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From YouTube: December 3, 2015 Intergovernmental Relations
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Minneapolis Intergovernmental Relations Committee Meeting
A
Good
afternoon,
I
am
calling
to
order
a
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
intergovernmental
relations
committee.
My
name
is
Elizabeth
glidden
I'm,
the
chair
of
this
committee
and
I'm
joined
today
by
council
members
quincy.
Sometimes
this
is
just
the
most
goofy
thing.
You
forget
your
colleagues
names
Quincy
fry,
a
council
president
johnson
and
council
member
andrew
johnson
and
together
we're
a
quorum
of
the
committee,
and
we
have
two
items
on
our
agenda
for
today.
A
The
first
is
kind
of
a
item
that
is
a
culmination
of
our
work
on
developing
policy
positions
for
our
state
legislative
agenda
that
are
for
our
state
for
the
state
legislature
that
begins
meeting
in
2016
and
I'll.
Just
note
this.
This
is
a
very
important
guide,
our
longer
list
of
policy
positions
and
also
what
we
are
going
to
consider
today,
which
is
sort
of
a
list
of
priority
items.
A
But
we
also
know
that
we
need
to
be
flexible
as
items
and
priorities
change
at
the
legislature
and-
and
you
might
want
to
talk
about
that-
just
a
little
bit
as
well-
miss
Bergman
kind
of
how
will
take
this
document
in
context
and
continue
to
use
it
to
drive
our
work.
So
I'll
turn
things
over
to
miss
Bergman.
Absolutely.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair
Sasha,
Bergman
with
the
IG.
Our
department
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
be
here
today
to
walk
through
our
legislative,
our
proposed
legislative
agenda
for
2016.
As
councilmember
glidden
mentioned.
We
do
have
the
longer
list
of
policy
priority
positions
that
we
take
as
a
city
which
was
adopted
at
the
last.
I
gr
committee
meeting
that
really
helps
us
to
react,
as
things
may
come
up
at
the
legislature
that
we
didn't
anticipate
coming
up
and
just
other
things
that
are
maybe
not
top
priorities
for
the
city.
B
From
that
document
we
have
pulled
I,
think
its
nine
items
today
for
the
legislative
agenda,
which
really
helps
igr
staff
at
the
Capitol
focus
our
work
on
items
that
either
are
sort
of
have
a
lot
of
momentum
going
at
the
Capitol
that
we
can
work
with
other
partners
and
stakeholders
on,
and
also
things
that
are
just
very
important
to
the
city
as
an
entity.
So
if
it's
okay
with
you
I
can
just
kind
of
briefly
walk
through
the
the
legislative
agenda.
B
B
They're
just
pulling
them
out
of
that
document
to
create
a
more
focused
list,
so
I
will
also
make
mention
when
there's
a
new,
a
new
item
that
was
not
on
the
legislative
agenda
last
year,
the
first
and
they're,
not
in
any
order,
I
should
say
also
they're
all
just
listed
in
order
of
how
they
are
listed
in
the
policy
positions.
The
first
item
is
local
government
aid
funding,
just
supporting
an
increase
to
the
to
the
program
and
supporting
the
current
formula.
Second
item:
property:
tax
relief,
supporting
drug
property,
tax
relief
for
homeowners
and
renters.
B
B
Don't
believe
this
was
on
our
agenda
last
year,
but
the
upcoming
session
is
gonna
be
a
bonding
year,
so
we
did
highlight
the
three
top
three
priorities
in
order
for
the
city,
the
first
being,
we
tend
to
have
a
new
bridge,
31.8
75
million,
the
second,
which
is
the
emergency
operations
and
training
facility
expansion,
2.5
million
and
then
finally,
the
pioneers
and
soldiers,
Cemetery
fence
restoration,
which
is
now
six
hundred
nine
thousand
I,
believe
that
was
also
on
our
bonding
list
in
the
last
biennium
as
well.
The
fifth
item
is
transportation.
B
This
is
basically
the
same
as
the
position
that
was
in
the
agenda
last
year
and
because
there
was
not
a
comprehensive
transportation
package
last
session,
we
anticipate
this
will
be
significant
discussion
item
at
the
Capitol.
This
session
data
practices
is
another
position
we
have
in
here,
which
was
also
in
our
agenda
last
year.
This
is
of
increasing
importance
to
the
legislature
in
general,
and
we
anticipate
there
will
be
more
discussion
on
data
practices
regarding
public
safety.
B
We
always
keep
a
close
eye
on
public
safety
items,
but
this
year
in
particular,
we've
added
three
public
safety
items
to
the
legislative
agenda.
The
first
is
the
party
bus
proposal
from
the
City
Attorney's
Office
and
in
regulating
those.
The
second
is
regarding
the
driver,
diversion
program
also
from
the
City
Attorney's
Office
and
then
the
third
item
is
in
support
of
requiring
criminal
background
checks
on
all
gun
sales.
B
Then
the
last
two
items,
job
and
workforce
development
and
eliminating
racial
disparities
are
the
same
as
the
items
that
were
on
our
legislative
agenda
last
last
year
and
we
always
are
are
focused
on
these
items
are
a
particular
importance
to
the
city,
especially
as
it
relates
to
the
eliminating
racial
disparities
and
there's
a
whole
host
of
items
in
our
policy
positions.
That
kind
of
go
into
more
detail
on
what
exactly
we
are.
B
B
D
House
we're
fire.
Madam
chair,
massage
with
the
IGR
committee.
Excuse
me
ITR
team.
The
driver
diversion
program
is
currently
in
session
law.
It's
a
temporary
pilot
project.
It's
been
around
since
about
2009.
It
was
originally
an
initiative
of
the
st.
Paul
City
Attorney's
Office
started
in
st.
Paul
and
spread
statewide,
and
the
goal
of
the
program
is
to
look
at
those
who
are
continuously
getting
repeat.
Violations
for
driving
after
their
licenses
revoked
or.
D
Proof
of
insurance
to
try
to
make
some
efforts
to
ending
the
revolving
door
of
those
who
are
getting
these
offenses,
get
them
into
some
classes
to
learn
some
financial
management
responsibility
that
goes
along
with
driving
and
as
long
as
they're
in
that
program
and
making
payments
towards
whatever
finds
they
might
have,
then
their
license
can
be
reinstated
during
the
time
they
can
continue
to
go
to
work
and
go
to
school
and
things
of
that
nature.
So
with
the
request
is
from
the
City
Attorney's
Office
is
to
take
that
program
which
is
currently
a
pilot
project.
D
D
A
Alright,
so
we
have
in
front
of
us
I'll
go
ahead
and
make
the
motion
to
approve
our
list
of
priority
items
for
our
2016
legislative
agenda
and
see,
if
there's
discussion
on
that
again,
this
is
the
culmination
of
several
meetings,
so
I
think
don't
take
this
as
lack
of
interest
and
all
right,
so
I'm
not
seeing
any
discussion
for
my
colleague.
So
with
that
we'll
take
the
low
to
all
approval,
please
say
aye
aye
opposed
and
that
item
is
approved.
B
You,
madam
chair
and
committee
members,
I've,
got
a
couple
of
state
legislative
updates
for
you
and
then
I
believe
mr.
binary
might
have
a
federal
update
as
well.
First,
you
may
have
heard
just
this
morning
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Management
and
Budget.
The
finance
department
essentially
announced
that
the
state
has
a
1.87
1
billion
dollar
surplus,
which
is
up
from
865
million.
That
was
left
at
the
end
of
the
last
legislative
session.
B
However,
but
about
600,000
excuse
me,
600
million
of
that
goes
to
the
state
budget
reserve
and
then
another
71
million
to
an
environmental
fund
repayment,
but
that
leaves
1.2
billion
dollars
essentially
available
as
a
balance
going
into
at
least
going
into
the
next
budget
forecast,
which
is
in
February,
and
that
will
really
be
the
one
that
sets
the
stage
for
the
legislative
session
in
terms
of
the
legislature,
making
funding
decisions
home
and
things
of
that
nature.
The
next
stuck.
They
also
is
to
about
medical
cannabis.
Just
two.
B
We
do
have
a
position
in
our
policy
positions
in
support
of
expanding
access
to
medical
cannabis
for
medicinal
purposes,
and
the
commissioner
of
health
last
or
in
the
bill.
That
was
passed
in
2014
session,
which
only
spelled
out
a
certain
amount
of
a
certain
number
of
qualifying.
Medical
conditions
also
gave
the
commissioner
of
health
the
authority
to
add
conditions.
If
you
know
if
he
or
she
would
choose
to
do
so.
B
The
law
also
said
that
the
Commissioner
should
first
look
at
intractable
pain
and
adding
that
to
the
list,
and
so
after
a
process
of
having
an
advisory
panel
public
input
and
a
lot
of
deliberation.
The
Commissioner
announced
yesterday
that
intractable
pain
would
be
added
as
a
as
a
qualifying
condition
for
ease
of
medical,
cannabis
and
I
believe
in
August
of
2016.
Patients
will
be
able
to
access
that
and
then
finally,
just
wanted
to
make
a
quick
note.
B
By
the
time
the
March
session
starts,
representing
Winkler
resigned
his
seat
in
July,
and
there
was
a
special
election
in
November.
Peggy
flanagan
will
now
be
representing
his
district,
which
is
st.
Louis,
Park,
Golden,
Valley
parts
of
Plymouth
and
medicine
lake
and
so
she's
already
been
sworn
into
office
in
in
his
seat,
which
was
a
special
election
at
beginning
of
november
representative
david
dill,
unfortunately
passed
away
in
august
he
represented
a
big
portion
of
northeastern
minnesota,
and
so
there
will
be
a
special
election.
I
believe
it's
on
december.
Eighth,
that's.
B
Here
soon
to
fill
his
seat
and
then
two
other
recent
resignations
senator
brandon
peterson
of
the
northern
northern
suburbs,
I
believe,
and
over
ramsey
and
and
a
couple
of
other
northern
suburbs
and
then
representative
lunch
st
from
Bloomington,
both
recently
resigned,
their
seats
and
governor
Dayton
has
called
a
special
election
in
February
to
fill
those
seats
so
coming
into
March.
There
will
be
four
new
members
sworn
in
that
weren't
there
last
session
and
we'll
keep
you
apprised
on
the
results
of
those
elections
as
they
happen
all.
E
B
B
D
Miss
lush,
madam
chair
and
committee
members,
just
a
reminder
that
on
December
15th
Tuesday
we're
going
to
be
hosting
our
third
of
our
three.
So
is
our
final
one
of
bonding
tour.
The
Senate
capital
investment
committee
is
going
to
be
coming
and
touring
Minneapolis
end
of
the
county
park
board
and
University
of
Minnesota
projects
on
that
date.
We
think
we
have
a
final
agenda
for
the
day,
so
we'll
send
that
out
to
the
committee
and
the
entire
council.
So
if
you'd
like
to
stop
by
on
any
projects,
we
would
be
happy
to
have
you.
F
Item
chairs
and
members,
the
Congress
conference
committee
on
transportation
did
complete
their
work.
They
had
a
1300
page
bill.
It
is
a
five-year
funding
bill.
Unfortunately,
it
doesn't
fund
all
five
years
or
provide
any
permanent
funding,
we're
going
through
it
now
and
once
we
get
through
the
bill
written
document,
everyone
Congress
Congress,
is
expecting
to
adjourn
before
Christmas
I
need
to
get
all
their
financial
work
done
by
next
week,
because
they're
continuing
resolution
expires
on
the
eleventh
of
December,
so
next
week,
Congress
could
have
a
lot
of
things
done.
A
Right
well,
thank
you
very
much
say
it's
our
last
meeting
of
the
year,
so
I
want
to
say
thanks
to
our
great
new
Clerk,
Kelly,
giesler
I,
always
say
it
wrong.
It's
wrong
in
my
head,
but
and
thank
you
for
filling
in
Bert
Osbourne.
But
thanks
to
our
great
idea,
our
team
for
seeing
us
through
the
year
and
I
know
we
have
a
full
year
ahead
and
hope
that
you
get
some
well
needed
break
to
rest
up.