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Minneapolis Intergovernmental Relations Committee Meeting
A
I
will
call
to
order
this
regular
meeting
of
the
intergovernmental
relations
committee.
My
name
is
councilmember
alondra,
Cano
and
I'm.
The
chair
of
the
committee
for
today,
council
president
council,
vice-president
glidden,
is
actually
out
on
National
League
of
Cities
business
with
me
today.
Our
council
members
Andrew
Johnson
Jacob,
Frye
and
John
Quincy
and
are
on
on
our
agenda.
For
today
we
have
a
few
items
for
discussion
and
I
will
need
the
clerk's
help
in
postponing
item
number
three:
the
comprehensive
transportation
legislation.
A
We
will
take
up
this
issue
later,
so
we
will
delay
this
by
one
cycle.
So
the
items
are
a
federal
state,
local
legislative
update
with
our
staff.
We
will
talk
about
seed,
libraries
and
also
our
2015
15
legislative
policies
as
they
relate
to
investigation
of
an
officer-involved
death.
So
without
further
further
ado,
if
you
could
have
staff
members
brief
us,
an
item
number
one.
B
B
They
also
had
a
discussion
on
the
restoration
of
voting
rights
for
four
felons
who
had
had
their
rights
removed
while
they
were
still
incarcerated
or
on
probation.
So
that
was
a
good,
healthy
discussion
and
that
was
passed
down
to
the
Rules
Committee
right
now.
The
body
camera
discussion
just
started
about
20
minutes
ago
expect
that
we'll
go
for
a
fair
amount
of
time.
B
As
that's
debated
in
the
house,
multiple
reasons
why
the
author
might
have
chosen
to
go
that
approach
at
the
the
city's
position
for
those
of
our
residents
who
are
interested
is
that
we
would
like
that
information
to
be
accessible
to
the
public
and
with
some
parameters
for
Investigative
data,
of
course,
for
ongoing
investigations.
So
there
will
be
many
bills.
We
anticipate
introduced
on
that
topic
as
it
moves
through
the
process
and
will
keep
you
abreast
of
that
as
as
that
progresses
and
then
the
only
other,
significant
update
we
would
have
for
this
week.
B
But
it's
interesting
to
watch
the
bills
as
they're
coming
through,
particularly
on
the
house
side.
A
lot
of
the
approaches
are
identifying
whether
it's
some
certain
items
like
tires
or
parts
for
that
are
used
to
repair
automobiles,
the
sales
tax
revenue
generated
for
those
types
of
purchases
to
be
dedicated
toward
transportation.
That
would
then,
of
course,
create
a
hole
in
the
general
fund
for
that
money
right
now,
because
those
are
services
and
those
are
products
that
are
currently
taxed,
and
that
goes
to
the
general
fund
right
now.
B
So
that's
just
an
example
of
some
of
that
that
dialogue
going
forward,
and
then
we
have
a
lot
of
other
proposals
to
be
raising
new
revenue
for
those
car.
This
is
such
as
the
gas
tax
and
things
of
that
nature.
We
don't
have
a
date
for
you
yet,
but
we
do
know
that
Senator
Dibble,
who
is
a
senator
from
Minneapolis,
who
also
chairs
the
Senate
transportation
of
Public
Safety
Finance
Committee
in
the
state
Senate
it's
going
to
be
holding
a
field
hearing
here
in
North
Minneapolis.
B
We
don't
have
a
date
for
you,
but
we
are
really
excited
to
be
hosting
him.
His
committee
here
will
be
sending
out
information
to
council
members.
You
can
be
getting
at
that
out
to
your
constituents.
We
like
to
encourage
the
public
to
attend.
Senator
Dibble
is
looking
for
stories
and
experiences
and
support
for
his
bill.
That's
making
a
significant
investment
in
transit
and
transportation
throughout
the
state
and
here
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
so
stay
tuned
for
a
date
on
that,
and
then
the
last
piece
along
those
lines.
B
B
Preserving
and
maintaining
the
infrastructure
that
we
have
right
now,
not
expanding
and
enthralling,
and
that
we
really
have
that
in
common
with
some
of
those
small
cities,
and
that
Minneapolis
really
is
a
series
of
a
lot
of
small
cities
with
our
neighborhoods
that
are
active,
neighborhood
associations.
So
we
really
did
feel
like
we
had
a
lot
of
mutual
connections
and
that
we
really
look
forward
to
working
with
them
as
the
legislative
session
progresses.
A
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
council
members.
We
have
two
updates
the
legislative
policy
positions
today.
The
first
one
is
a
statement
that
would
read
that
the
city
of
Neapolis
would
support
legislation
that
allows
for
inter
personal,
non-commercial
seed
sharing,
as
well
as
a
continued
operation
of
seed,
libraries
and
exchanges
operated
by
libraries,
educational
institutions
and
nonprofit
agencies.
I
would
point
out
that
this
would
be
an
amendment
to
our
longer
policy
position
statement.
This
would
not
go
on
the
act
of
the
legislative
agenda
for
2015
as
one
of
the
top
priorities.
B
This
would
be
a
support
item
in
the
policy
positions.
There
is
currently
a
Senate
bill.
That's
been
introduced,
there's
no
house
companion
at
this
time.
So
most
of
the
action
on
this
husband
in
the
Senate
and
by
way
of
background
I'm
seed.
Libraries
are
exchanges
or
libraries
are
nonprofit
depositories
for
seeds
that
can
be
used
by
the
public,
and
this
has
been
used
in
cities
around
Minnesota,
particularly
in
Duluth
and
Moorhead.
B
And
so
we
have
staff
here
today
from
the
sustainability
office.
If
there
any
further
questions,
there
is
language
that
we,
we
think
is
going
to
be
moving
forward
as
a
compromise
that
set
some
parameters
around
the
dollar
amount
threshold,
I
believe
it's
five
thousand
dollars
or
less
in
annual
sales,
and
that
the
in
the
exchange
has
to
be
inter
personal
in
nature
that
it
can't
really
know
be
a
big,
larger
business
operation.
C
You,
madam
chair
I,
was
really
excited
to
see
this
item
on
the
agenda
and
I'd
love
to
move
it
forward
for
approval
and
I
think
it
really
has
some
strong
opportunities
to
help
progress,
heirloom
seed
varieties
and
genetics
within
our
city,
which,
for
those
that
don't
know
they
have
so
much
different
variety
of
produce
out
there.
That's
just
not
maybe,
for
instance,
a
red
tomato.
C
We
might
have
yellow
tomatoes,
we
might
have
I've
actually
grown
them,
spicy,
purple
carrots,
so
a
lot
of
different,
fascinating
varieties
out
there
and
I
can
really
see
how
this
would
help
with
that
I'm
curious.
Did
this
come
up
through
staff?
Do
this
come
up
through
the
food
Council
through
homegrown.
A
Wonderful,
any
more
questions,
no
I
just
have
one
tiny
question
before
we
move
the
approval.
Is
this
relating
to
organic
seeds
or
I'm,
aware
that
there's
a
thing
called
Terminator
seeds
that
are
actually
don't
grow
after
a
certain
period
of
time
based
on
the
movies
I've
seen
so
I?
Don't
know
if
you
have
more
clarity
around
what
type
of
seeds
is
there
specific
language
around?
Is
it
or
organic
seeds
that
come
from
organic
plants,
or
could
it
be
like
a
corn
seed
from
a
monsanto
filled
out
in
rural
Minnesota?
B
You
manager,
for
the
question
and
in
the
bill
that
it's
currently
standing,
no,
there
is
no
distinction
and
I
think
to
your
point
of
these
Monsanto
seeds
and
things
of
that
nature.
I
think
that's
where
the
initial
prohibition
in
statute
came
from.
So
that's
why
this
clarification
is
necessary
to
make
a
little
space
for
people
who
want
to
be
doing
this
on
their
own.
Wonder
not.
A
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
council
members.
This
RC
is
also
to
add
a
statement
of
support
to
our
policy
positions
document
and
it
would
read
to
support
the
ability
of
public
safety
agencies
to
engage
other
public
safety
agencies
to
conduct
an
investigation
of
an
officer-involved
death.
Currently
there
is
no
house
bill.
The
Senate
bill
has
been
introduced
by
Chairman
lads
of
the
Senate
Judiciary
Committee.
B
The
bill
is,
it
currently
reads
says
that
there
have
to
be
at
least
two
agents
and
one
of
one
of
which
has
to
be
for
an
outside
agency.
I
think
some.
Those
specifics
are
going
to
be
tweaked
as
the
bill
moves
along,
but
the
overall
concept
of
this
type
of
an
investigation
being
handled
by
an
independent
outside
agency
will
is
really
the
crux
of
the
legislation.
So
we
view
to
support
capacity
with
this
as
well.
Wonderful
for
their
questions.
A
Seeing
no
questions
the
motion
before
us
is
to
improve
the
amendment
to
the
public
safety
policies
and
coordination
efforts
section
by
adding
the
following
language:
ability
of
public
safety
agencies
to
engage
another
public
safety
agency
to
conduct
an
investigation
of
an
officer-involved
death,
all
those
in
a
preview
of
PCI
I
in
this
passes,
and
we
will
now
go
back
to
item
number
three
which
I
referenced
earlier
was
the
comprehensive
transportation
legislation
resolution.
So
we
will
just
take
a
vote
to
postpone
this
by
one
cycle.