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Des Moines City Council meeting via teleconference on Monday, August 17, 2020.
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A
A
A
B
No,
no
problem
welcome
to
our
august
17th
city
council
meeting.
I
quickly
have
a
couple
of
notes
that
I
would
like
everybody
to
be
aware
of.
I
know
that
a
week
ago,
des
moines
and
most
of
iowa
experienced
a
terrible
thunderstorm.
Like
no
other
hurricane
strength.
Winds
torrential
rains
pounded
a
wide
swath,
a
swath
of
the
state,
leaving
you
know
a
huge
path
of
destruct
destruction
across
our
state.
B
There
were
a
couple:
three
lives
lost.
There
were
homes,
businesses,
farm
buildings,
destroyed,
millions
of
acres
of
agricultural
ground,
flattened
and
for
those
of
us
with
mid-american
energy,
they
had
280
000
customers
who
lost
power.
We
began
to
to
work
and
recover.
The
city
of
des
moines
at
the
peak
mid
am
had
a
140
000
outages
in
the
des
moines
area
and
they
had
on
their
team.
Mid-American
had
2
000
people
out
working
and
because
worker
safety
is
the
highest
point
in
an
emergency
like
this.
B
B
First
thing
in
the
morning,
so
is
is
the
mayor
and
on
behalf
of
everyone
on
the
city
council,
we're
proud
of
the
efforts
and
and
so
grateful
for
the
commitment
of
everybody
on
that,
and
so
I
I
again
want
to
thank
everybody
also
for
those
of
you
who
have
appreciated
the
als
interpreters
and
tonight,
you're
you're
gonna
notice
that
we
are
not
using
the
interpreters
and
that's
because
we're
moving
towards
live
closed.
Captioning
of
our
council
meetings,
so
we're
pleased
to
make
this
transition
since
live.
B
Captioning
connects
to
more
of
our
des
moines
residents
in
the
captioning
system
that
we're
using
tonight
and
for
our
september
14th
meeting
is
temporary.
While
we
finalize
an
arrangement
that
will
ensure
the
highest
accuracy
and
deliverables
to
our
various
platforms.
So
we
know
that
a
lot
of
you
appreciate
those
als
interpreters.
We
want
to
thank
them,
but
we
want
to
take
the
next
step
and
move
up
to
the
closed
captioning.
A
B
B
Our
rules
of
order,
the
proposed
changes,
would
include
the
following
rules:
there's
a
citizen
agenda
requests
and
there
are
a
matter
of
addressing
the
city
council.
There's
time
limits
on
citizen
remarks
and
remarks
of
citizens
to
be,
we
ask
them
to
be
germaine
and
we
ask
that
everybody
follow
our
council
rules
and
failure
to
do
so.
We're
gonna
have
to
limit
your
participation
and,
with
more
than
one
violation,
we're
gonna
have
to
ask
that
you
don't
participate
anymore
in
this
particular
meeting.
B
B
D
E
B
B
B
G
A
H
B
B
A
B
B
B
F
And
so
I
want
to
make
note
it's
not
just
it's
not
only
an
85
000
donation,
which
is
a
lot
just
on
its
own,
but
on
october
15th
there
will
be
the
community
build
day
and
meredith
has
its
employees
come
out
and
work
on
projects
with
rebuilding
together
and
they
will
be
there
in
mass
on
october
15th
at
union
parks.
So
you
know,
if
you
take
a
look
at
the
employees,
pay
for
one
day,
that
meredith
is
still
paying
them
their
their
salary
but
they're,
not
at
corporate
working.
They
are
out
serving
our
community.
F
F
F
D
A
B
B
B
B
B
Okay-
and
I
would
tell
before
the
hearings-
I
want
everybody
to
know
that
there
are
four
items
tonight
in
total
and
we
have
two
zoning
items
and
two
other
hearing
items
the
two
zoning
items.
This
being
one
we
will
hear
from
the
parties
in
interest,
then
the
general
public,
the
parties
in
interest
include
only
the
applicant
for
the
rezoning
and
those
persons
living
within
250
feet
of
the
property
to
be
rezoned,
to
whom
the
city
has
already
sent
notices.
B
After
all
of
the
parties
of
interest,
have
commented,
we'll
open
it
up
to
other
members
of
the
public
for
germaine
comments
and
to
add
city
clerk
in
calling
in
the
parties
of
interest.
I
will
ask
everyone
else
not
to
raise
their
hand
on
the
zoom
call
unless
they
are
zoning
applicant
or
live
within
that
250
feet.
Who
received
the
mail
notice
for
the
rezoning.
B
So
please
wait
until
we
get
rid
of
those
or
work
through
the
people
who
have
been
noticed
and
or
are
the
applicant
before
you
raise
your
hand,
so
that
we
can
keep
this
moving
forward
and
for
those
members
of
the
general
public
who
wait
to
raise
their
hand,
we
they
will
be
called
on
and
we'll
give
that
portion
of
it.
15
minutes
of
total
jermaine
comment
to
that
item
and
I
think
we'll
allow
two
minutes
per
person.
B
You
know
for
the
landmark
hearing
by
the
way
this
evening.
The
hearing
is
designed
to
allow
the
property
owner
to
speak,
concerning
the
landmark
designation
as
the
city
is
the
property
owner.
The
city's
representative
will
have
an
opportunity
to
speak
for
up
to
five
minutes
concerning
the
topic
and
the
public
will
be
called
on
if
they
would
like
to
speak
to
it
for
15
minutes
again,
all
comments
to
be
to
be
germaine
to
that
public
comment
and
to
not
exceed
the
two
minutes
per
person
for
the
vacation
hearing
and
the
ordinance.
B
The
hearing
is
designed
to
allow
the
public
to
comment
concerning
the
discontinuance
of
the
city,
property
and
the
conveyance
of
property
interest.
As
the
city
is
the
property
owner.
The
city's
representative
again
will
have
the
opportunity
to
speak
for
up
to
five
minutes
concerning
the
topic
and
the
public
will
be
called
on
for
15
minutes
on
this
item
as
well.
But
again
we
ask
it
to
be
germaine
to
to
the
issue
and
again
not
to
exceed
two
minutes
per
person.
B
K
B
A
B
B
Let's
move
on
item
53
atom
53
is
on
a
vacation
of
excess
parkland,
located
east
of
an
adjoining
101
locust
street
and
a
conveyance
to
the
united
states
of
america.
By
and
through
the
general
services
administration
in
consideration
of
conveyance
of
a
permanent
storms
who
are
easement
within
the
101
locust
street
address
the
council
of
communication
on
this
item
is
number.
B
B
F
A
B
C
B
B
B
B
A
B
All
right
item
49,
which
is
amending
chapter
114
of
the
municipal
code
regarding
traffic
regulation
changes
as
follows:
council
communication
number
20-363
a
is
a
code
correction
to
correct
street
name.
It's
east
glenwood
drive
east
of
southeast
14th
street;
being
code
corrections
to
match
field
conditions
at
martin
luther
king,
junior
parkway
from
glenor
road
to
madison
avenue.
B
A
B
M
Great,
thank
you
mayor.
Thank
you,
council.
I
I've
been
involved
in
this
and,
as
many
of
you
know,
we've
got
some
property
in
linder's
district
that
is
down
and
was
hit
pretty
hard
by
the
flood.
My
concern
has
always
been
that
that
this
ordinance
was
going
to
create
a
great
problem
for
these
communities
that
are
already
existing
in
there,
including
individual
houses
that
are
in
there.
M
If
this
requirement
is
still
the
same
as
it
was
on
the
last
reading
that
I
saw
it
would
require
a
structure
that
was
damaged
more
than
50
percent
in
in
two
flood
events
to
be
completely
compliant
with
code
50,
which
means
raising
the
building
up
above
the
floodplain.
It's
a
very,
very
big
lift
for
lack
of
another,
a
better
term.
In
order
to
get
this
done,
it's
very.
M
It
would
be
very
expensive
to
comply
with
this,
so
I
would
just
ask
if
the
purpose
is
still
to
only
slightly
lower
flood
plain
insurance
values
that
doesn't
seem
to
make
sense
is.
If
I
could
just
ask
that
question
if
those
qualifications
are
still
in
there
on
two
flood
events
that
reached
over
50
or
is
it.
O
Yes,
the
honorable
mayor
and
members
of
the
council-
this
is
tom,
block
deputy
city
engineer
and
to
answer
that
question.
Yes,
we
did
remove
the
cumulative
substantial
damage,
tracking
requirements
that
was
requested
to
make
the
fourth
meeting,
and
I
believe
I
believe,
adam
phillip
was
also
available
to
speak.
He
has
been
more
heavily
involved
in
the
development
of
these
guidelines,
so
I
believe
he
is
also
available.
B
A
P
Hi
folks,
thank
you
so
much
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
This
is
chelsea
chisholm
vargas.
I
am
not
speaking
to
disobey
the
rules,
but
I
did
just
want
to
let
the
council
know
that
the
closed
captioning
option
is
very
inaccurate,
so
it's
limiting
people's
ability
to
actually
participate.
So
I
just
wanted
you
folks
to
know
that
the
interpreters
that
have
been
there
before
are
much
more
effective.
P
C
C
A
B
B
We
will
only
be
calling
on
those
people
who
have
registered
to
speak
and
because
of
the
number
of
speakers
this
evening,
each
speaker
under
our
regulations
we're
going
to
have
30
minutes,
so
each
speaker
will
receive
this
evening.
We
think
85
seconds
to
make
their
comments.
So
please
keep
your
own
time
because
at
the
end
of
the
85
seconds,
we're
going
to
have
the
clerk
announce
time
and
your
mic
will
be
closed.
B
So
we'd
like
you
to
stay
very
succinct
and
on
point,
if
there's
additional
information
that
you
feel
that
you
would
like
to
express
on
your
issue
to
the
council
or
the
city
manager,
please
send
us
emails
or
letters
to
city
hall
and
we
will
get
staff
or
others
to
follow
up
with
you.
But
again
we
ask
each
speaker
to
be
jermaine
and-
and
we
appreciate
your
comment
and
your
input-
let's
start
item
51.
B
G
B
L
Yes,
thank
you,
council
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
As
can
everyone
hear
me?
Okay,
yes,
great
regarding
the
empowerment
board
project
and
thank
the
council
members
also
who
have
given
me
feedback
pagano
vos
bozen.
Thank
you
very
much.
The
apartment
board,
this
important
project
works
in
the
community
and
I'm
repeating
this
because
this
might
be
some
person's
first
time
hearing
it.
It's
it's
to
reduce
black
unemployment
and
underemployment
in
the
seven
largest
communities
in
iowa.
The
project
doesn't
duplicate
anything
and
by
design
utilizes
all
resources
within
the
community.
L
It's
endorsed
by
the
state
of
iowa
department
of
human
rights
and
community
advocacy
services
division,
and
why
do
they
endorse
it?
Because
blacks
are
five
times
higher
in
unemployment
than
others
and
the
underemployment,
blacks
with
degrees
mass
masters
at
doctors
working
for
ten
dollars
an
hour,
because
they're
told
that's
all
that
can
be
offered.
L
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
issues
in
the
community
there's
a
lot
of
issues
and
black
unemployment
is
amongst
the
high
importance
of
our
issues,
the
quality
of
life
of
people
matters,
and
I
know
that
I
communicate
with
with
you
all,
and
I
know
that
you
know
how
important
it
is.
I
know
that
I
need
you
to.
L
B
All
right
david,
thank
you
for
your
comments
and
I'm
going
to
refer
that
to
the
city
manager,
to
let's
try
to
put
something
together
to
have
that
conversation
around
around
this,
and
I
know
that
david
has
talked
to
a
number
of
our
council
members
and
so
david.
Thank
you
for
your
input.
Could
we
have
a
motion
to
receive
and
filing
for
the
city
manager
to
either
put
it
on
a
work
session
or
figure
out
some
other
method
to
get
good
input.
B
C
B
A
C
R
Okay,
all
right,
so
I'm
here
today
to
call
on
the
city
council
to
issue
a
mass
mandate
in
the
city
of
des
moines.
This
council
has
previously
passed
commanded,
their
mass
in
all
city
buildings,
but
why
has
that
policy
not
been
expanded
to
the
city
as
a
whole?
I
know
that
each
one
of
you
cares
about
your
constituents
in
the
city
and
want
everyone
in
the
city
of
des
moines
to
be
safe
from
the
deadly
pandemic.
That's
currently
attached
attacking
our
country.
R
It's
that
our
state
government
is
content
on
being
ineffectual
in
this
arena,
we're
one
of
only
two
states
with
absolutely
no
mass
requirements
and
are
the
only
one
of
only
16
that
has
no
statewide
mass
mandate,
since
our
state
government
is
not
interested
in
protecting
the
people
of
the
state,
our
local
government
need
to
step
up
and
take
this
charge.
You,
the
des
moines
city
council,
have
opportunity
to
be
leaders
in
the
state
by
protecting
the
people
of
des
moines
and
issuing
a
mass
mandate.
R
There's
ample
evidence
both
in
the
lab
and
in
the
field
that
mass,
when
properly
warranted
present,
prevent
the
spread
of
coven
19..
They
block
respiratory
droplets,
which
carry
the
virus
and
when
those
are,
when
those
are
blocked,
this
prevents
community
spread
and
protects
the
community
that
you
serve,
which
deserves
to
be
protected
with
that
protection
should
also
come
the
feeling
of
safety
in
the
city
of
des
moines.
The
safety
should
include
protection
from
persecution
by
the
police
as
well
as
I
call
you
to
pass
this
mass
mandate.
R
H
H
I
Indira,
I
can
hear
me:
yes,
we
can
okay
des
moines
police
have
been
present
and
involved
in
protests
since
the
beginning
of
the
protest
in
des
moines.
At
these
protests,
law
enforcement
have
deployed
tear
gas,
flash,
bangs,
rubber,
bolts,
pepper
spray
and
pepper
gel
and
have
assaulted
protesters
with
riot
shields
fists
and
around
200
arrests
were
made
since
may
29th.
I
We
need
to
know
what
role
dmpd
took
in
the
incident
which
department
fired
off
weapons
which
department
made
arrests
when
did
dmpd
use
for
against
protesters,
press
or
children,
council
and
the
public
needs
to
know,
as
police
interact
with
protesters
is
such
a
contentious
issue.
It
is
important
to
have
transparency
in
the
extent
the
law
allows.
I
know,
city
councils
invested
in
an
effective
police
force
in
des
moines.
I
I
Issues
like
this
need
to
be
addressed
publicly
to
restore
trust
in
the
institution
of
the
police
and
the
city
council's
ability
to
check
an
institution
with
so
much
power.
I
demand
council.
Take
three
actions,
require
dmpd,
submit
use
of
force
reports
during
protests
to
the
council
and
make
these
reports.
Public
council
employs
the
des
moines
civil
and
human
rights
commission
to
review
findings
of
the
police
investigation
and
make
a
recommendation
for
finding
the
city
council
and
make
the
finding
and
recommendations
of
chrc
public
as
well.
I
H
And
mr
mayor,
I
I
I
support
receiving
and
foul
the
comments.
I
I
do
think
that
it's
reasonable
that
we
have
accountability.
I've
called
for
making
as
much
of
the
review
as
possible,
public
and-
and
I
do
think,
additional
review
or
consultation
with
the
civil
and
human
rights
commission
for
recommendation
on
further
action.
I
think,
is
an
appropriate
step
that
I
can
support
as
well.
B
S
S
That's
a
concept
I'm
here
to
talk
about
today,
because
I
think
this
member,
the
members
of
this
council,
have
shown
their
morals
with
their
values
and
this
budget.
Our
values
show
that
you
prefer
incarceration.
You
prefer
the
brutalization
of
minors
and
activists,
the
surveillance
of
the
same,
the
use
of
the
legal
gears
to
disenfranchise
the
same,
the
use
of
chemical
weapons.
On
the
same
over
almost
all
else.
We
value
these
things
over
the
vulnerable
of
our
society.
We
can't
let
this
stand
any
longer.
S
I
believe
it
was
councilwoman
westergard
who
said
on
her
public
facebook
that
she
did
not
see
how
a
hundred
thousand
dollar
check
to
the
police
for
unneeded
ammunition
would
improve
education
opportunities
and
affordable
housing.
Amongst
other
things,
to
me
this
was
tone
deaf
at
worst
and
at
best
it
gets
to
what
we
want
from
this
council.
We
want
imagination,
we
want
new
ideas.
We've
lived
in
this
des
moines
for
long
enough
where
the
city
council,
okays
hubble
development,
after
hubble
development,
easements
and
whatnot.
S
B
B
A
T
Chris,
are
you
there,
I
think
you're
on
yeah,
I'm
here,
okay
you're
on
all
right.
So
then
I
do
just
want
to
speak
about
the
processes
of
defunding
the
police,
but
since
we're
saying
allowed
limited
time,
I'll
just
speak
on
the
basics
that
there
should
be
more
funding
to
school
programs
and
social
service
programs
that
are
available
in
these
communities
to
better
help
these
people,
such
as
housing
programs
out
here
and
since
we're
gonna,
be
opening
up
to
a
meeting
with
scott
sanders
later
I'll.
Just
leave
my
comments
to
them.
N
History,
instead
of
one
police
have
been
allowed
to
wagers
hearted
and
violently
campaigned
against
black
people
and
those
standing
with
them
the
same
day
as
endless
racial
profiling
ordinances,
helping
carry
out
one
of
their
most
vicious
attacks
either
on
june
22nd,
and
it
was
crystal
clear-
the
mpd's
goal
was
to
enact
as
much
pain
and
suffering
as
possible
as
we
ran
towards
our
part.
Complying
with
the
fertile
orders.
Myself
and
other
protesters
fell
back,
exhausted,
unable
to
keep
money.
N
Officials
done
given
the
police
more
money
to
continue
terrorizing
des
moines
citizens.
The
least
the
city
council
must
do
is
launch
an
independent
investigation
into
cmpd
behavior,
and
then
they
need
clear
city
on
the
right
side
of
history.
By
doing
what
black
lives
matter
has
asked
them
to
do,
I'm
concerned
that
they've
been
telling
you
to
please
listen
to
the
hard
work
and
research
black
lives
matter
has
put
into
this
and
placed
in
a
medium
overturned
eviction
decriminalizing
cannabis,
create
a
community
review
board
and
defund
the
des
moines.
E
Q
B
H
B
U
Hi,
can
I
be
heard
yes,
sir
hello
council
yeah,
so
I
am
calling
or
speaking
today,
to
speak
on
a
special
meeting,
I'm
requesting
of
the
city
council,
to
call.
I
know
that
I
got
an
email
that
scott
sanders
is
hosting
some
sort
of
special
meeting.
I
would
like
to
expand
this
to
a
full
meeting
of
the
council.
U
I
want
this
meeting
to
be
a
conversational
meeting
where
we
are
able
to
ask
questions
of
our
council
and
get
their
feedback
in
response
and
hear
how
they're
thinking,
because
we
have
had
protests
going
on
for
over
three
months
now
in
the
city
of
des
moines,
and
you
all
know
that
there
are
some
deep-seated
issues
that
people
have
with
the
des
moines
police
department
and
policing
as
a
whole.
You
all
know
that
folks
are
calling
for
a
restructuring
of
our
police.
Folks
have
been
brutalized
by
our
police.
U
We
need
an
investigation
into
the
protests
that
have
been
happening
and
the
use
of
force.
We
need
an
investigation
into
the
priorities
of
the
police.
As
we
see
the
police
are
coming
out
in
full
force
and
we're
trying
to
express
our
first
amendment
rights.
We
need
to
talk
about
where
the
funding
is
going
from
from
the
city
and
how
why
the
police
department
is
getting
40
percent
of
the
city's
budget.
While
other
folks
are
struggling
here
in
this
city
during
a
global
pandemic,
we
just
had
a
natural
disaster.
U
This
city
needs
to
reprioritize
its
citizens
and
we
need
to
have
a
special
meeting
of
the
council
to
talk
specifically
about
the
des
moines
police
department.
We
need
input
from
community
members.
We
need
to
hear
feedback
from
the
des
moines
city
council,
because
what
we're
seeing
right
now
is
the
city
council
continuously
silencing
people.
We
were
supposed
to
have
five
minutes
each
to
speak
on
our
agenda
item
and
you
all
gave
us
85
seconds.
That
is
not
fair.
You
all
are
trying
to
silence
us.
B
A
W
All
right,
I
had
a
lot
to
say
to
you
tonight,
but
since
you've
taken
our
five
minutes
in
exchange
for
85
seconds,
I'm
gonna
go
off
script
and
I
will
be
sending
each
of
you
what
I
had
to
say.
My
name
is
haley
dixon,
I'm
a
small
business
owner
here
in
des
moines,
I
own.
A
cafe
similar
to
broad
is
actually
the
only
difference
is
I
don't
have
the
power
to
line
up
armed
police
force
in
front
of
my
cafe
when
someone
I
don't
want
to
speak
to
comes
by.
W
I
wanted
to
talk
to
you
about
the
dmpd
budget,
but
before
I
start
on
that,
let's
address
the
email
that
was
sent
to
people
who
signed
up
to
address
the
council
tonight.
The
email
sent
by
city
manager,
scott
sanders,
who
I
hope
is
listening,
was
intentionally
misleading.
How
dare
you
all
try
and
deter
your
community
from
speaking
to
their
representatives?
I
cannot
fathom,
while
you
would
be
spending
your
time
and
money
on
discussing
dmpd
budget
and
not
working
on
mandates
or
eviction
moratoriums
like.
Why
are
you
giving
them
more
money?
W
The
council
needs
to
immediately
address
the
demands
of
blm.
I
want
to
assure
you
that
we
are
not
going
anywhere.
You
all
should
get
on
board
or
get
out.
I
want
to
close
with
a
line
from
a
song.
I
recently
learned
it
goes.
There
was
a
racist
in
a
town
and
joe
gotta
was
his
nemo.
Have
a
good
night
council.
P
X
X
These
activists
are
doing
their
work
in
our
community
day
in
and
day
out,
they
are
doing
hard
work
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
for
everyone
in
our
community
and
the
entire
state
they're
providing
meals,
school
supplies,
community
education,
support
for
the
healthless
support
for
mothers
clean
up
after
this
past
storm,
and
the
list
goes
on
when
you
use
the
term
protesters
to
describe
the
group,
it's
easier
to
vilify
and
ignore
their
message.
But
you
need
to
remember
this:
isn't
a
homogenous
group
of
agitators.
X
This
is
a
group
of
iowans
made
up
of
teachers,
students,
immigrants,
long
time,
residents,
youth
retirees
and
members
of
the
clergy,
and
so
on.
These
community
members
don't
want
to
live
in
a
place
with
massive
economic
disparity,
racial
inequity
and
a
culture
of
police
brutality.
We
aren't
attending
these
meetings
and
protesting
in
the
streets
for
fun,
we're
doing
it
for
change,
and
the
time
for
change
is
now
unchecked.
X
Power
of
a
government
which
doesn't
listen
to
its
people
is
much
scarier
than
a
group
of
community
members
attempting
to
use
their
first
amendment
rights
be
on
the
right
side
of
history.
I
implore
you
to
support
the
members
of
this
community
by
holding
a
special
meeting
and
by
issuing
a
statement
condemning
the
use
of
violence
by
the
des
moines
police
department.
Thank
you.
H
C
B
Y
Hi,
it's
actually
leah
waller.
I
don't
know
where
the
k
came
from,
but
I
am
demanding
transparency
and
improvement
on
dmpd's
racial
bias
training.
I
am
deeply
concerned
about
the
way
black
people
are
treated
by
the
des
moines
police
department,
as
well
as
the
department's
inability
to
address
its
own
issues.
As
of
now,
officers
are
only
required
to
do
two
hours
of
bias
training
each
year
and
that
only
started
in
2016..
Y
I
was
able
to
find
several
news
articles
from
dmp,
where
they
acknowledge
the
biases
that
their
officers
have
and
their
need
to
work.
On
that.
However,
a
few
articles
of
acknowledgement
and
a
two-hour
training
are
not
enough
to
drive
long-term
change
on
a
similar
note.
85
seconds
is
not
enough
for
speakers.
I
also
want
to
say
I
did
find
an
optional
course
that
only
up
to
30
30
officers
can
take
for
eight
hours
each
year
and
it
costs
145
dollars
per
officers
to
take.
Y
H
Mayor
move
to
receive
and
file,
I
do
think
that
it's
worthwhile
for
us
to
look
holistically
at
at
our
training.
I
know
we've
added
de-escalation,
training
and
implicit
bias,
training
and
thinking
about
I
I
would
like
to
have
a
better
understanding
of
how
much
time
we're
spending
on
various
components
of
of
training
and
understand
that
balance
going
forward.
So
I'd
be
willing
to
have
more
conversation
about
that.
B
D
Z
Z
Specifically
I'd
like
to
speak
about
the
eviction
of
houseless
people
a
week
or
so
ago,
I
was
called
to
help
houseless
people
move
after
being,
given
only
10
minutes
notice
of
an
eviction,
their
belongings
were
thrown
away
and
they
were
chased
out
of
their
living
space
by
police
because
of
the
short
notice
I
didn't
arrive
until
over
an
hour
had
passed
when
the
when
the
eviction
began.
However,
when
I
did
arrive,
the
police
were
watching
from
a
nearby
parking
lot.
Z
Z
Back
to
my
original
point,
we
need
an
eviction
on
more
sorry.
We
need
a
moratorium
on
evictions.
Evictions
are
not
a
solution
to
the
problem
and
the
people
the
people
of
des
moines
deserve
better.
We
need
an
eviction
moratorium
to
protect
the
well-being
of
des
moines
residents.
Evictions
have
a
many
detrimental
effects
on
the
people,
but
because
my
time
was
cut
short,
I
will
just
list
them.
I
was
going
to
explain
them.
They
make
it
difficult
for
people
to
vote
because
of
voter
registration
laws
and
because
of
the
need
to
prove
residents.
Z
They
force
kids
away
from
their
school
and
in
this
time
of
great
instability
that
could
be
very
detrimental
to
students,
health
and
mental
well-being.
A
lot
of
people
after
they've,
forced
or
after
they've
undergone
an
eviction,
it's
very
hard
for
them
to
find
a
new
place
to
live,
because
landlords
will
reject.
B
B
AA
AA
This
was
more
than
the
next
three
deployment
budgets
combined
fire,
which
was
23
finance,
which
was
eight
percent
and
park
and
recreation
was
just
seven
percent.
With
such
an
astronomical
budget,
the
dmpt
cleared
only
17
of
burglary
cases,
only
42
of
arsons
27
of
debts,
only
32
of
motor
vehicle
tax
and
only
33
percent
of
robberies.
They
are
inefficient
and
incompetent.
AA
What
they've
been
really
good
at
doing
is
that
breaking
in
astronomical
amounts
of
money
through
fines
and
furnitures,
because
in
2017
and
18,
the
dmp
made
2
million
33
thousand
dollars
in
fines
and
pictures.
This
was
more
than
doubled
in
2018-19
when
they
raked
in
four
million
and
seven
hundred
and
sixteen
thousand
dollars
in
fines
and
preventures.
AA
H
C
AB
Cool,
I
don't
know,
I'm
gonna
do
both
of
these
in
85
seconds,
but
I'll
try,
okay,
so
the
dmpd
has
been
using
excessive
force
against
protesters
since
may.
On
the
night
of
may
30th,
the
dmpd
used
tear
gas
on
protesters
multiple
times,
including
on
a
peaceful
crowd
and
from
the
capital
officers,
shot,
tear
gas
and
flashbangs
at
us
at
head
level,
and
one
hit
me
in
the
back
of
the
head,
resulting
in
a
laceration
that
required
nine
stitches.
AB
My
experience
is
only
one
of
many
brutal
instances
where
police
has
escalated
situations
with
the
lethal
amount
of
force.
I've
had
friends
who
were
shot
with
rubber
bullets,
maced
beaten
with
batons
and
followed
by
police
after
leaving
events,
even
more
obscene
is
the
obvious
bias
that
des
moines
police
have
shown
towards
black
protesters
during
actions.
The
dmpd
has
made
every
effort
to
deter
black
organizers
by
arresting
them
in
public
places
and
discriminately
attempting
to
arrest
more
black
people
during
protests.
AB
Despite
this,
as
many
city,
governments
throughout
the
state
have
defied
reynolds
and
chose
to
prioritize
the
lives
of
their
citizens
over
the
governor's
blatant
political
agenda,
polk
county
is
currently
leading
the
state
in
cova
cases,
averaging
about
55
new
cases
per
day
since
the
beginning
of
june,
with
a
weekly
increase
rate
of
20
percent.
Yet
implementing
a
mass
mandate
and
certain
cities
have
decreased
covered
rates
by
up
to
21
over
two
week
period.
I
urge
these
lives
over
governor
reynolds
political
agenda
and
implement
mass
mandate.
Thank
you.
G
G
H
Mr
mayor,
I
I've
got
a
question
on
that
last
item.
I
know
some
police
departments
and
their
use
of
force
policy
specifically
related
to
tear
gas,
rubber
bullets
and
projectiles
like
that,
have
a
policy
that
they
are
not
to
be
aimed
at
at
people's
head.
What
what
is
our
policy
on
that?
Could
I
get?
Could
I
get
the
specifics
from
our
use
of
force
on
that
and
how
that's
being
handled.
V
V
I'm
just
going
to
bring
up
some
of
the
things
that
I
had
on
the
list
can't
touch
them
all
in
85
seconds.
The
zoom
meetings
are
inaccessible
as
they
currently
are
city
councils
paid
to
connect
these
meetings
and
still
struggles.
So
how
are
members
of
the
public
supposed
to
know
more
than
city
council
members
to
participate
in
public
comment?
They're
supposed
to
be
open
to
the
public,
but
people
have
been
cut
off
for
things
like
not
having
a
505
area
code
or
having
certain
different
devices.
V
So
we
know
that
these
aren't
really
open
to
the
public.
We
know
that
in
past
weeks,
people
have
been
silenced.
The
same
thing
sorry
city
council
has
allowed
evictions
to
proceed
against
the
cares
act
in
recent
weeks.
How
is
a
person
who's
been
affected
supposed
to
access
a
zoom
meeting,
especially
without
internet
or
power,
because
we've
just
had
a
huge
storm
last
week,
I'm
not
sure
how
people
who
have
their
power
out
are
supposed
to
attend
these
meetings
or
their
internet
out.
V
The
emergency
meeting
seemed
like
a
huge
problem
because
there's
actually
a
rule
about
having
meetings
at
regular
time,
not
at
a
regular
time.
Our
working
iowans
was
to
access
immediate
9
a.m.
Moving
forward
city
council
has
been
using
violence
to
finish
your
silence.
Critics
council
rush
to
vote
spending
100
around
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
police
weapons
and
americans
were
sent
to
stand
by
joe
goddess
business
to
stop
blm
march
the
same
people.
B
I
AC
AC
Yeah,
my
name
is
josephine
o'connor
miller,
I'm
here
to
speak
about
the
need
for
an
eviction
moratorium
in
the
city
of
des
moines.
The
city
of
des
moines
has
some
of
the
worst
availability
of
affordable
housing
in
the
country.
According
to
data
from
the
urban
institute
for
every
100,
extremely
low-income
residents
in
polk
county,
there
are
only
30
accessible
units.
The
polk
county
continuum
of
care
reports
that,
in
the
first
quarter
of
2020
43
of
people
experiencing
homelessness,
cited
issues
of
employment
or
income
as
the
reason
they
experienced
homelessness.
AC
AC
People
who,
due
to
the
pandemic
supportive
housing
programs
in
our
city,
have
been
put
on
hold
people
who
have
been
told
that
they
were
approved
for
assistance
through
programs
like
cap
are
not
being
allowed
to
move
in.
People
who
are
in
charge
of
these
programs
are
being
told
that
they
cannot
disburse
resources
or
funds.
Rental
assistance
programs
are
facing
funding
uncertainty
and
are
no
longer
able
to
fulfill
requests.
AC
Shelters
are
also
at
risk
for
coven
19
outbreaks,
and
this
will
on,
and
this
will
affect
individuals
who
are
in
children
who
are
attempting
to
learn
and
do
distance
learning
disproportionately.
How
are
people
and
students
evicted
from
their
home
supposed
to
work
from
home,
learn
from
home
live
from
home?
Further,
we
have
already
heard
about
the
violence
of
experienced
by
people
camping
at
the
hands
of
the
des
moines
police
department.
AC
E
AD
I'm
demanding
that
the
des
moines
police
budget
be
defunded
and
have
the
money
reallocated
to
civil
and
human
rights,
commission,
education
and
housing.
I'm
also
demanding
that
the
city
council
come
together
to
declare
a
special
meeting
addressing
the
des
moines
police
budget,
as
well
as
their
actions
over
these
past
couple
months.
The
police
violence
that
I
have
witnessed
and
experienced
over
the
past
few
months,
which
I
should
say
black
residents
of
des
moines,
have
been
experiencing
throughout
their
whole.
Life
is
encouraged
by
the
budget.
AD
If
the
police
do
not
have
so
much
money
to
spend
on
tear
gas,
rubber
bullets,
flash
grenades,
brutalize
people
of
color
in
this
city,
your
constituents,
they
would
have
to
think
twice
before
attacking
people.
We
also
need
to
acknowledge
how
much
des
moines
police
had
to
use
on
settlements
largely
for
racial
profiling,
excessive
force
in
2018.
The
city
had
to
pay
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
because
of
an
excessive
force
settlement
for
brutality
by
officer
greg
wessels.
AD
This
is
almost
double
the
civil
and
human
rights
commission
budget
for
a
year,
75
000
once
again
this
year
for
excessive
force
and
racial
profiling.
Once
again,
by
sergeant
craig
wessels
by
allowing
police
brutality
to
have
zero
consequences,
the
police
take
39
of
the
budget,
allows
and
encourages
the
brutality
by
allowing
officers
off
the
hook
and
wasting
money
that
could
go
to
better
help.
Your
constituents
instead
of
terrorizing
them.
AE
AE
Closed
captioning
is
not
an
alternative
to
asl
interpretation.
The
closed
captions
are
extremely
inaccurate.
I
recommend
those
who
are
not
deaf
or
hard
of
hearing
re-watch.
This
meeting
on
youtube
with
the
volume
muted
and
try
following
along
additionally
closed
captions,
do
not
convey
emotion
or
mood
of
a
person
speaking
redirect
funds
from
dmpd
to
fund
asl
interpreters.
AE
This
weekend,
unarmed
non-violent
protesters
marched
in
the
streets
just
to
be
met
with
a
group
of
counter-protesters
heavily
armed
with
guns
and
chemical
weapons.
The
dmpd
is
a
sadly
a
hyper-militarized
force,
stomping
down
on
any
and
all
demonstrations.
Google.
What
a
lenko
bearcat
looks
like
it's:
a
300
000
bulletproof
tank-like
vehicle
that
looks
like
it's
from
a
war
zone
and
bold
white
letters
on
the
side.
It
reads:
police
this
weapon
is
the
perfect
symbol
for
dmpd
too
expensive,
too
aggressive,
overreactive
and
menacing
to
the
community.
AE
Why
is
this
council?
Okay,
with
their
police
terrorizing
people
in
des
moines,
marching
in
the
streets,
has
been
crucial
to
almost
every
movement
for
social
justice,
gay
rights,
racial
civil
rights,
women's
rights,
migrant
workers,
rights,
and
so
many
others
would
not
have
progressed
without
unpermitted
street
marches.
Councilperson
mandelbaum
posted
a
photo
on
twitter
with
the
late
representative,
john
lewis,
with
the
caption
john
lewis
represented
the
best
of
us.
His
legacy
continues
to
grow
as
those
standing
on
his
shoulders
continue
to
find
good
trouble
in
the
fight
for
justice.
May
his
memory
be
a
blessing.
AE
F
H
H
A
X
A
J
J
The
reason
that
I'm
calling
is
that
I
want
to
encourage
you
to
work
with
the
polk
county
board
of
supervisors
who
require
that
math
be
worn
in
public
in
des
moines
and
in
the
county
they're
going
to
get
a
similar
request
from
me.
I
don't
need
to
tell
you
that
people
in
des
moines
and
in
the
county
are
crying
out
for
leadership
in
any
number
of
ways.
I
have
a
masters
in
the
sociology
of
healthcare
and
healthcare
delivery
systems,
and
I've
just
been
watching
this
and
unfold
with
my
mouth
open.
J
The
world
health
organization
has
stated
that
masks
may
reduce
the
spread
of
coven
19
by
85
percent,
and
if
we
take
an
appropriate
measures
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
it's
very
likely
that
we
would
have
experienced
many
many
many
fewer
deaths
and
we'd
have
the
pandemic
well
under
control.
Much
like
other
developed
countries.
Have
it's
really
easy
to
come
up
with
a
hundred
reasons
why
you
can't
do
something,
but
you
only
need
one
reason
to
do
it
to
do
this.
It's
the
right
thing
to
do.
J
I
recognize
that
the
governor
has
stated
that
she's,
the
only
person
with
the
authority
to
mandate
math
squaring,
but
I
need
to
ask
you:
what
do
you
want
your
legacy
to
be?
Do
you
want
to
be
the
body
who
took
appropriate
steps
to
slow
the
pandemic,
or
do
you
want
to
be
the
body
who
had
a
reason
why
they
couldn't
do
it?
Please
have
demonstrate
the
leadership
to
implement
a
mass
mandate
and
let
the
governor
do
what
she's
going
to
do.
Please
come
down.
E
Q
C
B
Q
B
B
We
appreciate
your
patience
with
us
as
we
all
work
through
everything
from
a
a
pandemic
to
a
unprecedented
storm
loss
of
electricity.
We
want
to
thank
mid-american
for
getting.
We
thank
almost
everybody,
if
not
all,
at
least
in
the
city
of
des
moines
restored,
but
let's
hope
we
can
figure
out
ways
that
we
can
all
work
together
and
support
every
everybody
to
to
do
it
again.
I
appreciate
everybody
participating
this
evening
council.
Thank
you
and
why
don't
we?