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From YouTube: November 4, 2016 Minneapolis City Council
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Minneapolis City Council Meeting
A
I'm
going
to
call
this
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
City
Council
to
order.
We
have
this
morning
the
pleasure
of
recognizing
some
of
the
great
activity
that's
going
on
in
our
city
right
now,
we're
all
captivated
by
the
election.
That's
going
on
so
I'm,
going
to
turn
the
mic
over
to
my
colleague,
councilmember
Jacob
Frye,
who
is
the
chair
of
the
election
committee.
B
Thank
you
very
much,
Madam
President.
As
you
know,
we
have
an
election,
a
major
election
that
is
coming
up
in
the
very
near
future
and
I'm
so
proud
of
our
city
elections,
department
of
our
staff
of
our
election
judges,
because
the
turnout
from
2012,
which,
by
the
way
was
a
record-setting
turnout,
is
presently
being
blown
out
of
the
water
and
we
are
dominating
and
from
a
context
of
people
who
are
pre-registered
before
Election
Day,
we
have
far
more
people
pre-registered
from
the
context
of
our
early
voting
and
satellite
precinct
offices,
which
are
beautifully
staff.
B
We
are
also
blowing
those
records
out
of
the
water
and
I
just
want
to
read
a
couple
figures
to
you
right
now,
so
the
total
number
of
absentee
ballots
early
voting
in
2012,
which
again
was
record-setting
at
the
time,
was
15,000
143.
That
was
the
total.
So
right
now
we're
still
like
five
or
six
days
out
from
the
election
and
right
now
we
don't
have
15,000
like
we
did
last
year
at
the
very
end.
Right
now
we
have
40
1321,
that's
almost
triples
the
previous
record
triples
it.
You
all
should
take
so
much
pride.
B
B
We
beat
that
number
and
we
know
that
people
are
going
to
register
on
Election
Day
because
we
have
in-person
registration
available.
I
cannot
emphasize
enough
how
proud
we
should
be,
and
you
know
well,
we
look
at
what
our
elections
judges
are
doing
and
by
the
way,
this
resident.
This
resolutions
today,
which
I'm
not
going
to
read
because
it'll
take
a
little
bit
of
time
but
but
is
is
for
our
elections.
Judges.
B
We
have
two
thousand
eight
hundred
and
eight
election
judges
in
total.
We
have
1405
first
time
election
judges.
We
have
412
student
election
judges,
which
is
record
high
participation
by
the
way
as
well,
and
we
have
623
election
judges
that
are
providing
language
and
translation
support.
This
is
not
only
impressive
for
Minneapolis.
This
has
now
become
a
national
model
as
to
how
to
do
voter
engagement,
registration
and
services
right,
and
for
that
all
of
you
should
be
exceedingly
proud
of
yourselves
and
for
that
I
think
we're
going
to
have
a
wonderful,
efficient
and
productive.
B
A
Want
to
echo
my
colleagues,
congratulations,
but
also
just
compliment
you
too.
We
have
heard
multiple
stories
of
constituents
wanting
to
vote
early
and
going
to
our
centers
across
the
city,
the
ones
downtown
the
ones
in
the
neighborhoods
and
calling
us
and
telling
us
how
wonderful
they
felt.
The
experience
was
how
helpful
people
were
in
helping
them
a
boat
and
just
lots
and
lots
of
compliments.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
your
great
work.
Thank
you.
D
F
C
A
A
H
A
Discussion,
seeing
none
all
in
approval,
say
I
I
host
that
carries
next.
We
have
acceptance
of
the
minutes
of
the
regular
meeting
of
October
21st
2016,
so
moved
second
moved
and
seconded
any
discussion
sing.
None
all
in
approval,
say
aye
aye
opposed
that
carries.
Next.
We
have
referrals
the
petitions
Communications
and
reports
to
proper
committees,
so
moved
moved
and
seconded
any
discussion,
seeing
none
all
in
approval,
say:
aye
aye
opposed
that
carries
the
reports.
The
standing
committees
are
next.
The
first
is
the
community
development
and
regulatory
services
report.
That
committee
is
chaired
by
councilmember
Goodman.
A
D
You,
madam
president,
the
community
development
and
regulatory
services
committee
is
bringing
forward
11
items
for
approval
this
morning.
They
include
a
land
sale
licenses
as
well
as
a
whole
host
of
levies
for
special
assessments
by
hennepin
county.
We
have
rental
dwelling
license:
revocation
the
regular
liquor
business
and
gambling
license
applications
as
well
as
our
allocation
of
2017
long
come
housing,
tax
credits
and
our
2017
partnership
on
the
affordable
housing
trust
fund
with
that
I'll
move
items
1
through
11,
but
I
do
want
to
speak
briefly.
Two
items
8
and
11.
A
D
You,
madam
president,
I
gave
much
longer
comments
and
committee
and
I'm
not
going
to
do
that
today.
What
I
want
to
do
today,
more
than
anything
else,
is
thank
the
members
of
the
Minneapolis
City
Council
for
standing
firm
against
the
ongoing
attacks
by
others.
Outsiders
in
particular,
who
think
that
we
have
done
too
much
on
the
affordable
housing
issue
and
should
be
doing
less.
Many
of
you
know.
D
We
have
been
challenged
by
Myron
or
field
as
well
as
a
few
neighborhood
associations
and
others
stating
that
the
city
of
Minneapolis
is
doing
too
much
to
House
people
and
that
we
should
be
allocated
less
resources
in
order
for
the
suburbs
to
do
more
and
I
would
make
the
argument
that
the
suburbs
should
do
more,
but
they
shouldn't
do
more.
So
we
do
less.
D
So
I
think
it's
important
to
note
that
sometimes,
when
you
put
together
a
strategy,
especially
in
government,
and
try
to
stick
to
it
when
it
works
over
a
long
period
of
time,
you
can
actually
see
the
results
and
our
unwavering
on
the
issue
with
regard
to
what
we
should
be
doing
and
our
unwillingness
to
point
fingers
at
others
for
not
doing
their
part
I
think
has
worked.
We
will
see
today
that
will
have
three
projects
receiving
low-income
housing.
Tax
credits,
I'll
note
that
the
state
reduced
our
allocation
of
low-income
housing
tax
credits.
D
So
how
is
it
that
we
have
more
projects
being
funded
because
in
the
end,
no
one
applied
for
them
at
the
state
and
projects
in
our
city
got
them
too.
So
so
much
for
that
strategy
of
give
us
less.
So
everyone
else
will
do
more
because
in
the
end,
they
won't
do
more
unless
they're
motivated
to
do
it
because
they
believe
in
it
is
something
that
is
an
integral
part
of
government's
responsibility
as
it
pertains
to
the
safety
net
of
housing.
D
E
E
You
know
20
some
odd
years
ago,
and
no
with
regards
that,
you
know
one
of
the
first
things
that
I
noticed
was
that
you
know
there
is
a
lot
of
substandard
housing
and
you
know
the
choices
for
folks
who
need
housing,
shouldn't,
be
substandard
housing
and
or
no
housing
whatsoever,
and
so
I
think
this
commitment
that
we're
making
is
just
you
know,
fantastic
and
so
so
I
throw
that
out
there,
but
I
completely
support
council
member
Goodman
on
what
you
just
said.
Thank.
D
G
C
A
I
Thank
you
very
much:
Madam
President,
the
health
environment
and
community
engagement
and
committees,
bringing
forward
seven
items
for
approval
today.
The
first
item
is
approving
councilmember
Abdul
or
saw
me
and
myself
to
serve
on
our
community
action
partnership
of
suburban
hennepin.
This
is
the
new
community
action
program
that
will
be
we
approved
for
minneapolis.
Second
item
is:
accepting
a
grant
from
the
minnesota
department
of
health
in
the
amount
of
120
thousand
dollars
to
continue
public
health
nurse
home
visiting
services
to
high-risk
families.
I
This
is
a
extension
of
a
grant
third
items
authorizing
an
amendment
to
a
contract
with
stair-step
foundation
to
increase
the
contract
by
seven
thousand
four
hundred
and
sixteen
dollars.
The
fourth
is
passage
of
a
resolution:
accepting
donations
of
up
to
60
thousand
dollars
from
the
Friends
of
the
skyway
Senior
Center,
to
support
operating
expenses
of
the
skyway
Senior
Center
and
the
fifth
items
authorizing
health
department
to
enter
into
a
letter
of
intent
with
ecumene
for
a
120-day
exclusive
dealing
period
to
negotiate
details
for
x-men
to
assume
operation
responsibilities
of
the
senior
skyway
Center.
I
The
sixth
item
is
approving
a
community
engagement
plan
to
develop
a
neighborhoods
2020
recommendations
with
a
proposed
completion
of
the
draft
recommendations
by
March,
30th
2018,
and
the
last
item
is
accepting
a
grant
from
the
federal
department
of
justice
under
there.
Safe
and
thriving
communities
approaches
to
prevent
and
he'll
violence
in
the
amount
of
three
hundred
and
twenty-five
thousand
dollars
over
two
years
to
begin
implementation
of
the
group
violence.
Intervention
program
to
reduce
a
homicides
of
gun
violence
in
the
city,
and
I
will
move
all
7
items
for
approval.
Councilman.
A
G
C
A
G
C
G
A
E
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
Today
we
have
four
items
for
approval.
The
first
item
is
a
grant
award
from
the
Department
of
Public
Safety
Office
of
Traffic
Safety
for
DWI
enforcement
officer.
The
second
item
is
a
contract
amendment
with
the
BCA
for
analysis
of
DNA
case
evidence
that
third
and
fourth
items
are
travel
expense
donations,
one
is
to
the
police,
executive,
Research,
Forum
and
the
other
is
to
the
national
network
for
Safe
Communities
and
at
John
Jay
College
of
Criminal
Justice,
and
I
will
move
all
4
items.
Removal,
customary.
A
G
G
G
A
J
You,
madam
president,
the
committee
for
words,
eight
items
today
for
approval
item.
One
is
the
sanitary
sewer
service
availability
charges,
letting
those
assessments,
others
require
nine
votes.
The
item
two
is
the
passage
resolution
adopting
larry
assessments
for
the
repair
construction
of
public
sidewalks.
That
also
require
nine
goals.
Today,
item
three:
as
discussed
in
media
the
whole,
there
will
be
an
adjustment
in
an
amendment,
so
we
have
a
snow
and
ice
removal.
J
Public
sidewalk
assessments,
however,
we'll
have
an
amendment
that
has
been
distributed
and
to
dismiss
the
snow
and
ice
removal
assessments
for
the
property
at
2601,
timeless
avenue
north
item
four
is
the
orange
line,
construction
plans,
inclusion
of
the
twelve
street
transit
ramp
a
lot
of
good
discussion
about
the
importance
of
that
following
items
are
referred
to
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee
item
5
is
the
franklin
avenue
east
west
broadway
avenue
pedestrian
improvement,
grant
agreement
with
Hennepin
County
item
6?
Is
the
Hennepin
Avenue
reconstruction
project
request
for
proposals
for
engineering
design
services
item
seven?
J
Is
the
parking
ramp,
elevator,
modernization
project
and
that's
a
contract
amendment
with
more
con
construction.
Final
item
is
the
bid
for
supervisory
control
and
data
acquisition
systems
for
the
surface
water,
sewer
division
and
authorizing
contract.
For
that
project,
I
will
move
all
items
and
noting
the
amendment
to
item
3
customer.
A
G
G
G
C
A
H
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Ways
and
means
brings
forward
16
items
for
your
approval
consideration
today.
There
five
or
legal
settlements
item
number
six
is
a
grant
acceptance
from
liske
for
a
policing
conference.
Seven
is
a
gift
acceptance
from
clear
channel
outdoor
for
display
time.
The
eighth
item
is
the
bid
low
response
a
bit
from
messenger
construction
for
a
convention
center
office
remodeling
project.
We
also
have
a
bid
from
electronic
design
company
for
convention
center
audio
upgrade
project
item
number
10
is
the
contract
for
talak.
H
So
that's
a
liability
cap
language
approval
item
number
11
is
the
acquisition
of
real
estate
for
the
east
side
maintenance
facility
project
item
number
12
is
the
contract
for
design
services
with
RSP
architects
for
hiawatha
maintenance
facility
campus
item
number
13?
Is
the
contract
amendments
to
increase
and
extend
eight
human
capital,
consulting
professional
services
contracts?
H
Adam
14
is
the
contract
event
with
toe
exchange
for
towing
software
and
operation
system
management
and
item
number
15
is
the
city
of
Minneapolis
investment
policy
and
strategy
revisions,
and
the
final
item
is
the
joint
powers
agreement
between
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
the
state
of
Minnesota
Department
of
Public,
Safety
and
Bureau
of
Criminal
Apprehension
happy
to
answer
any
questions
on
all
16
items
but
I'd
like
to
move
approval
of
all
items.
Customer.
A
G
Thanks,
madam
president,
add
some
comments
on
item
number
15
you're
going
to
go
ahead.
Please.
Thank
you.
I
I
appreciate
that
this
is
coming
forward
on
the
same
day
that
we
as
a
council
are
approving
one
of
the
most
significant
things
we
do,
as
councilmember
Goodman
said,
is
working
on
the
tax
credits
and
the
affordable
housing
trust
fund.
G
I
wanted
to
call
this
out
not
because
I'm
the
person
who
works
the
most
on
these
issues,
but
really
just
to
make
the
point
that
we
have
a
council
I
believe
where
virtually
every
single
council
member
is
working
on
some
piece
of
how
we
are
supporting,
affordable
housing
and
how
we're
supporting
a
structure
and
looking
for
what
are
those
additional
options
to
preserve
the
affordable
housing.
That
is
that
is
here
today.
G
So
you
know,
we
have
a
council
member
gang
who's,
been
working
very
faithfully
on
infill
housing
issues,
councilmember
Goodman
and
fri,
who
have
been
working
to
lead
community
development
work
and
councilmember
Goodman's
long
history
on
that
councilmember
Quincy
I,
know
spent
hours
working
with
our
professional
staff
to
understand
this
strategy
and
give
some
input
on
how
it
could
happen
and
on
and
on.
I
could
mention
every
single
council
member
up
here.
So
I
wanted
to
add
my
thanks
to
the
council.
G
And
then
we
have
an
engaged
policy
makers,
including
the
mayor
of
course,
but
then
we
have
expert
staff
who
are
able
to
bring
a
high
level
of
expertise
to
help
us
identify
what
might
be
those
strategies
where
we
can
be
helpful
in
ways
we
have
not
yet
identified,
and
so
I
say
thank
you
to
Mark
rough
and
to
Andrea
Brennan,
who
are
our
leads,
our
expert
staff
and
have
helped
to
identify
this
as
just
one
more
strategy
that
we
are
putting
forward
to
help
with
preserving,
affordable
housing.
So
thank
you
any.
G
C
A
F
You,
madam
president,
we
have
three
items
from
zoning
and
planning
item
number.
One
is
approving
an
appeal
of
the
certificate
of
appropriateness
at
419,
washington,
avenue,
north
and
adopting
the
staff
findings
that
are
in
our
packet
item.
Number
two
is
patches
of
an
ordinance
amending
our
zoning
code
to
amend
our
heritage
preservation
committee
membership,
to
make
it
more
like
the
other
boards
and
commissions
in
our
city,
including
eliminating
term
limits.
An
item
number
three
is
passage
of
an
ordinance
amending
our
code
of
ordinances
in
the
zoning
code
relating
to
flood
plain
regulations.
A
A
F
C
A
Report
is
adopted
next
we
have
the
introduction
and
referral
calendar.
The
first
is
a
introduction
by
councilmember
Goodman,
pursuant
to
notice
to
introduce
the
subject
matter
of
an
ordinance
amending
the
code
relating
to
the
food
code
for
first
reading
and
referral
to
community
development
regulatory
services.
Amending
provisions
related
to
the
requirements
for
obtaining
food
license.
Any
discussion
on
that
introduction,
seeing
none
all
in
approval,
say
aye
aye
opposed
that
carries
next.
We
have
pursuant
to
notice.
A
Councilmember
Reich
introduces
the
subject
matter
of
an
ordinance
amending
the
code
relating
to
the
to
the
zoning
code,
I'm,
sorry
for
first
reading
and
referral
to
zoning
and
planning
allowing
live
theater
in
industrial
districts.
Any
discussion
on
that
introduction,
seeing
none
all
in
approval,
say
aye
aye
opposed
they're
curious.
We
have
resolutions
next
in
the
first
is
the
election
judge,
appreciation
day
honorary
resolution
and
that
we
discussed
at
the
beginning
of
the
council
meeting
any
discussion
on
that
resolution,
seeing
none
all
in
approval,
say
aye
aye
opposed
that
carries.
Next.
A
A
Then
we
have
several
honorary
resolutions.
The
first
and
these
are
in
conjunction
with
lighting
bridge
35w
bridge
2016,
Salvation
Army's,
Red
Kettle
Christmas
campaign
honorary
resolution.
Any
discussion
on
that
resolution,
seeing
none
all
in
approval,
say
aye
aye
opposed
that
carries
2016,
World,
AIDS,
Day
red
ribbon,
ride
honorary
resolution.
Any
discussion
on
that
resolution,
seeing
none
all
an
approval,
say
aye
aye
opposed
that
carries.
We
have
2016
world
twin
to
twin
transfusion
syndrome
syndrome,
Awareness
Day,
honorary
resolution.
Any
discussion
on
that
resolution,
signon
on
approval,
say
aye
aye
opposed
that
carries.
A
We
have
the
2016
restorative
justice
justice
week.
Excuse
me
honorary
resolution.
Any
discussion
on
that
resolution,
seeing
none
all
an
approval,
say
aye
aye
opposed
that
carries
under
new
business.
We
have
a
proposed
charter.
Amendment
plain
language
charter.
Technical
amendments
has
been
disseminated
by
the
city
attorney.
Anyone
who's
curious
about
getting
a
briefing
on
that.
A
Can
contact
the
city
attorney
receiving
and
filing
the
transmittal
letter
from
the
Charter
Commission
related
to
a
package
of
proposed
amendments
to
the
city
charter,
which
address
a
number
of
housekeeping
items
following
the
adoption
of
the
plain
language
revision
by
voters
in
the
2013
election
municipal
election?
Any
discussion
on
that,
seeing
none
all
an
approval,
say
aye
aye
that
it
opposed
that
carries.
Councilmember
glidden
gives
note
of
intent
to
introduce,
at
the
next
meeting
of
the
City
Council
an
ordinance
amending
the
code
providing
for
revisions
to
the
plain
language
charter.
A
That
notice
is
given
there's
a
direction
to
the
city
clerk
to
publish
notice
of
the
public
hearing
to
be
conducted
by
the
intergovernmental
relations
committee
at
its
regular
meeting
on
December
1
2016.
That
then,
on
that
item,
any
concerns
about
directing
the
city
clerk,
seeing
none
all
an
approval,
say
aye
aye
opposed
that
carries.
A
This
is
the
amendment
that
was
introduced
at
the
beginning
of
the
meeting,
seikon
safe,
sick
and
save
time
and
extended
Employment
programs
ordinance,
councilmember
glidden,
gives
notice
of
intent
to
introduce
at
the
next
regular
meeting
of
the
City
Council
the
subject
matter
of
an
ordinance
amending
the
code
relating
to
administration,
workplace
regulations,
exempting
certain
state
subsidized
extended
employment
programs
from
coverage
under
the
requirements
of
chapter
40.
That
notice
is
given.
Are
there
any
announcements.