GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMIEE FOR AUGUST 14, 2025. I'M KATIE CASHMAN, THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. BEFORE WE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. I'D LIKE TO OFFER A REMINDER THESE MEETINGS
ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THIS INCLUDES REAL TIME CAPTIONING TO INCREASE THE SEABLGHT OF OUR PROCEEDINGS. PLEASE MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF YOUR COMMENTS SO THAT THE CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL
TO VERIFY A QUORUM. >> CLERK: VETAW.>> PRESENT. >> CLERK: OSMAN. ABSE. CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> CLERK: CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >> >> CLERK: VICE CHAIR KOSKI. >> PRESENT. >> CLERK: CHAIR CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> >> CLERK: FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> WE HAVE A QUORUM. AND A NOTE FOR THE PUBLIC, IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HRING ON SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS, PLEASE SIGN UP WITH THE CLERKS TO GET ON THE LIST FOR THAT PUBLIC HEARING. SO I'M GOING TO PUT
MYSELF IN QUEUE RIGHT AWAY TO MOVE TO ADD AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY. WHICH IS A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE YOU HAVE COPIES IN FRONT OF YOU. AND THE RCA IS SUBMITTED ONLINE. SO I'LL MOVE TO AMEND
THE AGENDA TO ADD THIS ITEM. MAY I HAVE A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? >> SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO AMEND THE
AGENDA. SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES. SO NOW W WILL TAKE UP OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS TWO THROUGH FIVE. ITEM TWO IS AROVING APPOINTMENT OF
NATE BOONE TO THEEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THREE IS SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 30th, TO CONSIDER MUNICIPAL CONSENT OF THE UNIVERSITY AVENUE NORTHEAST IMPROVEMENTS. FOUR IS A SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR OCTOBER 16 TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED 2026
SERVICES AND SERVICE CHARGES FOR THE VARIOUS SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICTS. AND ITEM FIVE IS SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 18 TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
FOR A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. IS THERE ANYISCUSSION ON ITEMS TWOHROUGH FIVE? SEEING NONE. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF A THOSE ITEMS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THOSE ITEMS APPROVED. NEXT WE'LL TAKEP THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU. IT'S A SERIES
OF QUESTIONS PUT TOGETHER BY MY OFFICE AND COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, VICE CHAIR KOSKI, AND COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE'VE BEEN USING FRANCHISE FEES COLLECTED SINCE THEY WERE
ESTABLISHED, AND VARIOUS METHODS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO CHANGE AND INCREASE THE FRANCHISE FEES IN ORDERED TO RAISE MORE MONEY FOR THE CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE. I THINK THIS WORK IS PRETTY URGENT. JUST GIVEN THE CLIMATE IMPACTS WE'RE EXPERIENCING, AND
THE GREAT PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WITH OUR CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE HAS BEEN AMAZING! AND WE ALL KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO RAMP UP FUNDING IN ORDER TO MEET OUR CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN AND THE GOALS IN IT. SO THIS LEGISLATE I HAVE DIRECTIVE HELPS US USE A
DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO INCREASING THAT FUNDING IN THE YEARS TO COME. SO I WILL ASK -- I'LL MOVE THI LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE FOR APPROVAL AND ASK IF THERE ARE ANY, UMM, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM OTHER COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU. JUST KEEP MY REMARKS BRIEF. I WANT TO GET THROUGH THE AGENDA. FOR THE PUBLIC THAT HAS AN INTEREST IN
THIS ITEM. I THINK FRO A PERSPECTIVE OF A COUNCILMEMBER, A PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT WE NEED IS, UMM, JUST GETTING A CLEARER IDEA OF, LIKE, WHAT IS THE MONEY CURRENTLY COMING? WHERE IS IT GOING? WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE IN
UTILIZING THAT FUNDING? HOW MUCH OF IT I BEING SPENT ON INITIATIVES THAT SPECIFICALLY PRODUCE ENERGY USE. WHAT OTHER INITIATIVES ARE THEY BEINGPENT ON? AND THIS IS JUST HELPING US SET THE FOUNDATION TO FIGURE OUT
THE ROAD MAP TO WHAT ADDITIONALE INTO A BUDGETING CYCLE, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE LOING A THE ENTIRE CITY BUDGET. I THINK THIS INFORMATION JUST PAIRS REALLY WELL WITH THE DISCUSSIONS, AND IT WILL GIVE US AND THE PUBLIC INFORMATION TO WEIGH IN. WE WANTED IT TO BE
PEOPLE-CENTERED BUDGET THIS TIME AROU. I WANTED TO ADD THOSE COMMENTS. AND, YEAH. THAT'S ALL MY COMMTS. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS LEGISLATIVE
DIRECTIVE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP OUR PUBLIC
HEARING ITEM. YES. WE'LL TAKE UP THE PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS PASSAGE OF OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND LEVYING THE ASSESSMENTS FOR SIDALK REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THE 2024 CONSTRUCTION SEASON. ANDF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS
ITEM, PLEASE SIGN UP. AND I THINK WE HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION TO KICK US OFF. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS AARON JOHNSON, PROJECT MANAGER IN THE TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING DESIGN DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS. I OVERSEE THE OFFICE OF SIDEWALK INSPECTIONS AND THE PUBLIC WORKS ANNUAL INSPECTIO
OF SIDEWALKS RESULTED IN 1,637 ADDRESSES WHERE REPAIRS TOOK PLACE IN 2024. BY CITY ORDINANCE, PROPERTY OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SIDEWALK ABUDDING THEIR PROPERTY. CY
ORDINANCE ALSO ENABLES PROCEDURES FOR THE CITY TO REPAIR SIDEWALK AND TO RECOVER THE COSTS THROUGH A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS, IF THEY HAVE NOT PAID AY REIMBURSED THE CITY. THE
PROCESS INCLUDES ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING WHERE A HEARING OFFICER CONSIDERS THE ASSESSMENT OBJECTIONS, AND MAKES DECISIONS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING AT YOUR COMMITTEE TODAY. THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER RECOMMENDED ASSESSMENT
REDUCTIONST FOUR PROPERTIES AND DISMISSAL AT ONE PROPERTY. THESEEDUCTIONS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE DRAFT RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TODAY. WHEN THE REPORT WAS PULLED ON JULY 28th, THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO
BE ASSESSED WAS $1,339,606.70. PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDATION IS TO PASS THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU AND ADOPT AND LEVY THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. I'LL STAND NEARBY FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE WILL HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING FIRST.
AND THEN ASK ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. OH, WE'LL WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES HERE FOR OUR
OTHER MEMBERS TO COME BACK. ALL GOOD. I'LL PROCE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS GAYLE ROBINSON.
WELCOME. YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES. >> THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES. >> MY NAME IS GAYLE ROBINSON. A RESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS 1400 PIN AVENUE NORTH. A 55411. I'M HERE REGARDING THE SIDEWALK
REPAIR THAT HAS BEEN ASSESSED TO ME AS A HOMEOWNER. UMM, I HAVE A TREE THAT IS PROBABLY 100 YEARS OLD. THAT HAS DAMAGED A LOT. I CALLED THE CITY REGARDING THE SIDEWALK. I THOUGHT THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THAT DANGER FOR PEOPLE
WALKG DOWN THE STREET. SO, YES, I DID ACCEPT YOUR CONTRACTORS TO ACTUALLY DO THE WORK. I FEEL IT IS VERY UNFAIR THAT WE CONTINUE TO PLANT TREES THAT ENDANGER THE SIDEWALKS, THE
UTILITY LINES, A THEN ASK THE HOMEOWNERS TO REPAIR THEM. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT AS A HOMEOWNER. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT IT DAMAGED THE SIDALK AND THE PROPERTY. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS TREE DAMAGES THE WATER NE AND THE SEWAGE? WHO IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THAT? ANDS A HOMEOWNER, I DO NOT FEEL THAT WE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. WHEN WE PLANT THESE TREES, WE SHOULD PLANT THEMESPONSIBLY AND NOT PLANT THEM IN PLACES WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO DAMAGE OR BE A SAFETY
FACTOR FOR PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE COMNITY. SO THIS INVOICE I HAVE, THEY SENT US A LETTER THAT WAS DATED MAY 13th. IT ACTUALLY WENT IN THEAIL AND POSTMARKED THE 5th OF JUNE. WE RECEIVED IT -- WELL, I CAN
SAY FROM MY HOME. I RECEIVED IT ON THE 7th, AND THEY WERE ASKING ME TO SET UP A HEARING BY THE 9th. I THINK ALL THOSE DATES ARE A LITTLE BIT UNREALISTIC. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO WRITE THE LETTE ON THE 13th, THEN MAIL THE LETTER ON THE 13th! HAVE IT ARRIVE TO
US AND DON'T GIVE US 14 DAYS TO RESPOND. BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE TWO DAYS. I WAS TOLD THAT DURING THI HEARING, THAT -- SO I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE THE FIRST HEARING. AND SO THEY SAID, YOU'LL HAVE ANOTHER DATE. SO THEY DID ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THEY SENT THEM LATE. AND
I'M ASSUMING THAT'S TO CUT ME SHORT HERE. HA, BUT, YEAH. THEY DID ACKNOWLEDGE. BUT THEY DIDN'T REACH OUT AND SAY, "WHEN IS THE NEXT TIME YOU CAN DO A HEARING?" I'M HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> GOT' CHA. . THANK YOU FOR THE
TESTIMONY. WE'LL FOLLOW UP ON WHAT YOU'VE ASKED HERE TODAY. BOTH WITH STAFF AND IN OUR QUESTIONS. AND BELIEVE OUR STAFF MEMBER HERE WOULD BE HAPPY TO SPEAK TO YOU DIRECTLY, ASWELE CHAMBERS. >> I'VE BEEN WRING AARON OUT. >> OKAY. HA-HA ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOY
NELSON. FROM WARD 12. AND THEN
... OKAY. NEXT WE'LL TAKE GLEN ROBINSON. >> MY NAME IS GLENN ROBINSON AT
HAYWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WELL. I BELIEVE WITH HER INCREASE, I STAY RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM HER. I'VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH PAYING FOR THIS SIDEWALK THAT I DIDN'T ORDER. AND IT SMS TO ME THAT, YOU KNOW PARDON MY
WORDS, BUT YOU GUYS ALWAYS -- THERE'S ALWAYS YEAHS AND NO NAYS. DOES ANYBODY SAY NO TO A PROJECT THAT PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE TO PAY FOR? WE PAY FOR TAXES. EVERY YEAR THE TAXES GO UP. WHY DON'T THEY TAKE IT OUT OF THE TAXES THAT'S ALREADY IN THERE FOR THAT YEAR, AS OPPOSED
TO ADDING MORE TO MY PROPERTY TAXES. THEAYOR IS ALREADY TALKING ABOUT RAISING THE PROPERTY TAXES UP 8%. OR SOMETHG LIKE THAT. WHERE AM I SUPPOSED TO GET ALL THIS MONEY FROM? BECAUSE I'M A HOMEOWNER, THEN, GUESS WHAT'LL HAPPEN IF I
DON'T PAY IT YOU'LL COME AFTER MY HOUSE AND MY WAGES AND DO ALL THE THINGS. BUT THE CITY IS CHARGING ME $327.49 FOR THE SIDEWALK THAT WAS PROBABLY UP MAYBE -- THEY SAID IT WAS A HALF AN INCH. I DON'T THINK IT WAS HALF AN INCH.
SO I DON'T -- I'M HERE TO CONTEST THIS PAYMENT. AND ANY OTHER PROPERTY TAXES THAT'S GOING TO BE RAISED. WATER BILLS GOING UP. WHERE IS ALL MY -- WHERE AM I SUPPOSED TO GET ALL THE MONEY FROM? ALL THIS EXTRA MONEY? THAT'S RHETORICAL QUESTION. YOU KNOW, WHAT AM I
SUPPOSED TO DO? I DON'T WANT TO PAY THIS AND THAT'S MY CONTEST. TO NOT PAY THIS. AND NOT PAY ANY OTHER FURTHER FEES FOR PUBLIC SIDEWALK. OR A PUBLIC ACCESS. THEY SAID THIS IS MART PART OF OUR PROPERTY. IF
THAT'S PART OF MY PROPERTY, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT A FENCE AROU IT. WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AROUND INSTEAD OF COMING THROUGH MY PROPERTY. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT, IF THAT'S MY PROPERTY. SO I'M CONTESTING THIS WHOLE THING. MY 1 1426
UPTON. AND I HOPE THERE WILL BE SOME NAYS TO THIS CONCERN RIGHT HE. AND ANY OTHER TAX HIKES. OR IF THE MAYOR CES IN HERE SAYING HE WANTS TO RAISE TAXES. TELL HIM NO. WE NEED SOME NO-PEOPLE AND NOT YAYS. >> THANK YOU MR. ROBINSON.
ANYONE ELSE WANTING TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM? >> MADAM CHAIR, THERE'S NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP AT THIS TIME. >> THANK YOU. I'LL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND ASK AARON A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS HERE. I THINK BOTH MS. ROBINSON
AND MR. ROBINSON BOTH RAISE SOME GOOD POINTS ABOUT THE -- WHO IS IN CHARGE OF COVERING THESE FEES. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIFFERENT ENTITIES. AND I'M WONDERING IF THERE ARE, FIRST OF ALL, IF THERE ARE ANY GRANT PROGRAMS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CITY OR REIMBURSEMENTS THAT CAN
BE MADE FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY TREES. DAMAGES CAUSED BY OTHER PUBLIC INVESTMENTS. >> CHAIR CASHM, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY GRANT PROGRAMS RELATED TO
SIDEWALK REPAIR. THERE ARE -- WE CAN -- OVER MANY YEARS, WE CAN HAVE AN ASSESSMENT, YOU KNOW DEPENDING ON THE COST OF THE REPAIR. YOU KNOW, IF IT'S $150 TO $1,500. IT CAN BE A
FIVE-YEAR ASSESSMENTN THE PROPERTY. ANYTHING OVER $1,500 CAN BE A 10-YEAR ASSESSMENT. THAT'S THE STANDARD. THERE IS A DEFERMENT OPTION. IT DOESN'T ME IT GOES AWAY ENTIRELY. AND I'M NOT THE EXPERT ON THAT. BUT, UMM, IT DOES HAVE TO BE PAID AT SOME POINT. IT DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE PAID AT THAT TIME. >> OKAY. AND THEN WITH MS. ROBINSON'S QUESTION. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE DAMAGES WERE RELATED TO WATER AND SEWAGE? >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF THESE LATERAL THAT CONNECTS TO THE MAIN TO THE HOME IS DAMAGED BY A
TREE, IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OT FIXED. >> I'M SORRY. CAN YOU SAY THAT ONCE MORE. >> CHAIR CASHMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. IF THE LATERAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MAIN AND THE PROPERTY IS DAMAGED, BY A TREE, THAT WOULD BE THE
RESPONSIBITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNER TO HAVE FIXED. >> OKAY. STILL THE PROPERTY OWNER. UMM, AND THEN CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE DEFERMENT PROGRAM AVAILABLE FOR SENIORS 65 YEARS OR OLDER?
MR. HAN H HANLON?? >> CHAIR CASHM, I'M JEFF
HANLON. A PRINCIPLE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN THE TRANSPTATION AND ENGINEERING DESIGN OF PUBLIC WORKS. THERE IS, AS MENTIONED, THERE IS A DEFERMENT OPTION FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. THAT IS THE
AVAILABILITY OF THAT IS LIMITED TO SENIORS 65 AND OLDER, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PERMANENTLY OR TOTALLY DISABLED, OR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY. THE DEFERMENT PROGRAM DOES NOT
EXCUSE THE ASSESSMENT, BUT PUTS OFF THE ASSESSMENT UNTIL SOMETIMEN THE FUTURE. INTEREST DOES ACCRUE FOR AS LONG AS THE ASSESSMENT IS DEFERRED. >> WHAT'S THE INTEREST RATE?
>> CHAIR CASHMAN, INTEREST RATES ARE UPDATED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT EVERY YEAR. THE CURRENT INTEREST RATE FOR ONE-YEAR ASSESSMENT IS 3.9%. FIVE-YEAR IS 4.1%. 10-YEAR IS
4.3%. AND 20-YEAR IS 4.7%. >> OKAY. THANK YOU THE INFORMATION. I THINK THAT BOTH OF THESE RESIDENTS HAV RAISED SOME GOOD POINTS ON JUST THE UNAFFORDABILITY OF COMPOUNDING CITY FEES AND SYMPATHIZE WITH
THE RESPONSIBITIES THAT ARE PLACED ON HOMEOWNERS. VICE CHAIR KOSKI? >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE FOR THE PUBLIC AND WITH THE STAFF THAT WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO ASSESS THE ASSESSMENTS. YOU
KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ AND I PUT TOGETHER A PROPOSAL TO ASK OUR POLICY AND RESEARCH TEAM TO BOTH RESEARCH BOTH THE ASSESSMENTS ON THE SIDEWALK REPAIRS, BUT, ALSO, THE SEWER ANDATERAL PRESENTATION IS
COMING NEXT. VERY EXCITING. TODAY. BECAUSE WE SEE THE HIGH BURDEN IT HAS ON RESIDENTS. AND WE WANT TO BE MORE PROACTIVE. AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HELPING RESIDENT AND SO WE DO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING SET UP WITH PUBLIC WORKS AFTER THAT POLICY
AND RESEARCH TEAM CAME BACK. TO COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ AND I. SO WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER MEETING COMING UP THIS FALL WITH NEXT STEPS ON THE ASSESSMENTSE WERE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. BUT THEN THE SEWER WATER LINES. WE'RE GETTING THAT PRESENTATION TODAY FROM OUR POLICY AND RESEARCH TEAM, WHICH IS REALLY THOROUGH.
AND WE'RE READY TO TAKE ACTION TO HELP SUPPORT OUR RESIDENTS. SO IT'S NOT AN IMMEDIATE THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT TODAY ARE THE -- WHAT WE HAVE. WE DON'T SEE THOSE TO BE ADEQUATE RIGHT NOW FOR RESIDENTS. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE
ARE DOING THIS WORK TO DO A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH OF WHAT WER RESIDENTS. IT IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR CITY STAFF. AND WE'RE GRATEFUL THEY'VE BN WILLING TO WORK WITH US AND OUR POLICY AND RESEARCH TEAM TO BE CREATIVE AND
THOUGHTFUL AND REALLY DIG INTO WHAT WOULD BE BETTER FOR RESIDENTS. SO IT'S NOT THE SOLVE FOR TODAY. TODAY W DO, YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE STAFF HERE TO CONNECT WITH YOU. BUT DO KNOW WE ARE THINKING ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS ERE ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL OR THE COMMITTEE WHO WANTS TO WEIGH IN ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT, I WILL MOVE APPROVAL AND ASK THE CLERK
TO CALL THE ROLL. >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> CLERK: CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> CLERK: CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CLERK: VICE CHA KOSKI. >> AYE. >> CLERK: AND CHAIR CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> CRK: WE HAVE FIVE AYES. >> THANK YOU. AND I'LL ASK
AARON YOU CAN PLEASE CONNECT WITH THE RESIDENTS WHO SPOKE TODAY OUTSIDE, AS WELL, TO TALK THROUGH THE PROCEDURES AND WHAT'S NEXT. THAS. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE
9th AND 10th STREE SOUTH CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. I'LL MOVE TO CONTINUE TO THE NEXT MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 4th. TO ALLOW FOR A FEW MORE STAKEHOLDER CONVERSATIONS ON THIS IMPORTANT DOWNTOWN PROJECT THAT'S HAD A LOT OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. SO IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, I WILL JUST MOVEO CONTINUE THIS TO OUR NEXT MEETING. AND ASK FOR THOSE ALL IN FAVOR ON THE MOTION TO POSTPONE SAY AYE ALL RIGHT.
THAT MOTION CARRIES. AND WE'LL TAKE UP THE NINTH AND 10th STREET CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ON SEPTEMBER 4th. NEXT WE HAVE OUR FIRST RECEIVE
AND FILE PRESENTATION RELATED TO LATERAL WATER AND SEWER LINES. I'LL ASK ASHLEY FROM POLICY AND RESEARCH TO BEGIN THE
PRESENTATION. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CASHMAN ANDEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS ASHLEY DZIUK. I'M
HERE TO PRESENT ON SEWER LATERAL AND WATER SERVICE LINE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. THE COMMITTEE ASKED FOR A LANDSCAPE REVIEW OF MUNICIPAL PROGRAMS OR POLICIES DESIGNED TO ASSIST PROPERTY OWNERS WITH THE COST OF REPAIRING OR REPLACING SEWER LATERALS AND WATER SERVICE
LINES, AS WELL AS CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS OR POLICIES IN MINNEAPOLIS. IN FLOW AND INFILTRATION OR I & I IS THE EXCESS FLOW OF CLEAR WATER INTO THE CITY'S SANITARY
SEWER SYSTEM. INFLOW IS WHEN CLEA WATER IS CHANNELED DIRECTLY INTO THE SANITARY SEWER PIPES. INFILTRATION IS WHEN GROUND WATER SEEPS INTO SEWER PIPES VIA CRACKS OR KEY JOINTS. MORE THAN HALF OF THE CLEAR WATER IN THE METROEGION SEWER
SYSTEM COMES FROM PRIVATE PROPERTIES, HOMES, AND BUSINESSES. CAUSE THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM WAS NOT DESIGNED TO HANDLE THIS EXCESS CLEAR WATER IT BECOMES OVERLOADED DURING TIMES OF HIGH GROUND WATER OR HEAVY RAINFALL.
CLEAR WATER DOESN'T NEED TO BE TREATED AS WASTE WATER. AND TENNESSEE CAN TAKE UP SPACE IN THE WASTE WATER SYSTEM ANDAUSE COSTLY SEWER BACKUPS IN HOMES OR BUILDINGS AND SEWER OVERFLOWS INTO RIVERS A LAKES. ALL REDUCTIONS AND I & I REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF ALL MINNEAPOLIS
PROPERTY OWNERS PAID TO THE MET POLLONTAIN COUNCIL WHO TREATS THE CITY'S WASTE WATER. BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC GOOD BENEFITF REDUCING I & I CITY FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR PRIVATE SEWER LATERAL REPAIR AND REPLACEMENTS. PRIVATE WATER SERCE LINE
REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER, DOES NOT PASS THE PUBLIC PURPOSE TEST, AND PUBLIC FUNDS CANNOT BE USED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE PRIVATE WATER SERVICE LINES. TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT FOR HOW MANY SEWER LATERALS MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED
IN THE UPCOMING DECADES, THIS GRAPH PROVIDES THE CURRENT BEST ESTIMATES. THE AGES OF SEWER LATERALS FOR ALL PROPERTIES INM, MOST SEWER LATERALS ARE 70 YEARS OLD OR OLDER AND AROUND 60,000
PROPERTIES SEWER LATERALS EXCEEL LIKELY BE AN INCREASE NEED FOR REPAIRSND REPLACEMENTS IN THE UPCOMING DECADES. DEPENDING ON THE AREA, TYPE OF SOIL, TIME OF YEAR, AND OTHER FACTORS, A FULL SEWER LATERALEPLACEMENT CAN COST ANYWHERE FROM $7,000 TO
$20,000. FULL REPLACEMENT COST FOR WATER SERVICE LINES RANGE FROM $3500 UP TO $26,000. THE AVERAGE COST OF SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENTS BEING SENT TO ASSESSMENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS IN 2025, WILL BE $8,650. ON TO
SOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. AS A QUICK REMINDER, FROM THE APRIL PRESENTATION ON ASSESSMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDED ASSESSMENT ASSISTANCE FOR SEWER LATAL AND WATER SERVICE LINES, THERE IS CURRENTLY SOME FUNDING AVAILABLE TO MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS, SPECIFICALLY FOR SEWER LATERAL
REPAIRS ANDEPLACEMENTS THROUGH THE LISTED MET COUNCIL GRANT PROGRAM. THERE IS ALSO STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR WATER SERVICE LINES THAT IS BEING MANAGED BY THE CITY, WHICH IS SYSTEMICALLY REPLACING ALL LEAD SERVICE WATE LINES THROUGHOUT
MINNEAPOLIS AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. SEWER LATERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, UMM, I THINK THERE'S ABOUT A DOZEN EXAMPLES IN THE RORT. UMM, THEY VARY GREATLY IN THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE OFFERED. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY SORT
OF, LIKE, STANDARD FOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, TYPES OF REPAIRS COVERED ALSO VARY. FOR EXAMPLE SOME COVER TELEVISING THE PIPE, SOM ARE FULL REPLACEMENT, SOME ARE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF PORTION, SOME ARE REPAVING OF THE PUBLIC
RIGHT-OF-WAY PORTION OF THE LINE. MOST PROGRAMS WERE CREATED TO HELP ADDRESS EXCESS I & I IN THE SEWER SYSTEM, WITH SOME PROGRAMS POINTING OUT THE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT OF HELPING RESIDENTS WITH THESE VERY COSTLY REPAIRS. PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, AS WELL,
INCLUDING GRANT PROGRAMS, GENERAL SEWER AND SANITARY FEES, WASTE TER FUNDS, GENERAL STREET INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS, AS WELL AS SPECIAL FEES. NECESSARY STAFF TIME ALSO VARIES GATLY BY PROGRAM AND DEPENDS ON THE PROGRAM'S PARAMETERS. AND,
FINALLY, PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY ALSO VARIES. SOMETIMES INCLUDING AN INCOME COMNENT AND SOMETIMES JUST GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED. MOST OF THE CITIES INCLUDED IN THE REPORT PROVIDE SOME SORT OF GRANT TO RESIDENTS FOR SEWER
REPAIR REPLACEMENT. EITHER AN X PERT AGE OF THE PROJECT OR UP TO X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS. MINNEAPOLIS CONSTRAINTS AN OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE THAT THE CITY CAN LEGALLY ESTABLISH AN INFLOW AND INFILTRATION PREVENTION PROGRAM. THAT SPECIFIC PROGRAM PARAMETERS
SHOULD BE CREAT AND REVIEWED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY OFFICE AND PUBLIC WORKS. AND OPTIONS FOR INCLUDING AN INCOME COMPONENT IN MINNEAPOLIS REPUBLICAN EXPLORED ARE EXPLOD IN THE REPORT. IT COULD BE HAVE A FUNDING CAP OR AVAILABLE TO
EVERYONE WHO IS ELIGIBLE. THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY PROGRAM WOULD LIKELY DEPEND ON THE WILNGNESS FOR INCREASED UTILITY RATE. ALSO, THERE MAY BE SOME TAX IMPLICATIONS FOR A PROGRAM THAT PAYS DIRECTLY TO T PROPERTY OWNER. RATHER THAN THE
CONTRACTOR. AS MANY OF THE EXAMPLES CITIES DO. CITY INSURANCE PROGRAMS, LIKE THOSE IN O'FALLON, MISSOURI WOULD BE MORE COMPLICED IN MINNEAPOLIS. IN O'FALLON ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES PAY $30 A YEAR. THEN $400 WHEN
RESIDENTS APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM. THE INSURANCE COVERS THE FULL COST OF REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS. AND WORK IS DONE BY CITY EMPLOYEES. IN ST. LOUIS, ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES PAY $28 A YEAR TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE PROGRAM, IN WHICH COVERS THE COST OF REPAIRS IN THE UNDER THE
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY SECTION. THIS TYPE OF CITY INSURANCE IS NOT CURRENTLY LEGAL UNDER MINNESOTA LAW. AS ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD BE CHARGED AND NOT ALL WOULD ULTIMATELY UTILIZE THE PROGRAM. PROVIDING THEM NO SPECIAL BENEFIT. HOWEVER, JUST
LIKE THE MET POL MET COUNCIL LOBBIED AND PROCEEDED TO CHANGE MINNESOTA STATUTE TO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC FUNDSO BE USED FOR PRIVATE SEWER LATERALS. THE CITY COULD LOBBY THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO ALLOW A CHANGE, GIVE THE CITY POWER TO EXACT AN
INSURANCE PROGRAM FEE. THIS POSSIBILITY COULD BE, AGAIN,FURY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING PUBLIC WORKS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. AND MOVING INTO PRIVATE WARRANTY
COMPANY PARTNERSHIPS. HUNDREDS OF CITIES AND UTILITY COMPANIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES PARTNER WITH PRIVATE WARRANTY COMPANIES TO OFFER WATER SERVICEINE AND SEWER LATERAL WARRANTY PROGRAMS TO HOMEOWNERS. HEOWNERS VOLUNTARILY SIGN UP FOR WARRANTY PROTECTION AGAINST NORMAL WEAR
AND TEAR. WHICH CAN HELP THEM SAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON REPAIRS. IT'S IMPORTA TO NOTE THAT HOMEOWNERS CAN SIGN UP FOR THE WARRANTY PLANS WITH OR WITHOUT A CITY OR UTILITY PARTNERSHIP. AND PLANS FOR SEWER LATERAL AND/OR WATER SERVICE LINES GENERALLY RANGE
FROM ABOUT $5 TO $12 A MONTH. BUT PARTNERSHIPS WITH CITIES OR UTILITIES SOMETIMES LOWERS THE PREMIUMS AND INCREASES COVERAGE. CRITICS OF THE PLA, HOWEVER, SAY THAT COMPANIES AND PARTNERING SUBSTITUTIONS ARE SELLING UNWARNED FEAR. AND THAT THE PLANS ARE OVERPRIZED, GIVE
THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN EXPENSIVE ISSUE. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE COMPANY IN A THREE-YEAR PERIOD THROUGH THE TIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES SERVICE LINE WARRANTYROGRAM, UMM, MORE THAN 400,000 WATER-RELATED REPAIRS WERE
COMPLETED SAVED RESIDENTS $223 MILLION. IT EQUATES TO AN AVERAGE PAYOUT OF $580. COMMON PARTNERSHIP PRACTICES INCLUDE THAT THE PRIVATE COMPANY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS OF THE PROGRAM. THEY ARE ALLOWED TO E THE CITY'S NAME AND LOGO IN
LETTERS, BILLS WITH, AND MARKING MATERIALS. SOME CITIES WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THEY ENDORSE THAT VERY SPECIFIC COMPANY. OTHERS STRAIN TO REMIND RESIDENTS IT'S NOT AN ENDORSEMENT. SIMPLY AN OPTION. CITIES ALSO GENERALLY ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO REVIEW AND COMPARE
COVERAGE COSTS FOR PLANS FOR THE PRIVATE OWNERS INSURANCE, AS WELL AS PRIVATE WARRANTY OPTIONS. CITIES CAN ALSO RECEIVE ROYALTIES FROM THESE PROGRAMS. FOR EXAMPLE, UP TO 10% OF THE PREMIUMS FROM CUSTOMERS. SOME HAVE CHOSEN TO ACCEPT RALTIES. SOME HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO ACCEPT THEM. AND
SOME HAVE INSTEAD NEGOTIATED LOWER PREMIUM RATES FOR THEIR RESIDENTS. A COMMON BENEFIT OF PARTNERSHIPS DISCUSSED WAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON THE REALITY THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SEWER LATERALS. EXAMPLE CITIES IN THE
REPORT SHARED A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES WITH THESE COMPANIES. MANY HAD MORE THAN A DECADES LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIMARILY POSITIVE EXPERIENCES. SOME CITIES PREVIOUSLY PARTNERED WITH THE WARRANTY COMPANY BUT HAVE SINCE ENDED THE PARTNERSHIP. NOW THAT HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE POLICIES USUALLY PROVIDE A SIMILAR
OPTION. OTHER CITIES ENDED THE PARTNERSHIP DUE TO MIXED REVIEWS FROM RESIDENTS' EXPERIENCES WITH THE COMPANIES OR SIMPLY DUE TO RESIDENTS' CONFUSION AND THE RESULTING WORK CREATED AFTER EACH COMPANY MAILING. COMMON COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS INCLUDE GENERAL
CONCERN OVER WHETHER THE MAILING IS LEGITIMATE OR A SCAM. SOME INTERPRET THE MAILING AS A REQUIREMENT. SOME DO N THINK THAT THE CITY SHOULD BE PARTNERING WITH ANY PRIVATE COMPANY. AND DISPROVE OF THE USE OF THE CITY'S LOGO ON THE COMPANY MAILINGS. AND SOME PUSHBACK DOES OCCUR FOR CITIES
THAT CHOOSE TO RECEIVE ROYA ROYALTIES. OPPORTUNITY AND CONSTRAINTS IN MINNEAPOLIS FOR SEWER LATERAL PARTNER -- SEWER LATERAL WARRANTY PARTNERSHIPS. UMM, FIRST, WARRANTY OR
ADDITIONAL INSURANCE FOR SEWER LATERALS COULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR PROPERTY OWNERS. DEPENDING ON THE DETLS. THOSE DETAILS WOULD NEED TO BE EXAMINED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'SFFICE. AND SHOULD BE SURE TO COVER ROOT INTRUSION, THAT'S A COMMON ISSUE IN MINNEAPOLIS. IF THE CITY
CHOOSES TO ENTER A PARTNERSHIP, COMPLETING AN OPEN REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WOULD BE NECESSARY. AS PARTNERING WITH THE SPECIFIC COMPANY HAS LEGAL CONCERNS AROUND PERCEED ENDORSEMENTS. ANTICIPATED CALL VOLUME RELATED TO THE PARTNERSHIP WOULD ALSO LIKELY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF
ALLOCATIONS. AND, FINALLY, RATHER THAN PARTNERING WITH THE PRIVATE COMPANY, THE CITY COULD FOCUS ON EDUCATING RESIDENTS ABOUT THE PRIVATE WARRANTY OPTIONS AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS REMINDER TO THOSE -- FOR THEM, -- I'M SORRY A REMINDER FOR THEM TO CHECK THEIR HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE POLICIES
TO SEE IF ANYTHING COMPARES COST AND COVERAGE. THOUGH, THAT OPTION WOULD LIKELY REQUIRE MORE CITY RESOURC THAN PARTNERING WITH A PRIVATE COMPANY. COIDERATIONS FOR A WATER SERVICE LINE WARRANTY IN MINNEAPOLIS INCLUDE THAT, FIRST, MORE THAN 50% OF CUSTOMERS HAVE
A COPPER SERVICE LINE. WHICH RARELY LEAKS. SECONDLY, AS DISCUSSED, THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS AN INVENTORY OF ALL LEAD SERVICE LINE LOCATIONS AND ACTIVELY REMOVING THEM AT NO-COST TO THE CUSTOMER. DUE TO THE STATE AND FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH IS
SYSTEMICALLY -- I'M SORRY, SYSTEMICALLY REPLACING LEAD SERVICE LINES AT 100% THE COST, PARTNERING WITH A COMPANY TO SUGGEST INSURANCE OR WARRANTIES FOR WATER SERVICE LINES MAY BE A DISSERVICE TO CUSTOMERS AT THIS
TIME. UMM, AND NOW MOVING INTO POINT OF SALE POLICIES. NUMEROUS CITIES IN MINNESOTA AND ACROSSHE COUNTRY REQUIRE SEWER LATERAL INSPECTION BEFORE PROPERTY IS SOLD. AND SOME REQUIRE IT FOR RENTAL LICENSE RENEWALS, AS WELL. THOUGH THE
GOAL IS USUALLY TO REDUCE I & I, POINT OF SALE IS SEEN BY SOME AS AN IDEAL TIME TO ADDRESS REPAIRS AS MONEY IS ALREADY EXCHANGING HANDS. THESE POLICIES DO NOT ASSIST HOMEOWNERS WITH THE COST OF THE SEWER LATERAL REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS. HOWEVER, AGAIN, SOME SEE THEM AS BENEFICIAL AS
THEY VIEW THE SELLER IS MORE LIKELY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. RATHER THAN A NEW HOME BUYER. AFTER THE INSPECTION, CITIES THEN ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF I & I COMPLNCE FOR PROPERTIES WHEN THEY EITHER PASS THE INSPECTION, OR AFTER
MPLETING NECESSARY REPAIRS TO BECOME COMPLIANT. COMMON SEWER LATERAL POLICY PRO PARAMETERS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: ONE, THE SELLER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS OR REPLEMENT. TWO, POLICIES CAN APPLY ONLY TO A SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OR APPLY UP TO ALL PROPERTIES. THREE, REPAIRS MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE SALE, UNLESS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE BUYER IS REACHED IN WRITING AND THE FUNDS, USUALLY ABOUT 110 TO 125% OF THE COST
ARE PUT INEST CEO. SOME HAVE 90-DAYOR COMPLIANCE. OTHERS UP TO 180 DAYS. THE LENGTH OF THE CERTIFICATE OF THE I & I COMPLIANCE VALIDITY ALSO VARIES. SOME ARE GOOD UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THE PROPERTY I SOLD. SOME ARE GOOD FOR 10 YEARS. SOME FOR
20. SOME FOR UP TO 25. IF THE SEWER LINE IS ENTIRELY REPLACED. UMM, MOST CITIES ALSO HAVE A TRACKING MECHANISM FOR PROPERTY SALES AND I & I COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES. AND, LASTLY, AS EXPECTED, ENFORCEMENT IS
DIFFICULT. MANY CITIES RELY ON REALTORS TO HELP HOME BUYERS ENFORCE COMPLIANCE. SOME CITIES ALLOW FOR FINES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. INCLUDING MOUNT VIEW, MINNESOTA. LAST SLIDE
HERE. OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS IN MINNEAPOLIS FOR A POINT OF SALE POLICIES. THERE ARE NO LEGAL CONCERNS AROUND THE POSSIBILITY OF CREATING A POINT OF SALE POLICY IN MINNEAPOLIS. THOUGH, IF A POLICY INCLUDES PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE, ANY FINES WILL HAVE TO MEET THE
STANDARD CITY FINE REQUIREMENTS. INCLUNG THEY CAN ONLY RECOUP THE COST TO THE CITY OF ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM. A POLICY COULD MAKE POINT OF SALES INSPECTIONS A REQUIREMENT OR SIMPLY BE A SUGGESTION. ADDITIONALLY, IT COULD BE A
STAND ALONE POLICY OR IT COULD POSSIBLY BE ADDED TO THE TRUTH D SALE OF HOUSING REQUIREMENTS. THIS WOULD NEED TO BE FURTHER EXPLORED WITH COMMUNY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ALSO, THE AMOUNT OF NECESSARY STAFF TIME TO TRACK AND/OR ENFORCE THE POLICY
DEPENDS ON THE POLICY PARAMETERS. FOR EXAMPLE, A POLICY SIMPLY INTENDING TO INFORM THE BUYER WOULD BE FAR LESS STAFF INTENSIVE THAN APOLIR REPLACEMENTS. REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS WOULD INVOLVE MORE TRACKING, STAFF TIME TO REVIEW
PREAND POST LATAL PIPE INSPECTION VIDEOS, AS WELL AS TIME TO ISSUE AND TRACK COMPANCE CERTIFICATES. AND, FINALLY, DUE TO THE PREVUSLY-DISCUSS THE WATER LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PLAN. A POLICY REQUIRING WATER SERVICE LINE INSPECTION WOULD
LIKE CAUSE MORE CHAOS THAN BENEFIT, AT THIS POINT. THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A LOT OF VARIETY AND OPTIONS AVAILABLE. AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THE REPORT FOR MORE DETAILS. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QSTIONS NOW.
>> THANK YOU, MS. DZIUK. SO MANY GOOD REPRESEN RECOMMENDATIONS IN HERE. CERTAINLY SOME THINGS I'M WANTING TO TAKE ACTION ON WITH THE INFORMATION THAT THE NEW BUYER OF A HOME DESERVES TO
HAVE. THE CONDITION IN THIS CASE SHOULDAVE FULL DISCLOSURE GOING INTO A PURCHASE OF OF A HOME. I'LL CALL OVICE CHAIR KOSKI. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CASHMAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE REPOR AND ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO IT. IT IS A -- IT'S A LENGTHY
DOCUMENT. I FEEL LIKE YOU DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE SYNAPSES HERE. THERE'S A TON OF WORK THAT WENT INTO IT. I APPRECIATE IT. DO HAVE A SERIES OF QUESTIONS. YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT. HA-HA. AND I DON'T KNOW IF CITY STAFF WOULD BE ABLE TONSWER TODAY.
POTENTIALLY. AGAIN, WE CAN TAKE THIS ALL OFFLINE OR DO A MEMO, TOO. BUT YOU KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO DO A FOLLOWUP ANYWAYS TO DISCUSS THIS. SO MANY OF THEM CAN BE AWERED THERE, TOO, IF NOT TODAY. SO SOME GENERAL QUESTIONS. UMM, WHEN YOU ARE
GOING THROUGH THE DIFFERENT CITIES. WHICH OF THE CASE STUDY CITIES MOST CLOSELY MATCH MINNEAPOS IN TERMS OF HOUSING AGE, LATERAL CONDITION, & I DRIVERS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, AND WHICH OF THE CASE STUDIES DO YOU THINK COULD TRANSFER HERE
WITH MINIMAL MODIFICATIONS? >> I DID NOT LOOK DEEPLY INTO MATCHING CITIES, AS FAR AS AGE OF CONSTRUCTION. IT VARIES. HE IN THE CITIES HAS ALMOST ALL COPPER SERVICE LINES ALREADY. JUST BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF WHEN THEY WERE PUT IN.
I'M SORRY. I COMPLETELY -I DID HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY. MY APOLOGIES. TO ANOTHER PART OF YOUR QUESTION AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS. CAN YOU REPEAT I >> MAYBE WHICH OF THE CASE STUDIES COULD TRANSFER HERE WITH MIN M MINIMAL MODIFICATIONS? >> SO, UMM, BECAUSE ALL THE CASE
STUDIES REALLY IN ALL THE POINT SALE POLICY CASE STUDIES WERE RELATIVELY SIMILAR. SAME WITH THE PRIVATE WARRANTY PARTNERSHIPS. BUT THE PGRAM ASSISTANCE OR THE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WE C KIND OF -- IF YO YOU CAN FIND THE FUNDING, IN
THEORY, LOT OF THOSE ARE -- A LOT OF THOSE PRO PARAMETERS ARE WHAT YOU WANT TO DETERMINE. L.A., I KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, NAY PAY FOR THE TELEVISING OF THE PE. SO THAT'S, LIKE, $300 JUST FOR DOING THAT. THEN THEY HAVE A SEPARATE GRANT PROGRAM THAT ARE JUST A STRAIGHT $1,000
TO WHO LIVES IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND PAYS UTILITIES. THERE'S JUST REALLY NOT A RIGHT OR WRONG. YOU CAN SET THE PARAMETERS, AGAIN, HOWEVER YOU FIND THE FUNDING. YOU CAN PAY FOR JUST THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. I THINK IT WAS MADISON WHO DOES
THE -- JUST THE OVERLAY OF THE STREET. BECAUSE THEY WANT TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THEIR STREETS. SO THEY WANT A 50-FOOT PATCH WHEN SOMEONE DIGS INTO THE STREET. RATHER THAN SMALL ONES. THE CITY DECIDED TO USE THEIR GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE PATCHING. SO,
REALLY, AN OF THEM ARE POSSIBLE. THAT'S IT WOULD, IN THEORY,GAIN, BUT IT WOULD BE WORTH SITTING DOWN WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND THE CITIES' ATTORNEYS OFFICE. IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO THE DETAILS, ONE SPECIFIC VERSION OR ANOTHER. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE MORE QUESTIONS HERE. AND,
AGAIN, THIS IS A LITTLE TECHNICAL. YOU MAY NOT KNOW. LOOKING ACROSS ALL PROGRAM TYPES REVIEWED, WHICH OPTIO SHOW THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD OF DELIVERING MEANINGFUL I & I REDUCTION IN MINNEAPOLIS AS A REASONABLE COST
BENEFIT RATIO? >> I SAW THE PROGRAMS REDUCE I & I. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC ANSWER OF WHICH ONES WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL. BUT
PERHAPS I'LL LET YOU TAKE IT. >> HI. I'M ROSS WITH THE SERVICE WATER AND SEWERS DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS. I THINK TO GET INTOHE HEART OF YOUR SECOND QUESTION. I THINK IT TAKES SOME MORE TIME. I THINK,OU KNOW, ANECDOTALLY WE'VE HEARD, YOU KNOW, GOLDEN
VALLEY, YOU KNOW, THEY' HAD THEIR PROGRAM FOR AWHILE. IT MADE A BIG IMPACT. RIGHT. AND YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PROPERTS THAT GET SOLD IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND JUST, LIKE, ALL OF THOSE ARE BEING CHECKED OVER TIME. IT WOULD START HELPING THE PROGRAM. AND I THINK A BIG THING WITH THE POINT OF SALE STUFF IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE MARKET WAS HOT, PEOPLE WERE
GETTING AND BUYING AND NO INSPECTIONS. THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITY IF THEY WANTED THE HOUSE. I THINK THAT CHANGED A LITTLE BIT NOW. AND WE'RE DEFINITELY GETTING CALLS MORE ABOUT, "HEY, WE ARE BUYING THIS HOUSE AND WE F INSPECTED IT. WHAT SHOULD WE DO? LATERAL LINE IS NOT VERY GOOD, THEY'RE TELLING US." HAVING THE
REQUIREMENT IN THERE INSTEAD OFE HOMEOWNERS CAN P PURSUE, IF THEY WANTED. IT COULD MAKE AN IMPACT OVER TIME WITH THE PROPERTIES SOLD AND THE TURNOVER DURING CERTAIN MARKET PERIODS WITH HOME SALES.. >> CAN I DO A FOLLOW UP QUESTION TO YOU. NOW I HAVE YOU HERE.
UMM, IS THERE, YOU KNOW, OF WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN WITH THIS REPORT AND WHAT WE'VE TALD ABOUT, I GUESS, IN THE PAST, TOO, OF THE FINANCIAL, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATE I ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS OVERTIME, WHAT COULD BE THE MOST
PRACTICAL TO OVERCOME IN THE SHORT TERM? >> OF A ALL THE PROGRAMS ASHLEY MENTIONED >> I MEAN, WE HAVE LEGAL BARRIERS. WE HAVE, OBVIOUSLY, STATE STATUTES TO GO THROUGH. THERE'S THOUGHTS OF DIFFERENT PIECES. DO YOU SEE ANY OF THEM -- AND, OBVIOUSLY, IN THE WORLD OF GOVERNMENT. SHORT
TERM, LONG-TERM MEAN DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT DO YOU SEE THAT THERE'S ONE THAT'S MORE OF A LOW-HANGING FRUIT THAT WE COULD WORK TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS IN MORE OF A SHORT TERM? >> THE WARRANTY PROGRAM. IT'S ANHER COMPANY DOING IT. THERE WOULD BE AN EFFORT TO PUBLIC
WORKS STAFF OR TO ANSWER CALLS D JUST WHEN THE LETTERS GO OUT. OTHER CITIES, YOU KNOW, I TOLD ASHLEY THEY GET A LOT OF CALLS. . "WHY ARE YOU SENDING THE TO ME?" AND AS A HOMEOWNER IN THE AREA, I GET TM FROM EXCEL. IT'S NOT FROM EXCEL. IT'S FROM THE COMPANY. SO, YOU
KNOW, SUDDENLY IT'S THE SAME TYPE OF LETTER WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS' LOGO. WE'LL GET CALLS. BUT THE PRIVATE COMPANY WRITES THE LETTERS AND THE CITIES APPROVE THEM. THEY SEND OUR THE MAILING. THE ONE W TALKED TO, THEY SAID THEY DO 3 MILLION A YEAR. IT'S LITTLE INVOLVEMENT FROM THE CITIE
THERE'S NO LEGAL ISSUES WITH US PARTNERING WITH THE COMPANY. LOTS OF MINNESOTA CITS ALREADY DO IT. QUESTION .
>> WE WERE SUCCESSFUL WITH GETTING OTHER STATE STATUTES CHANGED. WE WOULD NEED TO DO THIS IN THIS CASE, AS WELL. DO YOU THINK THERE'S, YOU KNOW, APPETITE OR SUCCESS RATE COULD BE FAIRLY HIGH? JUST BECAUSE WE JU WERE ABLE TO DO THIS?
>> THAT I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER I'M SORRY. >> OKAY. I HAVE A COUPLE OTHER -- OH, GO AHEAD. >> WE DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE STATE STATUTE TO DO SEWER LATERAL REPAIRS. JUST FOR WATER SERVICE
LINES. SEWER LATERAL REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS ARE DEEMED IN THE PUBLIC GOOD. IT REDUCES I & I AND IT LOWERS EVERYONE'S PAYMENT. >> OKAY. I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT. GREAT! THAT'S NOT A BARRIER. >> APOLOGIES IF THAT WASN'T
CLEAR ENOUGH. >> A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POINT OF SALES. FROM AN IMPLEMENTATION PO POINT, WHAT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO ENFORCE A SEWER LATERAL PROGRAM IN
MINNEAPOLIS? >> CHAIR CASHMAN AND COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. IT WOULD COMEOWN TO THE PARAMETERS. ASHLEY MENTIONED IN HER PRESENTATION. FOR EXAMPLE, IF IT WAS JUST REQUIRED TO DO AN INSPECTION BUT THERE WAS NO, LIKE, PART ON PUBLIC WORKS WHERE
WE HAD TO INSPECT A VIDEO OR TRACK DID THEY MAKE THE CHANGE. IF IT WAS A "HEY, I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT'S HOME BUYER, THIS IS THE CONDITION OF YOUR SEWER LATERAL AND" AND THE SELLER HAS TO DISCLOSE THAT. AND SHOW THE VIDEO. THAT'S LOW-LEVEL AND COD BE POTENTIALLY PULLED INTO
THE POINT OF SALE PROGRAM THAT ALREADY EXISTS. AND MAKING SURE THE INFORMATION IS PASSED ALONG. AT THAT POINT, IT COULD BE A NEGOTIATING FACTOR OF THE SALE. OR IT COULD ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE BUYER COULD BACK OUT. THEY DON' WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS. BUT IF THE PROGRAM IT TER IS, LIKE, NO, THE CITY -- WE
WANT TO HAVE A PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE TRACKING ALL OF IT. I LIVE IN WEST SAINT PAUL. WHEN I BOUGHT MY HOUSE, I GOT A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE TO THE SELLERS HAD TO FIX THE LINE. I NOW HAVE. IF I SELL THE PROPERTY IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS, I DON'T HAVE TO REINSPECT IT. I
CAN JUST, YOU KNOW, I HAVE MY CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE. SO BUT, YOU KNOW, ADDING THOSE PROGRAMS IN THERE. ESPECIALLY WITH THE VOLUME OF SALES IN MINNEAPOLIS, IT WOULD BE MORE STAFF TIME TO TRACK IT OR LOOK AT VEOS. THERE WOULD BE MORE DIFFICULT. BUT, YOU KNOW, COMES DOWN TO, LIKE, WHAT PARAMETERS,
I THINK THE COUNCIL WOULD WANT. >> YEAH. HAVE YOU SEEN OR THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN OTHER EXAMPLES. SAINT PAUL, I KNOW, IS ONE EXAMPLE. BUT WHICH COMPLIANCE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS HAVE BEEN MOST EFFECTIVE? >> UMM, AGAIN, THE ENFORCEMENT
IS THE LEAST CONFIRMED PIECE OF THE PUZZLE. MOST OF THEITIES TRY TO TRACK. THEY OFTEN GO ON TO MLS ONLINEND LOOK AT WHAT SOLD. AND THEN LOOK TO SEE IF THAT IN THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM. IF THAT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY IN COMPLIANCE. THE ISSUE, OF
COURSE, IS THAT IF SOMEONE, LET'S SAY THEY'RE SELLING THEIR HOUSE. THEY GET THE PREVIDEO INSPECTION. THE CITY SAYS "YES, YOU NEED TOAKE THESE CHANGES BEFORE YOU SELL." BUT THEY SELL THE PROPERTY ANYWAYS. THERE'S REALLY NOT A LOT THAT CAN
HAPPEN. YOU CAN GO AFTER THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS AND SAY WE KNOW THE SEWER IS OUT OF COMPLIANCE. YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. I THINK IT WAS MOUNDS VIEW THAT HAS FINES FOR SOMEONE I NOT IN COMPLIANCE. ESPECIALLY IF THE PROPERTY HASN'T BEEN SOLD IN THE TIME FRAME WHERE THEY REQUIRED
COMPLIANCE. LET'S SAY IT'S 90 DAYS OUT. THEY HAVEN'T MADE THE CHANGES. NOW THEY GET $100 FINE THEY HAVEN'T MADE CHANGES YET. BUT ENRCEMENT RELIES HEAVILY ON REALTORS BEING AWARE OF THE SITUATION. AND WHEN THEY'R WORKING WITH THEIR HOME BUYERS, ENSURING THAT THE HOME BUYERS
FORCE IT. THAT'S THE MAIN ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM IS EDUCATION AND HE BUYERS PUSHING FOR IT. PRETTY MUCH ALL THE CITIES I SPOKE WITH. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. ANOTHER QUESTION YOU KNOW, I'M SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE SEEN THESE TWO
DIFFERENT OPTIONS AS PATHWAYS FORWARD. BUT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD ALSOAKE SENSE FOR MINNEAPOLIS TO PURSUE AN INSURANCE AND POINT OF SALE PROGRAM SIMULTANEOUSLY? AS COMPLIMENTARY TOOLS? WHAT WOULD BE THE ADVANTAGES OR DRAW BACKS OF THAT?
>> UMM, I'M NOT SURE I SPECIFICALLY SPOKE TO CITIES ABOUT THAT COMBINATION. THERE WAS A FEW CITY EXAMPLES WHO HAVE AN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS A POINT OF SALE OPTION. AND SO WHEN THEY REQUIRE THESE, THE REPAIRS, THE CITY THEN INFORMS
THEM THERE IS A ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR WHATEVER $1,000, $2,000, 15% OF THE COST. WHATEVER THE PARAMETERS ARE. THAT'S OFTEN HOW THEY GET PEOPLE APPLYING FOR THE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS THROUGH THE POINT OF SALE POLICY. I WOULD HAVE TO
FOLLOW UP ABOUT ANY CONCERNS GOING THROUGH MY NOTES AGAIN ABOUT THE COMBINATION OF POINT OF SALE AND WARRANT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING. BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S ANY CONCERNS. >> I WOULD ADD THAT, YOU KNOW,
IF SOMEONE IS PLAING TO BE IN THEIR HOME FOR A LONG TIME. THEY BOUGHT FIVE YEARS AGO AND GOING TO BE THE HOME FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS. YOU KNOW, AND THEIR LINE IS ALREADY OLD. PROBABLY GOOD IDEA TO HAVE INSURANCE. YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE FOR AWHILE AND DON'T WANT TO HAVE T HUGE COST HIT YOU OUT OF THE BLUE. I CAN SEE BOTH
OF THOSE PROGRAMS HAPPENING. AND HAVE DIFFERENT BENEFITS FOR THE HOMEOER. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE. BUT, AGN, I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK IF YOU CAN JUST GO BACK TO THE PAGE WHERE YOU
SHOW THE -- >> THE AGE OF THE SEWER LINES. >> THE AGE OF THE SEWER LINES P I . I THINK THIS IS A PRETTY -- UMM, AH, POWERFUL. TO SHOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN THE FUTURE AND WE THINK ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE.
AND, UMM, ON TOP OF THE FACT THAT THERE'S MANY RESIDENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS THAT DON'T KNOW THAT THEY -- THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLEOR THEIR SEWER LATERAL LINES. SO THAT JUST ALONE OF EDUCATING AND MAKING SURE THAT HOMEOWNERS UNDERSTAND
THAT. AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT THEY KNOW THERE ARE OPTIONS. THAT THE CITY -- WE HAVE SOME PIECES THAT CAN HELP. BUT THERE ARE WAYS WE WANT TO TRY TO HELP EVEN MORE. AND I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS JUST BEEN REALLY ENLIGHTING TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE
OUT HOW DO WE HELP SUPPORT THOUSANDS OF HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE THE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT POTENTIALLY -- I MEAN, THE REALITY IS NOT ALL OF THEM GOING TO BRE. RIGHT. BUT WHEN THEY DO, AS YOU SAID, I THINK IT'S ON
AVERAGE $8,000. >> THAT WAS THE WATER SERVICE LINE. SEWER ARE $7,000 TO $20,000. ABOUT. SOME AS SOMEONE HAD TO REPLACE THEIRS, I CAN ATTEST TO THAT. >> I'VE HAD TO REPLACE PORTIONS OF MY SEWER LINE IN THE ST.
I'VE HAD MANY CONSTITUENTS WHO HAVE COME AND ASKED ABOUT THIS. LOTS OF QUESTIONS. AND SO ESPECIALLY, AGAIN, BACK TO THE CLIMATE CHANGE PIECE. AND ANY HOMES THAT ARE CLOSE TO, YOU KNOW, THE CREEKS AND WATER AND
DIFFERENT HIGHER WATER TABLES. THERE IS AN INCREASED POTENTIALO THEIR SEWER LINE. AND SO I'M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK. I'M EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH PUBLIC WORKS TEAM. I SEE
WE HAVE ANDREW CRAFT AND ROSS HAS BEEN HERE. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN PARTNERS ALL ALONG IN THIS. TO SEE WHAT WE THINK IS BEST FOR MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS. KIND OF WEIGHING A THESE THINGS. I THINK THAT'S INTERESTING TO BE ABLE TO SEE. IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S PROS AND CONS TO EVERY
SI SICK -- SINGLE ONE. THERE'S TRADE-OFFS TO DIFFERENT PROCESSES AND DIFFERENT WAYS FORWARD. AND I'M EXCITED TO KIND OF DIG IO THAT TO SEE WHERE WE CAN AT LEAST START THIS WORK. SO THANKOU SO MUCH FOR THIS WORK.
>> GREAT. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO FILE THE REPOR THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THE NEXT ITEM IS RELATED TO THE 2025 CLIMATE EQUI REPORTING PLATFORM. I'LL INVITE MEGAN OHIO AND PAYTON JOHNSON, BUSINESS PROCESS AND DATA ANALYST TO BEGIN THIS
PRESENTATION. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CASHMAN, VICE CHAIR KOSKI, AND COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS MEGAN HOYE. THE DIRECTOR OF CLIMATE EQUITY ACTION HERE IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITHINHE SUSTAINABILITY HEALTHY HOMES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS DIVISN. I OVERSEE OUR CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN AND THE ADVANCEMENTS OF THE
ACTIVITIES OUTLINED IN THOSE. AND THE SUSTAINABILITY TEAM. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE WITH ME PAYTON JOHNSON, OUR BUSINESS PROCESS AND DATA ANALYST. WHO WILL BE PRESENTING WITH ME ON THE CLIMAT EQUITY REPORTING PLATFORM THAT WE'RE WORKING TO
LAUNCH LATER THIS YEAR. LET'S SEE. YEAH. GREAT. IN BRIEF, OUR AGENDA I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT CLIMATE EQUITY REPORTING LOOKING BACKWARDS. SOME OF THE ENGAGEMENT WORK
WE'VE BEEN DOING AS PART OF PREPARATIONS FOR LAUNCHING THIS PLATFORM. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STRUCTURE AND SCOPE OF THE REPORTING PLATFORM ITSELF. AND THEN SNAPSHOT ON THE TIMELINE AND THE PHASED ROLLOUT. SO UP
UNTIL NOW, WE HAVE HAD, UMM, A VARIOUS FORMS OF REPORTING ON CLIMATE ORLIMATE EQUITY PROGRESS. UMM, THIS HAS COME IN THE FORM OF REPORTS THAT HIGHLIGHT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, INVENTORIES AND
UPDATES ON THOSE ANNUALLY. THESCAME OUT FOR A HANDFUL OF YEARS BUT HAVEN'T COME OUT IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. WE'VE ALSO REPORTED SOME POLICY AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES THROUGH THIRD-PARTY REPORTING PLATFORMS. SUCH AS THE CARBON DISCLOSURE PROJECT. AND THE CLEAN CITY
ENERGY SCORE CARD PUBLISHED BY THE ACEEE. AND OTHERS. OVER THE LAST NINE YEARS, THE MOST CONSTANT REPORT HAS BEEN OUR CLEAN ENERGY PARTNERIP ANNUAL REPORT. WHICH HAS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF VALUABLE INFORMATION.
BUT DOES NOT REPORT OUT ON THE BREADTH AND ACTIVITY THAT'S INCLUDED IN OUR CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN. TO ENSURE THAT COMMUNITY PARTNERS -- SORRY, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ALL CITY STAFF HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW
OF WHAT'S IN MOTION. AND THE IMPACTS THAT WE'RE MAKING. AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE FEEDBACK. WE'RE LOOKING TO PUT FORWARD THIS P PLATFORM TO HELP INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND
VISIBILITY. OUR OBJECTIVES IN CREATING THE CENTRALIZED PLATFORM ARE NOT SURPRISING. WE WANT TO SHOW PROGRESS TOWARDS THE CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN GOALS. WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXTENT OF OUR CLIMATE EQUITY WORK THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE REPORTING. SHOW THE BENEFITS OF THIS WORK
FOR A WIDE ARRAY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH DIFFENT LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES. AND PUTTING FORWARD THAT INFORMATION IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS. WE WANT TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY AS THIS HAS BEEN
REQUESTED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON AN ONGOING BASIS. AND TO INCREASE COLLABORATION ACROSS DEPARTMENTS SO THAT NOT ONLY WHEN WE REPORT THIS, THAT WE'RE SHOWING WHO IS WORKING ON THESE DIFFERENT ACTITIES, BUT, ALSO, THE ACT OF COORDINATING AND COLLABORATING ON UPDATING TS
ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IT WILL INCORPORATE COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION ON ALL THE ACTIVITIES UNDERWAY. TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT SUCCESSFUL REPORTING LOOKS LIKE, WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGING COMMUNITY ON THIS
TOPIC. BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR IN JANUARY, WE LAUNCHED A NEW INFORMAL COMMUNITY TASK FORCE CALLED T CLIMATE LEGACY ROUNDTABLE. OR CLR. IT'S MADE UP OF 17 INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS FOUR ALTERNATES. AND YOU CAN
SEE A LIST OF THE DIFFERE ORGANIZATIONS OR KIND OF BOARDS AND BODIES THESE DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS ARE, YOU KNOW, RELATED TO OR COMING FROM ON THE SLIDE. THE MEMBERSHIP OF THESE BODIES DOES BORROW
SPECIFICALLY AND INTENTIONALLY FROM EXISTING COMMITTEES AND COMMUNITY TASK FORCES. SUCH AS NORTH SIDE GREEN ZONES TASK FORCE, SOUTH SIDE GREEN ZONE COUNCIL, T COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE, THE COMMISSION, AND ENERGY VISION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS GROUP IS COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE EXPERT AND HAVE EXPERTISE IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZING., ENVIRMENTAL JUSTICE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY. CLEAN ENERGY DELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL
WEATHERIZATION, WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRIFICATN, AND MODE SHIFT, GREEN SPACE AND GARDENS, CLEAN AIR, INDUSTRIALFFICIENCY, AND MORE. THIS GROUP IS FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON PROVIDING INPUT AND PERSPECTIVE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY
PURVIEW. REPORTING IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE TOPICS THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON IN DISCUSSIONS THIS YEAR WITH THE CLIMATE LEGACY ROUNDTABLE. WE'RE ASKING FOR THEIR INPUT O DEFINITIONS. TOP-PRIORITY AREAS FOR MEASURING IMPACT AND THE FORM IN WHICH WE
WILL BE REPORTING. AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE REPORTING COME IN. ASSUMING YOU HAVEN'T COMMITTED ALL THINGS FROM THE CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN TO MEMORY, A QUICK REFERENCE HERE OF THE
THREE KIND OF OVERARCHING GOALS WITHIN THE CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN ARE COMMUNITY-WIDE NEUTRALITY -- SORRY, COMMUNITY-WIDE CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2050. THAT WE AIM TOWARD EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH MEETING THE JUSTICE 40 STANDARD,HICH
IS THE 40% OR MORE OF THE BENEFITS BEING RECEIVED IN COMMUNITY ARE RECEIVED IN UNDERSERVED PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY. AND LIVING WITHIN OUR CARBON BUDGET. WITHOUT GOING DOWN ANY RABBIT HOLES OF DEFINITION, IN GENERAL, THE
FORMAT OF THE CLIMATE EQUITYPLA0 DIFFERENT FOCUS AREASITH STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS BUILT OUT UNDERNEATH THOSE. AND AS WE TRANSLATE AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REPORTING PLATFORM, WE WILL BE TRANSLATING THE PLAN. AT LEAST THE FOCUS AREA AND
STRATEGYEVELS INTO THE REPORTING PLATFORM AND BUILDING FROM THERE. WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO PAYTON TO WALK YOU THROUGH MORE DETAIL. >> THANK YOU, MEGAN. UMM, THANK
YOU CHAIR CASHMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS PAYSON JOHNSON. BUSINESS PROCESS AND DATA ANAST AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. I'VE BEEN MANAGING THE PLATFORM AND PRESENTING ON THE PLATFORM STRUCTURE AND OUR APPROACH TO REPAIRING IT. SO THE OVERARCHING STRUCTURE THAT WE'RE
PLANNING IS THAT WE'LL HAVE THESE OVERARCHING INDICATORS THAT WILL BE REPORNG ON THAT WE'LL TRACK PROGRESS TOWARD THOSE HEADLINE GOALS THAT MAKE GET INTRODUCED. WE'LL ALSO BE HAVING STRATEGY-LEVEL UPDATES. EACH OF THOSE 43 STRATEGIES WITHIN THE CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN.
WE'LL BE BREAKING OUT FOR A REPORTING. AND 46 REPORTED OUT ON THE PLATFORM. EAC STRATEGY WILL HAVE ITS OWN METRIC. REPORT OUT AGAINST AS WELL AS STATUS IN TERMS OF NOT STARTED, IN PROGRESS, OR COMPLETED. AND STRATEGIES FUNDED BY CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE FUNDS, THOSE
ARE TAGGED FOR YEARS OF T -- EASE OF TRACKING. WE'LL BE REPORTING ON EQUITY IMPACTS, IN TERMS OF STORY TELLING, LIVED EXPERIENCE, AND THE IMPACT OF THE WORK. AS WELL AS THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. AND THEN OTHER KEY EQUITY INDICATORS WHICH WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CLIMATE LEGACY ROUNDTABLE AND CITY STAFF T
DEFINE. WE'LL BE INCLUDING A EMISSIONS TRACKING. WCH WILL INCLUDE THE GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY FOR THE CITY AS WELL AS A G GREENHOUSE GAS SCENARIO TOOL, WHICH WE DON'T RRENTLY HAVE. OUR GOAL TO HAVE THE PLATFORM BE VER
ACCESSIBLE. ACHIEVING THAT BY HAVING STRONG VISUAL ELEMENTS TO MAKE FLFTI INFORMATION DIGESTIBLE, AND CONTENT MADE AVLABLE IN MANY LANGUAGES. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY MOCK UP OF WHAT OUR HOME PAGE WILL LOOK
LIKE. AND THIS PLATFORM WILL INCLUDE, AS YOU CAN SEE OUTLINED HERE, THIS OVERARCHING INDICATORS WE DISCUSSED.. AS WELL AS SOME DESCRIPTIONS OF THE 10 FOCUS AREAS OF THE PLAN, THE STRATEGY PAGES, AS WELL AS OUR GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES,
PLANNING TOOLIOOL, AND OTHER SUMMARY REPORTING. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE ADOPTING THE CITY'S BRANDING STYLE, AND IMAGES OF PART OF THIS. AND MAKING SURE THA WE'RE HAVING COHESION ACROSS OUR COMMUNICATION WITH COMMUNITY. AND THIS PLATFORM WILL B
SHARING THE CITY'S SUB DOMAIN IN EASE OF SEFN SEARCHING, IT WILL END IN MN.GOV. WE'LL HAVE REPORTING ON THE OVERARCHING INDICATORS. THIS IS A MOCK UP OF WHAT IT'LL LOOK LIKE. AND THIS WILL BE REPORTING ON THE HEADLINE GOALS
WE DISCUSSED. SO KIND OF AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THIS WILL LOOK LIKEN REPORTING ACROSS ALL THE WORK TIED TO THE CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN WE'LL BEEPORTING ON THE RATE OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTIONS, RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS OPERATIONAL SAVINGS, IN TERMS OF DOLLARS SAVED, PEOPLE
SERVED DIRECTLY, AND, ALSO, OUR ESTIMATED HERE FOR EXCEEDING THE CARBON BUDGET. WE'LL ALSO BE HAVING THOSE 46 STRATEGY PAGES. CH WILL HAVE THEIR OWN PAGE SIMILAR TO THE MOCK UP HERE.
AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE WITHIN THE GREEN SPACE AND TREES FOCUSED AREA. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY TIED TO INCREASING THE TREES PLANTED ON PRIVATE PROPER. FOR EACH OF THESE PAGES, UMM, AS I STATED, KIND OF A PROGRESS INDICATOR IN HOW WE'RE DOING. AS WELL AS THE METRIC THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRATEGY. AND IN IS CASE,
THE NUMBER OF TREES PLANTED. UMM, WE'LL HAVE FLAGS TO INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS A SPECIFIC STRATEGY IS FUNDED BY CLIMATE LECY INITIATIVE DOLLARS OR NOT. AND EACH WILL HAVE KIND OF OF A NARRATIVE DESCRIBES THE CONTEXT ABOUT WHY THE WORK IS IMPORTANT, WHY IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE CLIMATE
EQUITY PLAN, AND THE WORK CURRENTLY BEING DONE TO GET ESTGET US CLOSER TO THE GOALS. WE'LL HAVE THE EENHOUSE GAS EMISSION TRACKING AND SCENARIO TOOLS. THE GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY MEGAN MENTIONED, THIS COMES OUT IN THE
THE CLEAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP ANNUAL REPORT. WE LIKE TO HAVE IT ON THE REPORTING PLATFORM. SO WEAN HAVE KIND OF EASE AND ACCESSIBILITY OFHE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS. IT WILL LOOK LIKE ANNUAL UPDATES TO THE GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY WITH
COMPARISONS TO THE MILESTONES WE'VE EABLISHED IN THE PLAN TO REACH THE CARBON NEUTRALITY GOALS OF 2050. AND BE INCLUDING A SCENARIO PLANNING TOOL. INCLUDING KEY GENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION SCENARIOS WE'RE WORKING ON TO DEFINE CURRENTLY. WILL ALLOW PEOPLE WHO VISIT THIS SITE TO SEE THE IMPACT OF
DIFFERENT INITIATIVES ANDACTIONS EMISSION REDUCTIONS WE'LL BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE. SO THIS REPORTING ISN'T JUST ABOUT GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS OR THE NUMBER OF TREES PLANTED. BUT, ALSO ABILI, HOW WE'RE DISTRIBUTING THESE IN AN
EQUITABLE WAY. WE'RE WORKING ON GATHERING INPUT FROM THE CLIMATE LEGACY ROUNDTABLE AND CITY STAFF. HA. TO DEFINE BENEFITS OF CLIMATE EQUITY WORK AND PRIORITIES FOR THESE REPORTING. AND WE'RE WORKING WITH STAFF TO EVALUATE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS
AND MAKE SURE THAT WE -- THESE ARE FEASIBLE INDICATORS FOR THE DATA WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR US. OUR CURRENT GUIDING CONCEPTSREPY FOCUS ON HOW THE BENEFITS OF WORK IS REACHING COMMUNITY, SHARING LIVED EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS,ND USING
STORY TELLING TO HIGHLIGHTS QUALITY OF LIFE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND EXPRESSING WHERE SERVICES AND BENEFITS ARE MOST FELT. WE WILL ALSO BE INCLUDING OTHER SUMMARY PAGES, AS NEEDED. ONE EXAMPLE IS WE'RE PLANNING ON
CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE SUMMARY PAGE. DEDICATED SPACE TO SUMMARIZING THE OUTCOME FOR THE CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE FUNDED PROGRAMS. AS I SAID, THESE INDIVIDUAL STRATEGY PAGES WILL HAVE TAGS. YOU CAN LOOK AT E STRATEGY PAGES AND HAVE MORE DETAIL. AND HAVE AN OVERARCHING
SUMMARY OF HOW THAT FUNDING IS SPENT AND THE BROADER IMPACT. SO THIS SLIDE MIGHT LOOK FAMILIAR. IT WAS PRESENT IN KIND OF A CLIMATEEGACY UPDATE THAT HAPPENED THIS SPRING. BUT THIS WILL LARGELY INCLUDE THINGS YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE IN TERMS OF
PEOPLE DIRECTLY SERVED BY CLI FUNDS, LOW-INCOME HOUSINGSERVED, PERCENTAGE OF FUNDS INVESTE IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, AND ANNUAL SAVINGS TO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. AND THAT TAKES US TO OUR
ANTICIPATED TIMELINE FOR LAUNCHING THIS PLATFORM. SO WE'RE PLANNING A PHASED LAUNCH. WE'RE STILL WORKING TO GET THIS CONTRACT SIGNED. SHOULD BE HAPPENING VERY SOON. AND WE'RE PLANNING ON HAVIN THE FIRST LAUNCH THIS FALL. WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE FOUNDATIONAL CONTENT IN TERMS OFUR HOME PAGE, FOCUS
AREA PAGES, AND STRATEGY PAGES. THIS WINTER, 2025-2026 WE'LL HAVE THE SECONDARY LAUNCH INCLUDINGUR PROGRESS INDICATORS, THE OVERARCHING INDICATORS, AS WELL AS THE STRATEGY LEVEL METRICS, AND THE CLI SUMMARY PAGE. WE'LL BE CLUDING DATA VISUALIZATIONS TO
KIND OF FLESH OUT THE NARRATIVES THAT ARE GOING TO BE PUBLISHED ON THE STRATEGY PAGES. AND THAT POINT WE'LL HAVE THE CONTENT TRANSLATED IN SPANISH AND SOMALI. AND THEN FOR OUR PHASE 3 LAUNCH, HAPPENING SPRING OF 2026 AND AT THAT POINT INCLUDING THE
GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY SCENARIO PLANNING TOOL AND STORY TELLING TO HELP CMUNICATE THE IMPACT OF THIS WORK. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WE'LL YIELD FOR QUESTIONS. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I THINK
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TO HELP EDUCE RESIDENTS ON THE IMPACT OF THIS WORK AND WHAT GOES INTO IT. IT'LL HELP US MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT'S PRIORITY. HOW TO MAKE STRATEGIC DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE T INVEST MONEY TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS. SO I THINK THAT'LL BE HELPFUL FROM POLICY
MAKER PERSPECTIVE. AND I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS HERE ABOUT SOME OF THE MORE GRANULAR ASPECTS OF OUR CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN AND WHERE IT FITS INTO THIS. WHICH PART OF WHICH PHASE OF THIS ROLLOUT WE WOULD BE ABLE
TO SEE METRICS. WHICH WOULD BE, LIKE, RECING FOSSIL GAS USE CITY WIDE, 35% BY 2030. HOW WOULD WE BE TRACKING THAT? WHAT POINT WOULD WE SEE OUR PROGRESSIVE TOWA -- PROGRESS TOWARD THAT GOAL?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. WE SK IN PHASE TWO TO ROLL OUT A NUMBER OF METRICS AND INDICATORS THAT ALIGN WITH MOST OF THE MAJOR GOALS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE PLAN. AND THERE MAY BE
CASES WHERE SOME METRICS ARE CHALLENGING TO MEASURE. AS CALLOUT IN THE PLANS. THERE MIGHT BE AN ALTERNATIVE. ESSENTIALLY, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE STRATEGY FOR EACH STRATEGY TO HE AT LEAST ONE METRIC CALLED OUT AND PUBLISHED DURING THAT PHASE TWO.
>> OKAY. IS FOSSIL GAS USE CITY WIDE SOMETHING THAT IS HARD TO TRACK? >> O YOU MEAN CITY ENTERPRISE VERSUS COMMUNITY WIDE? >> COMMUNITY WIDE. YEAH. >> NO. THAT PART WE ARE ALREADY REPORTING IN OUR EMISSIONS
INVENTORY. THAT PART WE CAN REPORT ON. >> OKAY. THAT WILL BE ABLE TO >> YES. >> OKAY. AND THE SECOND METRIC THAT WE HAVE INHE CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN WAS REDUCING HOUSING ENERGY BURDEN TO NO MO THAN 6%. I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND THIS METRIC, TO BE CLEAR. BUT I
KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET A GRASP ON. THIS IS MORE OF THE ENERGY DEMOCRACY GOAL OF ACTUALLY MAKING -- REDUCING ENERGY COSTS FOR RESIDENTS AND ULTIMATELY WE WANT TO BRING THE COST DOWN OF HAVING TO PAY FOR ELECTRICITY AND GAS. HOW ARE WE
MEASURING THIS? HOW ARE WE TRACKING IT? >> CHAIR CASHMAN, THANK YOU FOR E QUESTION. IT'S AN IMPORTANT METRIC. AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CANNOT CURRENTLY TRACK ON A REGULAR BASIS TODAY. THERE HAVE BEEN ATTPTS AND THERE ARE SNAPSHOTS IN TIME. AT LEAST AT
STATE LEVEL. HOWEVER, WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THE RIGHT -- WORKING TO FIND THE RIGHT CHANNEL FOR DATA REQUEST AND HAVE BEEN TALKING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION AND, UMM, OTHER AGENCIES TO SEE WHERE THE BEST CHANNEL FOR GETTING SOME OF THIS INFORMATION IS. THAT'S
NOT -- IT'S NOT AN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION. BUT WE'RE WORKING TO SEE IF WE CAN GET ONGOING FLOW OF INFORMATION THAT'S SPECIFIC TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHAT GRANULAR LEVEL WE CAN GET THAT. SO WE CAN START TRACKING AND REPORTING ON THAT. >> OKAY. WHO WOULD HAVE THE INFORMATION? WHO WOULD THE DATA REQUEST BE TO?
>> UMM, IT WILL BE TO EACH UTILITY. >> OKAY. >> ULTIMATELY. AND WEERE CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHERS THAT ALREADY HELD THE INFORMATION. >> UH-HUH. IS IT SOMETHING WE CAN ASK THEM FOR WITHIN THE CLEAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP? JUST
AT A CITY LEVEL? RATHER THAN GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE STATE? >> YES. THAT'S ACTUALLY THE PATHWAY TT WE WILL TAKE, IN SOME FORM. WE WERE CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS ALREADY INFORMATION IN HAND. >> OKAY. THANKS. THOSE ARE THE METRICS THAT I GUESS I'M MOST
INTERESTED IN. I KNOW FOSSIL GASES IS A BIG BEAST TO TARGET. UMM, WE'RE STILL ON GAS. IKE, WE DON'T HAVE A MASS SYSTEM YET. I KNOW WE'RE DEVELOPING GEOTHERMAL AND DISTRICT THERMAL NETWORKS IN PLAN BUT WE DON'T
HAVE A WAY TO STOP PUTTING MORE GAS PIPELIN INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND USING GAS TO HEAT OUR BUILDINGS. AND EVEN OUR APPLIANCES IN OUR KITCHENS. SO THAT IS A METRIC THAT I THINK WE SHOULD BE VERY HONEST ABOUT. SO THAT WE CAN INVEST AT THE SCALE THAT IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO
TACKLE THE ISSUE. SO, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF THE DATA SHOWS NO PROGRESS. THAT IS GOOD DATA. BECAUSE THEN WE CAN PUT THE RESOURCES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO ACTUALLY TACKLE I SO THAT'S JUST MY TWO CENTS. I HOPE THE DASH BOARD IS, LIKE, TRUE AND
TRANSPARENT WITH REGARD TO THE METRIC THAT WE ARE NOT PROGRESSING AS FAST AS WE NEED TO BE ON. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? AND, AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS WORK! IT'S GREAT. IT'S REALLY GREAT PROGRESS. AND I CAN'T WAIT TO
SEE IT! AND I KNOW THE COMMUNITY IS ALL GOING TO APPRECIATE HAVING A PLACE TO GO FOR THIS INFORMATION THAT IS REALLY TECHNICAL IN NATURE. AND NOT A LOT OF US KNOW OFF THE TOP OF OUR HEADS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'LL ASK THE CLERKO
FILE THAT REPORT. AND WE HAVE CONCLUDED ALL BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY. SO WITH NO OBJECTION,E ARE
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.