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From YouTube: October 19, 2015 Ways & Means
Description
Minneapolis Ways & Means Committee Meeting
A
Good
afternoon,
everyone
like
to
call
the
regularly
scheduled
meeting
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee
to
order
I'm
John
Quincy,
chair,
joined
by
council
vice-president
glidden
and
council
members,
Johnson
bender,
Palmisano
and
yang.
So
we
are
the
full
committee.
So
thank
you.
As
we
begin,
we
have
a
pretty
lengthy
agenda.
It's
all
consent
items
so
I
just
like
to
run
through
them
really
quickly
of
the
37
items.
The
first
ten
items
are
from
the
City
Attorney's
Office.
They
represent
seven
workers,
comp
claims
and
a
property
damage
of
subrogation
lawsuit
and
then
to
personal
injury
lawsuits.
A
The
item
is
11
and
12
or
the
from
the
communications
department.
This
is
the
donation
of
acceptance
of
billboard
display
time
from
clear
channel
outdoor
and
then
the
appointment
to
the
Minneapolis
television
network
board.
The
convention
center
brings
forward
an
item
related
to
the
trench
drain
replacement
project.
A
Accepting
that
low
bid
from
united
states,
mechanical
property
and
services
department
brings
forward
three
items.
They
are:
the
2015
property
tax,
special
assessment
of
delinquent
utility
charges,
a
temporary
financing
for
nicollet
mall
project
with
US
bank.
This
is
just
approving
a
contract
with
US
bank
for
temporary
financing.
A
A
Item
number
20
is
the
from
the
claims
committee.
This
is
the
right
of
appeal
process
resolution
the
health
environment
and
community
engagement
committee
is
bringing
forward
six
items.
The
first
is
the
urban
forestry
project
grant
acceptance
of
ten
thousand
dollars
from
environmental
initiative
to
support
the
urban
forestry
project
by
planting
trees
and
commercial
properties.
A
Item
number
23
is
authorizes
an
amendment
contract
with
Megan
Ellison
LLC
for
healthy
living
program.
I
number
24
is
an
agreement
with
FX
for
a
group
purchasing
program,
membership
and
Ryan
White
hiv/aids
treatment
extension
contract.
This
is
intergovernmental
agreement
between
the
state
of
Minnesota
and
its
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services,
Hennepin
County
and
Ramsey
County.
We
also
have
the
item
called
community
solar
garden
subscription
agreements.
A
We
also
have
referred
from
the
public
safety,
civil
rights
and
Emergency
Management
Committee.
There
are
three
items:
one
is
the
acceptance
of
the
grant
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
the
University,
you
united
states,
department
of
justice
for
the
implementation
of
the
police
department's
body-worn
camera
program.
The
national
initiative
for
building
community
trust
and
justice.
Multi-Strategy
coordinator
grant
award
accepting
a
grant
of.
B
A
Thousand
dollars
from
the
US
Department
of
Justice,
an
acceptance
of
a
grant
of
the
2015
urban
area
security
initiative,
grant
the
amount
of
nine
hundred
and
ninety
thousand
dollars
from
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Public,
Safety
transportation
and
Public
Works
Committee
brings
forward
eight
items.
They
are
resurfacing:
project-
ninth
Street,
eleventh
Street,
twelfth
Street
and
seventh
street
north
st.
Anthony
Parkway
bridge
street
reconstruction
project,
24th
street
east
and
snelling
avenue
reconstruction
project.
A
The
item
number
34
is
the
controller
conversion
and
intelligent
traffic
signal
enhancement,
project
agreement
and
the
35
is
the
southern
northeast
minneapolis
watershed
modeling
project,
that's
a
funding
agreement
and
then
36
is
the
bid
for
a
B
and
C
parking
facilities,
repair
projects,
and
the
final
item
from
that
committee
is
a
bid
for
special
service
district
snow
removal.
Services.
Just
wanted
to
point
out
that
that
item
was
brought
forward
without
recommendation
from
the
from
the
committee
and
I
think
we're
going
to
take
the
same
action
today,
noting
that
the
amount
has
changed
from
the
228.
A
2906
520
for
that
project
and
I
know
that
there's
going
to
be
some
discussion
and
met
amendments
brought
forward
by
that
committees
chair
at
the
council
meeting.
So
taking
all
those
actions,
including
the
sending
forward
without
recommendation
for
item
number
37,
are
there
any
questions
or
comments
from
my
balance?
Councilmember
yang.
B
B
Just
reading
the
little
short
description
there
I'd
say
it's
going
to
be
performed:
okay,
Thank
You,
mr.
chair,
and
the
second
comment
is
just
really
quickly
with
regards
to
item
number
27,
which
is
the
acceptance
of
a
grant
in
the
amount
of
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
our
body.
Cam
program
and
I.
Just
think
it's
wonderful
that
we
did
what
we
did
and
waited
a
little
bit
and
now
then
we
are
receiving
this
grant.