BY STAFF. WHENEVER IT WAS ENTERED INTO THE REGISTRATION COME UP, THEY'D BE ISSUING THE $2,000 CITATIONS. THAT'S UNRELATED TO THE ACTIONS. >> I'M ASSUMING THEN THIS IS ON THE RADAR FOR US TO REVIEW AT
THE APPROPRIATE TIME. >> YES, COUNCIL MEMBER, THAT IS CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. TNK YOU SO MUCH. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON QUEUE, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON TO
FOLLOW THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO REVOKE THE LICENSE OF THE PROPERTY 1081 14th AVENUE SOUTHEAST, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. >> THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES. RIGHT NOW WE
WILL MOVE TO OUR DISCUSSION PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. ITEM 9 IS UPDATING INCLUSIONARY ZONING OF THE UNIFIED HOUSING POLICY. THIS ITEM WAS CONTINUED FROM OUR
LAST MEETING WHICH WE RECEIVED THE FULL PRESENTATIONS. STAFFER HAS ALSO INFORMED ME THEY ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTNS. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD, I KNOW THERE STILL MIGHT BE DISCUSSION, BUT
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THIS ITEM. I THINK WE'VE ALL HA STAFF AND GET BRIEFED ON STAFF, AS WELL AS OUR CONTRACTOR WHO IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY BUT WAS HERE AT THE FIRST MEETING WHERE WE WERE KIND OF RUNNING
SHORT ON TIME. I KNOW THAT I HAD GREAT MEETINGS WITH STAFF. I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THIS POLICY IN DEPTH. I THINK IT'S THE KIND OF THING WE NEED. AS A COUNCIL, WE'RE DEALING WITH REALLY COMPLICATED ISSUES IN SOME INSTANCES. AND OFTEN, WE
CAN'T LEARN EVERYTHING WE NEED TO LEARN UP ON THE DAIS. SO THAT WAS A GREAT SPACE FOR EVEN MYSELF WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE POLICY TO GET A LOT OF GREAT INSIGHTS INTO EVERY QUESTION THAT I HAD. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. IF
THERE'S FURTHER DISCUSSION, GREAT. IF NOT, THEN THAT'SREAT TOO. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. I WILL BE VOTING FOR THIS AS WELL. THANK YOU. I WILL BE VOTING FOR THIS AS WELL. BUT I DO JUST HAVE SOME CONCERNS
FOR OUR WONDERFUL STAFF TO THINK ABOUT. ALL THESE BRIGHT EAGER MINDS OUT THERE. RIGHT NOW WE'RE REALLY NOT SEEING A LOT OF HOUSING, RENTAL HOUSING BEING BUILT IN MINNEAPOLIS. WE JUST APPROVED SOME 30% AMI. BUT ON TH MARKET RATE SIDE THERE'S
LITERALLY NOTHING. THERE IS BEING BUILT IN THE SUBURBS AND IN OTHER CITIES. I JUST SENSE T LIMITED, WE SUSPENDED IZ FOR THREE OR FOUR YEARS TO PRIME THE
PUMP SO TO SPEAK, THAT THAT MIGHT BE AN APPROPRIATE THINGO DO. I'M NOT PROPOSING THAT TODAY. I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE TO TNK ABOUT. WE'RE SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR A RENTAL HOUSING CRISIS IN THE UPCOMING YEARS WITH NO FUTURE PRODUCTION GOING ON AT THIS TIME. SO I JUST WANT, AGAIN, I
LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO SOME OF YOU, IF NOT A OF YOU ABOUT THIS ISSUE. BUT WE'RE IN A BAD SHAPE RIGHT NOW IF YOU LOOK THREE, FOUR, FIVE YEARS OUT, OUR RENTAL HOUSI PRODUCTION. THANK YOU. >> I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I HAD THE SAME, YOU KNOW, CONCERN AROUND JUST LACK OF PRODUCTION OF NEW HOUSING SUPPLY IN THE TY. AND THAT'S PART OF WHY I WANTED TO HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL BRIEFING WITH YOU ALL THAT COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON ORGANIZED. I REALLY
UNDERSTAND THAT THE RECOMMENDAT EXPERTS IS TO STAY THE COURSE ON IZ POLICY. AND POLICY INCLUSIONARY ZONING IS NOT GOING TO MANIFT A GREAT SUPPLY OR A LARGE INVESTMENT, AND THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE DONE THE PAUSE.
SO GOING TO LEAN IN TO YOU ALL BEING THE EXPERTS ON THIS POLICY AND TRUST YOUR GUIDANCE HERE. AND I'M ALSO APPRECIATIVE THAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO EXPAND INCLUSIONARY ZONING INTO STUDENT HOUSING AND TO EXTEND BUT PHASE OUT THE EXEMPTION FOR SMALLER
PROJECTS. WHICH I THINK ARE BOTH SMART WAYS TO MAKE THIS POLICY MORE EFFECTIVE. DID YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING TO EITHER OF OUR COMMENTS? >> NO, I SK OUR STAFF.
>> YES, WE ARE SEEING SOME LEADING INDICATORSHAT SHOW THAT THERE'S A SLOWDOWN IN CONSTRUCON. HOWEVER, WE JUST PASSED OVER $1.8 BILLION IN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY IN 2024. WE'RE SEEING SOME OF THOSE STARTS COMING THROUGH THE
PLANNING COMMISSION DWINDLE. WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY THEXTENT TO WHICH THE FACTORS, THE MACROENOMIC FACTORS ARE HAVING AN EFFECT ON DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY. WE'RE DOING SOME ANALYSIS RIGHT NOW. IT IS MORE THAN SIMPLY THE INCLUSIONARY ZONING
REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE HAVING AN IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S DECISIONS TO BUILD IN MINNEAPOLIS OR TO THAT POINT, ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW. >> DIRECTOR, DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?
>> GOODAFTERNOON. ALFRED PORT, DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT. CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, COUNCIL MEMBERS RAINVILLE AND CASHMAN, WE WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION. I
THINK TO COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE'S COMMENT ABOUT THERE ARE NEW CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING IN OTHER CITIES IN THE STATE. I'LL ALSO REMIND YOUF NOT INFORM THAT SOME OF THOSE, IF NOT MOST OF THOSE UNITS ARE ALSO
RECEIVING SOME FORM OF SUPPORT FROM THE THEIR CITIES OR FROM THE STATE. I'LL ALSO ADD THAT YOU ALL PASSED THE ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE HAS A PROVISION, A
WAIVER PROVISION. SO IF A DEVELOPER WANTS TO SEEK A WAIVER, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO STAFF AND WE CAN HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. AND IF WE DEEM IT APPROPRIATE FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO THIS BODY, WE'LL DO SO. BUT AGAIN, WE'LL WELCOME THE
CONVERSATIONS AND WE'LL BE READY IF YOU SO CHSE. >> THANK YOU. I RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, DIRECTOR PORT FOR YOURCOMMENTS, AND DIRECTOR HANSON, AND THE ENTIRE STAFF TEAM AND THE WORK. I DON'T HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU, JUST GRATITUDE. AND I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION ON IZ. I KNOW WRE REQUIRED IN FIVE YEARS AT THE VERY LEAST TO COME BACK AND LOOK AT HOW IZ HAS BEEN WORKING IN RELATIONSHIP TO OUR
HOUSING MARKET. SO JUST REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE BRIEFINGS THAT YOU GAVE US. I WANT TO JUST TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO SHARE THAT WHEN I FIRST STARTED AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND WAS A NEW POLICY AIDE, ONE OF THE
FIRST POLICIES THAT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY GET MY HAG POLICY, AND INCLUSIONARY ZONING. I WAS WORKING THEN IN THE WARD 3
OFFICE. AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. WE WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARDN THE WARD 3 OFFICE, HELPING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF IT. AFTER THE
MINNEAPOLIS 2040 HAD BEEN PASSED. BUT ALSO WORKING REALLY HAND IN HAND WITH THE STUDENT POPULATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TO MAKE SURE THAT INCLUSIONARY ZONING WOULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN. ON THE CAMS IN AREAS WHERE THERE'S STUDENT HOUSING. AND THAT WAS NOT ON THE
TABLE WHEN WE WERE WORNG ON THE POLICY. THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. A I'M REALLY, REALLY GRATEFUL TO ALL THE STUDENTS OF THE PAST AND THE STUDENTS NOW THAT ADVOCATED TO THE OFFICE AND THE WORK THAT WAS DONE WITH STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT
DEVELOPMENT ON THE STUDENT CAMPUS HAD AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS. AND JUST IN GENERAL, KIND OF ZOOMING OUT INTO THE MOMENT THAT WE'RE IN NOW, I LOVE SEEING THESE EXPANSIONS AND GROWING THAT IN THE AREA. I THINK THE UNIVERSITY
OF MINNESOTA IS ACTUALLY A PRETTY GOOD MICROCOSM OF OUR CITY IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT HOW DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING, STUDENTS INCOME LEVELS CAN AFFORD. YOU PAN OUT TO THE REST OF CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND JUST
DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE EXPANSION THAT WE'RE DOING TO INCLUDE OPTIONS. I AM A HUGE SUPPORTER OF INCLUSIONARY ZONING. WHEN I'VE ATTENDED THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES MEETING IN WASHINGTON D.C. OTHER CITIES HAVE JUST FLOCKED TO MINNEAPOLIS AND SAID, WOW, YOU DID THAT.
THAT IS SO AMAZING. WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IN OUR CITY. AND IT'S JUS WITH THE PASSAGE OF 2040, AND NOW 2040 NOW BEING REINFORCED THROUGH STATE LEGISLATION.
THAT'S THE LAND USE THAT ALLOWS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TO HAPPEN. ALLOWS FOR THE DENSITY TO BE CREATED. BUT THIS IS THE REAL TEETH THAT ENSURES THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THERE MIGHT NOT NATURALLY BE AFFORDABILITY FOR OTHER INCOME LEVELS, THAT HAPPENS. AND
I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO STAY THE COURSE BECAUSE OUTSIDE OF THE HALLS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER, WE'RE NOT AT CI HALL YET. THE NUMBER ONE STRUGGLE THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT ALL DIFFERENT INCOME LEVELS THAT ARE WORKING CLASS OR MIDDLE
CLASS IS HOUSING. RIGHT? WE'RE SEEING THE COST OF LIVING SKYROCKET, AND HOUSING IS A HUGE PART OF IT. AND THERE'S A LOT OF NATIONAL TURMOIL JUST OVER IT. SO I THINK IT SERVES US WELL TO TAKE THESE SMALLER STEPS IN MODIFYING OUR IZ POLICY. I
PERSONALLY HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE DIRECTOR AND OUR STAFF ABOUT HOW WE CAN GO MORE ROBUST. BUT I SEE THIS AS A VERY PRACTICAL STEP. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO JUST BEING A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT JOINS YOU IN TRACKING OUR PROGRESS AND SEEING
THE DEVELOPMENT THAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IN OUR CITY. I THINK THIS IS SUCH AIG THING THAT WE HAVE A PRIVILEGE OF BUILDING OFF OF IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. >> I WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE HSING TEAM AND THE OTHER STAFF ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE, THE
FOLKS, OUR COLLEAGUES IN PLANNING, THE ATTORNEYS OFFICE, THE CONSULTANT FOR ENGAGING IN THIS PROCESS BECAUSE IT WAS A HEAVY LIFT. THANKS FOR AFFORDING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO YOU AND BRIEF YOU ON WHAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD. I THINK WE CONTINUE TO STAND BY THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE WERE BRINGING FORTH. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELSON. >> THANK YOU, ALFRED. THIS IS GOOD POLICYMANG. I KNOW I ALREADY SPOKE. BUT I WANTED TO
JUST REITERATE SOME OF THE POINTS YOU ALREADY MADE. AND MAYBE SPEAK TO MY COLLEAGUES ALSO A LITTLE BIT ABO AT LEAST MY OPINION ON THE TONE WE NEED TO BE TAKING WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING POLICY. WE HAVE EXCELLENT STAFF WHO HAVE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE, WHO
ARE EVEN AGAINST, YOU KNOW, MY WISHESOMETIMES VERY CAUTIOUS AND DELIBERATIVE. RIGHT? WE NEED THEM TO BE THAT WAY. WE ND OUR STAFF TO BE CAUTIOUS AND DELIBERATIVE ABOUT HOW THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT HOUSING POLICY. AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE
KIND OF DOGGED IN HOW WE PUSH THE ENVELOPE AND ARE AGGRESSIVE ABOUT PROVIDING AFFORDABLE AND DIGNIFIED HOUSING. THE DEVELOPERS, THEIR BOTTOM LINE, THAT'S THEIR NSIDERATION. LIKE THE LAW AND THE DILIGENCE AND THE FACTS, WE LEAN ON OUR STAFF
HEAVILY FOR THAT. BUT THE ASPIRATION OF HOW WE PROVIDE AND ENSURE AFFORDABLE AND DIGNIFIED HOUSING, THAT'S KIND OF THE LINE WE NEED TO BE HOLDING. AND WE NEED TO BE SENSITIVE AND RECEPTIVE TO THE FACTS THAT OUR STAFF GIVE US, WHICH IS WHAT
THIS RECOMMENDATION IS. I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL. I DO THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE FORWARD MOVING AND AGGRESSIVE. AND SO THAT'S A BIG PART OF WHY I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING AN OVERLY CAUTIOUS APPROACH. I'M GLAD WE'RE NOT DIALING BACK
REGULATION THAT WE KNOW FOR A FACT WILL NOT RESULT IN MORE HOUSING. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THIS BUILD MORE STRATEGY, WE'VE DONE IT. I'VE TALKED TO ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM OTHER CIES. I'M
SURE A LOT OF YOU GUYS HAVE AS WELL. WE'VE DONE IT BETTER THAN ANYONE, PRETTY MUCH. BUILDING MORE. BUILDING FAST ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF HOUSING. BUT AT SOME POINT, THE BUILD MORE STRATEGY, IT HAS ITS EBBS AND IT HAS ITS W
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT FLINCHING WHEN IT COMES TO SORT OF THE REGULATORY PART. WE ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF TOOLS IN OUR TOOLBOX AS A COUNCIL. WE'RE A REGULATORY AGENCY, AND WE'RE A GAP FINANCER. SO WE NEED TO PUT
OUR MONEY WHEREUR MOUTH IS. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALSO REGULATING HOUSING TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. BUT IZ, AND SOME OF YOU GUYS WERE AT THE MEETING WHEN I SAID THIS DURING OUR BRIEFINGS, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABILITY, YOU ONLY GET WHAT
YOU PAY FOR. RIGHT? EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR THAT GOES TOWARDS AFFORDABILITY, IT DOESN'T MAGICALLY MANIFESTING. IT TAKES A LOT OF POOLS O MONEY TO MAKE THESE PROJECTS WORK. WITH THIS
IZ POLICY, WE'RE GETTING AFFORDABILITY IN SOME INSTANCES THAT WE'RE ST OF ASKING OUR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS TO TAKE ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY WITH US. AND WE'RE NOT FOOTING THE BILL ON THAT ENTIRELY. AND I THINK THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY THAT THIS POLICY, AND KIND OF
ONLY THIS POLICY ALLOWS US. IT ALLOWS EVERYBODY TO SAY, WE ALL GOTTA PUT IN A LITTLE BIT. CITY'S GOING TOUT IN ITS GAP FINANCING. CITY, COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE GOING TO PUT THEIR MONEY IN. BUT DEVELOPERS ARE GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMMUNITY AS WELL AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE
SOLUTION OF THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO JUST TELL US TO HOLD THAT LINE. SO WHEN I HEAR US BEING A LITTLE BIT APOLOGETIC ABOUT POLICY THAT WE'RE DRAFTING OR WE LOOK AT THE FACTS AND THEN WE STILL SORT OF HAVE THIS INCLINATION THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD DIAL THIS BACK, IT
WORRIES ME A LITTLE BIT. SO I JUST WANT TO OFFER MY COLLEAGUES THAT PERSPECTIVE AND SAY, STAY AGGRESSIVE. STAFF WILL KEEP US IN CHECK. THE COMMUNITY WILL ADVOCATE FOR ITSELF. BUT ON THE COUNCIL SIDE, THINK WE NEED TO STAY AGGRESSIVE ON POLICY LIKE THIS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. THERE IS A DEVELOPER IN MY WARD THAT HAS 184-UNITS READY TO GO.UT THE IZ IS STOPPING HIS FINANCING ON IT. SO I WILL HAVE HIM CONTACT YOU. BECAUSE HE FEELS HE CAN MAKE IT WORK SHOULD
HE GET A WAIVER. AND THE SECOND OF ALL, I'D LIKE THE CLERK, IF WE COULD PERHAPS GET A FOLLOW-UP. HOW MANY UNITS OF HOUSING THAT HAVE BEEN PERMITTED
IN 2024, AND DISTINGUISH BETWEEN, IF IT'S POSSIBLE, BETWEEN MARKET RATE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, THE DEVELOPER HAS REACHED OUT AND WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THEM.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GLAD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT'S GETTING THE PHONE CALLS. >> THANKS, ALL. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WITH THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON'S MOTION TO MOVE THIS ITEM FORWARD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
THE AYES HAVE IT. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT, OUR LAST ITEM WE HAVE IS RECEIVING A PRESENTATION ABOUT A FOOD VENDOR OPERATION LOCION OPTIONS AND REGULATIONS. THIS ITEM WAS POSTPONED AT OUR LAST MEETING. I
WELCOME AMY LINGO FROM CPED, FROM BUSINESS LICENSE. AND CINDY FROM HEALTH DEPARTMENT. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND GOODAFTERNOON, CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S SO NICE TO BE HERE TODAY. I'M CIN
WECKWERTH. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AND AS CHAIR OSMAN MENTIONED, AMY LINGO WILL BE CO-PRESENTING. SHE'S THE MANAGER OF LICENSES AND CONSUMER SERVICES. THE INFORMATION WE'RE PROVIDING TODAY IS IN RESPONSE TO A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE ON
FOOD VENDOR OPTIONS AND REGULATIONS. AND WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY. SO FIRST QUESTION THAT WE HAD IS AN OVERVIEW OF FOOD VENDOR SAFETY REGULATIONS,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ROLE OF THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND I FOR ONE REALLY APPRECIATE THIS QUESTION. UNDERSTANDI THE CONTEXT OF WHERE THE RULES COME FROM IS REALLY KEY TO THE
CONVERSATION. TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND ADDRESS FOOD SAFETY ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, THE U.S. FEDERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION KNOWN AS THE FDA, CRAFTS A SCIENCE-BASED MODEL FOOD CODE.
THE MODEL FOOD CODE LANGUAGE IS INCORPORATED INTO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA FOOD CODE. THERE ARE FIVE STATED PURPOSES OF THE FOOD CODE. TO SAFE GUARD PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENSURE THAT FOOD IS SAFE, UNADULTERATED, AND PRESENTED WHEN OFFERED TO THE
CONSUMER. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS, THUS PROTECTING FROM CONSEQUENCES AND FINANCIAL LOSSES. THAT MIGHT BE FROM LOST WAGES, DOCTORS AND HOSPITAL BILLS, OR IN THE CASE OF DEATH, LOSS OF LIFETIME
EARNING POTENTIAL. THIRD IS TO MAINTAIN UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR RETAIL FOOD SAFETY. THAT REDUCES THE COMPLEXITY AND BETTER ENSURES COMPLIANCE. IN OTHER WORDS, SAME RULES ALL ACROSS THE NATION. WHAT WE DO IN MINNESOTA IS THE SAME AS WE DO IN OTHER
STATES. ELIMINATE REDUNDANT PROCESSES FOR ESTABLISHING FOOD SAFETY. AND ESTABLISH A MORE STANDARDIZED APPROACH T INSPECTIONS AND AUDITS OF FOOD BUSINESSES. THE CDC ESTIMATES THAT EACH YEAR IN THE UNITE
STATES THERE ARE 9.4 MILLION EPISODES OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS. ALMOST6,000 HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND 1,351. HOPEFULLY YOU'RE
GETTING A CHUCKLE OUT OF OUR NEUROVIRUS GUY HERE. ALTHOUGH IF YOU'VE BEEN SICK, YOU'LL SHAKE YOUR HEAD. ESTIMATED AT
$92 BILLION ANNUALLY FROM FOOD BORNE ILLNESSES. GLOBALLY, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION INDICATES 60 MILLION FOODBORNE ILLNESSES. OF THOSE, 125,000 ARE
CHILDREN. SURVEILLANCE FROM THE CDC IDENTIFIES THE TOP FIVE MAJOR RISKACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO FOOD BORNE ILLNESS. POO PERSONAL HYGIENE. PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING WHO ARE SICK OR NOT WASHI THEIR HANDS.
COOKING, REHEATING, HOT AND COLD HOLDING, CONTAMINATED EQUIPMENT ORROSS CONTAMINATION. INADEQUATE COOKING. SO THEY'RE NOT KILLING THOSE BUGS IN THAT PARTICULAR PROTEIN. FOOD
OBTAINED FROM UNSAFE SOURCES. THIS INCLUDES FOOD MADE AT HOME. SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR REGULATORY FRAMEWORK. OUR AUTHORITY AT THE CITY FOR FOOD REGULATION, AND THAT INCLUDES
THE FOOD VENDORS, COMES TO THE CITY THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. UNDER STATUTE 145A, THE STE CAN DELEGATE AUTHORITY FOR LICENSING, INSPECTION, REPORTING AND
ENFORCEMENT DUTIES TO LOCAL AGENCIES. THE DELEGATION AGREEMENT SAYS THAT LOCAL ORDINANCES MUST INCORPORATE THE REQUIREMENTS OF STATUTESND RULES FOR LICENSING, INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT. WE DO THIS B ADOPTING THE STATE STATUTES AND
RULES BY REFEREE. AS STATED IN 145A, CITY ORDINANS MAY NOT CONFLICT WITH OR BE LESS RESTRICTIVE THAN THE STATE RULES OR STATUTES. I PULLED SOME OF
THE MORE CRITICAL PIECES OF THE DELEGATION AGREEMENT TO BRING BEFORE YOU. UNDER THEISK BASED INSPECTION AND UNIFORM INSPECTION PROGRAM, IT DIRECTS THAT THE CITY WILL SET REASONABLE FEES TO RECOUP COSTS, LICENSE BUSINESSES ANNUALLY,
CONDUCT INSPECTIONS, RESPOND TO COMPLAIN AND DOCUMENT FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES. MAINTAIN INSPECTION REPORTS. THAT INCLUDE AT A MINIMUM THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS, IDENTIFICATION OF THE SAFETY VIOLATIONS, THE CORRECTIVE ACTION, ANY ENFORCEMENT ACTION, FOLLOW-UP
ACTIVITIES, AND COMPLAINT RESPONSE. AND THEN ALSO REVIEW, DO PLAN REVIEW FOR NEW CONSUCTION AND RENOVATION. ALSO IN THE DELEGATION AGREEMENT UNDER COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT, IT STATES THAT THE CITY WILL SEEK COMPLIANCE BY
USING ENFORCEMENT TOOLS, SPEFY ORDINANCE AND WRITTEN IN THEIR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. AND THAT IF INITIAL ENFORCEMENT FAILS TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE, WE HAVE OTHER TOOLS THAT WE CAN USE SUCH AS SEEKING INJUNCTIONS, REFERRING THE MATTER TO THE
BOARD'S LEGAL COUNCIL TO INITIATE CRIMINAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION, AND PURSUING OTHER ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS SUCH AS LICENSE REVOCATION. AND I JUST WANT TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE
ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT CONSULTATION AND EDUCATION COME BEFORE ENFORCEMENT. THE CITY'S PROGRAMS ARE REGULARLY EVALUATED BY THE REECTED STATE AGENCIES TO VERIFY THAT THE CITY IS MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF ITS DELEGATION AGREEMENT. WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,
WE'RE IN A CONNUOUS CYCLE. EVERY YEAR WE DO TWO DIFFERENT STANDARDS. WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WE REVIEW IT EVERY FIVE YEARS. WE'RE ACTUALLY I THE MIDST OF THAT EVALUATION RIGHT NOW. THE EVALUATION DOES INCLUDE A
THOROUGH FINE-TOOTH COMB REVIEW OF OUR ORDINANCE LANGUAGE TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'TONFLICT OR IS LESS RESTRICTIVE THAN STATUTE OR RULE. THEY REVIEW OUR POLICIES TO VERIFY THAT WE'RE FOLLING THEM AS WRITTEN. THEY
REVIEW OUR STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. THEY MAKE SURE WE'RE HITTING OUR REQUIRED FREQUENCY OF INSPECTIONS BASED ON RISK. THEY MAKE SURE WE ARE COMPLETING OUR PLAN REVIEWS. THEY VERIFY WE'RE FOLLOWING UP WITH COMPLAINTS INCLUDING FOODBORNE
ILLNESS COMPLAINTS. THEY ACTUALLY DO A REPORT REVIEW TO LOOK AT HOW WE DESCRIBE OUR VIOLATIONS FOR CLARITY AND GIVE REASONABLE TIMEFRAMES TO FIX THEM. THEY SHADOW OUR STAFF IN
THE FIELD. STAFF HAVE CREDENTIALS. SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL THAT MINNEAPOLIS NEARLY LOST ITS DELEGATION AGREEMENT IN 2013 WHEN SAINT PAUL LOST THEIRS. WE HAVE BUILT BACK
BETTER. AND WE WORK DILIGENTLY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO MAKE SURE WE MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DELEGATION AGREEMENT. THI IS A BUSY SLIDE. I JUST PUT IT UP HERE SO THAT YOU COULD SEE WHERE THE AUTHORITY FOR DELEGATION IS IN
THE MCO. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF INCORPORATING STATUTE AND RULE. SO FOR 626 IS THE MNESOTA FOOD CODE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CIT
ORDINANCE, IT'S ALMOST SILENT WHEN IT COMES TO THE FOOD CODE. ALL OF OUR RULES AND STATUTES, HEY, LOOK OVER THERE, IT'S OVER THERE AT THE STATE. AND AGAIN, WE ALS INDICATE THAT MORE
RESTRICTIVE STANDARDS APPLY. SO THIS HELPFUL TABLE SHOWS A BREAKDOWN OF WHERE AUTHORITY LIES WHETHER IT'S AT THE STATE OR LOCAL HANDS. SO IT'S MORE CLEAR TO SEE WHERE WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THINGS AND WHAT WE DO NOT. AS YOU CAN SEE,
MOST OF THE THINGS DO FALL UNDER THE STATE PURVIEW. THE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS OF THE RULES OR STATUTES, AGAIN, ARE DELEGATED TO US AND WE ENFORCE THOSE RULES AND STATES. SO THAT INCLUDES
PLAN REVIEW, THE EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS. SO THE REIREMENT FOR COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT THAT MEETS STANDARDS. WATER SUPPLY WASTE, WAT DISPOSAL, THINGS LIKE THAT. FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND ICE MUST COME FROM AN APPROVED SOURCE. FOOD PREPARATION AND STORAGE
MUST BE AT A LICENSED BUSINESS, A RESTAURANT OR OTHER COMMISSARY. REQUIREMENTS FOR DISH WASHING FORFOOD, TRUCKS OR CARTS. AGAIN, THAT'S DONET THE
COMISSARY KITCHEN. BUSINESSES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD PROTECTION MANAGER. LICENSING REQUIRED IS IN STATUTE AND RULE. IT'S ECHOED IN OUR ORDINANCE. THE TYPE OF FOOD LICENSES AND PERMITS, I'LL SHOW
YOU THOSE AS IT HAS TO DO WITH VENDORS. THOSE ALSO ARE DEFINED IN STATUTE AND RULE AND ECHOED IN OUR ORDINANCE. ME, PLACE, AND MATTER IS MOSTLY CITY. ALTHOUGH THE DEFINITIONS DO HAVE
SOME RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS. AND WE'LL SEE THOSE TOO. THE TWO THINGS THA ARE SPECIFIC FOR CITY ARE LOCATIONS ALLOWED AND FEES CHARGED S THE SECOND QUESTION OVERVIEW OF LICENSES AND REGULATIONS FOR
FOODENDORS IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND YOU PROBABLY ALL KNOW THAT MINNEAPOLIS REALLY IS A FOOD MECCA. W HAVE FANTASTIC ARRAY OF FOOD. ALL KINDS OF GREAT ETHNIC FOOD. AND
IT REALLY DOES MAKE MINNEAPOLIS A MORE INTERESTING DESTINAON CITY. AS WE'VE INDICATED, OUR GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO TRY AND FIND A SAFE PATHWAY THAT ADDRESSES FOOD SAFETY FOR
VENDORS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY OP ON STREETS OR SIDEWALKS AND AT EVENTS. SO FOR LICENSE OPTIONS ON STREETS AND SIDEWALKS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST IS THE MOBILE FOOD VEHICLE OR FOOD TRUCK. YOU
KNOW, THE SELF-CONTAINED, READILY MOBILE. THEY CAN OPERATE NO MORE THAN 21 DAYS ANNUALLY IN ANY ONE LOCATION. THERE ARE SOME OPTIONS IN ZONING TO ALLOW THAT TO BE LONGER. AND AS WITH ALL OF
THOSE OPTIONS, AGAIN, THERE'S THE REQUIREMENT FOR A LICENSE KITCHEN FOR FOOD PREP UNLESS IT CAN ALL BEONE ON SITE OR ON THE TRUCK. ANOTHER TYPE OF FOOD TRUCK IS A LIMITED MOBILE FOOD TRUCK. MOSTLY WE SEE THESE AS
ICE CREAM TRUCKS. SO THEY CAN SELL PRE-PACKAGED FOODS. THESE ARE FOODS THAT ARE PACKAGED BY THE MANUFACTURER. PREPACKAGED ITEMS SUCH AS ICE CREAM NOVELTIES OF THE PACKAGE,
BOTTLES AND CANS, CANDY BARS AND BAGGED POTATO CHIPS. THERE'S THE FOOD CART THAT'S REQUIRED TO BE NON-MOTORIZED. IT NEEDS TO BE SELF-PROPELLED BY THE OPERATOR.
AND SOME OF T FOODS APPROVED ARE PRE-PACKAGED ITEMS. AND THEN SOME OF THEAME THINGS AS FAR AS ICE CREAM, SODA CANS, EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE SOLD ON A
CART. I'M SORRY. AT THE LIMITED PRECOOKED READY TO EAT SAUSAGES, HOTDOGS, BRATS. THOSE ARE COOKED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND JUST REHEATING. ICE CREAM, HOT AND COLD BEVERAGES. WE'RE ALWAYS
OPEN TO REVIEWING OTHER OPTIONS. THE MAIN THING IS THE CART NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT. SO I IT'S A HOT HOLDING ITEM, THE CART HAS TO HAVE HOTHOLDING, IT HAS TO HAVE HAND WASHING. IF IT'S COLD HOLDING, IT NEEDS TO
HAVE REFRIGERATION. THERE ARE ALSO OPTIONS. THREE OF THEM FOR LOWER BARRIER OPTIONS. IN ALL THESEINSTANCES, THE VENDORS NEED TO BE INVITED BY THE FOOD SPONSOR OR FARMERS MARKET TO
PARTICIPATE IN AN EVENT. AGAIN, THESE ARE DEFINED IN MINNESOTA STATUTE 157 AND ECHOED IN OUR ORDINANCE. AND I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT ON THE LAST SLIDE AS WELL. SHORT-TERM FOOD PERMIT VENDOR. THEY CAN SELL AT FAIRS, COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS AND OTHER
SPECIAL EVENTS. THEY CAN OPERATE NO MORE THAN 10 DAYS TOTAL IN A CALENDAR YEAR. A AGAIN, THAT'S PART OF THAT STATEDEFINITION. SEASONAL FOOD PERMIT VENDORS HAVE A FOOD STAND THAT CAN BE DISASSEMBLED AND MOVED FROM
LOCATION TO LOCATION. THEY CAN SELL AT ALL THE SAME SPECIAL EVENTS AS THE SHORT-TERM VENDOR, BUT THEY CAN ALSO SELL AT FARMERS MARKETS. THEY CAN OPERATE NO MORE THAN 21 DAYS ANNUALLY AT ANY ONE LOCATION. AGAIN, FROM STATE STATUTE. THE
BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SHORT-TERM AND SEASONAL IS THE NUMBER OF DAYS. THE REQUIREMENT FOR CFPM, WHICH IS CERTIFIED FOOD PROTECTION MANAGER, AND SOME OF THE EQUIPNT REQUIREMENTS. AND THEN THERE'S ONE KIND OF SPECIAL CATEGORY
UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTE 28 THERE'S THE FOOD COTTAGE VENDOR. THIS IS A CATEGORY THAT DOES ALLOW YOU TOAKE FOOD AT HOME AND SELL IT FROM HOME. IT'S THE LEAST EXPENSIVE TO SIGN UP FOR. A COTTAGE FOOD VENDOR MUST BE REGIERED WITH THE MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF AG. THEY CAN SELL NON-POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS BAKED GOODS LIKE COOKIES AND BREADS. AND THINGS LIKE THAT. PICKLED AND CANNED GOODS. THINGS THAT ARE SHELF STABLE. LAST YEAR WE
PERMITTED 339 EVENTS. 199 SEASONAL VENDORS, AND 343 SHORT-TERM VENDORS. SO ALL POPULAR OPTIONS. I JUST AM
THROWING THESE UP BECAUSE OUR LOCAL ORDINANCE, PIECES OF INTEREST, AS FAR AS ADDRESSING SALES ON SIDEWALKS AND SALES IN THE STREET THAT THEY'RE PROHIBITED. AND TN ALSO THE ECHO OF A LICENSE BEING
REQUIRED. SO THE THIRD QUESTION. OVERVIEW OF OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS FROM POTENTIAL FOOD VENDORS. BY MINNESOTA FOOD CODE AND CITY
ORDINANCE, THERE ARE CERTAIN STEPS A PERSON MUST FOLLOW TO BE LICENSED AND SELL FOOD IN THE CITY. IN 2023 AND 2024, MINNPOLIS HEALTH AND BUSINESS LICENSING INSPECTORS WORK TO EDUCATE UNLICENSED VENDORS ON LICENSING REQUIREMENTS,
LICENSING OPTIONS, FOO SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND THE SAFEST PLACES TO SELL FOOD. WE TOOK A TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACH. WE WORKED WITH SUNU TO TRY AND MAKE SURE WE'RE MEETING PEOPLE WHERE
THEY ARE. THE OUTREACH WAS IN ENGLISH AND SPANH, DEPENDING WHAT THE NEED WAS. IT WAS BOTH VERBALLY AND IN WRITING. WE MAD SURE THAT WE INCLUDED INFORMION FOR, CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE LATINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER BECAUSE OF A GRANT WE HAD. I'LL
TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MO ON THE NEXT SLIDE. IT ALSO HAD REFERRALS FOR FOOD,HOUSING, HEALTHCARE AND LABOR RIGHTS. WE ALSO MADE REFERRALS TO CPED SMALL BUSINESS TEAM. WE WERE AVAILABLE WEEKLY AT CAREER FORCE
DURING THEIR FOOD SHELF HOURS TO EDUCATE PROSPECTIVE VENDORS, SMALL BUSINESS TEAM OR BUSINESS LICENSING. WORKED WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST CLASSES ABOUT FOOD SAFETY AND LICENSING
REQUIREMENTS. CHURCH, FOOD SHELVES, IN ADDITION TO THE ONE AND AT WAIT HOUSE. LASTCYCLE, THE MINNESOTA IMMIGRATION
MOVEMENT MENTIONED THAT WE DID COLLABORATIVE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CLASS WITH MIM AT WAITE HOUSE. HELP HOSTED FREE SESSIONS
TO GO OVER FOOD SAFETY CONCEPTS AND TO RUN THROUGH A NUMBER OF SAMPLE QUESTIONS. FOR THE CLASS, WE HIRED SPANISH SPEAKING FOOD SAFETY CONSULTANT W IS A CERTIFIED TRAINER. WE PURCHASED THE CLASS BOOKS, AND WE BOUGHT LUNCH. SO AND I SHOULD MENTION
WE HANDED OUT OVER 200 FLYERS IN SPANISH INVITING PEOPLE TO THAT CLASS. HEALTH RECEIVED A $20,000 GRANT TO HELP PURCHASE EQUIPMENT
TO LOWER THE COST BARRIER TO LEGALLY SELL FOOD. TRUSTED COMMUNITY PARTNER T LEAD THE OUTREACH TO HELP PROSPECTIVE VENDORS TO DEVELOP BUSINESS PLANS, PAY FOR THE COST OF LICENSES OR PERMITS AND PURCHASE EQUIPMENT. WE ALSO HELPED WITH
THE LATINO FARMERS MARKET. LEDC WAS THE -- PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. HELP SUPPORTED VENDORS BY FILLING OUT SEASONAL FOOD PERMIT APPLICATION. HAND
WASHING STATIONS. BOTH WATER CONTAINER AND SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. WE GIFTED THEM THERMOMETERS. I WAS THERE PERSONALLY TO HEL SET UP AND PLUG IN AND HAUL AROUND REFRIGERATORS AND HAUL WATER AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO HELP GET
THAT SET UP. IT WAS A GAT EVENT. I BELIEVE IT WAS COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ'S IDEA. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF FREE TRAININGS THAT ARE ONLINE. WE HAVE THE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE IN
MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. WE HAVE ALL AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. WE HAVE EVENT FOOD SAFETY TRAING IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. WE HAVE A LINK TO THE STATE WEBSITE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO TO GET THEIR CERTIFIED FOOD PROTECTI MANAGER CLASSES. AND
THEN WE HAVE MANY, MANY FAQ SHEETS, VIDEOS AND FOOD AIDS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO AMY LINGO, THE MANAGER OF LICENSES AND CONSUMER SERVICES.
>> GOOD AFTEOON, CHAIR OSMAN AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M AMY LINGO. I'LL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION. SO QUESTION 4, A MAP DETAILING LOCATIONS WHERE PERMITTED FOOD VENDORS CAN OPERATE. FOOD TRUCK
AREA MAP. THERE ARE SEVERAL KEY COMPONEN TO THIS MAP. MOST OF THE CITY IS IN APPROVED OPERATING AREA, WHICH MEANS IT'S APPROVED FOR DAY-TO-DAY USE, EVENTS, FARMERS MARKET AND CATERING. -- AS WOULD ANY FIND A
PLACEO PARK AND SELL FOR LUNCH TIME. DOWNTOWN WHICH IS NOTED BY YELLOW, BUS LANES THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO OPERATE IN THAT LOCATION. THERE'S MARKINGS AROUND THE REGIONAL SPORTS
FACILITIES BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE BARRIERS AS WELL. THE RED ZONES ARE AREAS THAT ARE NOT OPENED CURRENTLY FOR DAY-TO-DAY USE. THOSE AREAS ARE STILL OPEN FOR FOOD TRUCKS TO OPERATE PRIVATE CATERING, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PUBLIC PERMITTED EVENTS. FOOD
TRUCKS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE WITHIN 100 FEET OF A RESTAURANT OR SIDEWALK CAFE ON THE SAME BLOCKFACE. WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. NOR ARE THEY
PERMITTED PARK BOARD WITHOUT PERMISSION. THIS MAP SHOWS THE APPROVED SIDEWALK FOOD CART AREA. DOWNTOWN IS IN GREEN, AND THEN THE BLUE LINES, WHICH YOU COULD PROBABLY SEE BETTER ON YOUR OWN PAPER, DENOTE
COMMERCIAL CORRIDS. SIDEWALK FOOD CARTS MAY REQUEST A SITE IN THESE AREAS. SITES MAY BE ADA COMPLIANT AND APPROVED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PUBLIC WOR
WORKS. -- WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION, NOR ARE THEY PERMITTED WITHIN 500 FEET OF A PARK BOARD BUILDING WITHOUT PEISSION. THE STARS ON THE MAP DENOTE LICENSED SIDEWK FOOD CART LOCATIONS. SO THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT SIDEWALK FOOD CARTS
ARE CURRENTLY LICENSED TO BE. QUESTION NUMBER 5, OPTIONS FOR EXPANDED PERMITTED FOOD VENDORS VIA A NEW ORDINANCE. AMENDING THE ORDINANCE WILL ALLOW F SIDEWALK FOOD CARTS TO APPLY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG COMMUNITY
CORRIDORS MARKED PURPLE. ONE OPTION WOULD BE TO ADD COMMUNITY CORRIDORS, WHICH YOU COULD SEE REALLY DECENTRALIZES AND WIDENS OUT THAT AREA. THE FOOD TRUCK MAP IS SET IN POLICY, AND THE REMAINED AREAS CAN BE OPENED FOR
DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITY BY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION. THE LATE NIGHT FOOD TRUCK ZONE ALSO IS A TOOL THAT WE HAVE IN OUR TOOLBOX ORDINANCE, AND THAT CAN BE ESTABLISHED BY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION. THE SUCCESSFUL PILOT WAS
RAN PRIOR TO 2020. AND RESTART HAS RECENTLY BEGUN. HOURS OF OPERION CURRENTLY. -- FOOD CANNOT BE CHANGED. BUT THERE IS
ROOM TONCREASE TIME AND PLACE OPTIONS IN THE LICENSING PORTION OF THE ORDINANCE. QUESTION SIX, OPTIONS FOR AN EQUITABLE FEE SYSTEM INCLUDING A SUBSIDY PROGRAM TO MAKE IT AFFORDABLE
AND WAIVE FIRST-YEAR FEES. COMPARABLE TO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. LICENSE FEES ARE SET FOR A COST RECOVERY MODEL. FOOD TRUCKS ARE LICENSED AT ONE TRUCK PER LICENSE. SIDEWALK FOOD
CARTS ARE LICENSED AT ONE LOCATION PER LICENSE. WE DO HAVE A NONPROFIT FOOD TRUCK LICENSE FEE WHICH IS $63 EACH FOR IN THE FEE STRUCTURE. THEY STILL HAVE TO MEET ALL THE CRITERIA, BUT IF
THERE'S A REGISTERED NONPROFIT THAT'S BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR THREE YEARS, THEY CAN QUALIFY FOR THAT LOW RATE. THERE'S A PRICE REDUCTION ALREADY IN EXISTENCE FOR FOOD TRUCKS. ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS ARE HALF OFF. ONE LICENSE LOCATION IS
$719. IF YOU ADDED IN A SECOND LOCATION, THAT MAKES THEM $360 EACH. IT' LIKE A BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE. SUBSEQUENT LICENSE LOCATIONS ARE AT THAT DISCOUNTED $360 RATE. SIDEWALK FOOD CARTS
WERE LOWEREDN 2025 PER REQUEST OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND BUSINESS LICENSING IN ORDER TO MIRROR THE SMALL RESTAURANT FEE. IN 2024, THE FEES WERE $864. GOING FORWARD, THEY ARE $719
EACH. AN OPTION TO EXPLORE FOR SIDEWALK FOOD CART LICENSE FEES ARE THE NONPROFIT FEE STRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE FOR FOOD CARTS. THE OPERATIONAL STANDARDS WILL STILL APPLY. ALL FEE STUDIESRE
COMPLETED BY THE BUDGET OFFICE. FEE STUDIES WOULD LOOK AT THE COST OF THE LICENSES, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE LICENSING PROCESS, THE HEALTH PERMITTING PROCESS AND ALSO INCLUDES ENFORCEMENT ACTION. QUESTION 7,
THE OPTIONS FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCESS OF THE LICENNG PROCESS TO EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS. CONSISTENT WITH EXISTING CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND STATE OF MINNESOTALICENSING, AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH IN FOOD TRUCK, SIDEWALKOOD CART, SPECIAL EVENT AND CATERED FOOD. UPONEQUEST USING THE CITY LANGUAGE SERVICES. BUSINESS LICENSING AND HEALTH HAVE THE
FOLLOWING LANGUAGE SPEAKERS ON STAFF. SPANISH, SOMALI, HMONG, CHINESE. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE SET SO WE C ASSIST IN FINDING THE CORRECT LICENSE TYPE AND HELP THE BUSINESS MEET THE
REGULATIONS OF THAT USE TYPE. BASICALLY WE ASK WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, AND HOW. WHO, WHO ARE YOU? HOW CAN WE GET A HOLD OF YOU? WHAT ARE YOU SELLING? WHERE DO YOU WANT TO SELL IT? WHERE ARE YOU PREPARING THE
FOOD? WHERE IS THE EQUIPMENT STORED? WHEN? WHAT TIME DO YOU WANT TO SELL THESE ITEMS? AND WHERE, WE DID THAT. AND HOW ARE YOU PREPANG THE FOOD? WHAT SORT OF EQUIPMENT ARE YOU USING TO PREPARE THE FOOD? QUESTION EIGHT, THIS IS THE BIG ONE.
INFORMATION ON AND BREAKDOWN OF FINES AND CITATIONS ISSUED TO UNLICENSED FOOD VENDORS IN 23, 2024. I WILL REVIEW EACH OF THESE BY SECTION. A IS INFORMATION ON THE STANDARD
OPERATING PROCEDURES AND ISSUING THESE CITATIONS. WE ARE EDUCATION FIRST. START ALL INTERACTIONS WITH THE GOAL OF EDUCATING AND GAINING COMPLIANCE, WITH A FOCUS O BEING PUBLIC AND VENDOR SAFETY.
THE FIRST CONTACTS WERE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT. THE INTERNAL POLICY WAS SET FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE, BUT QUITE OFTEN FOUR TO FIVE PRIOR TO ISSNG CITATIONS. CITATIONS WERE MAILED OR HAND DELIVERED. ANY THAT WERE HAND DELIVERED WERE DUE TO THE FACT
THEY WERE RETURNED TO OUR OFFICE AS UNDELIVERABLE, AND THEY WERE CARRIED B OUR INSPECTOR. CITATIONS MAY DOUBLE WITH EACH INCIDENT. THIS IS STANDARD
PROTOCOL WITHIN BUSINESS LICENSING. THIS MAP SHOWS THE LOCATIONS OF T 2024 UNLICENSED VENDOR COMPLAINTS. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WAS AN ISSUE ALL
THROUGHOUT T CITY. SO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CITATIONS ISSUED, THERE WERE 42 ENFORCEMENT LETTERS, 37 CITATIONS, AND FIVE VIOLATIONS. THIS IS THE FORMAL CODE
ENFORCEMENT LETTERS. THIS IS NOT ANY OF THE EDUCATIONAL TOUCHES WHERE WE HANDED OUT FLYERS. THIS IS JUST THE FORMALLY ASSIGNED TO A PERSON ENFORCEMENT LETTERS. THERE WERE $16,000 IN FINES THAT WERE ASSESSED. THE COST OF THE
INDIVIDUAL FINE AND CITATION ISSUED. THIS CHART SHOWS T BREAKDOWN OF EACH CITATION AND ITS COST. AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST WERE WITHIN THE $200 RANGE. THERE WAS ONE THAT GOT TO THE $2,000, WHICH IS THE MAX THAT ANY CITATION THAT WE ISSUE CAN BE GIVEN. YOU WILL SEE SOME
REPEAT NUMBERS. BECAUSE IN THAT INSTANCE THERE WERE CITATIONS THAT KIND OF FOLLOWED THE CHAIN. IN SOME INSTANCES, WE DID A NEW CASE NUMBER FOR EACH CITATION. SOMETIMES IF IT WAS THE SAME PERSON, WE WOULD FOLLOW THE CHAIN. SO YOU MIGHT SEE SOME REPEAT NUMBERS. D, THE
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE EACH FINE AND CITATION WERE ISSUED. 10 AND DOWNTOWN WEST, 5 AND CENTRAL, TWO IN JORDAN, ONE IN NORTH LOOP, 17 IN POWDERHORN PARK, AND THREE IN STANDISH. THE THREE IN STANDISH IS AT THE INTERSECTIO OF THREE NEIGHBORHOODS. SO WE
JUST KIND OF PICKED ONE OF THE RANDOM CORNERS BECAUSE THEY WERE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. SLIDE E, THE DEPARTMENT THAT PHYSICALLY ISSUED THE CITATION HEALTH AND BUSINESS LICENSING ISSUED THE CITATIONS. MOST OF WHH,
ESPECIALLY IN 2024, WERE WRITTEN BY THE BUSINESS LICENSING INSPECTOR FOR OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE. BUSINESS LICENSING IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER TO EDUCATE AND TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THOSE
WHO SELL AND CONSUME FOOD IN TH AND WE STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. FOR THAT PRESENTATION. I AM
PLANNING MY COMPUTER HERE. YES, I DO WANTO MAKE A COMMENT AND SAY FIRST OF ALL THAT IT WAS A REALLY DETAILED PRESENTATION. I LEARNED SO MUCH JUST LISTENING TO THAT. THE STRUCTURE AND THE PROCESSND THE STATE ROLE AND THE CITY ROLE. I KNOW WE HE A
FAIRLY LESS ROLE LOOKING AT THIS PRESENTATION. BUT YOU MADE IT MORE AVAILABLE INFORMATION FOR US TO STU AND TO ASSESS THIS. REALLY DID A GOOD JOB CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND BEING OUT THERE AND HAVING THEM
COOPERATING WITH THEM AND GIVING US SOME OF THE SUGGESTION AS WELL. SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE STAFF. I KNOW YOUR INTENTION, YOUR WILLINESS IS TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE AND HEALTHY. AT THE SAME TIME MAKING SURE WRE SERVING EVERYONE. I'M
SEEING THE APPLICATION PROCESS BEING DEVELOPED FOR LANGUAGE. RERDLESS OF THE IMMIGRATION STATUS, THE APPLICATION WILL BE PROCESSED. I JUST WANT TO LEAVE IT THERE AND JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR WORK. REALLY SUPER EXCITED TO BE SEEING THIS AND HOW WE CAN DO IT. MAYBE ONE
QUESTION I'LL THROW OUT THERE BEFORE I CALL COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY IS THAT YOU MENTIONED THE CITATION, A ALSO BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION YOU MENTIONED THE PARK BOARD HAS THEIR OWN PROCESS TOO. DO WE
KNOW IF THE PARK BOARD ALSO ISSUE A CITATION? >> CHAIR OSMAN, I AM NOT AWARE IF THE PARK BOARD ISSUED CITATIONS OR T. BUT WE CAN GET BACK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR OSMAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR
STAFF FOR WORKING ON THIS PRESENTATION, AND ALSO MEETING WITH ME AND COUNC MEMBER CHAVEZ AND OUR TEAM PRETTY REGULARLY. THANK YOU SO MUC FOR FULFILLING THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF DETAILED ASKS WITHIN IT. THIS HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL FOR
MEIKE GETTING THIS PRESENTATION AND THINKING ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS WE NEED TO HAVE NEXT AND MOVING THROUGH THE POLICYMAKING PROCESS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I KIND OF JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT JUST LOOKING AT BOTH
THE CITATIONS ANDHE PLACES WHERE WE HAVE UNLICENSED FOOD VENDORS WHO ARE LARGELY AART OF OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, IT'S CLEAR THAT THE WAY THAT LICENSING IS SET UP AND THE WAY THAT WE HAVE OFFERINGS AS A CITY ISN'T WORKING TO HELP BRING
PEOPLE INTO COMPLIANCE. THE ISSUE PERSISTS. AND PERSONALLY, ON MY END OF THINGS, I WANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE TRYING TO BE ENTREPRENEURS, WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING BE
SUCCESSFUL IN THAT AND HELP TO BRING IT TO COMPLIANCE. WE DON'T WANT TO BE STANDING ON BUSY HIGHWAY AREAS OR BEING IN A PATH OF DANGER OR HAVING TO GET MULTIPLE CITATIONS OVER AND OVER
AGAIN THAT WE KNOW THEY CANNOT PAY, AND ALSO EXPERIENCING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA OF EVEN HAVING A COUNCIL MEMBER OR SOMEONE THAT LOOKS MORE PROFESSIONAL COME UP TO THEM AND BE SCARED, RIGHT? ESPECIALLY WITH THE RELATIONSHI OUR UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY HAS WITH
ICE. I THINK IF WE STAY AT THE STATUS QUO CURRENTLY, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE EVERY SUMMER THESE FOOD VENDORS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THEY'RE GOING TO BE SELLING. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE BUYING. BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE CONCERNS ABOUT FOOD
ALITY AND FOODBORNE ILLNESS. WE'RE GOING TO SEE CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AND WELLBEING. WE'RE GOING TO HEAR CONCERNS FROM THEM ABOUT CITATIS OR INTERACTIONS THEY'RE HAVING WITH GOVERNMENT. THERE'S A DEEP NEED IN THIS MOMENT TO COME TOGETHER BOTH IN THIS LICENSING PORTION OF IT BUT
LOOKING AT THE ISSUE WHOLISTICALLY. PARTNERING BOTH AS A CITY, CONSIDERING THE REQUIREMENTS WE HAVE DEVELOPED UPON US AS A STATE. WORKING WITH THE PARK BOARD, I SEE A FAMILIAR FACE FROM THE PARK BOARD IN OUR AUDIENCE AND I'M JUST VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR YOU TO COME
TODAY TO OUR CHAMBERS. I THINK THAT'S A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE. I THINK WE NEED TO TOOL OUT. ONE THING, CURRENTLY THE LICENSES THAT WE HAVE SET FORTH IT
DOESN'T QUITE FIT THE NEED FOR THESE FOOD VENDORS. 21 DAYS AT A TIME. ONE LOCATION. THAT'S CURRENTLY NOT WORKING. CULTURAL COMPETENCY IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LEARN AND GROW AT IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I TNK MINNESOTA IMMIGRANT MOVEMENT HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN BEING THAT
BRIDGE. I EOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE PRESENTATION THAT THEY GAVE. I'M JUST SHARING THAT INSIGHT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY GREAT WE HAVE SPANISH SPEAKERS AVAILABLE AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, REALLY SPANISH ISN'T EVEN THE FIRST LANGUAGE OF
SOME OF THESE FOOD VENDORS. THERE'S SPECIFIC INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES. SPANISH IS EVEN DIFFICULT FOR THEM. THERE'S SOME THINGS WE NEED TO TOOL OUT. THE FIT QUESTION THAT I HAD IS
SPECIFIC TO ALLOWING FUTE FOODS TO BE QUALIFIED, AND WHAT THAT PROCESS WOULD BE. MY QUESTION IS HOW DO WE ALLOW MORE CULTURAL FOODS THAT WE'RE SEEING VENDORS SELLING ONCE THEY COME INTO COLIANCE. AND THAT'S OUR
GOAL. BRINGING THEM INTO COMPLIANCE. HELPING THEM GET A LICENSE. LIKE TACOS, EMPANADAS, THE FRUIT JUICES THEY SELL. THE OTHER THINGS THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND LICENSING HAS
SEENWHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. THROUGH THE CHAIR, YOU KNOW, I FORGOT TO MENTION SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT EARLIER AND THAT'S THE $150,000 THAT WAS
EARMARKED FOR THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT, THE RFP WAS REASED LAST WEEK. AND THAT I THINK IS GOING TO BE REALLY HELPFUL. THE MAIN PIECE OF THAT WE DID UNFORTUNATELY, FIND -- WE ASKED
A COUPLE OF TIMES. WE CAN'T PURCHASE EQUIPMENT WITH THAT MONEY BECAUSE IS GENERAL FUND MONEY SO IT DOESN'T MEET THE PUBLIC PURPOSE. BUT I ADDRESSES MANY OF THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE ADDRESSED AS FAR AS THE CULTURAL
COMPETENCY. MAKIN SURE THAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF INSPECTORS COMING OUT, THAT THERE ARE TRUSTED COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT ARE GOING OUT AND MEETING THEM WHERE THEY ARE ON THE STREET. THAT'S PART OF THE RFP IS THAT THEY DO OUTREACH TO
VENDORS AND INVITE THEM TO COME IN TO THEIR PROCESS. AND PROVIDE TRAINING, HELP THEM GET THEIR CFP, HELP THEM FIGURE OUT WHAT THEIR MENU CAN BE AND WHAT EQUIPMENT THEY NEED. HELP THEM GO THROUGH THE PLAN REVIEW
PROCESS. SO THE RFP IS VERY MUCH KIND OF A SHEPHERDING, HANDHOLDING, TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT SO WE'RE REALL EXCITED ABOUT THAT PIECE. AS FAR AS THE SPECIFIC FOODS. YOU KNOW,
CURRENTLY, I MENTIONED WE HAD OVER 339 EVENTS. NOW I CAN'T REMEMBER WITHOUT MY NOTES IN FRONT OF . 189 SEASONAL, AND MAYBE 300 OR 400 SHORTERM. THOSE ARE ALL VENDORS WHO ARE OFFERING FOOD ACROSS THE
SPECTRUM. THOSE ARE GREAT WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO KIND OF TEST OUT WHAT SELLS AND WHAT CUSTOMERS ARE INTERESTED IN. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IN AN EARLIER MEETING IF IT WAS COUNCIL MEMR
CASHMAN OR IF IT WAS YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, WHO SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO WITH OUR FOOD TRUCKS THAT WE POST ALL OF OUR LICENSED VENDORS. AND WE DO THAT FOR SEASONAL. IF THERE ARE EVENT
SPONSORS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR VENDORS, THEY CAN GO THERE AND TRY AND FIND PEOPLE WHO ARE OFFERING ALL SORTS OF FOOD THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THEM BE MORE VISIBLE ALSO IF THEY'RE LINSED. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
FOR THESE DIFFERENT FOOD TYPES, WOULD THE VENDORS HAVE TO JUST COME TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND KIND OF WALK THROUGH THE FOODS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SELL, AND FOR THOSE TO BE SELLABLE? I KNOW THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE SLIDE.
>> YES. THEY COULD. WE WOULD LOOK AT WHAT THE FOOD ITEM IS. MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE A COMMISSARY KITCHEN WHERE THEY CAN MAKE THE FOOD. DEPENDING ON
HOW THEY'RE LICENSED, THERE ARE DIFFERENT FOOD REQUIREMENTS. WHAT IS IN THEIR WHEEL HOUSE AS FAR AS HOW THEY'RE INSPECTED -- NOT INSPECTED, PERMITTED. AND HELP THEM FIGURE OUT HOWHEY CAN DO THAT WITH THE EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE. AND SOMETIMES IT MEANS THEY'RE LIMITING THEIR MENU TO ONE ITEM. LIKE A HOT
HELD ITEM. AS OPPOSED TO THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT DISHES. SO PART OF THE CONCERN IS HOW MANY TIMES THE FOOD GOES THROUGH WHAT'S CALLED THE FOOD DANGER ZONE. SO FROM 40 DEGREES TO 14 DEGREES ESSENTIALLY IS THE FOOD
DANGER ZONE. AND RIGHT NOW THAT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR CONCERNS IS A LOT OF THE FOOD THAT'S BEING HELD IS AT ABOUT 70 DEGREES. AND SO THAT'S A TIME WHEN FOOD IS GOING TO RAPLY AND
EXPONENTIALLY MULTIPLY BACTERIA. >> THANK YOU. ON THE COMMISSARY KITCHEN PART OF IT, THAT'S REALLY, REALLY KEY IN MAKING SURE THAT FOOD IS PREPARED SAFELY. AND ONE THING THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING, AND I THINK $150,000
THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AND I BROUGHT FORWARD CAN HELP WITH IS BUILDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS SO COMMISSARY KITCHENS AND THAT KIND OF OPERATION CAN TAKE PLACE THERE. I WANTED TO ASK ON THE
CITY END IS THERE SOME HELP THE CITY ADMINISTRATIO AND STAFF CAN DO IN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL COMMISSA KITCHENS TO WORK WITH WHO WE CONTRACT WITH AND MAKE IT JUST EASIER FOR FOOD VENDORS TO HAVE THAT PREPARATION SPOT. BECAUSE THE THING THAT I'M
THINKING ABOUT IS THERE'S JUST ALREADY SO MANY BARRIERS. YOU HAVE THE APPLICATION. Y HAVE TO GET THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT. YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE SPEAKING TO YOU IN THE RIGHT LANGUAGE. AND THEN IT'S LIKE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN PREPARE. SO THE MORE WE CAN LIMIT OR REDUCE THE BARRIERS I THINK THE
SMOOTHER THIS IS GOING TO GO. SO THE QUESTION IS CAN THE CITY KIND OF HELP US IDENTIFY SOME OF THOSE COMMISSARY KITCHENS THAT WE CAN TRY TO LOOK FOR PARTNERSHIP IN. >> THERE ARE SOME KNOWN COMMISSARY KITCHENS THAT DO RENT OUT THEIR SPACE. TRE ARE SOME
CHURCHES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS WHERE THEY ALSO RENT OUT THEIR SPACE. ANY LICENSED COMMERCIAL BUSINESS LIKE A RESTAURANT CAN BE A COMMISSARY KITCHEN IF IT WORKS FOR THEM TO HAVE STORAGE AND PREP. LIKE IF THERE'S A PLACE THAT'S A
BREAKFAST PLACE, THEY COULD RENT IT OUT IN THE AFTERNOON FOR PREP. SO THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT MODELS OUT THERE. >> YEAH. I'LL PLAN ON FOLLOWING UP WITH YOU ALL AND JUST DISCUSSING THAT. BECAUSE I THINK RENTING IS GREAT. BUT OBVIOUS
FINANCES ARE ALREADY A BARRIER IN TERMS OF EQUIPMENT. SO IF THERE'S PLACES WHERE WE CAN FIND DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIP. AND LAST QUESTION I'LL ASK, AND KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IS IN QUEUE AS WELL. I DO THINK WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT PROACTIVELY HOW TO FIND THE PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR
PARKS BOARD. THIS QUESTION ABOUT THE TYPE OF LICENSE THAT THEY HAVE. I KNOW THAT THEY RELY ON THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS IN COMPLIANCE. AND THERE'S BEE A DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE HAD ONCE WE STARTED
TALKING ABOUT THIS LICENSING ISSUE IS HAVING LOCATIONS THAT ARE CITY BUT ALSO HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PARK BOARD ABOUT LOCATIONS WITHIN THEIR PARKS. BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE'RE SEEING THE DIFFERENT FOOD
VENDING. PATTERHO PARK FOR CHAVEZ. AND FOR ME, A LOT OF OPLE ARE ENJOYING WHAT'S BEING SERVED AT MINNEHAHA PARK. STEPS ON CONNECTING WITH THE PARKS BOARD AND KIND OF TOOLING OUT
OUR PROCESSES. >> YES. I HAVEN'T LOOKED. YES, OUR FRIENDS FROM THE PARK BOARD ARE HERE. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AFTER THIS CONVERSATION AND SOME DIRECTION THAT WE KNOW THAT WE
WANT TO START MEETING REGULARLY TO HAVE KIND OF A PLAN OF ACTION AND BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING LOCK STEP WITH THE PARK BOARD AND ABLE TO LOOK FOR LOCATIONS OR LOOK FOR OTHER SITES THAT MIGHT BE AN OPTION.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> MM-HMM. AND YOU'RE RIGHT IN THAT THE FOOD INDUSTRY IS NOT A LOW BARRIER. IT IS EXPENSIVE. WORKING IN A RESTAURANT IS MORE OF A LOW BARRIER. AND THERE'S A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING IN A RESTAURANT, IN THE BACK OF THE KITCHEN. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, EQUIPMENT IS EXPENSIVE. RENTING IS EXPENSIVE. IT'S NOT AS LOW BARRIER AS ONE MIGHT THINK.
>> ALL RIGHT. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK I HAVE TOO MANY QUESTIONS. BUT I DID WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND MAYBE LIKE I SAW THAT WE'VE GOT SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE. BUT AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT OF
THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE HYPOTHETICALLY. BUT WHAT WILL BE DONE GIVEN THE TIME LINE, EXPERTISE WE HAVE IN THE ROOM. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE EECIALLY WITH ALL THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING THAT'S BEEN SRTED AND DONE, I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE THAT CONTINUED. I THINK THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT QUESTIONS THAT CAN COME UP BOTH, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE ON THE COUNC THINK THAT WE'RE ARTICULATING A PROBLEM THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE COMMUNITY REALLY CLEARLY. A STAFF ARE SITTING THERE LIKE
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I MAYBE KNOW WHAT THE WORDS MEAN BUT HOW DO WE MAKE THAT CLEAR OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THE SOLUTIONS CAN REALLY BE HASHEDUT WHEN WE'RE REALLY LIKE JUST IN MEETINGS. RIGHT. LIKE IN THOSE REGULAR PARTNERSHIP MEINGS. SO YOU
KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF CAPACITY OR WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT STAFF WOULD MAYBE NEED. MAYBE THAT'S A QUESTION IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MAYBE A WORK GROUP TYPE OF SITUATION WHERE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT ONE OF THE AUTHORS HERE, BUT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARENTERESTED IN THIS
POLICY, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS YOU'VE ALREADY STARTED TO BUILD WITH, THE PARKS, OUR STAFF CAN COME TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT WHERE CAN WE MAKE THE PIECES FIT. BECAUSE I COULD ALSO SEE THIS, LIKE, OKAY, WE'RE CHANGING THE CODE. THEN FOLKS DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW THE RULES. TY WANT A PART
IN CRAFTING THEM. I COULD SEE THIS GAME OF TELEPHONE MAYBE NEVER COALESCING. >> WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, CHAIR OSMAN, VICE CHAIR ELLISON. GOOD NEWS. I THINK A
LOT OF THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. I SHOULD INTRODUCE MYSELF. BRETT SHELLEY. I'VE BEEN IN THIS ROLE SINCE APRIL. CPED HEALTH DEPARTMENT, REGULATORY SERVICES
ALL REPORT TO ME SO IT IS A GOOD MATCH. I'VE BEEN OUT AND LISTENED TO THE STORIES OF THE VENDORS THROUGH THE WORK OF MIM. FELT LIKE I BUILT A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH JOVITA.
COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AND CHOWDHURY. WE HAVE MEETINGS EVERY WEEK AND CHECKING IN. THIS WAS ALL PART OF LAYING OUT A BIT OF A PROCESS TO LAY OUT THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK WE'RE WORKING IN. BUT ALSO BRING SOME IDEAS ABOUT THE ORDINANCE CHANGES WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN
INTRODUCED, AND THAT WORK IS HAPPENING. >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND I EVEN THINK OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MAYBE NEED TO GET DONE. FOR INSTANCE, THERE'S EQUIPMENT THAT WE CAN'T PURCHASE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MEET PUBLIC PURPOSE. BUT IF THAT'S EQUIPMENT THEY NEED, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE
STREAMLINE THATNFORMATION TO THEM SO THEY CAN BEGIN FUNDRAISING FOR THAT. OR IF THERE ARE KITCHENS NOT JUST THAT WE KNOW ABOUT, BUT IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP AND HAVE A PILOT OR SOMETHING FOR THEM GETTING FROM
A COMMISSARY KITCHEN INTO THEIR PRODUCTS. THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF IDEAS THAT I THINK CAN GET HAMMERED OUT IN THOSE KINDS OF WORK SESSIONS. I'M GLAD THAT WORK IS ALREADY BEGINNING. IF PEOPLE ARE A PART OF CRAFTING THE POLICY CHANGE THAT AFFECTS
THEM THE MOST, IN MY MIND, IT MAKES COMPLIANCE SO MUCH MORE LIKELY. AND SO THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD THAT WE'RE ENGAGING WITH MIM AND JOVITA AND SOME OF THOSE GROUPS. THAT'S ALL I GOT. >> ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL. AGAIN,
THANK YOU SO MUCH, STAFF, FOR THAT GREAT PRESENTATION. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON QUEUE, I WILL ASK CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THIS. THIS ITEM. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE US, WITH NO OBJECTION, I WILL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.