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From YouTube: August 7, 2015 Minneapolis City Council
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Minneapolis City Council Meeting
A
Good
morning
my
name
is
Barbara
Johnson
minneapolis
city
council
president
and
we're
here
for
the
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
Minneapolis
City
Council,
and
we
take
time
sometimes
before
a
meeting
to
recognize
extraordinary
individuals,
extraordinary
businesses,
people
that
have
done
great
work
in
our
city,
and
so
this
morning
we
had
in
and
also
organizations.
Excuse
me
so
this
morning,
councilmember
glidden
wants
to
recognize
people
that
are
working
on
ovarian
cancer.
B
Thank
you
so
much
council
president
good
morning.
My
name
is
Elizabeth
glidden
I'm,
the
vice
president
of
the
Minneapolis
City
Council,
and
we're
here
today
with
Kathleen
Gavin,
who
is
the
executive
director
of
the
Minnesota
ovarian
cancer
alliance
and
with
the
help
of
the
Alliance.
We
are
recognizing
September
of
2015
as
ovarian
cancer
month
and
in
honor
of
that
we'll
be
lighting.
The
35w
bridge
in
teal
and
so
I
have
a
resolution
that
I'd
like
to
read,
and
then
I
will
ask
kathleen
if
she'd
like
to
say
a
few
words.
B
When
detected
early
more
than
ninety,
two
percent
of
women
survive
longer
than
five
years.
If
the
disease
is
detected
and
treated
properly
before
to
spread
beyond
the
ovaries
and
whereas
more
ovarian
cancer,
research
is
critically
needed
to
develop
prevention
strategies,
early
detection
tools,
better
therapies
and
a
cure,
and
whereas
women's
lives
will
be
saved
by
raising
public
awareness
about
ovarian
cancer
and
educating
doctors
and
women
about
the
symptoms
of
the
disease.
B
Now,
therefore
be
it
resolved
by
the
City
Council
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis
that
we
do
hereby
proclaim
the
month
of
September
2015
to
be
ovarian
cancer
awareness
month
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
be
it
further
resolved
at
the
35w
bridge,
be
lit
teal
on
monday
august,
31st
2015
in
honor
of
the
minnesota
ovarian
cancer
alliances
work
to
raise
awareness,
provide
support
and
fund
ovarian
cancer
research.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
You
very
much
on
behalf
of
the
Minnesota
ovarian
cancer
alliance.
We
are
a
statewide
group,
but
we
have
an
office
in
Councilwoman,
glidden's
area
and
she's
been
very
supportive
of
us.
We're
a
15
year
old
organization
and
for
the
last
several
years
have
appreciated
the
support
of
the
City
Council
in
recognizing
this
very
important
disease
and
month
for
us,
and
this
year,
in
addition
to
the
35w
bridge,
will
also
be
lighting.
The
Lowry
bridge
teal
on
Thursday
August.
Fourth,
and
you
may
notice,
the
IDS
tower
will
be
lit.
C
The
teal
on
sep
tember,
first
and
the
foshay
tower
will
be
lit
teal
for
the
first
month
of
the
first
week
of
the
month.
So
we
really
appreciate
the
support
of
the
city
in
helping
us
extend
our
mission
and
if
anyone
here
is
affected
by
ovarian
cancer,
please
reach
out
to
us.
We
have
a
whole
range
of
services
and
we
do
support
the
University
of
Minnesota
and
mayo
with
our
research
money,
which
has
totaled
over
5
million
dollars
to
date.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
supporting
our
efforts
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
for
joining.
A
Jay
is
one
of
our
employees.
I've
had
too
many
of
these
kind
of
ceremonies.
In
the
recent
past,
I
was
at
one
at
sea
ped
this
week
for
Kristen
guild
who's,
leaving
us
and
going
to
the
city
of
st.
Paul
to
work
in
their
economic
development
department,
but
I
said
we're
like
the
farm
team
for
other
cities,
which
tells
you
how
important
the
work
that
our
employees
do
is
and
is
recognized
across
this
region.
A
You
know
where
the
premier
City
in
our
region,
and
so
the
tasks
that
people
take
on
in
this
city
are
very
complicated,
complex
and
provide
experience
that
you
don't
get
in
any
other
city,
so
Jay
is
leaving
us
going
to
be
the
city
manager
in
the
city
of
brooklyn
park
and
a
brooklyn
park
is
a
really
interesting
suburb.
Actually,
I
represent
the
far
northwest
corner
of
minneapolis.
Oh
I
have
some
interaction
with
Brooklyn
Park
over
the
years
and
they're
a
very,
very
progressive
city.
They
take
their
problems
head-on,
reach
out
to
their
communities.
A
This
last
year,
I've
been
following
in
the
North
Metro
section
of
the
paper.
One
of
the
things
they've
done
is
identify
their
neighborhoods,
which
is
a
name
their
neighborhoods
to
try
and
create
more
of
a
sense
of
community
among
the
neighbors
and
so
I
watch.
What
they
do
so
Jay
I'll
be
watching
you,
but
I
want
to
read
this
resolution
because
Jay
has
been
such
a
great
team
player
for
us
in
Minneapolis,
taking
on
roles
that
he
always
when
he
was
asked
to,
and
that
is
really
an
important
thing
in
this
city
so
I.
A
Trailblazer
award
for
excellence
in
public
performance
reporting
and
whereas
Jay
improved
community
outcomes
and
organizational
effectiveness
and
institutionalized
a
culture
of
results
and
continuous
improvement
through
the
development
and
administration
of
Minneapolis.
'as
internationally
recognized
results
management
system.
This
system
included
development
of
three
sets
of
City
goals,
guidance
and
support
of
departments
in
the
crafting
of
dozens
of
dis,
business
plans,
merging
performance
measurements
into
the
city's
budget
process,
introduction
of
business
policies
and
continuous
improvement
programs
and
curator
of
countless
results.
A
A
A
F
G
We're
really
honored
to
have
you
both
up
here
as
well
as
in
our
city,
while
I
don't
wear
jewelry
myself,
I
often
purchase
it
for
people
that
I
like
and
arguably
arguably
not
enough,
but
I
would
encourage
everyone
up
here
and
especially
the
the
single
men
and
women,
and
there
are
quite
a
few
of
them
to
visit
the
gentleman's
because
you
guys
are
doing
such
an
extraordinary
job.
And
then
we
love
having
you
here
so.
F
Your
commitment
to
our
downtown
and
the
downtown
Skyway
system
is
really
impressive.
So
I'd
like
to
present
this
resolution
and
thank
patch
sadler
who's
been
working
on
it
as
well.
Jean
gitelson
was
born
and
raised
in
North
Minneapolis
attended,
Willard
elementary
Lincoln
junior
high
and
graduated
from
North
High
School.
Mr.
gitelson
received
a
sales
education
from
his
father,
starting
at
age.
11
Jean
accompanied
his
father
during
summer
vacations
traveling
across
Minnesota,
Iowa
Wisconsin
and
the
Dakotas
selling
various
products
and
learning
the
art
of
sales
and
whereas
mr.
F
F
Gitelson
jewelers
has
made
a
name
for
itself
and
develop
the
reputation
of
delivering
exceptional
customer
service.
I
know
this
firsthand,
which
is
led
to
relationships
with
celebrities
and
a
loyal
following
is
evidenced
by
a
client
list
that
includes
multiple
generations
of
customers.
Within
the
same
family,
whereas
on
any
given
day,
you
will
observe
people
stopping
by
to
socialize
and
many
others
who
make
a
point
of
waving
as
they
walk
past
the
store
exemplifying
the
lasting
relationship
and
quality
connections.
F
They
have
established
with
everyone
in
our
community,
whereas
thirty
years
ago,
gitelson
jewelers
open
for
business
in
downtown
minneapolis.
Now,
therefore
be
it
resolved.
The
mayor
and
city
council
declare
today
Friday
August
seventh
2015
as
gitelson
jewelers
day
in
Minneapolis,
recognizing
the
importance
and
role
of
small
businesses
in
our
community
building
relationships
and
developing
connections
and
making
our
city
a
friendlier
and
more
vibrant
place
to
live
work
and
play.
H
Rather,
a
virtue,
it's
only
in
Minneapolis,
I
love
it
here.
We've
made
a
lot
of
great
relationships,
my
son
and
I,
and
it's
thrivent
we
like
being
in
the
skyway-
and
we
wouldn't
have
gotten
this
if
we
weren't
nice
to
everybody
and
that's
why
we're
here
today
and
I,
want
to
thank
you
all
again
and
invite
you
into
my
jewelry
store.
J
J
G
J
A
Have
a
quorum
present
council
member
Quincy
has
a
medical
appointment
to
face.
We
won't
be
doing
next
item
on
the
agenda.
Is
adoption
of
the
agenda
and
I
have
a
motion
by
councilmember
Gordon
to
amend
the
agenda
to
add
under
new
business,
a
notice
of
intent
to
introduce
at
the
next
regular
meeting
of
the
City
Council
the
subject
matter
of
an
ordinance
regulating
the
use
of
carryout
bags
in
retail
establishments?
A
A
Seeing
none
emotion
to
adopt
the
agenda
as
amended
as
an
order
so
moved
any
discussions,
seeing
none
all
in
approval,
say
aye
aye
opposed
that
carries.
Next.
We
have
acceptance
of
the
minutes
of
the
regular
meeting
of
july.
Twenty
fourth
2015,
so
moved
any
discussion,
seeing
none
all
in
approval,
say
aye
aye
opposed
that
carries.
Next.
We
have
referral
of
petitions
Communications
and
reports,
the
city
officers
to
property,
proper
committees
and
be
perfect,
so
moved
any
discussion,
seeing
none
all
in
approval,
say
aye
aye
opposed
that
carries.
Next.
A
B
You,
madam
president,
we
have
one
item
on
the
agenda
that
I
will
be
moving
and
this
is
authorizing
establishment
of
educational
partnerships
with
Augsburg,
Saint,
Mary's
University
and
then
granting
authority
to
establish
similar
partnerships
with
other
institutions
of
higher
learning
and
I've
moved.
This
item.
A
B
A
F
You,
madam
president,
the
community
development
of
regulatory
services
committee
is
bringing
forward
13
items
for
approval
this
morning.
Items
1,
2,
3,
4,
5
6
are
all
land
sales
I'll
note
that
on
item
number
3,
we
have
a
substitute
motion
brought
forward
by
councilmember
yang
item
number.
7
is
preliminary
approval
of
a
fifty-million-dollar
tax
exempt
multi-family
housing
entitlement
revenue
bond
item
number
8
is
expansion
of
premise
item
9
our
liquor
business
and
gambling
licenses
item
10
our
operating
conditions.
Item
11
is
the
skyway
Advisory
Committee
resetting
its
membership
item.
F
12
is
exclusive
development
rights
for
the
west
broadway
curve
redevelopment.
An
item
number
13
is
executing
an
agreement
with
the
lattice
regarding
the
development
at
200
Central
Avenue
I'm,
transferring
some
development
obligations
from
the
original
ramp
purchasers
to
a
lattice.
Now,
with
that
I'll
move
items
1
through
13,
including
the
substitute
motion
on
item
number
three.
A
K
It
needs
a
lot
of
work,
but
anybody
who
wants
to
do
that
I
mean
I,
just
applaud
them.
It's
just
it's
fantastic
for
the
area.
I
mean
the
hot
one
neighborhood
specifically,
and
so
that's
why
you
know
we're
putting
forth
this
substitute
motion
and
I
think
it's
a
great
idea
and
to
have
folks
who
are
owner-occupied.
It
is
going
to
be
fantastic,
but
on
top
of
that,
though,
I
do
I
want
to
give
special
thanks,
accounts
member
Goodman
for
offering
this.
K
This
condition
is
well.
The
folks
who
are
now
being
put
first
in
line
I
have
agreed
that
they
will
at
least
live
in
the
place
for
the
next
five
years
as
owner
occupied,
and
on
top
of
that
they're
putting
$10,000
down
to
basically
say
they
are
going
to
live
there
for
the
next
ten
years
and
they
have
to
live
there
for
the
next
five
years
before
they
get
that
money
back.
So
me
I
think
it's
a
fantastic
deal
for
for
us
and
for
them
and
that's
why
I
ask
my
colleagues
to
support
this,
be.
A
Further
discussion
see
none
I
just
really
want
to
applaud.
Now
we
have
six
sales
of
homes
that
have
been
sitting
vacant
in
our
city
and
I
want
to
thank
the
sea,
fed
staff.
That's
been
working
on.
This
is
so
interesting
to
me
when
we
get
the
report
in
the
analysis
of
what
these
developers
are
proposing
to
do
the
scope
of
services
that
is
needed
to
do
these
repairs,
as
councilmember
Yang
said
but
see.
Fed
staff
has
been
very,
very
aggressive,
trying
to
get
these
homes
back
into
you,
assembly,
they're,
doing
a
great
job.
A
J
D
A
K
You,
madam
president,
we
have
three
items
today.
The
first
item
is
approving
a
direction
of
staff
from
the
City
Attorney's
Office.
Can
I
gr
to
find
solutions?
The
level
3
sex
offender
issue
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis?
The
second
is
to
accept
a
grant
in
the
amount
of
thirteen
hundred
dollars
from
the
centerpoint
energy
to
our
fire
department,
and
the
third
is
authorizing
a
execution
of
a
contract
with
the
U
of
M
college
of
veterinary
medicine
for
veterinary
care
of
our
canines,
and
I
will
move
all
three
items
who
are
google
culture.
A
J
D
A
E
You,
madam
president,
committee
forwards
12
items
today
item
one
is
the
snow
storage
agreement
with
metro
transit
m2?
Is
the
Minneapolis
impound
lot
short-term
lease
with
the
Minnesota
State
Patrol
item?
Three?
Is
the
lorry
Greenway
Association
partnership
item
floors
the
Penn
Avenue
North
corridor
concept
plan
implementation
framework
that
was
sent
for
with
our
recommendation?
I
will
pull
that
item
for
further
discussion
today.
Item
5
is
the
true
failure
study
report
in
response
to
a
staff
direction
and
there
were
subsequent
staff
directions
from
that
report.
E
Refer
to
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee
item
6
is
a
special
service
district
2015
operating
plan
budget
amendments
item
seven?
Is
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Transportation
reach
maintenance
agreement
and
made
as
a
Federal
Highway
Safety
Improvement
funds
for
bicycle
projects
and
those
are
for
Safety
Improvement
funds
in
the
amount
of
eight
hundred
and
six
thousand
for
bicycle
projects
and
passes
a
resolution
appropriating
those
funds
that
would
mean
I
know
is
to
accept
that
money
item
nine
is
the
exception,
have
a
low
response
of
it
for
work
of
the
department
item.
E
10
is
similarly
accepting
a
low
single
bid,
though
we
did
confer
with
the
consistency
of
the
amounts
requested
item.
11
is
a
bit
for
the
bicycle
lane
improvements
and
accepting
a
little
bit
of
towns
and
sons
or
770
7474
dollars
and
twelve
cents
for
lane
improvements
and
authorizing
property
state
officials
to
execute
a
contract
for
those
services.
E
Early
signature,
the
mayor's
requested
for
that
action
on
following
I
was
referred
report
to
the
zoning
committee,
which
is
the
Lowry
avenue
north
quarter,
planning
implementation
framework
and,
as
noted
in
committee
of
people,
were
very
congratula
tory
of
the
two
jurisdictions
working
together
to
craft.
A
very
good
plan
with
the
community
and
president
I
move
all
items
with
the
exception
of
item
4.
A
J
A
B
J
K
Thank
you,
madam
president.
If
I
may
just
read
the
motion
I'm,
moving,
that
the
report
be
amended
by
moving
the
proposed
Penn
Avenue
North
concept
plan
and
requesting
the
Hennepin
County
work
with
the
city
of
Minneapolis
to
identify
and
support
financially
new
bicycle
infrastructure.
Improvement
needs
the
pending
Avenue
quarter,
including
the
thomas
Avenue
North.
Bikeway
staff
should
take
care
of
maximize
connections
to
future
transit,
stop
stations
and
fill
the
north-south
gap
in
the
regional
bikeway
network,
and
if
I
may
speak
to
it,
I
wouldn't.
K
K
Around
the
north
side,
we
wrote
on
penn
avenue
north
we
wrote
on
queen
avenue
north
who
wrote
on
thomas
avenue
north
on
the
way
to
about
10
miles
of
writing
on
the
north
side
of
the
17
National
Night,
Out
events
up
and
down
in
the
fifth
award
aside
from
some
very
sore
muscles.
It
was
a
great
night
and
you
know
I
I
want
to
say
I
support,
biking
and
throughout
the
process.
I
have
supported
by
clans
on
penn
avenue.
K
You
know
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
Minneapolis,
Public
Works
staff
for
working
very
hard
on
this
and,
as
I
said
earlier,
Public
Works
staff
was
actually
sharing
the
same
position
that
I
had,
which
is
you
know,
bike
lanes
on
penn
avenue
north
one
of
the
things
staff
for
all
their
hard
work
in
terms
of
getting
us
to
here,
specifically
at
on
flange
in
haggar
and
others
have
been
wonderful.
I
also
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
county
staff
kelsey
Dalton
Walton,
who
was
in
the
audience
and
Kelly
Hoffman
werth.
K
Who
is
an
audience
and
you
know
I
think
I
mean
the
key
word
in
this
situation
is
just
compromise.
Sometimes
you
know
we're
just
not
going
to
get
everything
that
we
want,
and
you
know
that's
that's
unfortunate,
but
you
know
we
just
have
to
move
on
and
find
salut,
because
there
are
more
important
interests
ahead
of
us,
and
so
in
this
situation
there
was
a
process
to
this
project.
The
process
was
open.
It
involved
a
lot
of
public
outreach
and
engagement
in
some
ways.
K
A
lot
of
the
public
comments
were
opposed
to
buy
clams
on
penn
avenue
north
and
just
this
week
has
spent
some
time
with
neighborhood
folks
who
wanted
to
reiterate
how
they
opposed
by
plans
on
penn
avenue
north.
Of
course,
there
were
other
folks
who
were
very
much
in
favor
of
bike
lanes
on
penn
avenue
north
as
well.
There
was
a
vote
of
the
project
advisory
committee,
which
was
overwhelming
in
its
outcome.
12
people
voted
against
bikes
on
Penn
Avenue,
and
there
were
five
votes
for
bikes
in
some
form
on
Penn
Avenue,
including
the
hybrid
option.
K
Penn
Avenue
is
on
the
bike
plans
for
both
Hampton
County
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
but
they're
just
plans
in
some
ways.
No
plan
survives
its
first
initial
contact
with
reality
unscathed.
After
the
votes
of
the
pack,
independent
city
staff
were
directed
to
look
further
at
bike
lanes
on
queen
avenue
running
parallel
to
pin
at
noon.
Queen
avenue,
in
my
view,
is
not
a
good
road
for
bike
theft.
There
are
numerous
obstacles
from
the
schools
to
parks
to
broken
three
grids.
K
Queen
avenue
has
been
rejected
by
many
local
bicycling
advocates
as
a
potential
back
way
because
of
these
obstacles,
and
there
are
superior
alternatives.
I
myself
do
not
support
a
queen
avenue
bikeway
a
few
blocks
past
queen
avenue
is
thomas
another
Road
on
the
Minneapolis
bike
plan.
Instead
of
a
limited
bike
facility
on
Queen,
we
have
the
potential
for
a
full-service
uninterruptedly
on
Thomas.
K
This
motion
requests
County
support
for
a
bike,
or
let
me
say
that
again,
this
motion
requests
County
support
in
terms
of
money
for
a
Thomas,
F
new
bike
way,
I
urge
our
friends
and
our
partners
at
the
county
to
work
with
us
ensure
that
we
build
something
great
on
Thomas.
Similarly,
I
look
to
the
leaders
on
the
Bicycle
Advisory
Committee
to
help
the
city
in
the
county.
Do
everything
to
get
this
project
moving
as
quickly
as
possible.
There
has
also
been
a
Northside
Greenway
proposed
and
I
want
to
save
myself,
my
son
port.
K
For
that
and
what
I
mean
by
that
is.
You
know
we
should
get
a
green
way
north
side
green
wave,
but
it
it
can
be
a
number
of
options,
including
a
complete
one
or
some
partial
one,
or
something
in
between
and
I
urge
Public
Works
in
the
BAC
at
Northside
by
coalition,
to
engage
all
of
our
partners
to
make
sure
we
get
a
world-class
amenity
on
the
north
side.
Finally,
in
all
of
this
talk
about
by
claims,
I
think
it
can
get
lost
that
this
is
first
and
foremost
a
transit
project.
K
We
want
brt
on
Penn
Avenue
I
want
us
to
move
forward,
expedition,
expeditiously
and
assertively
that
we
support
the
Penn
Avenue
bus,
rapid
transit
project.
Penn
avenue
is
being
reconstructed
to
accommodate
brt
to
Hennepin
County
in
the
Med
Council.
Let
me
be
clear:
we
want
brt
on
in
Avenue
and
we
want
it
as
soon
as
possible.
The
language
I'm
proposing
today
is
direct
and
unambiguous.
K
Myself.
Council,
president
johnson
and
city
staff
believe
that
this
is
the
best
way
to
ensure
this
project
is
as
successful
as
possible
and
I'll.
Let
council
president
speak
for
itself,
but
I'm
just
including
her
in
these
comments
and
no
so
colleagues,
I
urge
your
support
for
this
motion
again.
This
is
a
compromise,
and
sometimes
we
just
have
to
compromise
is
because
it's
in
our
best
interest
in
the
long
run
were
getting
nothing
and
so
I
ask
for
your
support.
Thank
You,
councilmember.
I
Bender,
thank
you,
madam
president.
You
know
I
appreciate
so
much
all
the
work
that
has
gone
into
this
project,
particularly
from
the
council
members,
represent
this
area
councilor,
Yang
and
council.
President
I
know
the
history
a
bit
of
this
project,
not
as
well
as
those
who
were
there
negotiating
on
behalf
of
the
city
to
get
the
community
works
project
in
place
in
the
brt
line.
I
There
are
no,
there
is
no
funded
alternative
route
and
there
are
always
trade-offs
with
every
transportation
project,
but
in
this
case
there
were
many
other
ways
too
remise
or
two
at
this
stage
of
the
project
continue
to
advance
on
behalf
of
our
constituents
the
opportunity
to
have
a
bicycle
facility.
Here
there
was
a
hybrid
option
that
would
have
put
bicycle
lanes,
at
least
on
a
portion
of
Penn,
and
that
has
not
come
forward.
I'm
concerned
that
our
staff
is
estimating
that
the
cost
of
a
parallel
bicycle
Boulevard
will
be
more
than
a
million
dollars.
I
That's
roughly
twice
the
amount
of
money
that
we
have
in
our
entire
protected
bike
way
budget
annually
for
the
entire
city.
So
if
we
are
shifting
money
around
to
fund
as
the
city,
1.2
or
1.5
million
dollar
bicycle
Boulevard,
that
means
that
other
projects
will
likely
be
delayed
or
cancelled,
and
that
concerns
me
again
because
this
was
an
opportunity
here
as
part
of
an
existing
infrastructure
project
to
fulfill
both
the
county
and
the
city's
adopted
bike
master
plan.
So
again,
Penn
Avenue
is
on
the
county's
bike
master
plan.
I
It
is
on
the
city's
bike
master
plan.
Those
are
adopted
policy
documents.
Certainly,
there
are
times
when
we
have
to
look
at
an
alternative
route,
but
we
do
not
have
an
alt
unded
alternative
route
here,
so
it
would
have
been
my
preference
to
make
our
support
for
leaving
bicycle
lanes
off
of
Penn
Avenue
contingent
on
financial
support
from
the
county
to
implement
an
alternative
route,
but
again,
I
appreciate
all
the
work
that
has
gone
into
this.
I
You
know,
I
have
to
say
that
I
think
every
time
we
make
these
decisions,
sometimes
they
seem
like
smaller
decisions
on
each
route,
but
over
time
it
really
degrades
our
bicycle
network
and,
as
part
of
what
has
left
parts
of
our
community
out
of
the
opportunity
to
to
have
a
connected
transportation
options
network.
So
not
everyone
can
afford
to
drive.
Not
everyone
is
able
to
drive.
I
A
Any
further
discussion
on
the
item
up,
seeing
none
I
I,
just
I,
want
to
thank
my
colleague
counts
memory
and
for
working
on
this
and
I
was
telling
councilmember
bender.
We
chatted
about
this
and
I
remember
serving
on
a
panel
as
long
ago
as
I
think
it
must
have
been
like
1983.
It
was
the
first
go-around
of
the
potential
light
rail
in
North
Minneapolis
and
he
actually
looked
at
West
Broadway
and
then
going
up,
Emerson
and
Fremont
and
what
we
heard
at
that
meeting-
and
this
has
not
changed
at
both
meetings.
A
I
should
say
that's
how
long
this
process
has
been
going
on.
What
we
learn
at
those
meetings-
and
this
has
not
changed-
is
that
the
bus
routes
in
North
Minneapolis,
the
five
the
1919
is
on
pen
585
used
to
be
unpinned
as
well,
but
they
they
changed.
The
19
wrote,
but
the
five
in
the
nineteen
are
the
most
heavily
used
bus
routes
in
Metro
transit
system,
so
that
hasn't
changed
in
25
years.
A
So
when
council
member
yang
talks
about
this
bus,
rapid
transit,
being
it
really
important,
it
absolutely
is
and
I
don't
even
know
that
bus
rapid
transit
was
an
option
when
the
bicycle
master
plans
were
were
created.
We
have
to
accommodate
in
a
city,
I
tell
people
this
all
the
time
when
you
live
in
a
city.
Sometimes
you
don't
get
everything
you
want.
A
You
have
to
share,
you
have
neighbors,
the
physical
spaces
are
constrained
and
I
think
sometimes
you
really
have
to
and
you
when
you
say
this
is
a
route
that
we
approve
city-county,
it
needs
to
be
safe,
it
needs
to
be
safe
and
one
of
the
things
that
in
this
community
works
project
we
had
great
community
involvement
and
people
wanted
to
see
more
green
along
pen
and
the
plan
that
is
in
front
of
us.
The
staff
recommended
option
gives
us
actually
green
boulevards
throughout
the
entire
length
of
Penn
Avenue.
We
don't
have
that
now.
A
We
don't
have
wide
sidewalks,
we
don't
have
boulevards.
We
have
a
lovely
space
in
my
word,
which
is
next
to
Crystal
Lake
cemetery.
You
know
that
that's
beautiful
people
see
if
they
drive
it.
They
love
it.
It's
got
beautiful,
crabapple
trees,
which
are
going
to
be
a
problem
for
us,
as
we
put
a
sidewalk
on
that
side
of
the
street,
but
we'll
get
through
that.
But
people
really
want
to
see
green
and
beautiful,
and
that
was
clear
in
all
the
community
input
that
we
had,
and
so
things
have
to
be
shared
things
have
to
be.
A
People
have
to
have
to
learn
to
compromise,
and
this
Thomas
Avenue
route.
I
think,
is
something
that
we
should
look
at
seriously.
I'm
surprised
to
hear
that
staff
thought
it
would
be
a
million
dollars
to
do
a
bike
Boulevard.
We
just
did
a
bike
Boulevard
for
about
half
of
the
length
of
the
route
on
emerson
avenue
north
wit,
because
fremont
was
too
crowded
for
around
one
hundred
and
thirty-five
thousand
dollars.
So
I
don't
think
the
million
dollar
figure
is
quite
unless
we
completely
reconstruct
the
street
or
something
which
is
not
necessary
in
a
bike.
A
Boulevard
proposal,
so
I
appreciate
all
the
work
that's
been
done
on
this
I
know
everybody's
not
going
to
be
happy
about
it,
but
we'll
continue
to
find
a
route
to
get
us
this
north-south.
A
connection
to
our
downtown
a
tour
to
the
rest
of
the
bicycle
network
and
I,
encourage
my
colleagues
to
support
council
marie-ange
motion.
L
F
L
A
B
The
first
is
a
approval
of
a
settlement
by
the
city
Minneapolis.
The
second
is
a
bid
for
minneapolis
convention,
center's,
snow,
plowing
and
removal.
A
third
item
is
a
contract
amendment
regarding
the
crown
roller
mill
building.
Item
number
four
is
a
resolution
accepting
second
quarter
gifts
to
the
city
of
minneapolis
item
number:
five
is
authorizing
request
for
proposals
regarding
financing
for
nicollet
mall
project
item
number:
six
is
a
contract
extension
with
Taser
International
and
the
eiv
you
for
body,
camera
data,
storage
and
evaluation
item
number.
Seven
is.
B
A
B
A
I
You,
madam
president,
we
have
nine
items
from
zoning
and
planning.
I
will
note
that
our
assistant
city
attorney,
who
staffs
the
zoning
and
planning
committee
had
triplets
recently,
so
we
have
a
couple
of
postponed
items
related
to
the
fact
that
he
is
critical
to
our
work,
I'm,
stoning
and
planning,
but
so
very
big.
Congratulations
to
Erik
Nielsen
and
his
expanded
family.
So
with
that,
those
zoning
and
planning
agenda
here
is
an
item
number
one
is
granting
an
appeal
for
a
variance
related
to
an
accessory
dwelling
unit
at
1407
emerson
avenue.
North
item
number.
I
Two
is
a
variance
appeal:
granting
that
variance
at
for
an
accessory
dwelling
unit
at
3213,
east
lake
calhoun
Parkway
item
number
three
is
denying
an
appeal
of
the
Zoning
Board
of
Adjustment
for
variances
at
1101
seventh
street
southeast
item
number
four
is
one
of
those
that
will
need
to
be
postponed.
It
was
sent
forward
without
recommendation
related
to
three
appeals
at
100
washington
avenue.
South
item
number.
Five
is
a
conditional
use
permit
appeal
at
for
a
heating
and
odor
mitigation
unit
on
Lowry
avenue
north.
That
would
be
granting
the
appeal.
The
conditional
use.
I
Permit
item
number:
six
as
a
rezoning
at
4712,
Longfellow
Avenue
item
number:
seven
is
a
vacation
related
to
the
superior
plating
site
redevelopment
of
an
existing
utility
easement
item
number.
Eight
is
an
alley.
Vacation
and
item
number
nine
is
passage
of
a
resolution
creating
a
new
district
designation
for
innovation
districts
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
We
had
a
presentation
and
discussion
of
this
item
at
committee.
This
is
creating
a
new
district
zoning
and
planning
designation.
The
discussion
related
to
the
prospect
North
innovation
district
was
forwarded
to
both
the
CD
RS
committees
and
the
tpw
committee.
G
J
G
Okay,
so
the
reason
for
the
postponement
you
know
we
already
have
the
end
conclusions
set
up
as
to
what
we
want
with
this
particular
site
in
terms
of
greening
public
realm
improvements
and
signing.
We
know
the
conclusions
we
want,
but
this
is.
It
is
a
very,
very,
very
it's
a
series
of
extremely
complex
motions
and
amendments,
and
given
that
our
assistant
city
attorney
just
had
triplets
I
think
it
would
be
best
to
run
it
by
him
first.
So
if
it's
anybody's
fault
it's
his
on
this,
but.
K
M
E
A
Report
is
adopted
next,
we
have
resolutions
in
the
first
in
the
middle
of
all.
These
are
some
of
the
ones
that
we
recognized
at
the
beginning
of
the
meeting,
but
they're
also
as
an
honorary
resolution.
Recognizing
faiths
lodge
an
honorary
resolution
regarding
trigeminal
neuralgia
awareness
day,
an
honorary
resolution
recognizing
spina
bifida
awareness
and
an
honorary
resolution
declaring
September
20
the
one
we
read
before
the
meeting
2015
cancer
awareness
month
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
an
honorary
resolution.
A
Again
we
saw
this
before
the
meeting
honoring
J
struggle
for
ten
years
of
service
to
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
then
the
honorary
resolution
declaring
August
7
2015
gitelson
jewelers
day.
So
any
discussion
on
those
resolutions
seeing
none
all
in
approval,
say
I
I
oppose
their
carries.
Now
we
have
an
honorary
resolution
and
I'm
going
to
read
it.
A
rice
was
a
managing
director
at
RR,
donnelley
and
Sons
company,
an
ardent
member
of
the
Minnesota
democratic-farmer-labor
party,
a
man
of
unwavering
faith,
a
devoted
member
of
and
president
of
the
town
and
country
club,
and
an
avid
golfer
and
a
member
of
the
Minneapolis
Charter
Commission,
bringing
his
passionate
love
of
Minneapolis
of
community
and
of
service
to
his
family.
Friends,
neighbors
in
all
of
these
and
other
endeavors,
and
whereas
a
mass
of
christian
burial
for
mr.
rice
was
held.
Me
excuse
me
Monday
July
twentieth
at
the
church
of
the
assumption
in
st.
A
Paul,
and
he
was
laid
to
rest
at
st.
Mary's
Cemetery
in
Minneapolis
joining
with
those
family
members
who
preceded
him,
including
his
father
state
representative,
james
isaac,
rice,
his
sister
mary
and
his
sons,
patrick
and
james,
and
whereas
devon
rice
is
remembered
as
a
serious
man
with
intense
convictions
tempered
with
wry
humor
was
personal
and
professional
accomplishments
were
always
focused
on
his
family
in
his
community.
L
A
Want
to
mention
council,
consumer
quincy,
who
was
not
here
today.
Devon
was
his
constituent
and
he
wanted
to
convey
his
deepest
sympathies
to
the
family
and
I
have
known
Devin,
since
he
was
a
young
boy
and
it
really
is
a
very,
very
serious
loss
and
the
last
I
guess
I
would
say
organizational
contact.
I
had
with
him.
He
managed
my
mother's
last
campaign
for
City,
Council
and
I
have
four
sisters
and
two
brothers,
and
we
always
said
after
that
campaign.
If
he
can
heard
that
group
he
can
do
anything.
A
I
I
I
A
Councillor
vendor
has
moved
to
postpone
on
under
unfinished
business
the
item
for
the
appeal
of
hillcrest
develop
for
one
cycle.
Any
discussion
on
that
post
only
see
none
all
in
approval,
say
aye
aye
opposed
that
carries
under
new
business
council
member
fry
gives
notice
of
intent
to
introduce
at
the
next
regular
meeting
of
the
City
Council
the
subject
matter
of
an
ordinance
amending
the
code
relating
to
the
zoning
code.
K
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
have
two
announcements
and
first
one
is
that
we
just
celebrated
the
Voting
Rights
Acts
of
the
50th
anniversary
of
that
yesterday
at
Harrison,
and
it
was
a
fantastic
event:
the
Secretary
of
State's
Steve
Simon
and
his
folks,
who
had
done
know
quite
a
few
celebrations
with
regards
to
the
50th
anniversary
and
I.
Just
think
it's
it's
fantastic!
That
America
has
moved
so
far
from
1960s.
You
know
without
the
Voting
Rights
Act
and
no
a
few
other
things.
K
Folks
like
myself,
would
never
ever
have
had
the
opportunity
to
serve
on
this
body
and
so
I'm.
Just
so
thankful
for
that,
and
then
on.
My
second
announcement
I,
if
I
may
ask,
is
for
a
moment
in
silence
for
I'm
Sergeant
Jesse
Garcia.
He
passed
a
a
little
bit
over
a
week
ago,
and
his
funeral
happened
just
a
couple
days
ago
and
know
me
as
a
new
council
member
I'm.