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From YouTube: December 1, 2016 Intergovernmental Relations
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Minneapolis Intergovernmental Relations Committee Meeting
A
A
good
afternoon
I
am
calling
to
order
our
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
intergovernmental
relations
committee.
My
name
is
Elizabeth
glidden.
I
am
the
council
member
who
chairs
this
committee
and
I'm
joined
by
coast.
Members
were
sami
fry
council
president
johnson
and
council
member
andrew
johnson,
and
we
are
a
quorum
of
this
committee.
A
B
B
The
that
process
starts
by
the
Charter
Commission
recommending
such
a
process
and
a
proposed
amendment
and
at
their
September
7th
2016
meeting.
The
Charter
Commission
did
pass
a
slate
of
technical
amendments
to
the
Charter
and
forwarded
them
to
the
City
Council
for
notice
and
a
public
hearing,
which
is
what
we're
here
today
to
do
today
and
then
for
the
council
to
take
a
vote.
I
understand
procedurally,
were
within
the
timeframes
required
by
the
statute,
so.
B
Don't
know
if
that's
going
to
come
up
for
the
public
to
see
that's
not
great,
but
the
first
proposed
technical
amendment
that
the
Charter
is
to
the
redistricting
section,
and
the
proposal
is
to
take
out
some
specific
dates
on
when
redistricting
should
occur
and
just
get
it
in
line
with
state
law.
Peter,
kinder
deputy
city
attorney
Peter,
gender
who's
retired.
Now
he
got
out
his
stack
of
future
calendars
and
figured
out
in
years
here
and
there
this
provision
could
trigger
redistricting
happening.
B
B
The
next
proposed
technical
amendment
to
the
Charter
would
be
to
again
remove
a
pretty
specific
timeframe
for
an
effective
date
regarding
dividing
award
into
precincts
or
designated
pulling
up
a
polling
place,
and
it
would
just
amend
the
Charter
to
remove
that
specific
timeframe
and
again
provide
that.
That
would
happen
as
Minnesota
election
law
provides.
B
B
It
provided
for
a
process
to
fill
a
vacant
council
seat
that
occurred
before
march
first,
and
then
it
provided
a
different
process
to
fill
that
seat
if
the
vacancy
occurred
on
or
after
march.
First,
in
the
plain
language
revision,
we
did
not
include
what
happens
on
march
first
and
so
we're
adding
that
back
into.
B
The
Charter
to
to
just
make
sure
we're
covered
for
that
process
whenever
it
occurs.
We've
also,
the
Charter
Commission
is
recommended
that
the
council
must
schedule
a
special
election
filling
a
vacancy
held
within
instead
of
75
days
90
days
after
the
vacancy
occurs
in
that
wood.
That
was
just
to
make
it
consistent
with
the
same
timeframe.
Should
there
be
a
vacancy
in
the
mayor's
office.
B
The
next
recommended
technical
correction
pertains
to
the
legal
requirement
of
publication
of
ordinances
in
an
official
newspaper.
This
would
provide
for
at
the
direction
of
the
City
Council.
That
publication
may
be
accomplished
by
publishing
only
the
title.
In
a
summary
of
the
ordinance
a
resolution,
the
thought
was
that,
if
a
particularly
lengthy
rewrite
again,
maybe
technical
rewrites
of
ordinances
took
place,
this
would
obviate
the
need
to
publish
every
single
word
to
notify
the
public,
but
an
end
in
this
day
and
age.
B
B
Proposed
technical
amendment
to
the
Charter
would
be
merely
adding
back
into
the
the
powers
of
the
board
of
estimate
taxation
to
elect
other
officers
from
its
members,
as
it
deems
necessary
and
for
the
board
of
estimate
and
Taxation
to
adopt
rules
of
order
for
the
conduct
conduct
of
its
own
business.
Those
were
because
of
the
various
private
revisions
that
took
place
in
the
plain
language
effort.
B
B
The
next
technical
correction,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee,
would
be
to
again
relating
to
the
powers
of
the
park
and
recreation
board.
It
would
again
give
the
park
board
a
power
to
merely
publish
an
ordinance
in
summary
form
of,
and
that
would
be
legally
effective
as
if
the
entire
ordinance
was
published.
B
I
think
this
is
this
is
chair.
Clegg's
favorite
proposed
amendment
to
the
Charter.
It
would
just
be
adding
a
comma,
as
you
can
see,
on
your
materials
that
would
be
adding
a
comma
after
and
this
in
this
section
it
pertains
to
I
believe
the
Civil
Service
Commission,
and
it
says
each
officer
comma
other
than
a
member
of
a
board,
comma
Commission,
comma
or
committee,
and
then
the
proposal
would
be
to
add
a
comma
after
committee,
so
the
following
language
would
apply
to
boards
commissions
and
committees
who
is
not
otherwise
classified
as
an
employee.
B
B
B
A
B
Proposed
technical
correction
would
pertain
to
at
bond
council's
recommendation
that
the
section
on
Appropriations
that
currently
reads,
except
as
this
section
9.2
otherwise
provides
no
money,
may
be
paid
out
of
the
city's
Treasury,
except
in
payment
of
principal
or
interest
on
a
bond
issued
or
other
debt
occurred
under
this
charter
or
other
law.
Just
in
recognition
of
the
fact
that
sometimes
financing
will
take
place
pursuant
to
it.
Perhaps
a
piece
of
special
legislation.
B
Then
the
next
recommended
amendment
to
the
Charter
would
be
relating
to
again
financing
and
depth,
and
it
would
change
borrowing
power
terms
to
right.
Now
it
reads
to
the
City
Council
may
issue
bonds,
our
money
or
otherwise
pledges
credit
only
for
a
lawful
purpose.
Consistent
with
this
charter
and
with
the
concurrence
of
the
City
Council,
the
board
of
estimate
in
taxation,
and
then
there
was
a
provision
that
said
any
other
board
in
which
this
charter
vests
the
borrowing
power.
I,
think
this
technical
correction
pertains
to.
B
There
is
the
the
final
recommendation
is
that
a
term
be
added
to
the
Charter
under
its
debt
provisions
reading
when
issuing
bonds,
the
city
may
proceed
under
this
charter,
section
9.4
or
under
this
section,
9.4
or
under
any
other
applicable
law
and
again
that's
a
recognition
that,
when
issuing
bonds
that
may
be
done
pursuant
to
a
special
law
of
some
sort,
so
that
that
is
the
slate
of
technical
Corrections.
Madam
chair
and
I'd
be
happy
to
stand
for
questions.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
mr.
Osborn.
Thank
you
for
walking
us
through
these
somewhat
unexcited,
perhaps
as
they
are
technical
but
important
amendments
to
make
sure
that
the
Charter
is
working
right,
I'm,
not
seeing
questions
so
I
will
go
ahead
and
I
will
open
the
public
hearing.
So
we
can
see
if
anybody
would
like
to
speak.
I'll
just
note
a
very
clegg
who
is
serving
as
chair
of
our
Charter
Commission,
who
I'm
sure
has
carefully
assured
this
process
through
working
with
the
city,
attorney
and
clerks
offices,
and
is
here
and
I.
A
C
You
Vice,
President,
Clinton
and
council
members
I
would
just
say
that
this
process
started
even
before
the
vote
had
been
taken
on
a
plain
language
charter.
Both
the
city
attorney
had
a
list
and
the
Charter
Commission
had
a
list
and
and
I'm
pleased
to
say
that
over
three
years
this
is
the
list
and
it's
pretty
short
and
it's
pretty
inconsequential.
So
I
think
that
speaks
well
of
the
process
that
we
went
through.
Thank.
A
You
thank
you
so
much
and
I'll
ask
if
there
is
anyone
else
who
would
like
to
speak.
I'm
not
seeing
anyone
so
I'll
go
ahead
and
close
the
public
hearing
and
the
public
hearing
excuse
me
and
I
will
move
approval
of
the
ordinance
amending
the
minneapolis
city
charter,
as
described
by
mr.
Osborn,
and
on
our
agendas
in
front
of
us
discussion
on
emotion,
seeing
none
on
approval,
please
say
aye
aye
opposed
and
that
item
is
proved.
Thank
you
so
much
next
we
have
a
consent
item
or
two
consent
items.
A
The
first
is
I'm
number
two
on
our
agenda.
It
is
a
contract
with
Frederickson
environment
for
State,
Legislative,
Services
and
this
would
be
receiving.
And,
finally,
the
ethics
officers
report
relating
the
conflict
of
interest
in
authorizing
a
contract
knack
to
exceed
forty
eight
thousand
dollars
with
federer
Kison
and
Byron
for
state
legislative
presentation
services
from
January
through
December
of
2017.
The
second
item,
which
is
number
three
on
the
agenda,
is
a
contract
with
Franz
and
more
government
relations
for
State,
Legislative
Services
and,
as
with
the
other.
C
A
Its
filing
the
ethics
report
relating
to
comfort
of
interest
in
authorizing
a
contract
not
to
exceed
forty
thousand
dollars
for
2017,
and
I
will
move
items
two
and
three
on
our
agenda
discussion
on
either
not
seen
any
so
on
approval,
please
say:
aye
I,
post
on
those
items
are
approved
and
finally
we
have
our
one
discussion
item.
It
is
really
the
synapses
of
our
work
on
the
larger
policy
positions
document,
and
this
would
be
a
adoption
of
the
2017
legislative
agenda.
Miss
bourbon
thank.
D
You,
madam
chair
and
council
members,
Sasha
Bergman
of
the
IGR
Department.
It's
okay
with
you.
I'll
just
walk
through
the
document
online
titled
2017
legislative
agenda
kind
of
walk
through
some
of
the
main
changes
from
the
last
year,
and
then
we
would
be
open
to
questions.
The
first
item
listed
on
the
agenda
is
advancing
racial
equity.
This
is
something
that
was
a
component
of
last
year's
agenda.
We
did
update
the
statement
in
the
policy
positions
and
that
statement
is
reflected
here
under
local
government
finance.
D
The
three
items-
local
government
aid,
direct
property,
tax
relief
and
pension
funding
remain
largely
unchanged.
From
last
year.
In
the
capital
investment
section,
we
did
move
a
statement
about
support
for
the
35
and
lake
transit
access
project
from
the
transportation
section
to
the
top
of
the
capital
investment
section
to
reflect
that
as
our
top
bonding
priority.
The
other
three
bonding
projects
remain
in
the
same
as
last
year
or
as
described
in
last
year's
document
of
the
tenth
avenue
bridge
rehabilitation,
the
emergency
operations
and
training
facility
expansion
and
then
the
pioneers
and
soldiers,
cemetery
fence,
restoration.
D
And
then
there
is
an
added
statement
just
near
the
bottom,
about
supporting
investments
of
at
least
200
million
for
state
statewide,
bridge
replacement
and
rehabilitation.
I'm
the
second
page
under
the
transportation
section,
it's
there's
kind
of
three
statements.
Again:
the
35
in
lake
transit
access
project
was
moved
to
the
bonding
section,
but
really
the
transportation
items
remain
the
same
as
they
were.
D
New
to
this
short
list.
This
search
for
this
for
this
session,
we
recommend
adding
two
new
sections:
they're,
not
you
know,
of
course,
new
to
the
city's
work,
but
they
would
be
pulling
from
the
larger
policy
policy
position
document
and
that's
regarding
affordable
housing
and
really
making
a
statement
in
our
legislative
agenda
of
our
support
for
investments
in
affordable
housing
efforts
and
a
statement
regarding
city,
livability
and
community
well-being,
and
that's
really
to
reflect
our
support
for
efforts
to
build
Economic
Security
and
whatever
policy
initiatives.
Those
may
be
as
well
as
promoting
public
health.
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
I'll
just
note
that
this
is
really
the
culmination
of
a
large
amount
of
work
having
a
good
handle
on
watching
how
issues
have
progressed
at
the
legislature
and
our
anticipation
of
changes
due
to
the
election
results
and
then
keeping
an
eye
on
what
are
the
needs
of
the
city.
So
I
just
want
to
say.
Thank
you
very
much
to.
C
A
C
A
C
E
Third,
tomorrow
is
very
important:
it's
going
to
lay
some
groundwork
for
the
session
to
fork
the
economic
forecasts
or
the
financial
revenue
forecast
is
due
to
be
released
tomorrow.
Tomorrow
morning
we
have
no
predictions,
but
over
the
last
couple
months
the
revenue
has
dropped
a
little
bit
2%
beyond
below
expectation.
We
will
see
tomorrow
and
that
will
really
set
the
stage
for
some
activities
for
the
session.
Then
again
in
February
March,
there
will
be
another
forecast
which
will
really
layout
for
the
budgeting
process.
For
the
four,
therefore,
the
appropriation
process
for
the
legislature.
E
Also,
there
have
been
some
committee
assignments
in
both
the
House
and
the
Senate
chairs
have
been
named.
A
committee
membership
has
not
yet
been
named.
We
expect
that
to
be
before
the
first
of
the
year.
In
terms
of
the
governor's
budget,
he
is
meeting
with
State
Department's,
putting
together
a
budget,
nothing
to
report
yet,
but
we
imagine
within
the
next
month
he
needs
to
have
his
budget
to
the
legislature
by
the
end
of
January.
The
League
of
Cities
I
think
will
be
adopting
near
policies
in
a
weaker
couple
weeks.
E
Metro
cities
adopt
that
there
is
yesterday
and
we
are
in
basically
in
alignment
with
them
and
then
another
issue-
that's
still
out
there
and
we're
not
certain.
What
will
have
is
the
whole
issue
of
health
care
min
shirt
here
in
Minnesota
there
has
been
talk
of
possibility
of
a
special
session
that
we
have
seen
no
discussions
yet
between
the
governor
and
legislative
leadership.
So
at
this
time
we
don't
see
a
special
session
in
December.