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From YouTube: May 9, 2014 Minneapolis City Council Meeting
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Minneapolis City Council Meeting
B
A
C
So
we
really
have
I
think
just
a
tremendous
breadth
of
services
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
and
so
many
wonderful
employees
that
have
given
their
expertise
given
of
their
time
given
of
their
dedication
to
make
our
city
run
very
well,
and
we
are
so
happy
to
have
your
service.
We
are
so
thankful
to
have
your
service
I'm
sure
every
single
one
of
us
up
here
has
been
in
a
special
circumstance
where
they
had
been
able
to
see
the
breadth
of
dedication
and
breadth
of
services
of
our
employees.
C
I
thought
I
might
just
mention
too
it's
interesting.
It's
a
crossover
recognition,
perhaps
is
also
municipal
clerks
week,
and
we
had
a
note
from
our
City
Clerk
Casey
Carl
earlier
this
week
that
this
is
municipal
clerks
week
and
he
wanted
us
to
be
aware
that
the
municipal
clerk
is
actually
one
of
the
oldest
public
servants
that
has
served
local
jurisdictions
going
back
to
biblical
times.
Even
so,
I
just
thought.
That
was
an
interesting
thing
to
note.
As
we
get
started
as
you
can
see,
we
have
a
great
array
of
employees
that
I
think.
C
Once
we
get
to
introductions,
we
will
see
how
this
represents
the
breadth
of
our
enterprise
and
so
I'd
like
to
read
our
resolution,
which
is
by
all
council
members
of
public
service
recognition
week.
Whereas
public
employees
at
federal,
state
and
local
levels
provide
essential
services
which
make
America
and
her
communities
stronger,
safer
places
to
live
work
and
raise
families
protect
and
serve
the
welfare
of
her
since
citizens
in
admin.
C
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Councilmember
glidden,
my
name
is
Chuck
Dougherty
from
the
human
resources
department,
and
why
is
this
group
of
employees
up
here
this
morning
we
are
working
on
an
enterprise
recognition
program
that
we
be
piloting
beginning
july.
First
Casey
Carl
suggested
that
we
come
here
today
to
thank
the
council
for
the
resolution
this
morning
and
also
to
accept
this
honorary
resolution
on
behalf
of
all
city
employees,
so
I'm
honored
to
do
that
today.
A
The
enterprise
recognition
program
that
we're
working
on
will
be
rolled
out.
As
I
said
on
july
first,
this
is
in
response
to
our
last
2011-2012
employee
engagement
survey,
where
employees
felt
that
they
needed
they
were
not
always
being
appreciated
by
the
city,
and
so
we
took
it
on
upon
ourselves
this
group
of
employee
to
try
to
develop
something
that
is
meaningful
for
all
city
employees
and
that's
all
I'm
going
to
say
I'm
going
to
turn
over
to
my
esteemed
colleagues.
A
D
C
So
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
again
into
all
of
the
employees
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
You
make
us
so
proud
to
be
connected
to
the
city.
You've
really
taught
me
so
much
about
what
it
means
to
be
a
public
servant
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
all
of
you
and
thank
you
to
all
of
you
who
took
your
time
to
be
a
part
of
this
presentation
today
and
I'm,
going
to
invite
my
colleagues,
let's
give
a
hand
to
our
public
service
employees.
Thank
you.
So
very
much.
C
I
I
F
J
C
There
are
12
members
present.
Thank
you
very
much
and
I'd
like
to
again
just
sick,
acknowledge
that
council
president
johnson
wishes
she
could
be
here
but
is
with
some
family
obligations
today.
So
the
first
item
on
the
agenda
is
adoption
of
the
agenda
and
I
believe
we
do
have
a
motion
to
move
the
to
amend
the
agenda
by
councilmember,
Reich
and
I.
No.
K
I
K
C
I
C
H
You,
madam
chair,
we
had
one
item:
the
single
employer,
self-insured
medical
plan,
passage
of
a
resolution,
adopting
a
transition
plan
for
the
city
to
implement
single
employer
employee
benefit
plans,
effective
january
first
2015
and
single
employer
self
insurance
medical
plans
commencing
as
early
as
january.
First
2015
and.
C
Right,
Thank,
You,
councilmember
Johnson.
The
item
has
been
moved
to
have
a
second
I.
Don't
need
a
second
okay!
Thank
you
and
I
apologize.
If
I
am
making
you
mistakes
I'm
looking
carefully
at
the
clerk
to
make
sure
that
I
move
our
agenda
along
properly.
So
that
item
has
been
moved
discussion,
seeing
none
clerk
will
call
the
roll
council.
I
C
J
You,
madam
vice
president,
the
community
development
and
regulatory
services
committee
is
bringing
forward
18
items
for
approval
this
morning.
I'm
just
going
to
note
some
of
the
more
notable
items,
including
item
number
one,
which
is
a
land
sale
of
the
hollywood
theater
to
Andrew
volna
for
redevelopment
I'll
know:
we've
owned
this
property
since
the
1980s.
So
this
is
a
major
step
forward
and
I
know.
There's
a
lot
of
excitement
about
it.
J
I'll
also
note
item
number
11,
which
is
approving
our
2015
low
income,
housing
tax,
credit,
procedural
manual
and
allocation
plan,
very
technical
thing,
but
this
is
what
we
are
using
to
move
forward
with
our
low
income,
housing
tax
credit
allocation
for
the
following
year.
I'll
also
note
item:
14
is
our
great
streets,
business
district
support
contracts,
eight
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
requests
for
about
four
hundred
thousand.
C
F
I
I
C
L
You
very
much,
madam
vice
president,
the
health
environment
and
community
engagement
committee
is
bringing
forward
three
items
for
approval
today.
The
first
is
approving
a
set
of
appointments
to
the
Minneapolis
Public
Health
Advisory
Committee
for
two
year
terms
to
expire,
December,
31st
2015.
The
names
are
Julie
ring
from
1st
ward
birdy
Cunningham
from
11th
ward
autumn
Chmielewski
from
12th
ward,
Jennifer
pelletier
as
the
U
of
M
school
of
public
health,
representative
Dan
Brady,
a
member-at-large
abdullahi
chic
from
the
8th,
ward
and
Sarah,
nor
from
the
second
ward.
L
The
second
item
is
passage
of
a
resolution
supporting
the
pursuit
of
national
status
for
the
Minneapolis
health
department.
So
we'll
move
forward
with
that
big
project
and
the
third
and
final
item
is
to
authorize
an
amendment
to
our
contract
with
Hennepin
County,
to
accept
an
additional
three
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
dollars
from
a
federal
teen
pregnancy
prevention
grant.
So
we
can
support
that
work.
I
will
move
all
three
items
forward
for
approval,
Thank.
C
F
I
C
E
I
C
F
F
G
G
M
Three
analyzed
budget
impacts
for
implementation
of
the
racial
equity
framework,
ensure
budget
request
for
2015
are
forwarded
to
the
mayor
and
the
City
Council
for
inclusion
in
the
2015
budget
process
for
create
a
racial
equity
policy.
Work
group,
convened
and
chair
by
Mayor
Hodges
to
assist
in
ongoing
oversight
of
the
developments
of
the
racial
equity
framework,
the
racial
equity
action
plan
and
additional
related
initiatives,
as
well
as
to
develop
tools
appropriate
for
use
by
the
City
Council
and
mayor
to
view
policy
decisions
through
a
racial
equity
lens.
M
The
work
group
will
include
count
council,
vice-president,
glidden,
council
members,
gordon
and
yang,
as
well
as
department
heads
identified
in
resolution.
2012
are
456
and
other
staff
from
equitable
solution
staff
team
as
appropriate,
including
the
city
clerk.
A
report
from
this
group
will
be
included
with
the
presentations
to
public
safety
and
Cal
committees,
as
previously
designated
and
five
referral
quell
the
matter
of
the
updated
affirmative
action
plan.
That
was
a
mouthful.
M
The
second
item
is
to
authorize
application
to
receive
up
to
100
1
million
dollars
over
three
year
period
for
implementation
by
the
many
speedy
of
a
community
strategies
program
to
focus
on
concentrated
areas
of
crime
in
North
Minneapolis.
A
third
item
is
to
authorize
the
joint
powers
agreement
to
be
signed
by
participating
city,
county
and
state
agencies
willing
to
provide
public
safety
and
security
services
to
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
who
are
period
from
July
11
2014
to
July,
sixteenth,
and
with
that
I
will
move
all
three
items.
M
C
C
L
And
I
can
address
the
potential
amendment
as
well.
I
I
did
want
to
note
that
I
think
it's
a
significant
step
and
there
was
a
in
terms
of
all
the
actions
that
were
approving
with
item
number.
One
I
think
it's
really
important.
Now
that
the
council
takes
a
careful
look
in
a
more
active
role
in
this
racial
equity
work,
which
I
know
that
we
have
been
doing,
and
we've
already
had
just
this
week,
a
couple
deeper
discussions.
L
L
The
council
vice-president
also
chair
of
public
safety,
of
adding
a
councilmember
Cano
to
the
list,
and
there
was
a
sense
from
the
mayor
that
if
the
council
was
taking
an
action
and
naming
at
their
meeting
and
approving
the
appointees
that
if
they
wanted
to
approve
another
members
of
the
committee,
this
would
be
a
good
time
to
do
it.
So
that
was
my
suggestion.
C
I
L
J
L
B
L
G
C
All
right
so
I
think
what
we
should
do
is
let's
go
ahead
and
have
councilmember
yang
has
moved
all
three
items
right,
and
so
we
can
go
ahead
and
take
this
I
think
the
easiest
would
be
to
take.
This
proposed
amendment
to
item
number
one
and
councilmember
garden
has
passed
out
his
motion.
So
I
will
take
that
as
a
motion
to
amend
to
add
councilmember
Cano
and
ask
if
there
is
discussion
seeing
none
I
think
on
an
amendment.
We
can
just
take
a
voice
vote
on
approval.
C
M
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I.
Just
wanted
to
speak
really
quickly
if
I
can't
the
first
item,
which
is
the
equitable
solutions
for
one
Minneapolis,
we
have
all
these
different
names
for
it.
The
racial
equity
framework,
the
racial
equity,
toolkits
and
I
just
want
to
encourage
all
of
my
colleagues
to
review
it.
M
It's
I,
don't
want
to
say
it's
a
rather
large
document
that
mean
it's.
It's
a
you
know
several
sets
of
I
guess
tools
that
come
together
as
one
tool
kits
I
really
want
you
all
to
take
a
look
at
see
what
you
think
you
know
I've
expressed
my
views
on
this
already,
but
you
know
I
mean
with
these
staff
directions.
M
It
was
maybe
our
way
of
giving
a
timeline
to
this
process
to
get
done,
but
also
just
pushing
from
wartime,
so
that
our
colleagues
here
on
the
council
can
have
a
good
chance
of
digest
the
information
to
really
think
about.
You
know
how
they
see
this
moving
forward
it
and
so
I
really
encourage
you
all
to
you
know.
M
C
C
E
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
in
talking
to
other
colleagues
about
this
effort,
there
has
been
a
question
about:
are
we
moving
racial
equity
issues
forward
or
are
we
putting
them
on
hold
until
this
plan
is
together
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
encourage
everyone
to
keep
doing
their
work?
With
that
spirit
in
mind,
a
lot
of
us
are
continuing
to
do
that
work.
It's
not
that
racial
equity
initiatives
aren't
happening
under
each
council
member
council
members
per
view
of
their
ward
or
their
workload.
E
This
is
just
a
different
way
to
look
at
a
systems
wide
organizational
culture,
change
and
really
figuring
out
the
outcomes
that
we
want
to
achieve
as
a
city
government,
and
it's
not
Tim,
it's
not
meant
to
replace
or
to
pause
any
individual
work.
Remember
any
individual
council
members
work
in
this
particular
area.
C
F
I
C
N
N
The
transportation
Public
Works
Committee
is
40
and
11
items
for
approval
item.
One
regards
to
establishing
a
special
service
district
at
54th
lyndale
item
2
is
also
to
established
a
special
service
district
in
this
case
west
broadway
item
three
is
the
edgewater
area
cedar
street
resurfacing
project
item
4?
Is
the
2014
graffiti
prevention
micro
grant
program
item
5
is
an
rfp
for
processing
services,
item
6
hour
to
roadway
construction
projects
associated
with
a
larger
bridge
removal
and
reestablishment
project.
The
following
items
referred
reports,
two
ways
and
means
committee:
I
am
seven
hour.
N
Special
assessment
appeal
settlement
and
the
details
there
in
item
8
is
the
Southwest
Minneapolis
interceptor
rehabilitation
projects.
Item
9
is
the
fourth
Street
35w
on-ramp
auxiliary
lean
project
and
it's
to
amend
that
project
for
additional
funds
that
were
needed
to
complete
it
and
item
10
is
a
sidewalk
reconstruction.
Special
assessment,
cancellation
and
11
are
to
accept
low
bids
from
Thomas
and
Sons
Construction
a
little
bit
from
gemstone
products
and
accept
a
little
bit
from
Charis
corporation
to
all,
provide
materials
and
services
for
our
road
repair,
stand
for
questions
and
forward
these
for
approval
all.
C
D
D
D
G
C
K
Thank
you,
madam
vice
president
ways
and
means
committee
will
bring
forward
five
items
today.
First
is
a
bid
for
the
production,
color
printer
rental,
accepting
a
low
bid
from
canon
solutions.
America
Inc
second
item
is
the
donation
of
digital
billboard
display
time
from
clear
channel?
Outdoor
third
item
is
the
donation
of
public
service
announcements
from
comcast
cable
for
providing
public
service
announcements?
C
D
I
F
Thank
you,
madam
vice
president,
we
have
just
one
item
today
from
zoning
and
planning
it's
the
Essex
hotel
at
the
intersection
of
essex
avenue,
southeast
and
here
on
boulevard
south
east.
This
is
passage
of
an
ordinance
approving
a
petition
filed
by
scott
nelson
of
DJ,
our
architecture
to
rezone
the
properties
from
our
52
c3a
to
allow
for
the
construction
of
a
hotel,
and
I
will
move
that
item.
G
G
C
We
have
resolutions
in
the
first
is
an
honorary
resolution,
declaring
the
excuse
me
declaring
the
week
of
May
12
through
16
as
public
service
recognition
week
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
I
think
do
we
take
a
roll
call
on
the
just
voice
vote
on
the
resolution,
so
I'll
move
approval
of
that
item
discussion.
Seeing
none
on
approval,
please
say:
aye
aye.
B
C
That
item
is
approved
next,
we
have
passage
of
a
resolution
amending
resolution.
2014
are
0
for
6
relating
to
a
clean
zone
around
target
field
during
the
2014
major
league,
baseball,
all-star
game
and
related
events.
This
item
is
authored
by
councilmember,
Quincy
I
didn't
know.
If
you
had
comments
on
it,
I'd.
K
Be
happy
to
make
some
comments.
Thank
you,
madam
vice
president
I
think
there
was
some
confusion
over
the
city's
intent
of
passing
the
original
resolution
establishing
the
clean
zone
so
well.
What
the
amendments
to
the
this
resolution
help
clarify
and
restate
our
position.
Many
of
these
amendments
are
being
made
to
the
original
resolution
to
make
clear
what
the
city's
intent
was
already.
So
specifically,
I
wanted
to
speak
to
a
few
of
the
items.
The
resolution
only
applies
to
temporary
licenses
and
permits
for
commercial
vending
and
marketing
types
of
activities.
K
This
is
really
intended
to
make
sure
we're
protecting
our
own
local,
small
businesses
and
businesses
that
are
operating
in
the
area
already,
so
these
are
only
two
temporary
licenses
and
permits.
The
city,
of
course,
will
retain
its
full
and
final
authority
in
determining
whether
to
issue
temporary
license
and
permits.
K
The
original
resolution
seemed
to
indicate
that
Major
League
Baseball
had
a
role
in
that
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
everybody
knew
that
this
amendment
said
Major
League
Baseball
would
be
conferred
with,
but
the
city
retains
those
authorities,
and
the
city
of
course
will
make
sure
that,
when
considering
applications
for
applicable
laws,
ordinances
and
regulations
will
be
followed
with
the
protection
of
constitutional
rights
being
preeminent.
This
means,
of
course,
that
nothing
we're
doing
in
resolution
or
an
ordinance
will
be
changing
the
First
Amendment.
K
C
L
You
very
much,
madam
vice
president
and
I,
just
wanted
to
express
my
gratitude
and
appreciation
to
councilmember
Quincy
for
bringing
this
forward.
I
know
that
when
it
came
up
before
we
heard
a
lot
of
questions
from
people-
and
we
tried
then
to
express
that
our
intent
and
I
think
is
the
lack
of
clarity
in
the
language
maybe
continue
to
raise
concerns
and
raise
issues.
So
I
think
it's
it's
very
important
that
we
do
this.
L
C
Thank
you
and
I
am
not
seen
for
the
further
discussion,
and
so
again
this
is
a
voice
vote
unless
there
is
request
otherwise
and
I'm
not
seen
one
so
on
approval,
please
say
aye
aye
opposed
and
that
item
is
approved.
Next
we
have
motions,
and
the
first
is
a
motion
by
councilmember
Quincy-
that
regular
payrolls
of
city
employees
under
council
jurisdiction
for
the
month
of
june
2014
be
approved
and
ordered
paid
on
approval.
Please
say:
aye
aye
opposed.
That
item
is
approved.
Next
we
have
designation
of
interim
assistant
city
clerk.
C
C
Next,
we
have
a
notice
of
intent
by
Andrew
Johnson
to
introduce
at
the
next
regular
meeting
of
the
City
Council,
subject
matter
of
an
ordinance
amending
title,
10
chapter
196
of
the
Minneapolis
code
of
ordinances
relating
to
food
code,
water
for
drinking
and
domestic
purposes.
Repealing
chapter
196
item
number
three
is
another
notice
of
intent
by
councilmember,
Andrew,
Johnson
and
councilmember
bike
to
and
I
wasn't
sure
you
could
do
that
to
introduce
at
the
next
regular
meeting
of
the
City
Council
the
subject
matter
of
an
ordinance
amending
Title
18
chapter
7.
C
Excuse
me
for
78
of
the
Minneapolis
code
of
ordinances
relating
to
traffic
code,
parking,
stopping
and
standing
repealing
section
478,
oh
point:
90
parentheses,
small
n
regarding
parking
restrictions,
adjacent
to
school
property
and
I
know
that
council
member
Andrew
Johnson
wanted
to
make
some
comment
on
these
introductions
and
I'll
recognize
him
now.
Thank.
H
H
Those
were
actually
rendered
irrelevant,
40
years
ago
by
these
safe
water,
drinking
act
or
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
passed
by
Congress,
which
actually
mandates
the
EPA
set
those
specific
standards
for
water
and
that
states
are
allowed
to
set
higher
standards.
But
that
municipalities
cannot.
So.
This
is
an
effort
to
clean
up
our
ordinances.
I
just
wanted
to
make
my
colleagues
aware
of
the
intent
behind
these.
Thank
you
thank.
C
You
very
much
next
and
last
item
on
new
business
is
a
proposed
charter
amendment
for
filing
fee
for
municipal
elections,
and
this
is
a
recommended
ordinance
from
the
Charter
Commission
amending
chapter
2,
section
13
of
the
Minneapolis
City
Charter
relating
to
officers.
Elections
filing
for
election
specified
the
filing
fee
for
candidates
for
election
at
any
city
election
for
referral
to
the
intergovernmental
relations
committee.
C
N
Thank
you,
madam
vice
president,
just
wanted
to
announce
that
this
will
be
the
19th
year
for
Northeast,
Minneapolis,
art,
districts,
art,
a
whirl
event,
the
country's
largest
open
studio
event,
and
it
starts
five
o'clock
Friday
to
five
o'clock
sunday.
You
can
go
the
NEMA
Northeast,
Minneapolis,
ours,
Association
website
for
details,
studio
guides,
etc.
K
Thank
you,
madam
vice
president,
it's
a
simple
announcement
that
I
think
everybody
has
noted
in
their
calendars,
but
I
wanted
to
wish
all
the
mothers
in
in
our
community
and
around
the
world
a
happy
mother
staying
as
we
celebrate
that
this
weekend,
I
know
personally,
I
missed
the
opportunity
to
wish
my
own
mother
who
passed
away
11
years
ago,
Mother's,
Day,
so
I
hope
all
the
kids
out
there
can
cherish
the
opportunity
while
it's
available.
Thank
you
thank.