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From YouTube: 1-11-21 City Council
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Des Moines City Council meeting via teleconference on Monday, January 11, 2021.
View the agenda: https://DSM.city/CouncilAtHome
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All
right
item
has
been
moved
all
in
favor,
say:
hi
opposed
item
passes,
we'll
move
to
item
three
item.
Three
is
approving
the
consent
agenda
tonight.
Those
are
items
three
through
twenty
nine-
and
this
is
a
note.
These
are
generally
routine
items
that
are
enacted
by
one
roll
called
vote
without
separate
discussion.
Unless
someone
either
counsel
the
public
requests
an
item
to
be
removed
to
be
considered
separately,
item
12,
council
member
gato
votes,
no
item,
21.
D
G
K
What
many
people
probably
don't
know
is
that
we
share
the
mall
with
the
urbandale
city
of
urbandale,
and
it's
great
to
see
them
coming
together
with
this
doesn't
involve
any
expenses
on
our
part,
but
getting
some
of
the
things
done
on
the
urbandale
side
are
critical
to
some
of
the
things
that
we're
trying
to
get
done
on
the
des
moines
side,
and
this
can
be
some
real
good
possibilities
for
reinventing
the
merle
hay
malls.
So
we
can
keep
that
here
in
the
city
of
des
moines.
F
D
I
want
you
to
know
that
I've
worked
diligently
to
try
to
get
direct
funding
for
cities
in
the
first
go
around
in
the
2020
support.
They
gave
it
to
cities
of
500
000
and
up,
and
I
thought
that
that
didn't
include
many
iowa
cities
and
that
we
ought
to
get
it
down
to
a
level
that
we
ought
to
and
and
quite
frankly,
worked
pretty
hard
to
do
it
with
a
number
of
other
mayors.
D
I
will
let
you
know
that
they
have
dropped.
That
number
to
200
000
and
which
the
checks
will
make
it
be
at
least
the
initial
one
to
support
it
will
be
moved
directly
to
the
city
and
then
we
hopefully
can
get
that
out
and
expeditiously
support
these
people
that
need
it
so
badly.
So
quickly.
With
that,
preface
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
our
city
manager
for
comments
and
maybe,
in
addition
to
the
motion.
C
Thank
you
mayor,
so
yeah
scott
sanders
city
manager.
Here
we
have
an
opportunity
in
front
of
us
with
these
federal
funds
coming
through
the
treasury
department,
for
which
the
all
the
rules
are
still
being
established.
We
have
a
pretty
good
feel
for
what
they're
looking
at
there
is
an
application
process,
that's
required
that
would
need
to
be
submitted
by
tomorrow,
and
so
we
intend
to
do
that
with
this
action.
C
As
we
have
learned
more
information
over
the
weekend,
there
are
several
other
programs
operating
within
our
metro
area
to
assist
our
households
that
are
in
need.
Much
of
the
mayor
has
eluded,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
can
utilize
these
funds
in
an
expeditious
way
and
continue
assisting
our
residents.
So
there
are
a
couple
items.
I
would
like
council
to
consider
that
are
up
on
the
screen
right
now
to
to
include
within
the
motion.
C
We
have
a
program
in
place
and
has
been
for
several
months
with
partners
over
at
polk
county
and
the
some
legal
assistants
legal
aid,
I
believe
for
which
they're
able
to
halt
that
eviction
process
right
there
at
the
courthouse,
and
they
could
use
some
of
this
additional
funding
to
make
sure
that,
as
a
last
opportunity,
we're
able
to
to
keep
our
residents
in
their
housing.
So
we
would
ask
that
that
be
included
in
the
motion.
C
C
There's
a
10
10
percent
allowance
you'll
see
under
2a
here
to
be
able
to
use
those
funds
immediately
and
as
we're
working
through
the
the
legal
documents
they
can
get
the
program
up
and
going
for
us,
which
will
be
very
similar
to
our
previous
program.
So
we
have
every
confidence
that
we'll
we'll
be
able
to
get
that
up
and
going,
but
would
like
the
council
to
authorize
the
ability
to
advance
those
funds
into
the
program.
L
Yeah
scott
chris
joining
me,
I
have
chris
johansen
neighborhood
services,
director
scott.
I
think
you
covered
it
all
all
very
well.
I
think
the
a
couple
other
points
just
to
make
with
this
the
the
criteria
criteria
for
eligible
households
is
that
they
that
they're
qualified
for
unemployment
or
has
experienced
reduction
in
household
income
or
incurred
significant
costs
or
experienced
a
financial
hardship
due
to
covid
dennis
demonstrates
a
risk
of
experiencing
homelessness
or
housing.
Instability
that
category
right.
There
is
really
what
number
one
is
about,
those
that
are
facing
eviction.
L
I
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
just
want
to
extend
to
scott
into
city
staff.
How
pleased
I
am
that
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
is
going
to
go
to
the
justice
center.
I
think
it.
It
should
be
noted
that
eric
burmeister
over
at
polk,
county
housing,
trust
fund
and
others
have
spent
a
lot
of
time
there
at
the
courthouse
helping
people
with
the
evictions,
and
I
we
should
be
so
grateful
to
them
that
that
they
have
been
there
and
that
they
continue
to
be
there
and
these
funds
are
badly
needed.
So
thank
you
very
much.
K
Bill,
thank
you
mayor.
I
serve
on
the
impact
board
of
directors
and
it's
pretty
nice
to
be
sitting
there
when
the
city
is
allocating
money
to
help
these
people
that
are
in
real
need
and
we
make
a
great
impact
at
impact,
and
so,
if
one
else
wants
to
move
forward,
I'd
like
to
move
item
24
when
the
time
comes
all
right.
D
F
D
G
F
D
That
brings
us
to
our
communications
report
and
request
to
speak
from
the
public
and
for
those
persons
wishing
to
speak
this
evening
under
the
public
speaking
item
on
the
agenda.
I
will
only
be
calling
on
those
who
have
registered
to
speak
because
of
the
number
of
speakers
this
evening.
Each
speaker
is
going
to
receive
98
seconds
to
make
their
comments.
D
M
Hi,
my
name
is
devin
severson
I
reside
in
ward
3
and
I'm
represented
by
josh
mandelbaum
I'd
like
to
offer
my
remarks
in
support
of
the
resolution
for
the
100
clean
energy
by
2030
in
des
moines
as
a
taxpayer
and
lifelong
iowa
president.
I'm
very
grateful
to
see
so
many
council
members
in
support
of
this
resolution,
and
I
would
urge
any
members
who
may
be
on
the
fence
to
offer
their
support.
M
This
resolution
gives
the
city
an
opportunity
to
collaborate
directly
with
mid-american
energy
to
ensure
that
we
both
work
toward
a
greener
future
and
contribute
to
the
economic
well-being
of
our
city,
I'm
originally
from
ottumwa
iowa
and
grew
up
about
a
mile
away
from
a
coal-fired
power
plant
which,
as
an
adult,
I'm
realizing,
is
very
daunting.
When
I
think
about
my
future
and
the
health
issues
that
it
may
cause
me
burning.
Coal
puts
iowans
like
me,
who
have
had
to
grow
up
next
to
it
at
greater
risk
of
cancer,
lung
disease
and
early
death.
M
It's
obscene
that
mid-american
continues
to
burn
coal
after
knowing
for
almost
40
years
that
it's
a
leading
cause
of
climate
change.
As
someone
who's
now
made
des
moines
my
home,
I
want
to
see
our
leaders
make
a
commitment
to
protect
us
from
unnecessary
risks
to
our
health
and
environment,
along
with
the
detriments
to
human
health.
Coal-Fired
power
is
unnecessarily
costing
taxpayers
millions
of
extra
dollars.
Mid-Americans
own
reports
show
that
transitioning
from
coal
to
green
energy
will
lead
to
significant
savings
for
customers
and
the
company
alike.
M
This
measure
does
not
have
the
potential
to
lead
to
an
increase
in
utilities.
Payments
as
those
have
to
be
improved
through
the
iowa
utilities
board,
but
it
does
have
the
potential
to
save
the
taxpayer
a
significant
amount
of
money
on
their
utility
costs
for
the
sake
of
our
livelihoods,
both
physical
and
financial.
I
urge
all
of
you
to
support
the
green
energy
resolution
and
I
yield
the
rest
of
my
time.
N
D
N
I
use
he
him
pronouns,
I'm
proud
to
live
in
council
member
mandelbaum's
ward
3.
I
want
to
commend
you
for
considering
the
100
24x7
renewable
energy
resolution
and
I
hope
you
pass
it.
It
is
just
and
fitting
and
comports
with
the
fiduciary
responsibility
you
have
over
public
trust
assets
like
our
climate
as
one
of
their
customers.
I'm
encouraged
to
see
mid-american
partnering
with
the
city
of
des
moines
to
make
the
transition
to
100
carbon
free
electricity.
It's
not
only
the
most
responsible
choice.
It
also
makes
great
business
sense.
N
Debt
amid
american
possesses
indicate
that
customers
could
save
92
million
by
retiring,
the
george
neal
north
and
south
coal
plants
by
2023
bloomberg
reports.
The
transition
to
renewable
energy
is
effectively
self-financing
beyond
the
vital
climate
considerations.
Many
have
brought
before
this
council
is
the
fact
that
coal
is
nearly
the
endless
is
not
nearly
the
endless
it's
trumped
up
to
be
coal
is
not
homogeneous.
There
are
many
different
types
that
each
have
different
energy
contents
per
weight,
also
known
as
heating
value.
N
Anthracite
has
the
highest
heating
value,
but
the
us's
mined,
virtually
all
we
ever
had
bituminous
coal
rank
second
followed
by
sub-bituminous
and
then
there's
the
least
energy-rich
lignite.
What
we've
witnessed
in
this
country
is
the
steady
depletion
of
high-energy
coal
and
increased
reliance
on
coal
with
lower
and
lower
heating
values.
This
means
more
energy
has
to
be
invested
to
retrieve
less
and
less
energy
from
the
coal
produced.
It
is
a
losing
battle
in
a
battle
not
worth
waging
any
longer.
N
It
makes
no
sense
economically
in
even
less
when
the
profound
impact
burning
coal
has
on
global
warming
is
considered.
In
closing,
I
hope
that,
upon
passage
of
the
100
renewable
energy
resolution,
mid-american
rapidly
commits
to
return
all
of
their
coal-fired
plants,
its
customers
and
its
investors
have
everything
to
gain
from
such
a
prudent
move.
I
yield
back
all
my
time.
Thank.
O
I'm
max
ennis,
I
live
in
councilman
amanda,
bomb's
ward,
I'm
here
to
talk
about
zoning
because,
as
while
the
movement
on
the
clean
energy
resolution
is
laudable,
I
think
that
des
moines
action
on
climate
change
needs
to
look
a
lot
more
at
land
use
as
well.
Currently
des
moines
has
31
zones
which
equals
about
7
000
people
per
zone.
This
is
in
an
extreme
excess
of
zoning
that
we
have.
O
D
P
Adam
and
I
got
remoted
anyway,
my
name
is
adam
callanan
and
I
use
he
him
pronouns.
A
lot
of
my
friends
are
currently
preparing
to
defend
themselves
against
the
rising
white
supremacist
violence.
The
city
has
done
nothing
to
stop.
Nothing
on
this
agenda
addresses
the
white
supremacist
attack
that
we
saw
last
week.
This
violence.
Violence
is
not
new
and
it
has
tracks
here.
In
iowa,
in
2016,
a
white
supremacist
killed,
two
iowa
cops
in
ambush
attacks.
P
P
We
knew
these
people
were
dangerous
and
actually
some
of
these
people,
one
of
these
people
at
least,
was
in
the
news
last
week
because
they
actually
went
on
to
attack
the
the
dc
capital,
and
we
see
now
what
happens
with
white
supremacists
and
fascists
that
are
allowed
to
do
what
they
want.
Attacks
are
being
planned,
openly:
white
supremacists
in
all
50
state
capitals
around
inauguration
right
now,
and
I
call
in
anyone
from
the
public
listening
to
please
talk
to
your
community
about
defense
and
how
white
supremacy
is
a
clear
exit.
Q
Okay,
well
I'll
just
yeah
I'll
just
come
right
out
and
say
it.
You
know:
dana
winger
is
the
white
supremacist
he's
a
trump
supporter.
We
all
know
what
trump
supporters
are
now
it's
out
in
the
open,
and
I
see
des
moines
police
officers
going
around
wearing
trump
wristbands,
which
are
those
are
white,
supremacist,
dog,
whistles,
there's
no
other
way
to
say
it
and
and
the
violence
you
know
that
occurred
against
women.
Q
During
the
protests
I
mean.
There's
videos
and
people
witnessed
des
moines
police
officers,
ganging
up
on
women
who
were
complying.
We
were
blocking
their
cars.
Things
like
that
ganging
up
on
women
and
beating
them
with
clubs,
and
then
paul
parisi
goes
on
his
radio
and
says.
Oh
all,
the
use
of
force
there
was
was
appropriate
and
then
bootlicker
brenda
mcdonald
comes
on
and
says
something
about.
Oh
well,
then
people
need
to
know
that
you
don't
do
what
police
tell
you
things
happen.
Well
you!
Q
Why
don't
we
release
those
videos,
the
body,
camera
video,
so
people
can
see
what
type
of
things
happen.
The
public
needs
to
know
this
stuff.
This
cannot
be
hidden
anymore.
We're
done
this
need.
This
needs
to
be
out
in
the
open.
The
des
moines
police
department
cannot
hide
anymore
they're,
going
to
be
exposed,
it's
time
for
them
to
be
exposed,
the
white
supremacists
in
that
apartment
and
the
violent
thugs
they
need
to
go.
D
B
A
D
R
Hello,
hello,
hi,
I'm
sorry,
I
was
pushing
the
numbers.
It
wasn't
working
though.
First
of
all
congratulations
to
linda
for
the
appointment
to
the
major
approach
good
afternoon,
everyone
I
was
going
to
speak
about
the
school
resource
officers,
but
I
understand
that
is
something
that
goes
with
the
school
board
after
that
last
call
I'm
beside
myself
on
what
I
actually
want
to
say.
R
R
R
E
D
D
D
We
will
hear
from
the
parties
in
interest
first
and
then
the
general
public,
so
the
parties
in
interest
are
only
the
applicant
themselves
and
those
living
within
250
feet
of
the
property
to
be
zoned,
to
whom
the
city
has
sent
notices
all
the
other
parties
in
interest
and
after
they
have
commented.
We
will
then
open
it
up
to
any
member
of
the
public
for
germain
comments
to
that
item
and
to
aid
the
city
clerk
and
calling
on
the
parties
in
interest.
D
I
will
ask
everyone
else
to
not
raise
their
hand
on
the
zoo
call
unless
they
are
the
zoning
applicant
or
live
within
that
250
feet
and
receive
that
mailed
notice.
Anyone
who
raises
their
hand
before
it
is
their
time
are
going
to
be
considered
and
not
on
that
on
on
that
list
will
be
considered
disruptive
and
we
will
not
recognize
them
for
the
remainder
of
the
meeting.
D
So
please
wait
until
I
call
on
general
public
for
the
zoning
items
or
you
will
not
be
called
on
to
the
remainder
of
the
meeting
for
those
members
of
the
general
public
who
wait
to
raise
their
hands.
They
will
be
called
on
for
up
to
seven
minutes
of
jermaine
come
in
to
that
item
at
one
minute
per
person
after
the
parties
in
interest
for
the
other
hearings
that
are
not
zoning
hearings,
the
public
may
raise
their
hands
immediately
upon
me.
Reading
the
item
for
comments
that
are
germane
to
the
item.
D
Objections
will
be
received
electronically
on
that
item
upon
registration
in
the
public
will
be
called
on
for
up
to
10
minutes
of
jermaine
public
comment
on
objections
to
the
sale
of
the
bonds
at
not
to
exceed
one
minute
per
person
for
the
remainder
of
the
hearings.
This
evening,
any
interested
person
may
make
germaine
comments
that
not
to
exceed
one
minute
per
person
to
a
maximum
of
five
minutes
per
hearing.
D
As
a
reminder
on
the
construction
hearing,
only
comments
as
to
the
plans,
the
specifications,
the
form
of
the
documents
and
the
engineers
estimate
and
low
bidder
designation
will
be
considered
germaine
for
the
lease
concession
and
vacation
hearings.
Only
comments
related
to
the
proposal
for
that
particular
property
will
be
considered
your
main.
D
D
D
E
D
S
Thanks
for
the
constant
reminder
about
the
time
limit
and
your
main
requirements,
I
just
wanted
to
pop
in
and
make
sure
that
debbie
howell
knows
that
her
comments,
these
past
weeks
have
been
racist
and
we
see
how
the
council
allows
her
extra
time
to
get
onto
these
meetings.
So
debbie
we're
tired
of
your
racist
comments
and
we're
not
going
away
and
you'll
continue
to
hear
feedback
on
the
des
moines.
F
D
All
right
item
34.:
it's
on
a
request
from
antonio
dominguez
and
gabriella
ferreira
for
the
owners
to
amend
the
plan
dsm
future
land
use
classification
from
industrial
to
low
density,
residential
and
re-zone
301,
southeast
28th
street,
from
I-1
industrial
district
to
n3c
neighborhood
district
to
allow
the
existing
household
living
news
to
be
extended.
With
addition
of
a
new
accessory
two-story
detached
drug
use,
the
planning
and
zoning
commission
recommends
denial
on
this
one
again.
Any
council
members
want
to
make
quick
comment
here.
If
not
we'll
move
to
parties
of
interest.
G
Mr
mayor,
just
a
quick
question
for
staff,
you
know
it.
It
does
give
me
a
little
bit
of
heartburn
to
deny
somebody
that
wants
to
better
their
property,
and
it
was
always
zoned.
You
know
for
residential
use,
but
since
we
have
a
new
zoning
map,
they
can't
do
that.
So
a
question
for
staff
is:
if
this
is
denied,
is
there
another
option
of
going
to
the
board
of
adjustment
at
that
point
to
to
be
able
to
build
this
two-story
detached
garage,
or
is
it
just
off
the
table
at
that
point?.
E
T
G
T
Well,
we
outlined
that
the
option
was
for
them
if
the
zoning
was
denied
to
go
to
the
board
of
adjustment.
The
client
commission
held
their
hearing
and
you
know,
heard
arguments
for
whether
to
rezone
it
or
not
and
ultimately
recommended
denial.
The
decision
ultimately
is
up
to
the
city
council,
but
if
the
council
wants
to
override
the
planning
commission's
recommendation,
it'll
take
a
six
sevenths
vote.
E
A
J
F
D
Item
35,
which
is
on
a
request
from
the
sidwell
llc
daniel
kelly,
is
the
officer
to
review
an
approval
of
a
bud
final
development
plan.
The
village
of
grace
lake
lot,
6
on
property
located
at
2688
southwest
23rd
street,
to
allow
the
reuse
of
a
former
classroom
building
for
commercial
office
space
council.
Anybody
want
to
make
comment
or
we'll
open
it
up
to
the
parties
in
interest.
D
N
F
D
Energy
company
for
135
500,
council
communication,
number
21-002
a-
is
the
first
consideration.
The
ordinance
about
b
is
the
final
consideration,
the
urn's
above
the
waivers
requested
by
jimmy
baker,
manager
right
away
services
and
requires
six
phones
again,
let's
open
it
up
and
to
any
jermaine
comments
from
the
general
public
again,
one
minute,
each
after
five
minutes
maximum.
Does
anybody
need
to
speak
on
this.
D
D
G
I
F
A
B
D
F
I
F
D
E
V
Great
so
yeah,
it
always
gives
me
a
little
bit
of
pause
when
I
see
47
million
dollars
being
allotted
for
what
appears
to
be
purchasing
back
a
parking
garage
for
the
city
to
use
mainly
concerned
about
whether
that
parking
is
going
to
be
free
on
weeknights
and
weekends,
because
I
know
right
now.
Parking
accessibility
is
not
great
in
downtown
des
moines
for
people
that
live
down
there
and
folks
that
work
down
there.
A
quick
proposal
on
how
you
could
fund
this,
and
that
would
be
by
completely
defunding
the
des
moines
police
department.
V
P
Hello,
my
name
is
adam
mccallan.
I
use
him
pronouns
yeah.
I
have
some
concern
here.
Some
of
the
same
things
that
luke
brought
up.
This
is
a
lot
of
money,
especially
during
a
pandemic.
I
know
we
just
gave
a
hundred
thousand
to
rent
relief,
basically
and
which
is
great,
but
in
the
same
time
we're
giving
100
000
to
help
people
keep
people
in
their
homes
are
giving
47
million
for
parking
structure
and
right
now
downtown
it's
not
quite
a
ghost
town,
but
it's
pretty
empty
with
the
pandemic.
P
I
don't
know
why
we're
paying
47
million
for
more
parking
just
because
some
developers
failed
to
pay
for
the
cost
for
a
project.
I
don't
see
why
that
falls
in
the
city,
I'm
not
sure
who
ends
up
with
the
47
million.
This
is
honestly
a
bit
over
my
head,
but
I
know
that
it's
not
the
taxpayer
or
anybody
in
the
public
that
ends
up
with
this
money
and
also.
I
know
that
this
project
involves
one
of
the
relatives
of
josh
mandelbaum.
E
W
So
yeah,
I
wanted
to
speak
on
item
number
39
and
let
y'all
know
that
I
do
oppose
this
purchase.
Like
others
spoke
previously
before
me.
47
million
dollars
is
a
very
hefty
price
to
pay.
Considering
that
the
mandelbaum
brothers
defaulted
on
this
parking
garage,
I
don't
think
that
they
should
have.
I
guess
been
in
this
investment
in
the
first
place.
W
I
don't
really
know
why
the
onus
is
on
us,
the
taxpayers
of
the
city
of
des
moines,
to
help
cover
up
or
clean
up
the
mess
that
the
mandelbaum
brothers
made,
and
I
do
want
to
highlight.
Yes,
this
is
a
parking
garage
that
is
being
financed
or
was
trying
to
be
developed
by
josh
mandelbaum's
relatives.
So
I
do
see
that
as
a
conflict
of
interest,
not
only
for
mandelbaum
to
vote
on
this,
but
for
every
council
member
to
vote
on
this.
I
don't
think
that
that
is
right.
W
I
think
that
you
all
do
have
a
conflict
of
interest
in
this.
I
also
want
to
again
highlight
the
point
that
47
million
dollars
is
so
much
maybe
spend
a
few
of
these
million
dollars
on
rental
assistance
and
helping
stop
people
from
being
evicted,
because
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
really
isn't
a
lot.
I
don't
know
if
y'all
are
familiar
with
the
des
moines
blm
rental
rel.
G
G
I
know
that
we
spent
hours
and
hours
of
staff
time
putting
together
this
deal
and
unfortunately,
it
just
didn't
work
out
the
way
that
the
developer
thought
it
was
going
to
work
out,
but
just
in
general,
not
just
for
this
project
but
scott.
If,
if
you
can
come
up
with
a
proposal
of
something
like
that
that
we
should
not
be
incentivizing
developers
that
have
either
defaulted
or
unable
to
finish
out
their
development
agreement,
and
with
that,
I
will
move
39
and
39a.
C
X
G
X
X
D
This
is
you
know,
right
in
the
middle
of
the
downtown,
as
was
pointed
out
in
in
a
structure
that
needs
to
be
put
in
place
for
polk
county
and
for
the
downtown,
and
I
think
that
we're
trying
to
work
out
all
the
detail
of
how
that
can
happen.
But
I
think
we
have
to
be
very
careful
here
with
a
project
that,
unfortunately,
is
in
litigation.
U
For
a
point
of
clarification,
mr
mayor
and
carl,
you
know
this.
The
development
agreement
for
this
project
predates
my
time
on
the
council
and
your
time
on
the
council,
and
I
want
to
just
clarify
for
the
public
that
I
have
since
I've
been
on.
The
council
abstained
from
every
vote
related
to
this
project
and
plan
on
abstaining
again
tonight.
A
X
F
E
D
E
D
E
D
M
rhodes,
president
99
six
hundred
and
thirty
dollars,
council
communication
number
twenty
one
to
zero
one:
nine
a
is
approving
the
contract
and
bond
and
permission
to
sub
black,
we'll
ask
the
general
public
if
they
have
any
comments
on
the
proposed
plan,
specifications,
contract
or
estimated
public
improvements
in
those
comments
only
germaine
to
that
to
give
everybody
one
minute
to
speak
in
five
minutes
maximum.
Is
there
anybody
who
would
like
to
speak
on
this
railroad.
F
D
Y
Y
Y
We
already
are
one
of
the
nation's
top
producers
in
wind
energy,
which
is
something
to
be
proud
of,
but
we
need
to
step
up
and
commit
to
100
renewable
energy.
In
order
to
properly
address
climate
change
to
begin,
we
must
stop
burning
fossil
fuels
and
demand
that
mid
americans
shut
down
their
coal
burning
plants
thanks
to
advances
in
technology.
Y
Wind
and
solar
are
now
the
cheapest
options
for
providing
electricity
much
cheaper
than
fossil
fuel
plants.
Mid-American's
own
report
shows
that
transitioning
from
coal
to
green
energy
will
save
money
for
customers
and
the
company
with
money
being
a
determining
factor
in
many
decisions.
I
find
this
very
encouraging.
Y
I
do
fear
that
if
we
don't
act
now
on
this
resolution,
we
will
be
too
late.
Climate
change
is
real
and
happening
faster
than
scientists
had
originally
predicted.
Some
say
we
have
less
than
10
years
to
drastically
lower
our
carbon
emissions.
Before
we
cause
irreversible
damage,
it
has
already
impacted
iowa
with
droughts,
floods
and
extreme
storms,
such
as
this
summer's
ratio,
with
agriculture
being
the
backbone
of
iowa.
Y
We
simply
cannot
afford
unpredictable
weather
patterns
to
become
the
new
norm,
so
climate
change
is,
without
a
doubt,
the
biggest
challenge
in
our
lifetime,
and
it
will
require
large-scale
action
as
an
individual.
I
do
my
part
to
live
as
sustainably
as
possible,
but
due
to
the
fact
that
I
cannot
choose
my
utility
provider.
A
Y
E
D
D
Z
Z
Z
Preliminary
numbers
for
2020
have
the
des
moines
pd
had
195
000,
plus
calls
for
service
of
those
10
000
plus
were
for
domestic
disputes,
000
reports
of
gunfire
200
plus
of
those
confirmed,
shooting
incidents
and
21
homicides
with
19
salt.
That
puts
us
at
90
percent
when
the
national
average
is
roughly
60
percent
annually.
Z
D
AA
Hi,
can
you
hear
me
hi?
This
is
molly
arndt
from
word
one,
my
pronouns
are
they
or
she,
and
I
would
like
to
speak
today
about
the
increasingly
open
acts
of
violence
by
white
supremacists
and
how
the
des
moines
city
council
needs
to
stop
being
complicit
in
this
violence
and
instead
take
steps
to
hold
themselves
and
their
constituents
accountable.
AA
Speakers
like
deb
and
brenda
show
how
important
it
is
for
the
council
to
take
anti-fascist
and
anti-white
supremacist
action
by
not
condemning
the
racist
dog,
whistles
and
lies
of
white
supremacists
like
deb
and
brenda,
and
ignoring
the
violent
actions
of
des
moines
police
officers.
You
are
making
your
own
racism
very
clear,
and
the
people
of
des
moines
will
continue
to
hold
you
accountable.
AA
Every
chance
we
get
the
entire
concept
of
policing
and
the
police
is
inherently
fascist,
but
the
des
moines
police
department
is
particularly
even
within
the
context
of
the
institution
itself
by
continuing
to
fund
dmpd.
You
are
all
encouraging
violence.
All
of
this
plus
the
unwillingness
to
address
the
rampant,
coveted
spread
and
rising
climate
catastrophes
make
des
moines
an
incredibly
dangerous
place
to
live.
AA
X
AB
AB
What
we
found
in
the
sustainability
field
is
that
costs
for
goals
such
as
this
tend
to
be
much
lower
than
originally
anticipated,
as
technology
has
consistently
moved
far
ahead
of,
where
we
think
it's
going
to
be.
An
ambitious
goal
will
drive
local
innovation,
create
significant
opportunities
in
a
rapidly
growing
and
critical
field,
as
well
as
lead
to
large
improvements
in
health
and
environmental
outcomes,
because
burning
coal
is
dangerous,
expensive,
environmentally
ruinous
and
obsolete.
AB
We're
currently
suffering
significant
damages
from
both
climate
change
and
coal
burning,
and
we
absolutely
need
to
lead
on
this
issue.
This
measure
is
a
benefit
to
residents
and
has
the
potential
to
make
des
moines
even
more
attractive
to
potential
new
residents
and
businesses.
I
thank
you
for
your
time.
J
J
I
was
glad
in
the
resolution
to
see
the
duration
mentioned,
because
events
like
that
have
a
direct
impact
on
mid-america
being
able
to
provide
us
for
non-stop
continuous
services,
and
so
many
of
us
lost
electricity
for
several
days.
During
that
event
unnecessary.
I
am
impressed
with
this
resolution
and
all
the
factors
it
addresses.
J
Of
course,
it
would
be
better
to
see
2030
as
a
gold
date,
but
this
is
a
great
start
toward
setting
a
goal
of
100
24
7
electricity
for
only
carbon
free
sources
and
expecting
the
same
of
mid-american
in
any
future
negotiation.
I
look
forward
to
sharing
your
efforts
and
this
resolution
with
the
ankeny
city
council
thanks.
A
D
U
E
D
D
E
D
C
F
C
U
Yeah
thank
you,
mayor
and,
and
I
wanted
to
just
add
on
and
start
one
by
by
thanking
you
for
all
your
efforts
to
lead
on
climate.
I
know
you've
been
working
on
this
for
a
number
of
years
and
we're
building
on
the
foundation
that
that
your
efforts
and
the
efforts
of
city
staff
and
councils
before
us
have
laid-
and
I
I
wanted
to
also
thank
the
the
city
staff,
who
done
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
to
help
finalize
this
resolution
and
and
get
it
prepared
for
tonight.
U
There's
a
lot
of
work
that
went
into
it
and
perhaps
most
importantly,
I
want
to
want
to
thank
the
the
members
of
the
public
who
have
been
advocating
on
this
and
encouraging
us
to
take
stronger
climate
action.
We've
heard
from
a
lot
of
constituents
and
stakeholders,
environmental
groups,
business
groups,
all
urging
us
to
to
take
stronger
climate
action
and-
and
this
resolution
is
a
really
important
step
in
that
direction.
U
One
is
where
we're
building
on
the
mayor's
previous
commitment
to
the
paris
climate
accord
and
taking
another
step
forward
based
on
best
available
information
and
creating
emission
reduction
goals
that
are
in
line
with
the
intergovernmental
panel
on
climate
change,
their
most
recent
report
in
terms
of
what
we
need
to
do
to
effectively
limit
climate
change
and
we're
aligning
our
goals
with
the
parameters
in
that
report.
So
that's
a
an
important
piece
of
this.
U
The
other
piece
is
the
24
7
100
carbon
free
electricity
standard,
and
that
that
is
something
that
we
can
do
in
part,
because
our
utility
mid-american
is
invested
in
a
significant
amount
of
wind,
already
they're
a
leader
in
renewable
energy
generation.
This
this
goal
and
this
standard
is
taking
that
next
step.
You
know
a
lot
of
clean
energy
goals
have
been
wreck-based
and
would
would
allow
coal
plants
to
continue
operating
indefinitely.
Potentially
this
takes
takes
a
step
and
moves
us
to
a
24,
700
percent
renewable
goal.
U
I'm
hopeful
that
this
will
be
the
new
standard
for
clean
energy
resolutions
and
clean
energy
policy
goals
for
for
cities
in
iowa.
Certainly
in
the
metro
I
appreciated
hearing
from
sherry-
and
I
hope
our
suburban
neighbors
join
us
in
calling
for
this,
as
well
as
other
communities
that
are
served
by
mid-america
and
across
the
state.
But
I
hope
it's
it's
beyond
that,
because
the
climate
challenge
is
is
beyond
that
as
well,
and
we
need
communities
across
this
country
to
adopt
more
stringent
targets
and
24
700
renewable
goals
going
forward.
U
I,
as
several
of
the
speakers
acknowledged
you
know,
this
is
something
that
is
achievable
and
oftentimes.
These
things
get
accomplished,
particularly
if
we
put
our
minds
to
it
and
innovate
and
work
to
achieve
it.
They
get
accomplished
for
less
than
initially
projected.
You
know
we
we
heard
from
mid-american
some
what
I
what
I
would
characterize
as
somewhat
outlandish
numbers
at
our
december
7th
at
our
december
7th
work
session,
and
thankfully
I
think
we
saw
some
better
numbers.
U
You
know
mid-american
filed
just
before
christmas,
a
program
targeted
only
towards
their
large
data
center
customers,
but
that
would
provide
renewable
energy
above
and
beyond.
What
mid-american
is
currently
providing
for
for
only
5.2
cents
a
kilowatt
hour
and
that
5.2
cents
a
kilowatt
hour
over
20
years,
will
cover
the
full
cost
of
that
project.
U
So
I
I
thought
that
was
encouraging
news.
I
was
glad
to
see
mid-american
file
it.
I
think
that
means
that
their
prospects
for
cheap,
cost-effective,
renewable
energy
for
des
moines
to
meet
this
target
in
the
not
too
distant
future,
and
I
hope
we
take
this
and
we
work
with
the
incoming
biden
administration.
U
This
goal
aligns
real
well
with
the
biden
climate
action
plan.
They
have
a
a
100
nationwide,
carbon
free
electricity
goal
by
2035
as
well,
and
we
want
to
be
a
partner
with
with
the
new
administration
and
we
want
to
get
get
things
done
and
work
with
them
to
make
sure
that
we're
going
to
actually
meet
this
goal.
So
I'm
very
excited
that
we're
we're
taking
this
step.
I
thank
everyone.
Who's
been
a
part
of
getting
us
to
this
point,
and
I
I
hope
the
the
public
continues
their
advocacy.
U
D
F
D
Want
to
give
everybody
a
hand
for
all
the
work
that
was
done
here,
and
I
appreciate
the
ongoing
efforts
of
everybody.
It's
it's
not
just
this
kind
of
work.
That's
going
to
get
this
job
done,
it's
all
of
us
doing
what
we
can
where
we
are
with
what
we
have
starting
today
and
together
we're
going
to
be
better.
So,
let's
move
on
to
32i
it's
a
coveted
relief
program
for
des
moines
restaurants.
C
Thank
you
mayor,
and
actually
I'm
going
to
ask
for
some
assistance
from,
I
believe,
deputy
city
manager,
anderson
as
well
on
this
this.
This
has
been
a
a
target,
a
moving
target
to
a
degree
as
we
try
to
assist
our
local
restaurants
in
a
way,
that's
most
impactful
and
as
fair
as
possible.
So
if
matt,
if
you
wanted
to
catch
the
highlights
of
the
aspect
of
this
program
and
allow
the
council
maybe
to
ask
questions,
I
think
that
might
be
helpful.
AE
Mayor
county
members
of
the
city
council,
we
in
the
ins
in
the
city,
manager's
office
and
working
with
the
economic
development
and
finance
staff
recognized
the
challenges
facing
our
our
restaurants,
particularly
our
local
restaurants,
in
in
dealing
with
the
downturn
during
the
pandemic,
and
we
wanted
to
see
if
there
was
any
any
possible
avenues
we
could
explore
to
help.
I
wish
we
could
do
more.
AE
I
wish
we
had
more
resources
available
to
us,
but
we
do
have
some
funding
in
an
account
called
the
economic
development
enterprise
account
the
framework
of
the
program.
We
have
approximately
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
available
to
assist
restaurants
we'd.
Look
for
what
what
metric?
We
should
use
to
measure
that
that
output
per
restaurant
and
the
our
original
thought
was
modeled
after
a
couple
programs
that
we
found
in
some
other
cities
that
had
been
successfully
implemented
to
help.
AE
The
cost
of
third-party
delivery
services
a
lot
of
restaurants
before
the
pandemic
didn't
lean
too
heavily
on
third-party
delivery,
such
as
ubereats
or
grubhub,
and
they
found
themselves
heavily
relying
on
that
in
the
in
the
last
nine
months,
and
it's
it's
it's
an
expensive
endeavor
as
councilman
gatto
could
tell
you.
However,
since
the
blue
letter
was
submitted
and
over
the
last
few
days,
we
started
researching
it
even
more
it.
AE
I
don't
think
it's
been
updated
online
yet,
but
you,
council,
members,
should
have
an
updated
blue
letter
with
what
we've
modified
over
the
weekend,
which
primarily
sets
the
metric
for
assisting
the
restaurants
at
their
the
ancillary
fees
that
they
that
they
incur
for
delivery
materials.
So
the
the
packaging,
the
the
any
any
warming
ovens
anything
related
to
getting
the
food
to
you
if
you're
not
going
to
eat
at
home.
So
it's
not
just
delivery.
It
also
would.
AE
AE
The
the
caps
that
we've
put
on
it
are
7
500
per
restaurant.
If
a
if,
if
a
restaurant
management
group
has
more
than
one
location,
we've
limited
that
to
fifteen
thousand
dollars
for
that
one
single
restaurant
group
first
come
first
serve
we'll
administer
the
program
as
long
as
we
have
funding,
we've
put
a
lot
of
thought
into
it,
a
lot
of
research,
and
we
we
think
this
is.
This-
is
the
most
substantial
way
that
we
can.
We
can
distribute
some
assistance
to
help
our.
AD
AD
AE
X
U
Yeah.
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
I
just
wanted
to
to
thank
staff
for
for
the
work
that
they
put
in
on
this,
particularly
the
work
in
the
last
few
days
to
remove
the
the
third
party
delivery
service.
You
know
I
talked
with
a
number
of
small
businesses,
restaurants
in
in
my
ward,
from
the
ingersoll
corridor
to
court
avenue
to
western
gateway.
U
You
know
they
all
had
concern
about
the
the
third
party
delivery
piece
of
this,
and
I
you
know
this
is
a
way
to
encourage
businesses
to
do
the
right
thing
and
help
help
folks
eat
away
from
the
restaurant
to
the
extent
possible
and
provide
them
some
immediate
relief
there,
and
these
dollars
are
all
going
to
stay
in
our
community
and
hopefully
help
strengthen
these
restaurants.
For,
for
the
long
run,
they're
things
that
I
would
also
consider
or
think
we
might
want
to
consider
in
the
future.
U
I
know,
for
example,
one
thing
that
came
up
was:
I
was
talking
with
restaurants.
The
partnership
did
some
work
to
get
restaurants.
Those
heaters
for
outside
eating
some
of
the
some
restaurants
are
still
using
those
and
I
think
they
run
on
propane
and
that's
another
additional
expense
for
outdoor
eating,
and
that
might
be
something
we
consider
if
we
find
that
the
supply
piece
is
not
exhausting
our
dollars,
although
I
think
I
hope
I
hope
it
does.
U
E
D
D
There
was
a
lot
of
the
focus
that
was
on
the
100
000
to
get
people
through
the
convention
process
through
the
court
system,
but
there
is
significantly
more
money
that
we
are
hoping
is
going
to
come
to
us
rather
expeditiously
to
begin
this
program,
and
could
you
give
us
sort
of
a
sense
scott?
It's
not
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
we're
talking.
C
Yeah,
just
if
I
could
thank
you
mayor
the
magnitude
that
we're
we're
hearing
from
dc
officials
is
that
it
should
be
more
into
six
to
seven
million
dollars
in
total
treasury
funds.
That
would
be
coming
to
the
city
of
des
moines,
so
those
numbers
are
not
finalized
by
any
sense,
but
the
100
000
was
more
of
the
immediate
need
to
get
us
you
through
the
next
few
weeks
with
our
partners
also
chipping
in
so
that
was
just
the
very
short
term
paid.