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From YouTube: May 19, 2014 Ways & Means Committee Meeting
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Minneapolis Ways & Means Committee Meeting
A
Quick
and
easy
today,
good
hi,
lo,
everybody
looks
like
we're
on
air
now,
so
I
will
go
ahead
and
call
this
meeting
to
order
of
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee.
So
what
is
today's
date?
May
nineteenth
and
councilmember
John
Quincy,
chair
of
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee
and
joined
by
a
council
member
of
Johnson,
bender,
Palmisano
and
yang
vice
president
glidden
is
out
of
the
office
today
on
some
City
business,
she's
not
going
to
be
able
to
join
us,
but
we
are
a
quorum
and
we
can
continue
to
do
the
city's
work
there.
A
We
have
22
items
to
review
today
on
our
consent
agenda
and
we'll
be
looking
forward
to
a
presentation
on
city
expenditures
at
the
end
for
some
more
questions.
So
the
first
item
on
the
consent
agenda
was
from
the
City
Attorney's
Office.
Regarding
a
legal
settlement.
Second
item
is
with
Alliance
on
race
and
equity.
Entering
into
an
agreement
with
Alliance
on
race
and
equity
is
brought
forward
by
the
city
coordinators
office.
A
The
third
and
fourth
items
are
from
the
finance
department:
they're,
the
2014
first
quarter,
gifted
gift
acceptance,
resolution,
accepting
gifts
and
then
the
fourth
item
is
the
payment
card
industry,
information
security
policy
that
will
be
approving
and
implementing
a
PCI
policy
and
receive
and
file
and
attach
procedures
that
support
that
policy.
The
fifth
item
is,
from
our
human
resources
department:
it's
to
issue
a
request
for
proposal
for
fully
insured
and
self-insured
plan
funding
for
coverage
effective
january
first
2015.
This
is
just
for
the
issuance
of
those
rfps.
The
sixth
seventh.
A
Eighth,
nine
and
ten
items
are
all
coming
from
our
information
technology
department,
they're
authorizing
an
increase
in
contracts,
c25
200,
with
unisys
managed
services
talking
about
computer-aided
dispatch,
managed
services,
server,
storage
and
refresh
I
tea
master
contact
program
is
extending
a
contract
with
IT
master
contracts
through
September
30th
of
this
year.
That
include
vendors
for
a
number
of
consultants
and
projects.
A
8Th
item
is
the
information
technology
services
RFP
establishing
a
consulting
pool
through
a
regular
RFP
process.
9Th
item
is
the
LinkedIn
job
search
subscription
services.
10Th
is
go
for
state
one
call
extending
a
contract
with
cortera
Inc
for
three
additional
years
and
increasing
the
contract
by
30,000
for
a
new
not
to
exceed
total
of
107,000.
A
The
executive
committee
brings
forward
a
labor
negotiations
agreement
with
the
electrician's
unit,
represented
by
ibew
local
292,
then
from
the
community
development
regulatory
services
committee
bringing
forward
a
few
I
two
items
here.
One
is
the
Metropolitan,
Council
transit
oriented
development,
otherwise
known
as
T
bruh,
the
Tod
sites,
investigation,
grant
applications
and
then
a
writing
a
contract
with
architectural
Alliance
and
st.
combs
deathless
for
architect
and
engineering
design,
services
for
the
Target
Center
renovation
project,
the
health,
energy
and
Community
Engagement
Committee
brings
forward
two
items.
A
One
is
the
landscaping,
consultation
and
tree
planting
services
executing
a
contract
with
tree
trust
and
then
authorizing
an
increase
to
the
contract
with
Wilson
custom
tree
by
75,000
for
conducting
tree
tree
remediation
program.
So
that
program
is
affecting
tornado
damaged,
trees
in
North,
Minneapolis,
Public,
Safety,
civil
rights
and
emergency
management
committees,
bringing
forward
several
items.
One
is
the
centerpoint
energy
2014
community
partnership
grant
and
then
also
authorizing
acceptance
of
60
smoke,
alarms
from
minnesota's
Safety
Council
to
the
fire
department
for
distribution
in
North,
Minneapolis
transportation,
public
works
project.
A
It
is
construction
season,
so
we're
bringing
forward
several
street
resurfacing
projects
at
fourth
street
north.
No
fourth
street
avenue
south
hey
north
west
franklin
hall,
Lynn
park
areas,
street
resurfacing,
project,
LaSalle,
Avenue
street
resurfacing
project
and
acceptance
of
a
low
bid
and
a
single
bit
one
with
train
company
and
for
ABC
ramps,
building
upgrades
and
then
the
single
bid
of
Thomas
and
Sons
for
Riverside
extension,
15th,
Avenue,
/.
Fourth,
Street
reconstruction
project.
Those
are
the
22
items
on
our
consent
agenda.
If
there
any
questions
or
comments
from
Council
members,
councilmember
yang.
B
Thank
You
mr.
chair
I,
wanted
to
point
out
a
couple
of
things.
First
is
item
number
20,
the
Haid
north
west
franklin
hall,
Lynn
park
area
street
resurfacing
project
em
with
regards
that
piece.
I
was
alone
no
vote
on
that
and
it
was
with
regards
to
just
talking
to
the
residents
in
that
area
and
then
for
item
number
to
the
Alliance
on
race
and
equity.
I'm
wondering
if
we're
going
to
get
a
discussion
on
that
I.
A
Don't
think
there's
anybody
here
from
the
city,
coordinators,
office
or
the
mayor's
office,
but
I
can
speak
to
it
a
little
bit
sure
it
is
a
memorandum
of
agreement,
local
and
regional
government
alliance
on
race
and
equity.
Its
author
izing
this
coordinator,
to
enter
into
the
agreement
and
it's
a
multi-jurisdictional.
A
That
talks
about
a
number
of
cities
who
are
doing
the
race
and
equity
work.
I
don't
have
the
exact
list
of
names,
but
it's
a
cooperative
agreement.
That's
looking
for
twenty
thousand
dollars
to
be
a
participant
in
that
government
alliance
work
if
you'd
like
we
can
hold
this
off
and
maybe
have
maybe
john
styles
from
the
mayor's
office
come
and
answer
more
on
that
for
you
or
would
you
like
to
make
any
additional
comment
is
an
extension
of
what's
going
on
in
the
civil
rights
department
or
separately
well,.
B
That
would
be
my
question.
Among
other
questions,
you
know,
and
you
know
if,
if
I'm
going
to
have
john
styles
or
anybody
else,
you
know
show
up
today,
I
mean
I
I.
Imagine
we'll
just
have
a
discussion
in
committee
of
the
whole
or
probably
the
full
council,
so
I
wouldn't
have
an
issue
with
that,
but
I
probably
just
abstain
from
that
as
well.
Okay,.
A
Very
good,
so
in
the
interest
of
moving
it
forward
to
the
council
meeting
I
think
I'll
move
all
22
items
on
the
consent
agenda
recognizing
there
may
be
at
least
an
abstention
from
one
and
see
if
we
can
get
some
further
clarification
at
the
Committee
of
the
Whole
meeting
for
that
item.
Any
other
questions
comments,
good
all
those
in
favor
of
the
consent
agenda,
as
presented,
please
say:
aye,
aye
and
posed
and
abstentions
on
item
20.
C
After
good
afternoon,
chair
Quincy,
Council
members,
as
chair
Quincy
indicated
today,
is
the
fourth
in
a
extensive
series
of
topic,
topical
discussions
regarding
budget
issues.
Today,
we're
together
to
talk
about
expenditures.
We've
had
opportunities
together
to
talk
about
the
city's
long-term
debt
obligations,
as
well
as
the
revenue
sources
that
are
available
for
the
city
in
preparing
its
budget,
with
one
session
dedicated
to
property
taxes,
and
today
we're
together
to
talk
about
how
do
we
utilize
those
resources?
What
our
city
expenditures?
C
C
So
what
are
the
major
types
of
expenditures
that
we
have
within
the
city?
Certainly,
personnel
expenditures
are
one
of
the
largest
portions
of
the
overall
budget
that
would
include
salaries
and
wages,
including
anything
like
overtime
comp
time.
Anything
like
that.
We
also
have
the
employee
benefits,
which
include
anything
from
health
insurance
to
retirement,
including
the
Public,
Employee,
Retirement,
Association
contribution
and
dental
benefits,
etc.
We
also
have
contractual
services,
which
are
third
third
party
provision
of
activities
that
may
either
serve
us
internally
or
serve
the
community
as
a
whole.
C
We
may
also
hire
a
contractor
to
build
a
street,
so
there
are
two
different,
relatively
two
different
kinds
of
contractors
that
we're
talking
about
those
that
help
us
internally
and
those
that
are
deployed
on
the
street
to
help
deliver
our
services,
materials
and
supplies
are
certainly
another
type
of
operating
expenditure
that
will
range
anywhere
from
your
office
supplies
to
your
purchases
of
asphalt
and
applicant
applications
for
the
street
capital
costs
are
the
costs
that
we
incur
for
acquisition
of
items
that
we
will
convert
to
city
assets.
So
that's
like
land
buildings
vehicles.
C
One
thing
I
think
it's
important
to
understand,
and
we
do
have
some
confusion
on
occasion.
Is
that
capital
for
the
sake
of
working
capital
is
not
truly
a
capital
expenditure
in
its
defined
sense?
Working
capital
is
more
of
a
a
operating
expense
or
a
program
type
of
expenditure,
whereby
the
city
is
able
to
utilize
resources
in
cooperation
with
a
recipient
for
them
to
build
capital
that
doesn't
belong
to
the
city,
but
it
enhances
the
city.
C
Just
a
quick
overview
of
where
we
stand
in
terms
of
the
city's
overall
expenditure
budget,
we
do
have
a
budget
adopted
for
2014
of
just
over
1
2.2
billion
dollars
and
in
the
categories
that
I
indicated
previously.
You'll
see
that
capital
expenditures
are
approximately
fifteen
percent
and
salary
and
fringe
benefits.
Again.
The
major
component
of
the
city's
budget
is
related
to
staff.
A
C
Aussies
overall
debt
has
declined
significantly
over
the
past
10
years,
so
you'll
see
that
if
we
were
to
do
a
a
an
overtime
view
of
these
various
expenditure
types
that
debt
will
have
been
declining
capital
expenditures
do
fluctuate
somewhat
in
large
part
depending
on
the
economy.
When
we
have
a
constrained
economy
and
fewer
resources,
capital
is
quite
often
the
area
that
gets
pinched
back
a
little
bit
because
it's
the
easiest
to
contract
again.
Looking
back
at
these
expenditures
associated
with
staff,
staffing
costs
are
typically
some
of
the
most
difficult
to
expanding
contract.
C
Just
because
of
the
nature
of
you,
you've
got
costs
associated
with
paying
on
severance.
If
you
add
staff,
it
takes
time
to
bring
them
on
board,
but
overall
I'd
say
that
the
expenditures
have
have
declined
from
two
prior
to
2008
when
we
received
large
funding
reductions
due
to
the
LGA
on
allotments
and
the
debt
has
continued
to
decline,
but
we
are
increasing
rather
moderately
in
the
past
couple
of
years.
Thank.
D
C
In
one
of
our
previous
conversations,
I
spoke
to
you
about
the
different
funding
sources
within
the
city
and
that
we
have
several
different
fund
types
that
we
have
the
city's
general
fund,
which
is
the
area
that
covers
the
majority
of
our
general
general
governmental
services,
including
police
and
fire.
Our
public
works
our
administrative
services.
We
also
have
a
special
revenue
fund,
which
is
funds
that
we
receive
to
provide
for
certain
expenditures.
They
need
to
have
a
direct
linkage
between
the
two,
our
capital
project
funds,
as
the
name
denotes,
is
for
capital
projects.
C
Our
debt
service
fund
is
for
the
expert
for
the
payment
of
principal
and
interest
on
our
outstanding
debt,
and
our
internal
service
funds
is
kind
of
a
unique
animal.
It
is
the
within
the
the
city.
There
are
various
services
that
are
provided
only
internally.
I
use,
for
example,
our
fleet
operations
fleet
operations
provide
services
only
to
other
departments
within
the
city,
so
fleet
is
one
example.
The
information
technology
is
another
internal
service
fund.
These
areas
are
comprised
all
of
the
internal
services
and
our
charge.
C
Delta
departments
mainly
forma
cost
accounting
standpoint,
so
that
when
we
go
into
an
activities
such
as
trying
to
calculate
fees,
we
have
a
much
better
idea
of
what
the
true
cost
of
services
and
then
the
enterprise
funds
is
I
had
mentioned
in
a
previous
conversation.
Enterprise
funds
are
really
those
business
type
activities
that
the
city
operates
specifically
utilities,
the
water
is
an
Enterprise
Fund.
We
charge
a
sufficient
amount
in
the
rates
to
pay
for
the
operations
of
that
particular
activity.
Property
taxes
don't
supplement
enterprise
funds;
they
are
for
all
intensive
purposes,
a
self-supporting
activity.
C
This
is
kind
of
a
busy
chart,
but
to
give
you
an
idea
of
where
individual
departments
and
functions
stand
in
terms
of
the
overall
city
budget,
you'll
see
in
the
lower
left-hand
corner,
this
kind
of
the
yellowish
orange
wedge,
the
enterprise
funds
make
up
approximately
twelve
percent
of
the
city's
overall
budget
and
putting
that
back
in
perspective
with
the
the
table
that
I
showed
you
earlier.
When
we
look
at
capital
costs
and
contractual
costs,
a
lot
of
those
costs
are
associated
with
operating
the
enterprise
funds.
C
There's
a
lot
of
capital
expenditures
associated
with
running
a
sewer
and
water
utility
sewer
lines
are
expensive
to
put
in.
We
also
have
a
contractual
arrangement
with
the
Metropolitan
Council
for
the
processing
of
the
city's
wastewater,
which
shows
up
as
a
rather
significant
contractual
expenditure,
but
it's
really
an
obligation
that
we
pay
on
behalf
of
the
residents
to
have
the
wastewater
processed.
C
You
I
think
it's
important
as
we
talk
about
expenditures
to
remember
that
that
all
expenditures
in
the
city
need
to
be
covered
by
appropriation
Authority.
There
needs
to
be
an
approval
through
a
through
the
budget
process
or
through
a
supplementary
approval
through
through
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee.
C
Even
when
we
receive
grants
which
in
some
cases,
we
call
other
people's
money,
if
we
still
are
obligated
to
accept
and
appropriate
the
expenditure
of
those
funds,
even
if
they
were
not
generated
from
taxes
or
from
residents
within
the
city,
it's
also
important
to
keep
in
mind
that
when
we
enter
into
contracts,
we
create
obligations
that
we
don't
necessarily
create
an
appropriation
appropriations
are
an
annual
activity
and
on
December
31st
the
appropriation
ends
and
notwithstanding
a
subsequent
action.
We
should
be
keeping
in
mind
whether
or
not
we've
entered
into
contractual
obligations
that
cover
multiple
years.
C
So
we
are
not
necessarily
obligated
to
fund
the
payment,
but
we
have
to
make
the
payment.
So
it's
it
kind
of
ties
our
hands
in
terms
of
our
flexibility
in
the
upcoming
budget
years,
when
we've
got
long-term
contracts,
and
it's
important
also
to
note
that
expenditure
appropriations
are
not
funding.
Funding
is
really
the
the
ability
or
the
resources
to
pay
for
the
appropriation.
C
So
an
example
that
I
like
to
use
is,
we
may
have
entered
into
a
grant
agreement
with
an
agency
and
accepted
the
their
terms
and
appropriated
or
provided
for
an
expenditure
budget
associated
with
the
grant.
But
if
the
grant
doesn't
come
in,
it's
not
funded
and
we
don't
have
anything
to
spend.
So
an
appropriation
does
not
necessarily
equate
to
the
resources
in
order
to
cover
it.
So
it's
really
important
to
keep
in
mind
the
the
income
side,
as
well
as
on
the
expenditure
side.
C
But
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
following
the
rules
that
apply
to
public
purpose
expenditure,
so
first
of
all,
taxation
per
the
Minnesota
Constitution,
must
be
for
a
public
purpose.
There's
certain
authorities
for
the
expenditure
of
public
funds
now
there's
some
that
are
implied,
which
are
a
little
difficult
to
define
on
occasion,
there's
very
specific
expenditures.
In
many
home
rule
charter
cities
such
as
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
it
may
have
more
authorities
defined
in
their
charity.
That
may
be
slightly
different
than
what's
included
in
the
state
statutes.
C
So
keeping
in
mind
when
we
do
put
together
our
expenditure
budget
and
when
we're
approving
expenditures,
there
are
some
standards
that
come
into
play
and
we
need
to
be
thinking
that
the
activity
that
we're
proving
benefits
the
community
as
a
body
the
activity
is
directly
related
to
the
functions
of
the
government.
The
activity
doesn't
have
its
primary
objective
as
being
the
pardon
me
activity
does
not
have
its
primary
objective
to
be
the
benefit
of
a
private
interest
and
I
apologize.
C
The
some
of
the
pitfalls
are
some
of
the
areas
that
we've
learned
from
the
state
auditor.
That
is
important
for
us
to
keep
in
mind
when
we
are
looking
at
activities
that
we
might
want
to
participate
in.
The
community
celebrations
on
occasion
can
be
areas
of
concern,
depending
on
the
the
nature
and
the
reason
for
the
celebration
that
may
may
not
be
something
that
we're
supposed
to
be
participating
in
from
a
monetary
standpoint,
also
donations
to
organizations
as
a
public
body.
C
We
do
not
make
donations
to
organisations,
and
it
does
get
a
little
bit
confusing,
because
sometimes
grants
if
they're
not
well
thought
out
and
well
defined,
can
be
considered
eight,
a
donation
to
an
organization.
So
when
we're
going
into
those
activities,
we
need
to
be
very
clear
about
expectations
in
what
we
are
expecting
them
to
provide
in
exchange
for
any
funds
that
we
give
to
them.
We
also
have
concerns
on
occasion
with
dues
and
memberships
with
private
organizations.
C
There
are
some
memberships
that
we
are
allowed
to
participate
in,
particularly
the
league
in
Minnesota
cities,
there's
a
number
of
memberships
that
are
actually
drawn
out
in
statute
and
again,
as
a
charter
City,
we
may
have
some
additional
provisions
that
allow
us
to
participate
with
various
organizations.
But
it's
just
something
that
you
should
keep
in
mind
that
when
you
see
a
membership
or
something
along
those
lines
that
we
need
to
be
clear
on
what
what
the
expectations
are
and
the
finally
not.
C
And
I
kind
of
like
this
little
chart
that
was
provided
by
the
league
of
Minnesota
cities,
that
kind
of
helps
when
we're
seeing
things
come
through
and
we're
reviewing
expenditures
in
our
office.
We
can
use
this
as
kind
of
a
quick
acid
test
as
to
whether
or
not
it's
something
that
we
should
raise
to
a
higher
level
of
scrutiny.
So
I'll
leave
it
to
you
to
look
at
I.
Don't
need
to
read
that
to
you
and
before
I,
move
on
I
will
stand
for
any
questions
or
any
follow-up.
D
C
Fringe
benefits
I'm,
not
a
particular
fan
of
the
word
fringe
here,
because
it
seems
that
makes
it
the
benefit
seem
superfluous
for
the
most
part.
What
we're
talking
about
are
the
legislatively
mandated
contributions
to
PE
RA.
We
are
mandated
to
to
pay
a
certain
percentage
depending
on
the
class
of
the
employee,
there's
the
city's
contribution
towards
health
insurance,
as
well
as
towards
dental
insurance,
and
that's
really
about
it.
Any
of
the
other
benefits,
including
deferred
comp
is
a
is
an
employee
paid
benefit
so,
for
the
most
part,
it's
its
health
and
welfare
benefits
and.
C
C
C
Finally,
as
we
wrap
up
our
series
of
scintillating
budget
topics,
I
seek
your
indulgence
to
come
back
at
the
next
meeting
and
maybe
and
provide
for
a
wrap
up
in
a
roll
up
of
information
that
we've
provided
so
far
as
a
lead-in
into
the
the
budget
process.
The
calendar
for
the
presentations
to
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee
next
fall
will
be
available
in
the
next
week
or
so,
and
that
will
be
forwarded
and
I'd
like
to
take
a
moment
to
run
through
that
with
you
at
the
next
meeting,
and
also
the
departments
will
be
beginning.
C
Their
budget
deliberations
with
the
mayor's
office.
So
I
think
it's
important
as
we
move
into
that
cycle
that
you,
as
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee,
have
an
opportunity
to
be
a
prized
as
to
what's
going
to
be
coming
down
the
pipeline
for
you,
and
certainly
there's
any
other
topics
that
we
can
provide.
Additional
information
regarding
we'd
be
more
than
happy
to
respond
very.
A
We
won't
be
taking
any
particular
action
on
any
of
those
budget
hearings,
but
it
gives
us
an
opportunity
to
speak
with
the
department
heads
on
specific
line
items
and
the
pro
and
their
forms
that
are
going
to
be
presented
and
that
that
process
hasn't
been
fully
discussed
yet
about
what
those
hearings
will
look
like.
But
the
schedule
is
going
to
be
coming
out,
probably
in
the
next
day
or
two
we've
got
met
with
nature.
A
Our
committee
chairs
have
had
an
opportunity
to
present
or
to
be
it,
attend
those
public
hearings
and
then
we'll
be
able
to
put
those
on
to
a
calendar.
So
as
soon
as
we
get
those
who
invite
all
of
my
colleagues
up
here
to
put
those
in
so
we
know
what
to
look
forward
to
I
think
there
were
on
your
last
slide.
You
had
other
topics.
I
know
we're
going
to
probably
do
a
follow-up
to
what
councilmember
bender
had
requested
I.
A
Think
last
time
more
on
the
TIFF
study
of
understanding
what
the
TIF
are
out
there
right
now,
we
could
look
forward
to
and
those
long-term
implications
and
percentages
and
I
think
we're.
Also
looking
for
a
topic
recap
on
the
licenses
permits
and
fees
portion.
I
know
that
those
are
high
on
your
list.
Is
we've
had
an
opportunity
to
speak
about
those,
so
those
are
some
other
topics
that
we'll
be
covering
in
this
committee
in
the
in
the
near
future.
A
So
now
are
there
any
other
questions
for
Miss
Christensen
on
this
presentation
or
other
topics
that
you'd
like
to
discuss
as
we
get
into
the
budget
process.
I
guess
we're
all
good
to
go
then.
So.
Thank
you
very
much.
Miss
Christensen
and
I
think
as
I've
I
think
we
have
to
take
action
to
actually
receive
and
file
what
miss
Christensen
just
presented.
So
on
that
motion,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye,
not
surprisingly,
that
passes.
Thank
you.
Miss
Christensen
and
I
see
no
further
business
on
this
agenda,
so
we
are
adjourned.