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From YouTube: April 9, 2015 Intergovernmental Relations
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Minneapolis Intergovernmental Relations Committee Meeting
A
Good
afternoon,
I
am
calling
to
order
our
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
intergovernmental
relations
committee.
My
name
is
Elizabeth
Clinton
in
the
chair
of
this
committee
am
I
joined
by
council
members,
fry
Cano
and
Andrew
Johnson,
and
we
are
a
quorum
of
the
committee.
So
we
have
three
items
on
our
agenda
for
today.
A
B
Chair
members,
thank
you
very
much.
I
am
Jean
Ranieri,
the
director
of
IGI
for
the
city
and
there's
a
several
things
are
happening.
The
legislature
came
back
from
break
on
Tuesday
and
they
have
been
at
a
fairly
rapid
pace.
Since
then,
many
of
the
committee's
are
trying
to
put
together
their
financial
finance
bills.
Representative
garofalo
has
his
bill
done.
Ag
will
be
done
tomorrow.
Environment
is
in
process.
The
tax
bill
will
be
a
little
slower,
we'll
probably
see
that
a
little
later
in
the
house,
the
Senate
is
doing
the
same
thing.
B
So
another
lot
of
policy
committees
are
not
needing
because
it's
past
the
deadline
in
some
of
the
fronts
that
we're
concerned
about
the
area
of
local
government
aid,
because
you're
aware
that
the
governor
and
with
was
proposing
what
we
have
now
under
current
law.
There
is
a
bill
to
increase
LGA
by
46
million
dollars
over
the
biennium,
which
would
mean
an
increased
our
city.
There's
another
bill
to
that
would
reduce
aid
to
cities
of
the
first
class,
not
all
settings
to
the
first
class,
but
three
of
the
four
cities
of
the
first
class
Minneapolis
st.
B
Paul
in
Duluth.
What
it
would
do
is
say
that
we
could
get.
We
can
get
only
the
average
per
capita
amount
of
all
cities,
and
that
is
for
all
cities
in
the
state.
We
now
have
a
per
capita
amount
of
194
dollars
per
per
capita
or
about
17
these
six
million
dollars.
Under
this
bill
we
would
lose
40
million
dollars
ago
down
to
about
37
38
39
million
dollars.
That
would
be
this
year
as
well
as
next
and
subsequent
years.
B
The
bill
has
heard
yesterday
and
again
today
there
are
about
10
people,
associations
and
cities
who
spoke
against
it.
No
one
spoke
for
the
bill.
There
was
a
rather
robust
discussion,
the
bill.
We
don't
think
we'll,
hopefully
not
move
all
the
way
through
the
process,
but
it
had
generated
a
lot
of
discussion
about
the
formula
and
we
will
see
what
happens
as
the
bill
moves
forward.
There
is
no
companion
in
the
Senate,
but
there
are.
It
may
be
in
the
committee
report
that
comes
out
probably
next
week.
B
So
I
can
stop
and
answer
any
questions
on
that,
because
it
is
a
big
issue.
We
had
the
League
of
Cities
coalition
of
Greater
Minnesota
cities.
Metro
cities
are
all
the
cities.
We
had
a
Police
Federation,
the
five
professional
firefighters
from
around
the
state
and
a
couple
of
a
semi
unions
all
speak
against
it.
I.
B
Sarah
miss
Bergman
made
the
presentation
for,
on
behalf
of
the
city,
a
representative
davines
on
the
committee
and
either
he
did
a
wonderful
job
of
talking
about
what
was
happening
in
st.
Paul
and
Minneapolis,
and
st.
Paul
and
st.
Paul
also
had
their
IG.
Our
director
make
their
presentation.
One
thing
we
did
learn
is
that
our
idea,
our
LGA
terms
of
general
fund
ratio,
is
seventeen
percent,
say
the
loose
around
thirty
seven
percent
and
st.
B
Paul's
about
24
of
twenty
five
percent
so
was
surprising
to
see
help
the
disparities
between
the
three
cities
in
the
area
of
the
pensions
we
have
talked
about
before
about
Murph,
with
being
merged
into
PE
RA,
which
would
mean
there
would
be
a
actuarial
valuation
come
back
in
with
some
new
numbers.
They
were
released.
B
B
Transportation,
the
house
released
their
bill.
There
is
little
or
no
money
in
44,
there
was
more
money
in
44
highways
and
bridges
than
there
is
for
transit
they're,
taking
some
money
out
of
the
general
fund
and
putting
it
into
special
funds
for
highways
and
bridges.
There
is
no
general
fund
bonding
in
there.
It's
a
separate
bill,
but
there
is
some
money
for
the
trunk
highways
and
things
of
that
nature.
They
also
set
up
a
few
new
accounts
where
money
coming
from
the
general
fund
would
go
into
those
accounts
and
be
distributed
out.
B
One
thing,
they're
also
doing
is
putting
some
money
into
the
municipal
state
aid
program,
which
would
increase
that
by
about
I,
think
30
or
40
million
dollars
and
which
would
be
a
if
the
holds
it
would
be
for
the
city,
probably
an
increase
of
3
million
dollars
in
terms
of
the
bonding
bill,
the
governor
released
his
and
it's
850
million
dollars.
We
haven't
seen
the
language,
but
there
are
lots
of
things
online
which
we
can
send
to
you.
It
does
have
funding
for
the
tenth
avenue
bridge
at
31.8
million
dollars.
B
It
also
has
some
funding
for
to
do
the
design
and
construct
pre-construction
for
the
Kellogg
Boulevard
bridge
over
in
st.
Paul.
That's
a
seven
million
dollars.
Much
of
the
money
most
of
the
money
is
being
used
for
what
is
called
improvements.
The
state
facilities-
that's
called
he
/-
would
be
things
like
at
the
University
of
Minnesota
eating
systems,
air
conditioning
systems,
tuckpointing
of
buildings,
lots
of
just
you
know,
improvements,
not
expansions,
but
improvements.
The
building
is
making
more
generally
more
energy-efficient
and
things
of
that
nature.
A
lot
of
the
money's
going
in
there.
B
We
have
a
lot
of
state
facilities
in
our
city
and
an
awful
lot
of
a
lot
of
the
proposal
is
to
do
things
like,
for
example,
I
think
it's
a
fifty-million-dollar
request
to
do.
He
/
improvements
at
the
University
of
Minnesota,
Twin,
Cities
campus,
there's
also
a
bridge
into
veterans
home
in
south
Minneapolis
is
being
proposed
and
throughout
the
state
there
are
proposals
and
I.
Think
if
I
remember
the
numbers
right,
it's
a
split
50-50,
but
it's
a
pretty
even
split
between
Greater
Minnesota
and
the
metro
area
and
more
to
come
later.
B
There's
a
hearing
going
on
now
and
we
expect
the
Senate
to
do
that
start.
Their
hearings
next
week
in
terms
of
a
body
working
parents,
the
bills
dealing
with
a
fair
scheduling,
time
off
sick
leave.
There
was
an
informational
hearing
in
the
Senate
yesterday
and
we're
not
sure
exactly
where
those
bills
are
going,
but
there
was
an
informational.
In
other
words,
there
was
no
vote
in
terms
of
lpr
and
body
cam,
nothing
new
to
report
there.
It's
waiting
in
conference
committee.
Excuse
me
in
Finance,
Committee's
Sunday
sales
also
discussion.
Yesterday,
a
informational
hearing.
B
What
happened
basically
was
a
both
sides
were
given
30
minutes
to
make
their
make
their
points
and
no
vote
on
the
bill
and
I'm
not
sure.
What's
going
to
happen,
both
of
the
liquor
bills
are
on
the
floor
and
this
bill
is
still
in
an
informational
hearing
phase
in
terms
of
the
issue
dealing
with
preemption
and
local
control.
We
had
talked
about
this
before
it
was
in
a
separate
bill.
It
has
been
folded
into
the
large
omnibus
economic
development,
environment,
energy
bill
and
that's
going
to
be
heard
over
the
next
couple
days.
B
There's
all
sorts
of
discussion
about
making
some
changes
to
that
build
through
to
reflect
some
concerns.
Raising
committee
hearing
the
no
changes
have
been
made
and
there
is
no
hearing
in
the
Senate
on
that
bill
and
we're
not
certain
what
the
Senate
is
going
to
do
in
terms
of
urban
agriculture.
I
know,
that's
representative
Clark
has
worked
on
that.
B
A
Thank
you
for
that
report.
Mr.
binary
and
I
know
too
that
we're
kind
of
at
the
point
in
the
legislative
session,
where
you
often
are
asking
for
assistance
from
policymakers
as
needed,
and
so
that's
just
an
alert
to
committee
members
as
well,
and
I
know
mr.
Ranieri
and
his
staff
are
good
at
reaching
out
as
sometimes
these
opportunities
comes
and
sometimes
they
don't
and
so
I
really
appreciate.
I
know
the
committee
was
really
engaged
in
the
last
session
and
no
we're
ready
to
assist
as
needed
this
year
as
well.
I'm.
B
A
Right
well,
if
that
is
the
report,
I
don't
see
any
further
questions,
and
so
since
this
is
a
verbal
report,
I
don't
know
that
we
need
to
receive
and
file.
You
can
go
ahead,
so
I'll
go
ahead
and
move
to
receive
and
file.
This
report
on
approval,
say
aye
aye
opposed
I.
Don't
know
that
I've
ever
done
that,
but
anyway,
okay,
it's
actually
all
taken
down.
As
you
can
see,
and
we
do
have
a
second
item.
This
is
regarding
federal
representation,
services
and
I'll.
Let
mr.
A
B
Sure,
thank
you.
First
part
of
this
RCA
is
basically
to
extend
the
contract
for
fakery
BD
consulting
for
five
months
that
July
thirty-first
of
this
year.
That
would
give
us
some
time
to
discuss
what
do
we
from
services
in
Washington
DC
when
we
started
having
enhancing
our
services
way
back
in
two
thousand
eight,
there
was
a
different
it.
B
There
were
your
marks:
they
were
actually
budgets
and
appropriations
since
then,
we've
seen
in
2009-2010
and
we
benefited
from
it-
was
the
funding
of
the
Recovery
Act
and
the
city
was
up
very
robustly
involved
and
we
were
did
a
lot
of
projects
through
the
Recovery
Act,
one
being
the
camden
avenue
bridge
others
being
some
energy
projects.
We
had
enhanced,
LG
LG
excuse
me
CD
PG,
and
we
also
received
some
money
for
housing
and
foreclosure.
Since
then,
though,
things
have
really
come
to
a
grinding
halt
in
at
least
a
congress.
B
There
has
not
been,
I
think,
an
adopted
appropriations
budget.
In
several
years.
There
has
been
no
earmarking,
no
new
programs,
the
president,
the
administration
has
been
working
through
their
agencies
with
a
joint
effort
programs
like
promise
zone
and
such
but
we're
suggesting
is.
Maybe
we
should
take
some
time
off,
timeout
and
analyze,
what
we
need
in
washington
and
what
we,
what
we
should
try
and
do
there,
rather
than
continuing
with
the
contracts
we
now
have,
and
generally
I
just
think
it's
time
for
us
to
do
that.
B
That's
our
recommendation,
so
the
recommendation
one
is
to
continue
the
contract,
and
the
second
is
that
we
would
want
to
get
a
work
group
together
between
ourselves,
some
of
the
other
City
departments
and
policymakers
that
decide
what's
the
best
way
to
go,
because
we're
spending
almost
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
on
these
activities,
and
we
just
need
to
think
about.
What's
the
best
way
to
do
it.
A
Thank
you
for
that,
mr.
in
erie,
I'm
at
seeing
questions,
but
I
just
think
it
was
important
for
council
members
to
know
that.
There's
some
really
and
I
agree
that
it
is
needed
that
staff
is
going
to
do
on
this
bundle
of
services.
That
are
how
we
engage
with
the
federal
government
and,
what's
the
best
use
of
our
money.
A
Discussion
on
the
motion,
seeing
none
on
approval,
please
say
aye
I
opposed
and
that
item
is
approved.
And
finally,
then
we
are
to
our
last
item-
and
this
is
a
report
with
a
recommendation
to
Council
regarding
our
Minneapolis
sister
city
relationships
and
I-
think
that
mr.
Cronk
is
with
us
today
our
city
coordinator,
to
introduce
the
topic.
And
then
our
speakers
that
have
joined
us
to
give
the
staff
report
make.
C
Your
chair,
glidden
council
members,
as
chair
mention
this
is
a
item
before
you
to
talk
about
our
sister
city
relationship.
As
you
know,
the
city
of
Minneapolis
has
had
54
years
of
history,
working
with
cities,
Sister
Cities
12
of
them
right
now,
and
we
wanted
to
take
a
minute
to
really
rien
a
program
and
really
pause
the
pause,
the
effort
of
putting
new
sister
cities
on
but
I'm
really
having
a
robust
conversation
internally
about
what
does
it
mean
to
be
a
sister
city
with
Minneapolis,
so
to
explain
the
RCA
and
also
to
answer
your
questions?
D
You,
madam
chair
council
members,
when
you
have
an
RCA
in
front
of
you
today
and
it's
our
recommendation
to
temporarily
postponed
the
creation
of
any
new
sister
city
connections
at
this
time.
We
would
like
to
review
this
and
come
back.
A
staff
would
come
back
later
this
year
to
report
back
regarding
the
number
of
Sister
Cities
that
we
currently
have
and
the
capacity
to
have
more.
The
engagement
and
involvement
of
our
sister,
current
sister
city
connections
would
be
examined
and
whether
they
should
be
continued
and
also
other
status
options
for
sister
city
relationships.
D
You
may
not
know.
Well,
since
that
time
we
have
developed
three
more
Sister
Cities
cuernavaca,
mexico,
najaf,
iraq
and
bosaso
somalia,
most
recently
and
but
every
year
I
think
the
last
two
years
we've
had
about
10
min
queries
from
citizens
and
from
organizations
that
are
interested
in
developing
additional
relationships
with
the
city
of
minneapolis.
We
have
12
we're
quite
busy.
D
In
addition,
this
year
we
have
our
hosting
Sister
Cities
internationals
convention,
so
we'll
have
a
550
some
delegates
from
around
the
world
here
for
that
convention,
and
we
will
also
welcome
nine
delegations
of
the
12
sister
cities
will
be
here
at
some
point
during
this
year.
Additionally,
we
have
four
groups
that
will
travel
abroad
this
year,
that
we
help
staff
and
get
ready
for
their
programs
to
travel
abroad.
E
You,
madam
chair,
so
bill
I,
wonder
if
you
could
just
tell
our
committee
a
little
bit
about
the
I
believe
this
summer,
there's
going
to
be
a
big
sister
cities,
international
gathering
here
in
Minneapolis.
If
you
could
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
how
often
that
takes
place,
how
the
location
is
chosen
and
what
is
the
relationship
of
that
big
gathering
to
these
relationships?
Are
we
thinking
about
using
that
convening
strategically
to
either
refreshin
conversations
with
some
of
the
sister
cities
that
have
maybe
died
out
or
you
know?
What
are
we
thinking.
D
About
you
sure
the
umbrella
organization
of
Sister
Cities
is
called
sister
cities
international.
It's
a
non-profit
located
in
Washington,
DC,
City
Minneapolis
is
a
member
of
that
organization
and
through
that
membership
that
is
paid
through
our
office.
All
of
our
sister
city
organizations
are
members
of
Sister
Cities
International.
D
Our
organization
did
on
hosting
their
conference
and
was
successful
in
getting
the
bids,
so
that
organization
will
meet
here
in
july
this
year,
the
17th
through
the
19th
and
will
again
we'll
have
about
550
people,
a
lot
of
elected
officials,
mostly
from
the
US,
Canada
and
Mexico,
but
also
internationally,
will
be
here,
and
we
have
also
extended
an
invitation
to
our
sister
cities
to
attend
this
conference.
We
have
confirmations
from
a
number
of
them.
D
Some
are
setting
student
groups,
some
are
sending
elected
officials,
but
we're
going
to
use
that
as
a
chance
to
engage
a
number
of
those
people
that
haven't
been
here
for
a
while.
So
so
company
is
coming
and
we
have
a
host
committee
that
is
packed
meeting
on
Saturday.
They
meet
monthly
to
help
plan
and
make
sure
that
Minneapolis
shines,
while
all
these
folks
are
in
town
in
july,.
A
Thank
you.
I
am
not
seeing
other
questions,
I
guess,
I
would
just
say.
I
really
appreciate
this
report
and
the
thoughtfulness
with
which
our
city
staff,
along
with
a
meat,
Minneapolis
staff,
approach,
sister
city
relationships,
and
these
are
really
important
relationships,
and
we
want
to
do
the
job
right
and
respectfully
and
keep
the
relationships
going
and
I
think
there
are
number
of
things
that
have
happened
in
past
years
to
help
refine
our
process.
A
One
of
these
was
setting
up
a
more
useful
and
common
list
of
criteria
with
which
we
evaluate
requests
for
City,
sister
city
relationships
and,
among
other
things,
and
so
I
think
we've
been
trying
in
recent
years
to
really
have
a
process
that
is
understood
by
the
public
of
how
we
have
tried
to
maintain
and
look
at
these
relationships
for
now
and
for
the
future.
So
I'll
look
forward
to
when
this
report
comes
back
and
I.
A
Think
our
motion
right
now
is
to
approve
this
recommendation
to
temporarily
postponed
the
creation
of
any
new
sister
city
connections
and
direct
staff
to
a
evaluate
the
number
of
sister
cities
that
Minneapolis
currently
has
in
the
capacity
to
have
more
be
evaluate
the
engagement
or
an
involvement
of
the
Sister
Cities
Minneapolis
has
at
the
current
time
and
whether
these
relationships
should
be
continued
and
see
explore
other
options,
including
tiered
status
or
other
reviewed
mechanisms
for
sister
city
connections
and
so
I'll
see.
Is
there
discussion
see
none
on
approval?