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From YouTube: April 7, 2016 Intergovernmental Relations
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Minneapolis Intergovernmental Relations Committee Meeting
A
A
We
have
two
items
on
our
agenda
for
today
and
I
am
also
going
to
add
a
third
item
to
the
agenda,
which
is
a
motion
to
amend
our
2016
city
of
minneapolis
policy
positions,
and
so
I
will
just
move
to
add
that
as
item
number
three
and
I'll,
an
approval
with
that,
please
say:
aye
aye
opposed
and
we
have
now
three
items
on
our
agenda.
The
first
item
on
our
agenda
is
an
item
from
the
city
coordinators
office.
A
It
is
a
donation
of
used
fire
trucks
and
public
life
safety
equipment
to
our
sister
city
of
both
so
somalia,
and
this
is
a
presentation
that
we
have
been
excited
for
and
waiting
for,
and
I'm
going
to
ask
mr.
abnett
to
come
forward
and
he
is
going
to
give
us
a
presentation
on
the
atom
and
then
we
can
take
some
questions
and
comments,
and
I
would
note
that
we
have
some
members
of
the
community
who
have
joined
us
here
together
for
this
moment.
B
Good
afternoon,
chair
glidden
committee
members,
my
name
is
peter
rabbit
and
I'm
a
management
analyst
in
the
city
clerk's
office
joining
me
today
are
Gary
winter
from
the
City
Attorney's
Office
and
Jenny
shy
boot
from
the
city
coordinators
office.
Who
is
the
point
of
contact
for
our
sister
city
program,
for
your
consideration
today?
Is
the
donation
of
two
fire
trucks,
a
booking
van
and
other
life
safety
equipment
to
our
sister
city
of
bosaso
Somalia.
As
you
know,
Council
passed
a
resolution
authored
by
council
members,
glidden
and
warsaw
me
on
october.
B
17
2014
agreeing
to
enter
into
the
sister
city
relationship
in
the
past
council
has
passed
resolutions
similar
to
this
most
recently
in
2009
and
2012
to
this.
Our
sister
city
of
elder
at
Kenya,
in
order
to
facilitate
donations
of
this
count,
kind
council
passed
an
ordinance
of
on
March
18th
of
this
year.
Councilmember
Warsaw
Me's
office,
along
with
the
staff
team
work
with
finance
the
police
department,
Public
Works
and
the
fire
department
to
identify
and
appraise
the
items
before
you.
B
Addition,
additionally,
in
your
materials,
you'll
find
a
letter
of
request
from
the
mayor
of
boosaaso
and
a
letter
from
Co
joke
a
local
somali
organization
committing
to
the
trance
origin
transportation
of
these
items
and,
as
a
result
of
that,
there
are
no
board
no
additional
cost
of
the
city
beyond
the
donation.
This
concludes
my
brief
remarks
and
we're
happy
to
send
for
any
questions.
A
A
C
C
Discrimination
against
religious
and
ethnic
minorities
are
openly
a
spouse
too
often,
these
destructive
ideas
are
the
ones
that
are
broadcast
by
our
media
and
are
consumed
by
the
public
at
home
and
abroad.
We
as
a
city
in
Minneapolis,
have
the
opportunity
to
defy
this
rhetoric
already.
We
have
forged
a
first-in-the-nation
relationship
with
boss.
Also,
this
connection
allows
us
to
act
on
our
values
of
openness
and
acceptance
and
strengthens
the
bonds
that
tire's
all
together
with
this
act,
we
have
the
opportunity
to
further
foster
our
relationships
with
life-saving
equipment.
C
This
equipment,
which
has
passed
out
of
usefulness
to
us,
will
be
put
to
use
protecting
our
friends
in
Somalia.
With
this
act,
we
have
the
chance
to
transform
the
message,
one,
that
is
about
commonality
and
unity
rather
than
hate
and
division.
We
are
able
to
do
this
work
at
minimal
cost
to
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
Thanks
for
our
community
partners,
who
have
seen
the
value
in
this
donation
and
will
provide
the
means
to
store
and
transport
these
items,
many
members
of
the
community
are
here
with
us
today,
some
re
moms
are
here.
C
Our
business
leaders
are
here.
Our
community
leaders
are
here.
Members
of
the
nonprofit
organization
could
yoga
here,
members
of
the
civic
city,
minnesota
friends,
will
boss.
Also,
I
hear
also
today-
and
I
want
to
thank
them
for
coming
here
and
for
their
commitment
to
help
us
transport
and
house
these
items.
I
want
to
also
thank
council
vice-president
glidden
for
her
support,
both
in
the
initial
creation
of
our
sister
city
relationship
and
in
the
affirmation
of
the
of
that
relationship.
We
have
before
us
today.
C
D
A
Thank
you
and
I'll
just
say:
I
was
proud
to
have
been
invited
by
councilmember
Sami
to
help
co-author
this,
but
in
truth,
that
is,
council
member
work
Sammy,
who
has
done
the
lion's
share
of
the
work
on
this,
and
and
am
appreciative
of
the
value
that
this
donation
will
have
to
our
sister
city
of
bosaso,
but
I.
Think
even
more
I.
A
Just
really
appreciate
councilmember
Sammy's
comments
about
how
this
reflects
our
values
and
the
importance
of
this
relationship
and
that
we
want
to
stand
apart
from
some
very
ugly
rhetoric
that
is
happening
across
our
country
and
say
for
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
We
reject
that
hateful
rhetoric.
We
value
our
partnership
with
a
Somali
community
and
with
the
sister
city
of
Wassaw.
So,
and
so
thank
you
very
much
both
for
your
comments,
but
also
for
the
action
of
bringing
forward
this
donation
with
that
I'm
not
seen
further
comments
or
questions
from
Council
members.
A
A
E
E
What
that
means
any
bill
that
is
not
out
of
US
policy
committee
either
then
goes
to
is
on
the
floor
or
refer
to
a
finance
committee
or
the
Tax
Committee
will
not
be
heard,
and
it
is
sense
essentially
done
for
this
session,
but
as
we
well
know,
it's
never
over
to
it's
over
so
but
bills
that
are
not
been
heard.
We'll
probably
have
more
difficult
time
making
it
through
this
session.
The
couple
things
happen
this
week,
one
yesterday,
the
black
united
black
legislative
agenda
was
announced
at
a
press
conference
and
I.
E
E
The
first
item
talks
about
a
business
capital
fund,
and
that
would
be
indeed
I
would
assume,
and
it's
about
a
75
million
dollar
appropriation
request.
We
have
language
in
our
legislative
agenda.
What
would
be
supportive
of
such
and
such
an
effort
in
urban
initiative
board
workforce
development
I
wasn't
able
to
track
it
down
completely,
but
I
think
what
it
is
is
training
money
for
work
for
workforce
training
for
folks
who
are
either
african-american
aura
of
African
heritage.
E
But
it's
also
being
proposed
is
that
the
urban
initiative
board
is
a
board
of
advisers
to
deed
and
they
have
loan
funds
available
to
be
used,
basically
in
a
seven-county
metropolitan
area.
What
this
proposal
would
do
is
expand
the
coverage
of
this
special
grant
program
to
black
and
effort
and
afro
american
and
african
heritage
communities
in
duluth,
st.
cloud,
Mankato
and
Rochester.
E
The
third
is
summer
youth
programs,
and
we
are
definitely
supportive
of
that.
We
like
actually
have
legislation
drafted
and
in
the
hopper
for
youth
summer,
youth
working
parents
act.
That
is
the
original
term
for
now
have
what
is
evolved
as
the
Family
Medical,
Leave
Act,
and
several
other
bills
that
were
introduced
in
the
15
and
16
session.
Unfortunately,
the
one
that
seems
to
have
some
legs
and
it's
moving
in
the
Senate
is
the
Family
Medical
Leave
bill.
E
The
theft
and
scheduling
bills
have
not
been
heard
in
either
of
the
house
and
had
not
moved
in
the
Senate.
Turning
the
page,
a
grand
jury
ban,
we
do
not
have
a
position
on
that
on
private
prisons.
Two
weeks
ago
we
adopted
a
position
supporting
a
ban
on
private
prisons.
Sentencing
guideline
recommendations.
We
also
approved
last
week
two
weeks
ago
and
sent
to
the
council
and
the
Voting
Rights
restoration
is
something
that
we
have
been
on
record
for
the
last
couple
years
and
worked
very
closely
with
the
author's
last
year
on
this
on
this
legislation.
E
I
think
senator
champion
is
the
author
of
this
bill
established
a
strong
body,
cam
policy
and
funding
for
minnesota.
I
know
the
city
is
working
on
that
and
then
the
other
two
items
of
black
immigrant
justice
hate
crime
penalties
increase
in
Somali
community
needs
are
all
part
of
our
agenda
or
are
our
principles
and
policies
of
our
city.
So
if
that
Madame
child
stand
for
any
questions,.
E
Moving
along
another
item
is
tonight
and
was
released
and
sent
to
you
about
not
too
long
ago
was
the
house
budget
resolution.
The
house
is
proposing
basically
not
to
spend
any
money
any
new
money.
They
are
suggesting
that,
for
example,
education,
no,
additional
money
for
education,
no
additional
money
for
higher
education,
some
money
for
health
and
humans
and
human
services,
new
money
in
agriculture,
agricultural
finance,
which
would
impact
the
urban
agricultural
program
and
the
East
Phillips
project.
E
No
additional
money
at
all
in
Ag,
actually
there's
a
reduction
of
1.9
million
in
transportation,
its
open,
because
that's
going
to
be
discussed,
decided
little
later
and
much
of
those
dollars
could
be
non
general
fund,
public
safety,
a
small
decrease
jobs
and
energy,
11
million
dollar
increase
and
I
would
hazard
to
guess
that
is
probably
broadband,
a
state
government,
a
reduction
of
9.5
million.
We
need
to
we'll
need
to
watch
that
because
some
of
those
funds
do
flow
to
the
city
for
certain
activities
and
then
in
effect,
it's
a
0-0
increase.
E
E
The
next
issues
are
the
Metropolitan
Council.
As
you're
aware,
we
have
positions
on
the
Met
Council
yesterday,
senator
Dibble
introduced
had
a
bill
that
basically,
when
it
was
introduced,
had
county
commissioner
sitting
on
the
council.
He
had
amended
that
bill
completely.
Yesterday
he
did
Matt
a
delete,
all
Amendment.
What
he
did
was
basically
allowed
for
or
permitted
in
starting
in
2019
staggered
terms
for
council
members.
He
also
focused
on
the
nomination
process.
How
do
we
nominate
an
app
and
select
members
of
the
Met
Council?
He
agreed
to
have
a
13-member
screening
committee.
E
E
They
would
a
notably
notice
the
names
of
the
people,
their
backgrounds,
honor
and
their
experience
and
their
expertise,
and
a
governor
after
receiving
the
names
has
14
days
after
14
days,
would
then
make
the
appointments,
and
also
in
that
bill
is
a
section
added
that
would
require
that
would
establish
an
equity
task
force
that
equity
task
force
of
the
advisory
to
the
met
council.
It
would
be
required
to
establish
an
equity
policy
plan
and
make
that
recommendation
to
the
full
met
council
next
year.
E
It
would
also
be
required
to
look
at
bus
routes
how
to
best
get
bus
routes,
transit
routes
from
areas
of
concentration
of
poverty,
where
there
are
jobs,
and
the
third
was
to
look
through
the
policies
of
the
Met
Council
and
see
how
they,
how
equities
would
be
able
to
be
in
to
find
in
some
of
their
programs
that
bill
did
pass.
It
was
sent
to
the
floor
in
the
house.
It's
a
little
different.
E
The
House
bill
has
a
blue
ribbon
commission
and,
at
the
same
time,
it
has
a
Met
Council
that
would
be
combat,
combat
comprised
of
elected
officials.
Senator
Dibble
in
reached
a
question
about:
why
did
he
not
have
any
elected
officials
City
commit
City,
Council
members
or
county
commissioners
responded
that
you
know
he
has
learned
a
lot
from
talking
to
folks
and
also
to
them
and
greeting
the
policies
of
the
metropolitan
of
metro
cities
and
the
citizens
League
that
city
officials
mostly
are
part
time.
They
aren't
full
time.
E
They
would
have
to
take
some
lots
of
time
off
so
is
concern,
but
the
duality
of
the
having
12
positions,
lots
of
conflicts
were
his
concern,
but
he
also
said
you
know.
Counties
already
are
involved
a
lot
in
the
metropolitan
council.
They
have
members
on
the
tab.
They
have
see
tib
they're
involved
in
other
issues,
dealing
with
transportation,
other
things
and
didn't
think
it
was
necessary
to
have
an
elective,
have
elected
officials
on
the
council.
A
I
just
I
may
just
kind
of
make
a
comment.
Mr.
Renner
issues
that
I
think
the
citizens
League
released
its
recommendations
on
met
council
governance
just
within
the
last
week
and
so
as
I'm
kind
of
understand,
outline
a
senator
dibbles
bill.
It
seems
fairly
in
line
with
the
citizens,
citizens,
leagues,
recommendations
and.
E
Not
ensure,
I
agree
with
you
and
I
think.
Maybe
the
subsequent
meeting
we
might
might
want
to
have
the
citizens
they
come
and
explain,
discuss
their
proposal
and
their
recommendations
and
how
they
got
there.
They're
decorative
director
was
there
yesterday
and
he
also
testified.
The
bill
was
supported
by
the
citizens.
League
and
patio
nauman
spoke
for
the
metro
cities
and
so
was
very
supportive.
It
was
opposed
by
some
of
the
county
folks
as
we'd
expect:
okay,
okay
in
terms
of
transportation
funding,
again
that's
to
be
determined
little
later.
E
That
will
happen
in
the
next
phase
of
legislative
legislative
process.
There
have
been
a
laugh,
a
lot
of
bills,
dealing
with
interference
or
preemption
of
local
authority
and
in
the
last
couple
weeks
myself
and
we
have
been
spending
a
lot
of
time
trying
to
have
those
bills
sort
of
back
move
forward.
Several
bills
were
introduced
by
either
interest
groups
or
others
to
a
certain
limit.
E
The
authority
of
cities
about
the
state
to
do
certain
things,
for
example,
one
of
the
bills
because
introduced
that
would
really
have
city
that
little
or
no
role
in
managing
the
public
right
away.
When
it
came
installing
small
cellular
facilities
on
light
poles
or
within
the
Republic
right
away,
that
bill
was
opposed
strongly
by
the
League
of
Cities.
We
also
worked
with
them.
E
Our
City
Attorney's
Office
really
helped
out
on
that
did
some
memos
for
us
and
that
bill
now
was
not
heard
in
the
Senate
and
we're
not
sure
what's
going
to
happen
in
the
house.
In
fact,
in
the
house,
the
author
of
the
bill
after
he
read
it
and
talk
to
everyone
decided
that
he
needed
to
do
something
different
and
he
set
up
a
study
commissioned.
So
it
may
be
a
study
on
that
issue.
E
Other
bills,
like
the
interim
ordinance,
were
laid
over
in
the
Senate
and
I,
don't
know
if
it's
going
to
be
heard
after
deadline
and
two
other
bills
dealing
with
publications
required,
we
required
certain
kinds
of
publications
were
also
defeated
in
the
Senate
yesterday
in
the
area
of
I
know
some
of
the
council
members
and
we
as
a
city
are
interested
in
a
condominium
townhouse
law
that
would
really
spur
and
allow
for
a
mix
of
new
construction.
That
would
not
only
was
rental
but
also
homeownership.
E
That
bill
was
introduced
in
both
the
House
and
the
Senate,
but
they
did
not
have
hearings
this
session.
The
authors
decided
to
wait
for
next
year.
Another
another
bill
is
the
whole
area
of
urban
agriculture.
I
know
some
other
council
members
are
very
involved.
Some
testified
this
week,
the
urban
AG
bill
and
the
East
Phillips.
A
pilot
study
pilot
bill
are
both
in
the
house
AG
and
Senate
committees
dealing
with
for
financial
to
be
reviewed
for
possible
inclusion
in
the
omnibus
bill.
E
However,
the
house
budget
is
a
1.9
million
dollars
less
than
last
year,
so
have
to
be
some
juggling
there
in
the
area
of
Public
Health,
the
asthma
request
is
still
alive
and
well
but
again,
the
house
numbers
are
fairly
low
and
in
the
area
of
Public
Safety
tomorrow
the
Senate
will
consider
legislation
affirming
the
recommendations
of
the
Sentencing
Guidelines
Commission
dealing
with
sentencing
of
drug
offenses
and
madam
chair.
That's
what
we
have
so
far
and
I'll
stay
in
for
questions
thanks.
A
Mr.
Ranieri
and
I
just
wanna,
so
you
talked
about
the
interim
ordinance
and
I
know.
We
often
refer
to
that
more
with
the
language
of
moratorium
and
just
to
make
sure
there
is
clarity
for
for
council
members
is
that
my
understanding
is
that
we
have
been
actively
reflecting
an
opinion
in
opposition
to
the
interim
ordinance,
based
on
our
specific
language,
that
objects
to
state
interference
in
areas
of
local
control
such
as
this
and,
along
with
several
other
bills
that
try
to
control
cell
tower
placement
and
other
things
like
that.
E
Chair
that
is
true,
we
have
actively
worked
on.
We've
worked
very
closely
with
the
League
of
Cities
and
been
involved
in
a
lot
of
the
strategy
sessions
on
that
bill
and
the
three
or
four
other
bills
I
mentioned
that
bill
has
mu,
is
moving
in
the
house.
It
has
been
changed.
A
little
bit
is
now
a
10-day
notice,
rather
than
30,
and
it's
possible
that
the
require
of
a
two-thirds
majority
could
be
dropped,
but
with
no
action
in
the
Senate
will
have
to
watch
and
see
what
happens
and.
A
Okay,
so
I
think
with
that.
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr.
Ranieri,
we
are
ready
for
item
number
three,
and
this
is
a
amendment
to
our
2016
policy
positions
that
is
moved
by
a
council
member
andrew
johnson
and
before
he
moves
that
I
wonder
if
we
could
just
have
an
overall
description
by
mr.
Ranieri
of
kenna.
What's
what's
the
bill
at
issue
and
what
would
we
be
amending
our
policy
positions
to
reflect
and
I'm
sure
accounts?
Member
Johnson
wants
to
make
some
comments
and
an
advocate
for
his
amendment.
Madam.
E
Chair
not
too
long
ago
last
week,
a
bill
was
introduced
in
the
house
that
caught
a
lot
of
folks
attention,
and
it
was
because
they
looked
at
the
first
line,
and
so
the
authors
were
representative
wah,
genious
and
representative
grass,
kowski
representative
or
genious
more
to
the
liberal
and
environmental
represented
well.
Guinea
representative,
drass,
kowski
share
of
the
property
tax
division
and
more
towards
limited
government,
so
was
who
is
an
odd
couple
and
what
the
bill
does.
E
The
bill
basically
affects
the
sack
charge
here
in
the
metropolitan
area
and
what
it
does
is
says
that
if
a
restaurant
and
they
defined
restaurant
or
drinking
establishment
to
be
a
cafe,
restaurant
coffee
shop
ads
or
expands
its
outdoor
seating
and
doesn't,
and
that
doesn't
require.
In
addition,
additional
breast
rooms
or
pipes
that
connect
to
the
sewer
system,
sac
shouldn't
be
charged.
That
bill
was
heard
in
subcommittee
of
the
Met
Council
on
Wednesday
in
the
house.
E
E
It
was
a
supported
by
the
restaurant
industry,
represented
the
restaurant
industry,
local
folks
from
all
over
the
city
put
up
the
12th
ward,
also
folks
from
the
liquor
industry
that
was
opposed
by
Met
Council
and
metro
cities,
concern
being
that
it
was
subsidizing
one
group
over
another
and
new,
therefore,
would
increase
fees
for
others,
and
what
was
noted
was
that
there
was
a
door
currently
now
he's
75
percent
reduction,
sack
charges
for
outdoor
cat
outdoor
seating
areas
and
patios
and
councilmember
Johnson.
Was
there
both
times
and
spoke?
E
F
Sure
I'd
like
to
move
this
moment
for
it
and
certainly
speak
to
it
and
I
do
want
to
clarify.
I
did
actually
have
a
chance
to
talk
with
Matt
council
after
the
hearing,
and
they
were
very
clear.
They
do
not
oppose
this.
They
also
do
not
support
it
either.
They
don't
have
an
official
position
on
it.
They
just
want
it
to
be
it
and
that's
why
I
believe
his
name
is.
Is
it
Jed,
Judd,
jawed
manager.
F
Assured
me,
if
they
were
opposed,
he
would
have
been
the
one
testifying.
So
he
said
they
weren't
opposed
to
it
at
this
time,
but
they're
just
taking
a
look
at
it
and
I
was
glad
it
actually
passed
unanimously
out
of
committee.
It's
great
to
see
such
a
bipartisan
effort.
I
know
all
my
colleagues
certainly
know
about
sac
fees
and
the
burden
they
place
on
businesses
and
even
with
the
75
percent
discount
for
the
Saxbys
for
outdoor
seating.
There's
a
lot
of
businesses
that
just
choose
not
to
put
sidewalk
seating
out
there.